1966 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1966 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to two to win the Stanley Cup for the seventh time in eleven years.
Paths to the final
Montreal defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to advance to the finals, and Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–2.
The series
With this series, Toe Blake had coached the Canadiens to seven Cups in eleven years. Henri Richard, a member of all seven championship teams, would score the series winner in game six in overtime. Two minutes into the extra period, Richard broke in on Red Wing goalie Roger Crozier, lost his footing on the newly resurfaced ice as he cut across the goalmouth, and sprawled into Crozier. The puck went in, and even though Crozier and the Wings protested that Richard had pushed the puck in with his hand, the goal stood. His brilliant play in goal, even in defeat, earned Crozier the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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| April 24 | Detroit | 3 | Montreal | 2 | |
| April 26 | Detroit | 5 | Montreal | 2 | |
| April 28 | Montreal | 4 | Detroit | 2 | |
| May 1 | Montreal | 2 | Detroit | 1 | |
| May 3 | Detroit | 1 | Montreal | 5 | |
| May 5 | Montreal | 3 | Detroit | 2 | OT |
Montreal wins Stanley Cup, four games to two.
Roger Crozier wins Conn Smythe Trophy.
Montreal Canadiens 1966 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 4 Jean Beliveau (Captain)
- 6 Ralph Backstrom
- 16 Henri Richard (A)
- 8 Dick Duff
- 12 Yvan Cournoyer
- 11 Claude Larose
- 14 Claude Provost
- 15 Bobby Rousseau
- 18 Leon Rochefort
- 20 David Balon
- 21 Gilles Tremblay
- 22 John Ferguson
- 26 Jim Roberts
- 2 Jacques Laperriere
- 3 Jean-Claude J. C. Tremblay
- 10 Edward Ted Harris
- 17 Jean-Guy Talbot (A)
- 19 Terry Harper
- 23 Noel Price
- 30 Lorne Gump Worsley
- 1 Charlie Hodge
- Coaching and administrative staff
- Hartland Molson (Chairman/owner), J. David Molson (President)
- Sam Pollock (Vice President/Manager), Hector Toe Blake (Coach)
- Andy Galley (Trainer), Larry Albut (Asst. Trainer)
Stanley Cup engravings
- Montreal Canadiens names was misspelt MONTREAL CANADIENE. This mistake was later corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
See also
Notes
References
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
| Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1965 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup champions 1966 |
Succeeded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1967 |
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