1951 Stanley Cup Final

1951 ice hockey championship series August 2023 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Ted Kennedy Joe Primeau 3* 2* 2* 3* 3* 4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Emile Bouchard Dick Irvin 2* 3* 1* 2* 2* 1 * – Denotes overtime period(s) April 11–21, 1951 Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2, 5) Montreal: Montreal Forum (3, 4) Bill Barilko (2:53, OT) Maple Leafs:Max Bentley (1966)Turk Broda (1967)Fernie Flaman (1990)Ted Kennedy (1966)Harry Watson (1994)Canadiens:Emile Bouchard (1966)Bernie Geoffrion (1972)Doug Harvey (1973)Tom Johnson (1970)Elmer Lach (1966)Bert Olmstead (1985)Maurice Richard (1961)Coaches:Dick Irvin (1958, player)Joe Primeau (1963, player) The 1951 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs won the series 4–1, with all five games going into overtime. It was the Toronto franchise's ninth Stanley Cup win and the last in a series of six wins starting in 1942. It was the first appearance in a string of ten consecutive appearances by the Canadiens. Paths to the Finals Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to reach the Finals. Montreal defeated the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 4–2 to reach the Finals. Game summaries For the first, and as of today, only time in NHL playoff history, every game went into overtime in this series. Bill Barilko scored the Cup-winning overtime goal, his last goal in the NHL as he would die in a plane crash during the summer.Campigotto Jesse The hockey card Gord Downie stole from https://www.cbc.ca/sports/the-buzzer-tragically-hip-bill-barilko-1.5652598 28 May 2021 CBC Sports CBC 16 July 2020 Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Montreal Forum April 11 1 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tor/1951/04/11/1950030211#game=1950030211,game_state=final Maurice Richard (5) - 15:27 00:15 - Sid Smith (3)15:42 - Tod Sloan (2) Paul Masnick (1) - 4:02 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 5:51 - Sid Smith (4) Gerry McNeil Turk Broda April 14 1 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tor/1951/04/14/1950030212#game=1950030212,game_state=final Paul Masnick (2) - 3:44 No scoring Billy Reay (3) - 9:24 16:31 - pp - Sid Smith (5) No scoring 8:16 - pp - Ted Kennedy (3) Maurice Richard (6) - 2:55 No scoring Gerry McNeil Turk Broda April 17 2 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mtl/1951/04/17/1950030213#game=1950030213,game_state=final 2:18 - pp - Maurice Richard (7) No scoring No scoring Sid Smith (6) - pp - 5:58 No scoring No scoring No scoring Ted Kennedy (4) - 4:47 Gerry McNeil Al Rollins April 19 2 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mtl/1951/04/19/1950030214#game=1950030214,game_state=final 14:41 - Maurice Richard (8) Sid Smith (7) - 00:38 No scoring Howie Meeker (1) - 1:27 13:49 - Elmer Lach (2) No scoring No scoring Harry Watson (1) - 5:15 Gerry McNeil Al Rollins April 21 1 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tor/1951/04/21/1950030215#game=1950030215,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Maurice Richard (9) - 8:56 12:00 - Tod Sloan (3) Paul Meger (1) - 4:47 19:28 - Tod Sloan (4) No scoring 2:53 - Bill Barilko (3) Gerry McNeil Al Rollins Toronto won series 4–1 Stanley Cup engraving The 1951 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain Ted Kennedy by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 3–2 overtime win over the Canadiens in game five. The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs *1 Walter Turk Broda 23 Elwin Al Rollins *2 Jimmy Thomson 3 Gus Mortson 5 Bill Barilko 12 Fern Flaman 18 Bill Juzda 19 Hugh Bolton † *7 Max Bentley (A) 9 Ted Tedder Kennedy (Captain) 14 Cal Gardner 16 Fleming Mackell 20 John McCormack* 25 Bob Hassard † *4 Harry Watson (A) 8 Joe Klukay 11 Howie Meeker 15 Tod Sloan 21 Danny Lewicki 22 Ray Timgren 24 Sid Smith Conn Smythe (President/Manager/Owner), Clarence Hap Day (Asst. Manager) George McGillach (Vice President), John Murdoch (Vice President) Ed Bickle (Director/Owner), Jack Bickell (Director/Owner) Tim Daly (Trainer), Ed Fitkin (Publicity Director) Archie Campbell (Asst. Trainer), Tom Nayler (Asst. Trainer), George Walker (Chief Scout) Joe Primeau (Coach), William MacBrien (Chairman/Owner) Norman Delarue ‡, Robert Galloway ‡, Horance MacIntyre ‡ (Team Doctors) * #20 John McCormack (C) – played in 46 regular season games. He was sent to the minors midseason. His name was still engraved on the Stanley Cup. † Two players who did not play in at least half of the regular season games had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup despite not officially qualifying. #19 Hugh Bolton (D) – played in 13 regular season games #25 Bob Hassard (C) – played in 12 regular season games ‡ Included on the original ring in 1951. There was no room left for the 3 team doctors the way that the Toronto Maple Leafs 1951 members were engraved on the new ring during the 1957–58 season. Joe Primeau was the 7th NHL rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Joe Primeau (Coach), William MacBrien (Chairman/Owner) were listed last on the Stanley Cup. Tradition has them listed before the players. Engraving mistakes Several mistakes happened in the engraving of the names: Gus Mortson's last name was misspelled WORTSON with a "W" instead a "M". Danny Lewicki's last name was misspelled LEWESKI, with two "E"s instead of two "I"s and an "S" instead of a "C". Ted Kennedy's name was misspelled KENNEDYY with an extra "Y". His position as Captain was also left off the Stanley Cup. William A. H. MacBrien's last name was misspelled as McBrien, missing an "A" Elwin "Al" Rollins' first name was misspelled ELVIN with a "V" instead of a "W". The Rollins mistake was not corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93. The other 4 mistakes were corrected on the Replica Cup. Members of Toronto Maple Leafs that won 4 cups in 5 years 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 dynasty Bill Barilko, Turk Broda, Ted Kennedy §, Joe Klukay, Howie Meeker, Gus Mortson, Jimmy Thomson, Harry Watson (8 players), Ed Bickle §, John Bickell §, Conn Smythe §, John Mordoch §, William MacBrien, Hap Day §, Tim Daly §, George Walker, Ed Finkin, Horance McIntre (10 non-players). § also won the Stanley Cup in 1945. See also 1950–51 NHL season Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry 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 http://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 Detroit Red Wings1950 Toronto Maple LeafsStanley Cup champions 1951 Detroit Red Wings1952 Stanley Cup Category:Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals Category:Ice hockey competitions in Toronto Category:Ice hockey competitions in Montreal Stanley Cup Finals Category:1950s in Montreal Category:1951 in Quebec Category:1950s in Toronto Stanley Cup Finals, 1951