1950 Stanley Cup Final

1950 ice hockey championship series August 2023 1950 Detroit Red Wings Detroit Sid Abel Tommy Ivan 4 1 4 3* 1* 5 4** 4 New York Rangers New York Frank Eddolls Lynn Patrick 1 3 0 4* 2* 4 3** 3 * – Denotes overtime period(s) April 11–23, 1950 Detroit: Olympia Stadium (1, 4–7) Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (2, 3) Pete Babando (8:31, second OT) Red Wings:Sid Abel (1969)Gordie Howe (1972; did not play)Red Kelly (1969)Ted Lindsay (1966)Harry Lumley (1980)Marcel Pronovost (1978)Jack Stewart (1964)Rangers:Edgar Laprade (1993)Buddy O'Connor (1998)Chuck Rayner (1973)Fred Shero (2013, builder)Allan Stanley (1981)Coaches:Tommy Ivan (1974)Lynn Patrick (1980, player) The 1950 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings. It was the Rangers' first appearance in the Finals since their Stanley Cup victory in 1940. This was a rematch of the 1937 Stanley Cup Finals, which the Red Wings won in five games. The Red Wings once again defeated the Rangers, this time in seven games, to mark their franchise's fourth Cup win, and first since 1943. This was the last Stanley Cup Finals to feature a team that did not host any games and also the last to feature neutral site games until 2020. The neutral site games were held in Toronto on account of scheduling conflicts at Madison Square Garden. Paths to the Finals New York defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 to reach the Finals. Detroit defeated the three-time defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs (who had swept the Red Wings in the Finals two years running) 4–3 to reach the Finals. Game summaries Two games were played in Toronto as the circus had taken over Madison Square Garden in New York. New York's Don Raleigh scored two overtime winners and Pete Babando scored the Cup-winning goal in double overtime of Game 7, the first time ever in which the Stanley Cup was won in extra frames in Game 7. Detroit won the Cup without Gordie Howe, injured in the first game of the playoffs.Fink Mike 2023-12-29 NHL's History of Game 7 Overtime Series-Clinching Goals https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-history-game-7-overtime-series-clinching-goals/ 2024-01-31 The Hockey Writers en-usLegends of Hockey - Historic Trophies - O'Brien Trophy https://www.hhof.com/legendsofhockey/html/GHsilver_splashobrien.shtml 2024-01-31 www.hhof.com As Stanley Cup runner-up, the Rangers were awarded the O'Brien Cup, and they became the last team to win this trophy, which was retired after the season. Originally, the O'Brien Cup was the championship trophy of the National Hockey Association, the NHL's precursor, and later awarded to the NHL champion before the league took over control of the Stanley Cup in 1927. Series New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings Maple Leaf Gardens Olympia Stadium April 11 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-det/1950/04/11/1949030211#game=1949030211,game_state=final Buddy O'Connor (2) – 05:58 No scoring No scoring 04:43 – pp – Joe Carveth (2)09:32 – George Gee (2)10:06 – Jim McFadden (1)13:56 – pp – Gerry Couture (2) No scoring No scoring Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley April 13 1–3 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyr/1950/04/13/1949030212#game=1949030212,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 10:39 – Pat Egan (3) Gerry Couture (3) – 03:05 03:04 – Edgar Laprade (1)11:20 – Edgar Laprade (2) No scoring Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley April 15 4–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyr/1950/04/15/1949030213#game=1949030213,game_state=final No scoring Gerry Couture (4) – pp – 14:14George Gee (3) – pp – 19:08 No scoring Sid Abel (2) – 19:16 No scoring Marty Pavelich (3) – 16:55 Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley April 18 4–3 1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-det/1950/04/18/1949030214#game=1949030214,game_state=final No scoring 06:31 – Ted Lindsay (1)16:48 – Sid Abel (3) Buddy O'Connor (3) – 19:59 No scoring Edgar Laprade (3) – 08:09Gus Kyle (1) – 16:26 03:32 – Marty Pavelich (4) Don Raleigh (3) – 08:34 No scoring Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley April 20 2–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-det/1950/04/20/1949030215#game=1949030215,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Dunc Fisher (2) – 07:44 No scoring No scoring 18:10 – Ted Lindsay (2) Don Raleigh (4) – 01:38 No scoring Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley April 22 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-det/1950/04/22/1949030216#game=1949030216,game_state=final Allan Stanley (1) – 03:45Dunc Fisher (3) – 07:35 19:18 – Ted Lindsay (3) Pentti Lund (6) – pp – 03:18 05:38 – Sid Abel (4)16:07 – Gerry Couture (5) Tony Leswick (1) – 01:54 04:13 – Ted Lindsay (4)10:34 – Sid Abel (5) Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley April 23 3–4 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-det/1950/04/23/1949030217#game=1949030217,game_state=final Allan Stanley (2) – pp – 11:14Tony Leswick (2) – pp – 12:18 No scoring Buddy O'Connor (4) – 11:42 05:09 – pp – Pete Babando (1)05:30 – pp – Sid Abel (6)15:57 – Jim McFadden (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:31 – Pete Babando (2) Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley Detroit won series 4–3 Stanley Cup engraving The 1950 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Sid Abel by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Red Wings 4–3 double overtime win over the Rangers in game seven. The following Red Wings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1949–50 Detroit Red Wings *1 Harry Lumley Harry MacQueston* (Spare-did not play) *2 Jack Stewart (A) 3 Clare Martin 4 Leonard Red Kelly 5 Leo Reise, Jr. (A) 21 Lido Lee Fogolin, Sr. 22 Marcel Pronovost 22-3 Al Dewsbury *8 George Gee 11 Max McNab 12 Sid Abel (Captain) 16 Jim McFadden 20 Larry Wilson *7 Ted Lindsay (A) 9 Gordie Howe 10 Jimmy Peters, Sr. 14 Pete Babando 15 Marty Pavelich 17 Joe Carveth 18 Gerry "Doc" Couture 19 Steve Black 22 Gordon Haidy^ 23 John Wilson 27 Doug McKay^ James E. Norris Sr. (President/Owner), James D. Norris Jr. (Vice President/Owner) Arthur Wirtz Sr. (Secretary-Treasurer/Owner). Jack Adams (Manager) Tommy Ivan (Coach), Fred Hubert Jr (Publicity Director) Carson Cooper (Chief Scout), Carl Mattson (Trainer) Walter Humeniuk (Asst. Trainer) Wally Crossman (Stick Boy/Asst. Trainer) (on 1 of 3 team pictures) - Left off the Stanley Cup. Name was later removed when the Stanley Cup was redone in the 1957–58 season. * #1 Terry Sawchuk (G) – played in seven NHL games in 1950, because Harry Lumley was injured. Sawchuk was not available for the playoffs because he was helping the AHL Indianapolis Capitals win the Calder Cup. Instead, Harry MacQueston was called up as the spare goalie for the playoffs. MacQueston's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup, but he never played in the NHL. MacQueston was removed from the Stanley Cup when it was re-done during the 1957–58 season. Al Dewsbury, Gord Haidy, and Doug Mackay also won the Calder Cup with the Indianapolis Capitals and the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1950. Fred Glover, Enio Sclisizzi, and Benny Woit also won the Calder Cup in 1950 and then won the Stanley Cup in 1952. Detroit did not engrave the names of #20 Gordon Haidy (RW) and #27 Doug McKay (LW) on the Stanley Cup, even though they each played one playoff game and qualified to be on the cup. McKay played his only NHL game in the Finals, while Haidy played his only NHL game in the semifinals. See also 1949–50 NHL season Notes References Diamond, Dan Total Stanley Cup 2000 NHL Podnieks, Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame 2004 Lord Stanley's Cup Triumph Books 978-1-55168-261-7 https://www.nhl.com/info/all-time-nhl-playoff-results https://web.archive.org/web/20170724171920/https://www.nhl.com/info/all-time-nhl-playoff-results dead July 24, 2017 All-Time NHL Results Toronto Maple Leafs1949 Toronto Maple Leafs1951 Detroit Red WingsStanley Cup champions 1950 Stanley Cup Category:Stanley Cup Finals Category:Detroit Red Wings games Category:New York Rangers games Category:Ice hockey competitions in Detroit Category:Ice hockey competitions in Toronto Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals Category:1950s in Toronto