1946 Stanley Cup Final

The 1946 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won the series four games to one. == Paths to the Finals == 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. == Game summaries == Brothers Terry and Ken Reardon faced each other in the 1946 Stanley Cup Finals, with Terry playing for Boston and Ken playing for Montreal. This made them one of the few sets of brothers to face each other on opposing teams in the Stanley Cup Finals, and the two even dropped gloves against each other at one point. == Stanley Cup engraving == The 1946 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Toe Blake by NHL President Red Dutton following the Canadiens 6–3 win over the Bruins in game five. The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1945–46 Montreal Canadiens === Players === === Stanley Cup engraving === Joe Benoit only won one Stanley Cup, but his name was engraved differently on all three rings with 1946 Montreal. Original Ring – Joseph Benoit 1946 Presentation Ring – Jo Benoit 1957-58 Replica Ring – Joe Benoit 1992-93 == See also == 1945–46 NHL season == References and notes == 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