1960 Stanley Cup Finals

1960 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams1234Games
Montreal Canadiens 42544
Toronto Maple Leafs  2 1 20 0

Location:Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (1,2)
Toronto, ON (Maple Leaf Gardens) (3,4)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:Montreal: Toe Blake
Toronto: Punch Imlach
Captains:Montreal: Maurice Richard
Toronto: George Armstrong
Dates:April 7 to April 14, 1960
Series-winning
goal:
Jean Béliveau (8:16, first)
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The 1960 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the four-time defending champion Montreal Canadiens, appearing in their tenth consecutive Final series and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The two teams had last met in the Finals the previous year. The Canadiens won the series four games to none for their fifth straight Cup victory, which stands as an NHL record.

Paths to the Final

Montreal swept the Chicago Black Hawks in four games to reach the Final. In the other semi-final, Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two.

The series

Montreal swept the Maple Leafs, outscoring them 15–5, en route to being the first team since the 1952 Detroit Red Wings to go without a loss in the playoffs. Interestingly, the Wings beat both the Leafs and Habs in the 1952 playoffs to set the record.

After the series Rocket Richard retired. He went out with style, finishing with his 34th final-series goal in the third game.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 7 Toronto Maple Leafs2Montreal Canadiens4
April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs1Montreal Canadiens2
April 12 Montreal Canadiens5Toronto Maple Leafs2
April 14 Montreal Canadiens4Toronto Maple Leafs0

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

Montreal Canadiens 1960 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders


  Coaching and administrative staff
  • Hartland Molson (President/Owner)
  • Frank Selke Sr. (Manager), Ken Reardon (Vice President)
  • Sam Pollock (Personnel Director), 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.

Stanley Cup engraving

Members of Montreal Canadiens Five Straight Dynasty 1956 to 1960

Jean Beliveau, Bernie Geoffrion*, Doug Harvey*, Tom Johnson*, Don Marshall, Dickie Moore*, Jacques Plante*, Claude Provost, Henri Richard, Maurice Richard* Jean-Guy Talbot, Bob Turner (twelve players), Frank Selke Sr*., Ken Reardon, Toe Blake, Hector Dubois* (four non-players).

See also

Notes

    References

    Preceded by
    Montreal Canadiens
    1959
    Montreal Canadiens
    Stanley Cup Champions

    1960
    Succeeded by
    Chicago Black Hawks
    1961
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