1953 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1953 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. Boston was making its first appearance in the Final since the 1946 Final. The Canadiens, who were appearing in their third-straight Final series, would win the series four games to one.
Paths to the Final
Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 to reach the final. Boston defeated the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 4–2 to reach the final.
The series
Jacques Plante would be pulled after the first two games in favour of Gerry McNeil. The move paid off as McNeil posted two shutouts in the last three games.
Game 1
| April 9 | Boston Bruins | 2 – 4 1 – 1, 0 – 2, 1 – 1 |
Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Jim Henry | Goalies | Jacques Plante | ||
| Bob Armstrong 1 (Fleming Mackell, Hal Laycoe) (PP) – 2:08 Johnny Peirson 3 (Fleming MacKell, Ed Sandford) – 10:11 |
1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 4 |
13:43 – Dickie Moore 2 2:37 – Ken Mosdell 2 (Eddie Mazur) 16:05 – Floyd Curry 2 (Calum MacKay, Dollard St. Laurent) 11:12 – Maurice Richard 4 (Ken Mosdell) | ||
Game 2
| April 11 | Boston Bruins | 4 – 1 2 – 0, 1 – 1, 1 – 0 |
Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Jim Henry Gord Henry |
Goalies | Jacques Plante | ||
| Leo Labine 2 (Bill Quackenbush) – 3:53 Ed Sandford 7 (Joe Klukay, Réal Chevrefils) – 18:13 Ed Sandford 8 (Fleming Mackell) – 7:26 Milt Schmidt 4 (Woody Dumart, Frank Martin) – 15:13 |
1 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 4 – 1 |
1:36 – Bert Olmstead 2 (Floyd Curry, Doug Harvey) | ||
Game 3
| April 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 – 0 1 – 0, 1 – 0, 1 – 0 |
Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Gerry McNeil | Goalies | Gord Henry | ||
| Tom Johnson 2 (Ken Mosdell) (PP) – 11:53 Paul Masnick 1 – 6:30 Paul Masnick 2 (Butch Bouchard) – 11:27 |
1 – 0 2 – 0 3 – 0 |
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Game 4
| April 14 | Montreal Canadiens | 7 – 3 3 – 1, 1 – 0, 3 – 2 |
Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Gerry McNeil | Goalies | Gord Henry | ||
| Lorne Davis 1 (Dollard St. Laurent, Calum MacKay) – 1:39 Maurice Richard 5 (Doug Harvey) – 10:58 Dickie Moore 3 – 16:40 Bernie Geoffrion 6 (PP) – 13:55 Maurice Richard 6 – 5:32 Calum MacKay 1 – 17:59 Maurice Richard 7 (Elmer Lach, Bert Olmstead) – 18:27 |
1 – 0 2 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 1 4 – 1 5 – 1 5 – 2 5 – 3 6 – 3 7 – 3 |
19:29 – Dave Creighton 4 (Woody Dumart) 7:28 – Milt Schmidt 5 (Leo Labine) 16:25 – Jack McIntyre 4 (Dave Creighton) – 16:25 | ||
Game 5
| April 16 | Boston Bruins | 0 – 1 OT 0 – 0, 0 – 0, 0 – 0, 0 – 1 |
Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Jim Henry | Goalies | Gerry McNeil | ||
| 0 – 1 | 1:22 – Elmer Lach 1 (Maurice Richard) | |||
Montreal Canadiens 1953 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 11 Paul Masnick
- 14 Billy Reay(A)
- 16 Elmer Lach(A)
- 17 Johnny McCormack
- 18 Kenny Mosdell
- 20 Paul Meger (also played Wing)
- 23 Doug Anderson&
- 2 Doug Harvey
- 3 Emile "Butch" Bouchard (Captain)
- 10 Tom Johnson
- 19 Dollard St. Laurent
- 21 Jim Bud MacPherson
- 23 Eddie Mazur
- Coaching and administrative staff
- Donat Raymond (President/Owner), Dalton Coleman (Vice President/Owner)
- William Northey (Vice Presidents/Owners), Frank Selke Sr. (Manager)
- Dick Irvin Sr. (Coach), Hector Dubois (Trainer), Gaston Bettez (Asst. Trainer)
- Camile DesRoches^, Frank Selke Jr.^ (Publicity Directors)
- &- Doug Anderson played 2 games in the Semi-Finals, qualified to be on the Stanley Cup, but name was still left off
- ^- on the team picture, but missing from the Stanley Cup.
Stanley Cup engraving
- Eddie Maruz was misspelled EDDIE MARUZE, with an extra "E" on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93. His name was spelled correctly on the other 2 rings.
- Mistake Gaston Bettez name was misspelled in 1953. Gettez was GOSTON BETTES on the original ring in 1953, G Bettes on the other 2 rings of 1953 Montreal.
See also
Notes
References
- Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
| Preceded by Detroit Red Wings 1952 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1953 |
Succeeded by Detroit Red Wings 1954 |
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