1957 Stanley Cup Finals

1957 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams12345Games
Montreal Canadiens 514054
Boston Bruins  1 0 22 1 1

Location:Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5)
Boston, MA (Boston Garden) (3,4)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:Montreal: Toe Blake
Boston: Milt Schmidt
Captains:Montreal: Maurice Richard
Boston: Fernie Flaman
Dates:April 6 to April 16, 1957
Series-winning
goal:		Dickie Moore (0:14, second)
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The 1957 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the defending champion Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins. The Canadiens were making their seventh consecutive Final appearance, while Boston was making their first appearance since their 1953 loss to Montreal. The Canadiens would win the series 4–1, for their second straight Cup victory.

Paths to the final

Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 4–1 to reach the final. Boston defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 to reach the final.

The series

Rocket Richard scored four times in game one, including three in the second period, to tie Ted Lindsay's record, set in 1955 for a winning Detroit team. Jacques Plante held the Bruins to just six goals in the five games, four of which were scored by Fleming Mackell.

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

Montreal won series 4–1

Montreal Canadiens 1957 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders


  Coaching and administrative staff
  • William Northey (President/Owner), Donat Raymond (Chairman/Owner)
  • Ken Reardon (Vice President), Frank Selke Sr. (Manager)
  • Hector Toe Blake (Coach)
  • Hector Dubois (Trainer), Larry Aubut (Asst. Trainer)
  • Camile DesRoches^, Frank Selke Jr.^ (Publicity Directors)
  • ^- on the team picture, but missing from the Stanley Cup.
  • &-8 Jack LeClair played 47 games for Montreal. His name was not included on the Cup, because LeClair was playing in the minors during the playoffs.
  • - Dalton C. Colemen left the Montreal Canadiens before the start of the 1957 season.

See also

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    References

    Preceded by
    Montreal Canadiens
    1956    		 Montreal Canadiens
    Stanley Cup Champions
    1957     		Succeeded by
    Montreal Canadiens
    1958
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