1979 Stanley Cup Final

1979 ice hockey championship series June 2013 1979 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Yvan CournoyerDue to injury, Cournoyer didn't play in any playoff games. Serge Savard served as acting captain. Scotty Bowman New York Rangers New York Fred Shero Dave Maloney Jacques Lemaire (1:02, second) Canadiens:Yvan Cournoyer (1982; did not play)Ken Dryden (1983)Bob Gainey (1992)Guy Lafleur (1988)Rod Langway (2002)Guy Lapointe (1993; did not play)Jacques Lemaire (1984)Larry Robinson (1995)Serge Savard (1986)Steve Shutt (1993)Rangers:Phil Esposito (1984)Coaches:Scotty Bowman (1991)Fred Shero (2013)Officials:John D'Amico (1993)Matt Pavelich (1987)Andy Van Hellemond (1999) Bob Myers, Dave Newell, Andy Van Hellemond May 13–21, 1979 Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) New York City: Madison Square Garden (3, 4) Bob Gainey (Canadiens) Canada:(English): CBC(French): SRCUnited States:(National): NHL Network(New York City area): WOR (CBC) Dan Kelly, Danny Gallivan (2), Gary Dornhoefer (1, 5), Gerry Pinder (2), Bobby Orr (3–4), and Dick Irvin Jr.(SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay(NHLN) Simulcast of CBC feed(WOR) Jim Gordon and Bill Chadwick 1 6 4 4* 4 4 4 2 1 3* 1 1 * – Denotes overtime period(s) The 1979 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1978–79 season, and the culmination of the 1979 Stanley Cup playoffs. The New York Rangers challenged the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, who made their fourth straight appearance. It was New York's first foray into the Final since 1972. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series, four games to one, to win their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup championship. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=feST4K8J0scC&dat=19790522&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Canadiens do it again May 22, 1979 St Petersburg Times (Page 21) June 12, 2013 This was the first of six consecutive Finals involving a team from the New York metropolitan area. The next five Finals would be contested by the Rangers' crosstown rivals the New York Islanders, who would win the first four of those series to forge a dynasty matching that of the Canadiens. By defeating the Rangers, the Canadiens completed the rare accomplishment of winning four consecutive titles in a North American league competition consisting of at least sixteen teams, and remain the only team based outside the New York metropolitan area to do so. Prior to the Canadiens' dynasty, the feat had been achieved only twice before, both times by the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. The aforementioned Islanders are the only team to accomplish it since. This was also the last Stanley Cup Final until 2013 where both teams were from the Original Six. An Original Six club would not reach the Final again until Montreal won their next championship in 1986. Paths to the Final 1978–79 NHL season 1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season 1978–79 New York Rangers season Montreal defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 and the Boston Bruins 4–3 (highlighted by the "too many men on the ice" game seven overtime win) to advance to the Final. New York defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2–0, the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 and the New York Islanders 4–2 to make it to the Final. Game summaries The Canadiens won the Cup in five games, winning it on home ice for the first time since 1968.The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory D'Arcy Jenish 234 Doubleday 2009 978-0-385-66325-0 After the game Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer, and Ken Dryden retired, while head coach Scotty Bowman left the Canadiens to join the Buffalo Sabres, which would mark the end of the Canadiens' dynasty. Montreal Canadiens scored 46 total points during the Stanley Cup Final, while the New York Rangers scored 26 points in the Final.1979 NHL Stanley Cup Final: MTL vs. NYR https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1979-montreal-canadiens-vs-new-york-rangers-stanley-cup-final.html 2021-08-16 Hockey-Reference.com en This Final marked the second time in four years that Bowman and Fred Shero coached against each other. In 1976, they coached against each other, though Shero was with the Philadelphia Flyers. Game one New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum May 13 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-mtl/1979/05/13/1978030411#game=1978030411,game_state=final Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st NYR Steve Vickers (5) – pp Anders Hedberg (4) 06:28 1–0 NYR NYR Ron Greschner (7) Unassisted 14:27 2–0 NYR 2nd MTL Guy Lafleur (9) Jacques Lemaire (10) and Yvon Lambert (3) 07:07 2–1 NYR NYR Phil Esposito (7) – pp Mike McEwen (10) 09:30 3–1 NYR NYR Dave Maloney (3) – sh Anders Hedberg (5) and Walt Tkaczuk (7) 12:32 4–1 NYR 3rd None Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MTL Mario Tremblay Slashing 04:58 2:00 MTL Rod Langway Slashing 07:25 2:00 NYR Phil Esposito Slashing 07:25 2:00 MTL Rod Langway Roughing 11:52 2:00 NYR Phil Esposito Roughing 11:52 2:00 NYR Don Maloney Interference 18:29 2:00 2nd NYR Ron Greschner Slashing 04:58 2:00 MTL Pierre Mondou Hooking 08:32 2:00 NYR Mike McEwen Holding 11:50 2:00 NYR Dave Maloney Cross-checking 16:21 2:00 MTL Serge Savard Holding 17:15 2:00 3rd MTL Rick Chartraw Charging 10:58 2:00 MTL Doug Risebrough Misconduct 10:58 10:00 NYR Anders Hedberg Holding 13:34 2:00 NYR Ron Duguay Holding 15:14 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total New York 7 6 9 22 Montreal 7 14 11 32 Game two New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum May 15 2–6 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-mtl/1979/05/15/1978030412 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st NYR Anders Hedberg (4) Steve Vickers (3) 01:02 1–0 NYR NYR Ron Duguay (4) Mike McEwen (11) and Pat Hickey (6) 06:21 2–0 NYR MTL Yvon Lambert (4) Mario Tremblay (4) and Doug Risebrough (5) 08:34 2–1 NYR MTL Guy Lafleur (10) Jacques Lemaire (11) and Steve Shutt (4) 12:24 2–2 MTL Bob Gainey (4) Doug Jarvis (2) and Yvon Lambert (3) 16:27 3–2 MTL 2nd MTL Steve Shutt (3) Unassisted 06:51 4–2 MTL MTL Jacques Lemaire (8) – pp Serge Savard (6) and Steve Shutt (5) 17:35 5–2 MTL 3rd MTL Mark Napier (3) Bob Gainey (9) 04:38 6–2 MTL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MTL Doug Jarvis High-sticking 05:00 2:00 NYR John Davidson High-sticking 05:00 2:00 MTL Yvon Lambert High-sticking 09:06 2:00 NYR Dave Maloney Roughing 09:06 2:00 NYR Don Murdoch High-sticking 12:58 2:00 MTL Yvon Lambert Slashing 14:05 2:00 NYR Dave Maloney Cross-checking 14:05 2:00 MTL Rick Chartraw Slashing 17:28 2:00 NYR Phil Esposito Slashing 17:28 2:00 MTL Bob Gainey Slashing 18:49 2:00 NYR Ulf Nilsson Slashing 19:18 2:00 2nd MTL Rod Langway Roughing 03:02 2:00 NYR Don Maloney Charging 03:02 2:00 NYR Mario Marois Cross-checking 17:22 2:00 3rd MTL Steve Shutt Cross-checking 12:27 2:00 NYR Ron Greschner Slashing 13:04 2:00 MTL Mario Tremblay Roughing 14:07 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total New York 6 9 10 25 Montreal 15 8 10 33 Game three Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Madison Square Garden May 17 4–1 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-nyr/1979/05/17/1978030413 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MTL Steve Shutt (4) – pp Jacques Lemaire (12) and Larry Robinson (9) 07:27 1–0 MTL MTL Doug Risebrough (1) Yvon Lambert (11) and Serge Savard (7) 15:44 2–0 MTL 2nd None 3rd NYR Ron Duguay (5) Unassisted 06:06 2–1 MTL MTL Mario Tremblay (3) Yvon Lambert (12) and Doug Risebrough (6) 15:44 3–1 MTL MTL Jacques Lemaire (9) Steve Shutt (6) and Ken Dryden (3) 17:10 4–1 MTL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MTL Rod Langway Roughing 00:31 2:00 NYR Ron Duguay Roughing 00:31 2:00 MTL Bob Gainey Slashing 04:41 2:00 NYR Walt Tkaczuk High-sticking 04:41 2:00 NYR Walt Tkaczuk Slashing 04:41 2:00 MTL Rejean Houle Hooking 04:46 2:00 MTL Doug Risebrough Elbowing 08:32 2:00 NYR Mario Marois Slashing 11:26 2:00 2nd MTL Bob Gainey Slashing 02:08 2:00 MTL Rod Langway Roughing 12:19 2:00 NYR Phil Esposito Roughing 12:19 2:00 MTL Rick Chartraw Closing hand on puck 13:28 2:00 3rd None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Montreal 7 9 7 23 New York 4 10 6 20 Game four Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Madison Square Garden May 19 4–3 1 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-nyr/1979/05/19/1978030414 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st NYR Pat Hickey (1) Dave Maloney (3) and Bobby Sheehan (3) 01:19 1–0 NYR MTL Rejean Houle (1) Bob Gainey (10) 02:39 1–1 NYR Don Murdoch (7) Phil Esposito (12) and Pat Hickey (7) 17:03 2–1 NYR 2nd MTL Yvon Lambert (5) Rejean Houle (2) 18:05 2–2 3rd NYR Phil Esposito (8) Don Maloney (13) and Dave Maloney (4) 04:26 3–2 NYR MTL Bob Gainey (5) Unassisted 06:27 3–3 OT MTL Serge Savard (2) Guy Lafleur (13) and Steve Shutt (7) 07:25 4–3 MTL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MTL Rick Chartraw Interference 03:34 2:00 NYR Don Maloney Slashing 03:34 2:00 MTL Rick Chartraw Elbowing 05:49 2:00 MTL Gilles Lupien Tripping 10:13 2:00 MTL Rick Chartraw Slashing 11:06 2:00 NYR Phil Esposito Slashing 11:06 2:00 NYR Eddie Johnstone Slashing 13:54 2:00 2nd NYR Dave Maloney Hooking 01:18 2:00 MTL Jacques Lemaire Tripping 02:15 2:00 NYR Mike McEwen Holding 07:41 2:00 3rd NYR Ron Greschner Tripping 07:58 2:00 OT None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total Montreal 11 15 11 5 42 New York 9 4 7 1 21 Game five New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum May 21 1–4 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-mtl/1979/05/21/1978030415 2 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MTL Rick Chartraw (2) Rejean Houle (3) and Yvon Lambert (6) 10:36 1–0 MTL NYR Carol Vadnais (2) Don Murdoch (5) 16:52 1–1 2nd MTL Jacques Lemaire (10) – pp Unassisted 01:02 2–1 MTL MTL Bob Gainey (6) Doug Jarvis (3) and Rejean Houle (4) 11:01 3–1 MTL MTL Jacques Lemaire (11) Rejean Houle (5) 18:49 4–1 MTL 3rd None Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st NYR Dave Maloney Cross-checking 19:59 2:00 2nd MTL Rod Langway Cross-checking 06:41 2:00 3rd MTL Mark Napier Slashing 18:12 2:00 NYR Ron Greschner Tripping 19:41 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total New York 8 3 4 15 Montreal 9 14 8 31 Team rosters Montreal Canadiens Michel Larocque 1 G Canada L 1952 4 6 1972 Hull, Quebec 1979 5 13 Brian Engblom 3 D Canada L 1955 1 27 1975 Winnipeg, Manitoba 1979 5 13 Guy Lapointe 5 D Canada L 1948 3 18 1969 Montreal, Quebec 1979 5 13 Pierre Mondou 6 C Canada R 1955 11 27 1975 Sorel, Quebec 1979 5 13 Doug Risebrough 8 C Canada L 1954 1 29 1974 Guelph, Ontario 1979 5 13 Guy Lafleur 10 RW Canada R 1951 9 20 1971 Thurso, Quebec 1979 5 13 Yvon Lambert 11 LW Canada L 1950 5 20 1971 Drummondville, Quebec 1979 5 13 Yvan Cournoyer 12 RW Canada L 1943 11 22 1963 Drummondville, Quebec C 1979 5 13 Mario Tremblay 14 RW Canada R 1956 11 22 1974 Alma, Quebec 1979 5 13 Rejean Houle 15 RW Canada L 1949 10 25 1969 Rouyn, Quebec 1979 5 13 Rod Langway 17 D United States L 1957 5 3 1977 Formosa, Taiwan 1979 5 13 Serge Savard 18 D Canada L 1946 1 22 1966 Montreal, Quebec 1979 5 13 Larry Robinson 19 D Canada L 1951 6 2 1971 Winchester, Ontario 1979 5 13 Cam Connor 20 RW Canada L 1954 8 10 1978 Winnipeg, Manitoba 1979 5 13 Doug Jarvis 21 C Canada L 1955 3 24 1975 Brantford, Ontario 1979 5 13 Steve Shutt 22 LW Canada L 1952 7 1 1972 North York, Ontario 1979 5 13 Bob Gainey 23 LW Canada L 1955 1 27 1973 Peterborough, Ontario 1979 5 13 Gilles Lupien 24 D Canada L 1954 4 20 1974 Lachute, Quebec 1979 5 13 Jacques Lemaire 25 C Canada L 1945 9 27 1967 LaSalle, Quebec 1979 5 13 Rick Chartraw 27 D United States R 1954 7 13 1974 Caracas, Venezuela 1979 5 13 Pierre Larouche 28 C Canada L 1955 11 16 1977 Taschereau, Quebec 1979 5 13 Ken Dryden 29 G Canada L 1947 8 8 1964 Hamilton, Ontario 1979 5 13 Pat Hughes Pat Hughes (ice hockey) 30 RW Canada R 1955 3 25 1975 Calgary, Alberta 1979 5 13 Mark Napier Mark Napier (ice hockey) 31 LW Canada L 1955 1 27 1975 North York, Ontario 1979 5 13 Richard Sevigny 33 G Canada L 1957 4 11 1979 Montreal, Quebec 1979 5 13 |} New York Rangers Wayne Thomas Wayne Thomas (ice hockey) 1 G Canada L 1947 10 9 1977 Ottawa, Ontario 1979 5 13 Dave Farrish 3 D Canada L 1956 8 1 1976 Wingham, Ontario 1979 5 13 Ron Greschner 4 D Canada L 1954 12 22 1974 Goodsoil, Saskatchewan 1979 5 13 Carol Vadnais 5 D Canada L 1945 9 25 1975 Montreal, Quebec 1979 5 13 Bobby Sheehan Bobby Sheehan (ice hockey) 6 C United States L 1949 1 11 1979 Weymouth, Massachusetts 1979 5 13 Steve Vickers Steve Vickers (ice hockey) 8 LW Canada L 1951 4 21 1971 Toronto, Ontario 1979 5 13 Ron Duguay 10 C Canada R 1957 7 6 1977 Sudbury, Ontario 1979 5 13 Ulf Nilsson Ulf Nilsson (ice hockey) 11 C Sweden R 1950 5 11 1978 Nynäshamn, Sweden 1979 5 13 Don Maloney 12 LW Canada L 1958 9 5 1978 Lindsay, Ontario 1979 5 13 Don Murdoch 14 RW Canada R 1956 10 25 1976 Cranbrook, British Columbia 1979 5 13 Anders Hedberg 15 RW Sweden L 1951 2 25 1978 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 1979 5 13 Pat Hickey Pat Hickey (ice hockey) 16 LW Canada L 1953 5 15 1973 Brantford, Ontario 1979 5 13 Ed Johnstone 17 RW Canada R 1954 3 2 1974 Brandon, Manitoba 1979 5 13 Walt Tkaczuk 18 C West Germany L 1945 9 25 1967 Emsdetten, West Germany 1979 5 13 Nick Fotiu 19 LW United States L 1952 5 25 1976 Staten Island, New York 1979 5 13 Lucien DeBlois 23 RW Canada R 1957 6 21 1977 Joliette, Quebec 1979 5 13 Pierre Plante 24 RW Canada L 1951 5 14 1978 Valleyfield, Quebec 1979 5 13 Mario Marois 25 D Canada R 1957 12 15 1977 L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec 1979 5 13 Dave Maloney 26 D Canada L 1956 7 31 1974 Kitchener, Ontario C 1979 5 13 Mike McEwen Mike McEwen (ice hockey) 27 D Canada L 1956 8 10 1976 Hornepayne, Ontario 1979 5 13 John Davidson John Davidson (ice hockey) 30 G Canada L 1953 2 27 1975 Ottawa, Ontario 1979 5 13 Phil Esposito 77 C Canada L 1942 2 20 1975 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 1979 5 13 |} Stanley Cup engraving The 1979 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens acting captain Serge Savard by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–1 win over the Rangers in game five. The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1978–79 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens 1979 *6 Pierre Mondou 8 Doug Risebrough 21 Doug Jarvis 25 Jacques Lemaire 28 Pierre Larouche *3 Brian Engblom 5 Guy Lapointe 17 Rod Langway 18 Serge Savard 19 Larry Robinson 24 Gilles Lupien 27 Rick Chartraw *1 Michel Bunny Larocque 29 Ken Dryden 33 Richard Sevigny † *10 Guy Lafleur 11 Yvon Lambert 12 Yvan Cournoyer* (Captain) 14 Mario Tremblay 15 Rejean Houle 20 Cam Connor 22 Steve Shutt 23 Bob Gainey 30 Pat Hughes 31 Mark Napier * Did not play or dress in the Final. Name engraved on Stanley Cup despite not officially qualifying.A [A] † Did not play in the Final. Spare dressed in the Final due to an injury to the regular backup goaltender.B [B] Jacques Courtois (President), Sam Pollock (Director) Irving Grundman (Vice President/General Manager), Jean Beliveau (Vice President - Director of Cooperate Affairs) William Scotty Bowman (Head Coach), Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development) Al MacNeil (Director of Player Personnel), Morgan McCammon (Director) Ron Caron (Asst. General Manager/Director of Communication), Eddy Palchak (Trainer) Pierre Meilleur (Asst. Trainer) A [A] #12 Yvan Cournoyer played only 18 regular season games. He missed the rest of the season due to a back injury. His name was still put on the cup, even though he did not qualify. Serge Savard served as interim captain while Cournoyer was injured. B [B] #33 Richard Sevigny (G) – had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, before he played his first NHL game. He was dressed in the Final when Michel Larocque was injured in pre-game warm-up for game two. Sevigny joined Montreal full-time, the next season after Ken Dryden retired. #26 Dan Newman played 16 regular season games, but did not qualify to be on the cup. He was dressed for one game in the quarterfinals, but did not play Floyd Curry changed roles from Assistant Manager to Director of Scouting. Name was left off the Stanley Cup. American Rod Langway was born in Taiwan. This makes Langway first and only player to win the Stanley Cup born in Taiwan (Republic of China). Members of Montreal Canadiens 1976 to 1979 dynasty Players: Rick Chartraw, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Guy Lafleur, Yvon Lambert, Guy Lapointe, Michel Larocque, Jacques Lemaire, Doug Risebrough, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Steve Shutt, Mario Tremblay Non players: Jacques Courtois, Sam Pollock, Jean Beliveau, Scotty Bowman, Claude Ruel, Eddie Palchak, Pierre Meilleur, Ron Caron, Floyd Curry Broadcasting The Stanley Cup Final were produced by CBC, who carried the game in Canada and were shown in the United States on the NHL's syndicated package. Dan Kelly called the play-by-play for Games 1, 3, 4, and 5 entirely and split game 2 with Danny Gallivan. Gary Dornhoefer served as color commentator for Games 1 and 5, Gerry Pinder served as color commentator for Game 2 only, Bobby Orr served as color commentator from Madison Square Garden. Meanwhile, Dick Irvin Jr. served as color commentator for the entire Final series and hosted the games in Montreal, Dave Hodge and Howie Meeker hosted the games in New York City. ABC was contracted to televise game seven.May 13, 1979 NHL, ABC-TV Agree 89 Reading Eagle Associated Press1979-05-13 May 26 Selected For a 7th Game The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/13/archives/may-26-selected-for-a-7th-game.html February 9, 2016 Since the series ended in five games, the contract was void.Montreal win kills ABC TV deal but Ziegler feels pact is on way Ramsay Donald The Globe and Mail May 22, 1979 35 See also 1978–79 NHL season References Bibliography Total Stanley Cup 2000 NHL Podnieks, Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame 2004 Lord Stanley's Cup Triumph Books 978-1-55168-261-7 Montreal Canadiens1978 New York Islanders1980 Montreal CanadiensStanley Cup champions 1979 Stanley Cup Final Category:Stanley Cup Finals Category:Montreal Canadiens games Category:New York Rangers games Category:Ice hockey competitions in Montreal Category:1979 in Montreal Stanley Cup Final Category:Ice hockey competitions in New York City Stanley Cup Final Stanley Cup Final Stanley Cup Final Category:1970s in Manhattan