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1949 Stanley Cup Finals

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1949 Stanley Cup Finals
1234 Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 3*333 4
Detroit Red Wings 2*111 0
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Detroit: Olympia Stadium (1, 2)
Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (3, 4)
CoachesToronto: Hap Day
Detroit: Tommy Ivan
CaptainsToronto: Ted Kennedy
Detroit: Sid Abel
DatesApril 8–16, 1949
Series-winning goalCal Gardner (19:45, second)
Hall of FamersMaple Leafs:
Max Bentley (1966)
Turk Broda (1967)
Ted Kennedy (1966)
Harry Watson (1994)
Red Wings:
Sid Abel (1969)
Gordie Howe (1972)
Red Kelly (1969)
Ted Lindsay (1966)
Harry Lumley (1980)
Bud Poile (1990, builder)
Bill Quackenbush (1976)
Jack Stewart (1964)
Coaches:
Hap Day (1961, player)
Tommy Ivan (1974)
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The 1949 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs, the second straight Finals series between Detroit and Toronto. The Maple Leafs swept the Red Wings again to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup and eighth in the history of the franchise.

Paths to the Finals

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Detroit defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 to advance to the Finals. Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to advance to the Finals.

Game summaries

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The Maple Leafs became the first NHL team to win the Stanley Cup in three straight seasons. The Leafs also won nine straight Finals games (beating Montreal in game six of the 1947 Finals, plus consecutive sweeps of the Wings in 1948 and this year).


April 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
Max Bentley (3) - 13:15 First period 4:15 - pp - George Gee (1)
Jimmy Thomson (1) - pp - 16:02 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 13:56 - Bill Quackenbush (1)
Joe Klukay (2) - 17:13 First overtime period No scoring
Turk Broda Goalie stats Harry Lumley
April 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
Sid Smith (3) - pp - 8:50
Sid Smith (4) - pp - 9:56
First period No scoring
Sid Smith (5) - pp - 17:58 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 5:50 - Pete Horeck (1)
Turk Broda Goalie stats Harry Lumley
April 13 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Jack Stewart (1) - 4:57 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Bill Ezinicki (1) - 11:02
Ted Kennedy (2) - 12:40
Gus Mortson (2) - 16:18
No scoring Third period No scoring
Harry Lumley Goalie stats Turk Broda
April 16 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Ted Lindsay (2) - 2:59 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:10 - pp - Ray Timgren (3)
19:45 - Cal Gardner (2)
No scoring Third period 15:10 - Max Bentley (4)
Harry Lumley Goalie stats Turk Broda
Toronto won series 4–0


Stanley Cup engraving

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The 1949 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain Ted Kennedy by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 3–1 win over the Red Wings in game four.

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

1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs

Players

  Goaltenders

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Conn Smythe (President/Manager/Owner),George McGillach (Vice President)
  • John Murdoch (Vice President), Jack Bickell (Director/Owner)
  • Ed Bickle (Director/Owner), George Walker (Chief Scout)
  • William MacBrien (Chairman/Owner), Tim Daly (Trainer)
  • Clarence Hap Day (Coach)
  • Kerry Day (Mascot)
  • Archie Campbell† (Ass't Trainer), Ed Fitkin† (Publicity Director),
  • Norman Delarue†, Robert Galloway†, Horance MacIntyre† (Team Doctors)

Stanley Cup engraving

  • †The following members were engraved on the original Stanley Cup in 1949, but removed from the Stanley Cup when it was redone during 1957-58 season. Bill Ezinicki† (player-by mistake-played in the finals), Archie Campbell†, Ed Finkin†, Norman Delarue†, Horance MacIntyre†, James Murphy† (non players). There is room for 5 more names to be included on the cup.
  • 20 Tod Sloan†† name was not included on the cup in 1949, but was included on the team picture. Sloan only played 29 games, and did not play in the playoffs. Sloan name was engraved on the cup in 1951, 1961.
  • William A.H. MacBrien's last name was spelt wrong. W.A.H. MacBRIAN with an "E" instead of an "A". Mistake was corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.

See also

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References and notes

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  • 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
  • "All-Time NHL Results".
Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup Champions

1949
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