1931 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1931 Stanley Cup Finals were held from April 3 to April 14, between the Montreal Canadiens and the Chicago Black Hawks, making their first Cup Finals appearance. The Canadiens became the second NHL team to repeat as champion. Chicago's Dick Irvin made his Finals coaching debut against the team he would later lead to three Cup titles.
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[edit] The series
Over 18,000 fans packed Chicago Stadium for game two to set a record for largest attendance in hockey history. Triple overtime game three of the series was (at the time) the longest game in Stanley Cup final history, and today remains the fourth longest game in Stanley Cup final history at 113:50.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black Hawks
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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| April 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | |
| April 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | 2OT |
| April 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 3OT |
| April 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | |
| April 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
Montreal wins best-of-five series 3–2.
[edit] Montreal Canadiens 1931 Stanley Cup champions
George Hainsworth(goal), Johnny Gagnon(RW), Sylvio Mantha (D-Captain), Wildor Larochelle(RW), Albert Leduc(D), Nick Wasnie(RW), Marty Burke(D), Art Lesieur(D), Aurel Joliat(LW), Georges Mantha(LW), Armand Mondou(LW), Howard Morenz(C), Pit Lepine(C), Gus Rivers(RW), Jean Pusie(D-left off cup, played 3 games in finals/on team picture), Bert McCaffrey(LW-played 22 of 44 regular season games/left off cup).
- Non Players
Louis Athanase David (President), Edouard C. St. Pere (Vice President), Joseph Cattarinich (Vice President/Owner), Amerdee Monte Juce (Director), Leo Dandurand (Secretary/Owner), Alphonse Raymond (Director), Cecil Hart (Manager-Coach), Georges Richer (Treasurer), Fernand Rinfeet (Director), Henry Gary (Director), Jules Dugal (Business Manager), Dr. J.A. Corrigan (Team Physician), Ed Dulfour (Trainer), Jim McKenna (Ass’t Trainer).
[edit] Stanley Cup engraving
- Officially, owner Leo Dandurand was the Manager of the Montreal Canadiens from 1921–22 to 1934–35. However, Cecil Hart was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1930, 1931, and he is listed on every team picture for those seasons as Manager.
[edit] See also
[edit] References & notes
- NHL (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Dan Diamond & Associates.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3
| Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1930 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1931 |
Succeeded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1932 |
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