1946 Stanley Cup Finals

1946 ice hockey championship series

1946 Stanley Cup Finals
12345 Total
Montreal Canadiens 4*3*42*6 4
Boston Bruins 3*2*23*3 1
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5)
Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4)
CoachesMontreal: Dick Irvin
Boston: Dit Clapper
CaptainsMontreal: Toe Blake
Boston: Dit Clapper
DatesMarch 30 – April 9, 1946
Series-winning goalToe Blake (11:06, third)
Hall of FamersCanadiens:
Toe Blake (1966)
Emile Bouchard (1966)
Bill Durnan (1964)
Elmer Lach (1966)
Buddy O'Connor (1988)
Ken Reardon (1966)
Maurice Richard (1961)
Bruins:
Bobby Bauer (1996)
Frank Brimsek (1966)
Dit Clapper (1947)
Roy Conacher (1998)
Bill Cowley (1968)
Woody Dumart (1992)
Milt Schmidt (1961)
Coaches:
Dit Clapper (1947, player)
Dick Irvin (1958, player)
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The 1946 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won the series four games to one.

Paths to the Finals

Boston defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 to advance to the Finals. Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 to advance to the Finals.

Game summaries

Brothers Terry and Ken Reardon faced each other in the 1946 Stanley Cup Finals, with Terry playing for Boston and Ken playing for Montreal. This made them one of the few sets of brothers to face each other on opposing teams in the Stanley Cup Finals, and the two even dropped gloves against each other at one point.[1]


March 30 Boston Bruins 3–4 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Bep Guidolin (4) - 5:09
Woody Dumart (4) - 8:02 		Second period 00:21 - pp - Butch Bouchard (1)
3:19 - Bob Fillion (3)
Jack Crawford (1) - 14:04 Third period 16:23 - Murph Chamberlain (3)
No scoring First overtime period 9:08 - Maurice Richard (5)
Frank Brimsek Goalie stats Bill Durnan
April 2 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Pat Egan (3) - 10:55 First period 1:06 - Elmer Lach (3)
Bobby Bauer (3) - 3:04 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 10:10 - Butch Bouchard (2)
No scoring First overtime period 16:55 - Jimmy Peters (3)
Frank Brimsek Goalie stats Bill Durnan
April 4 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Elmer Lach (4) - 10:14
Glen Harmon (1) - pp - 14:13 		First period 11:01 - Bep Guidolin (5)
No scoring Second period 18:41 - Terry Reardon (3)
Ken Mosdell (3) - 2:45
Dutch Hiller (3) - 5:18 		Third period No scoring
Bill Durnan Goalie stats Frank Brimsek
April 7 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 OT Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Maurice Richard (6) - 13:46 Second period 8:05 - Murray Henderson (1)
Maurice Richard (7) - 4:04 Third period 3:01 - Don Gallinger (2)
No scoring First overtime period 15:13 - Terry Reardon (4)
Bill Durnan Goalie stats Frank Brimsek
April 9 Boston Bruins 3–6 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Bill Cowley (1) - p - 5:42
Bobby Bauer (4) - 14:01 		First period 9:55 - Bob Fillion (4)
15:51 - Elmer Lach (5)
18:28 - Ken Mosdell (4)
Milt Schmidt (3) - 7:15 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 11:06 - Toe Blake (7)
14:05 - Murph Chamberlain (4)
17:13 - Dutch Hiller (4)
Frank Brimsek Goalie stats Bill Durnan
Montreal won series 4–1


Stanley Cup engraving

The 1946 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Toe Blake by NHL President Red Dutton following the Canadiens 6–3 win over the Bruins in game five.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1945–46 Montreal Canadiens

Players

  Centres
  Wingers

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Donat Raymond (President/Owner), Dalton Coleman (Vice President/Owner)
  • Bill Hardy (Director), Tommy Gorman (Manager)
  • Dick Irvin Sr. (Coach), Arthur Cayford (Secretary-Treasurer)†
  • Ernie Cook (Trainer)†, Hector Dubois (Asst. Trainer)†
  • William Northey (Vice President/Owner) was missing from team picture, and Stanley Cup.

† Left off cup, but included on the team picture.

Stanley Cup engraving

  • Joe Benoit only won one Stanley Cup, but his name was engraved differently on all three rings with 1946 Montreal.
  • Original Ring – Joseph Benoit 1946
  • Presentation Ring – Joe Benoit 1957-58
  • Replica Ring – Joe Benoit 1992-93

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ McEvoy, Colin (February 9, 2023). "The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Sets of Brothers Who Faced Off in Sports Championships". Biography. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  • 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
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