1969 Stanley Cup Finals

1969 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams1234Games
St. Louis Blues 11010
Montreal Canadiens  3 3 42 4

Location:Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (1,2)
St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Arena) (3,4)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:St. Louis: Scotty Bowman
Montreal: Claude Ruel
Captains:St. Louis: Al Arbour
Montreal: Jean Béliveau
Dates:April 27 to May 4, 1969
MVP:Serge Savard
Series-winning
goal:
John Ferguson (3:02, third, G4)
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The 1969 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series played from April 27 to May 4, 1969, between the defending champions Montreal Canadiens and the St. Louis Blues, the same finalists as in 1968. As they had done the previous year, the Canadiens would win the series in four straight games.

Paths to the final

Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 4–0 and the Boston Bruins 4–2 to advance to the finals.

St. Louis defeated the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings in four games each.

The series

Claude Ruel became the eleventh rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal goaltender Rogie Vachon limited St. Louis to three goals in four games. In the process, he earned his first career playoff shutout.

Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues

Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
April 27 St. Louis 1 Montreal 3
April 29 St. Louis1 Montreal 3
May 1 Montreal 4 St. Louis 0
May 4 Montreal 2 St. Louis 1

Montreal wins the series 4–0.

Game 1

April 27 St. Louis Blues 1–3
1 – 2, 0 – 0, 0 – 1
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum
Attendance: 16,607

Montreal Canadiens 1969 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders


  Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

Won 4 Stanley Cups in 5 Years with Montreal 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969

Ralph Backstrom, Jean Béliveau, Yvan Cournoyer, Dick Duff, John Ferguson, Terry Harper, Ted Harris, Jacques Laperrière, Claude Provost, Henri Richard, Bobby Rousseau, Gilles Tremblay, Jean-Claude Tremblay, Gump Worsley (14 players), David Molson, Sam Pollock, Larry Aubut (3 non-players).

See also

Notes

    References

    Preceded by
    Montreal Canadiens
    1968
    Montreal Canadiens
    Stanley Cup Champions

    1969
    Succeeded by
    Boston Bruins
    1970
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