1946 Stanley Cup Finals

1946 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams 1* 2* 3 4 5* Games
Montreal Canadiens  4 3 4 2 6 4
Boston Bruins  3 2 2 3 3 1
* - Denotes overtime period(s)
Location: Montreal, Quebec (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5)
Boston, MA (Boston Garden) (3,4)
Format: Best-of-seven
Coaches: Montreal: Dick Irvin
Boston: Dit Clapper
Captains: Montreal: Toe Blake
Boston: Ted Kennedy
Dates: March 30 to April 9, 1946
Series-winning
goal:
Toe Blake (11:06, third)
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The 1946 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens would win the series four games to one.

Contents

Paths to the final

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.

The series

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

Montreal won series 4–1

Montreal Canadiens 1946 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders

1 Bill Durnan


  Non-players
  • 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 (ass't trainer)†

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

See also

References & notes

Preceded by
Toronto Maple Leafs
1945
Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions

1946
Succeeded by
Toronto Maple Leafs
1947