1986 Stanley Cup Final

1986 ice hockey championship series August 2023 1986 1986 Stanley Cup Flag.JPG Montreal Canadiens Montreal Bob Gainey Jean Perron Calgary Flames Calgary Bob Johnson Lanny McDonald, Jim Peplinski, Doug Risebrough Bobby Smith (10:30, third) Canadiens:Guy Carbonneau (2019)Chris Chelios (2013)Bob Gainey (1992)Larry Robinson (1995)Patrick Roy (2006)Flames:Brett Hull (2009)Al MacInnis (2007)Lanny McDonald (1992)Joe Mullen (2000)Mike Vernon (2023)Coaches:Bob Johnson (1992)Officials:John D'Amico (1993)Ray Scapinello (2008)Andy Van Hellemond (1999) Kerry Fraser, Don Koharski, Andy Van Hellemond May 16–24, 1986 Calgary: Olympic Saddledome (1, 2, 5) Montreal: Montreal Forum (3, 4) Patrick Roy (Canadiens) 2 3* 5 1 4 4 5 2* 3 0 3 1 * – Denotes overtime period(s) Canada:(English): CTV (1–2), CBC (3–5)(French): SRCUnited States:(English): ESPN (CTV) Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, and Brad Park(CBC) Bob Cole (3–4), Don Wittman (5), Dick Irvin Jr., Mickey Redmond (3–4) and John Davidson (SRC) Richard Garneau, Gilles Tremblay, and Mario Tremblay(ESPN) Sam Rosen (1–2), Ken Wilson (3–5), Mickey Redmond (1–2, 5), Bill Clement (3–4) The 1986 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1985–86 season, and the culmination of the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Campbell Conference champion Calgary Flames and the Wales Conference champion Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series in five games to win their 23rd Stanley Cup, and their 17th in their last 18 Finals appearances dating back to 1956. With their 23rd championship, the Canadiens surpassed the New York Yankees to become the team with the most championships in North American sports, a distinction that they held until 1999 when the Yankees overtook them.https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/102999bba-yanks-titles.html Lapointe Joe In Another Sport in Another Country, a Similar Success The New York Times October 29, 1999 July 26, 2026 It was the first all-Canadian Finals since Montreal lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967, the last year of the Original Six era. This was the fifth of nine consecutive Finals contested by a team from Western Canada, the fourth of eight contested by a team from Alberta (the Edmonton Oilers appeared in six, the Flames in two, the Vancouver Canucks in one), and the third of five consecutive finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four, the Canadiens one). This was the only time between 1980 and 1988 that neither the Oilers (four wins) nor the New York Islanders (four wins) won the Stanley Cup. Although this was the first ever postseason meeting between the two teams, it was not the first Montreal–Calgary Finals. The first Finals between teams from Montreal and Calgary took place in 1924 when the Canadiens defeated the Western Canada Hockey League champion Calgary Tigers. The Canadiens and Flames met again in a rematch in 1989, with Calgary winning in six games. The Finals reverted to the 2–2–1–1–1 format after implementing the 2–3–2 format in 1984.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49231310/1984-nhl-playoff-format-2-3-2/ Playoff format changes made September 23, 1983 The Ottawa Citizen June 24, 2024 United Press International Ottawa, Ontario 40 Newspapers.com Paths to the Finals 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs 1985–86 Calgary Flames season 1985–86 Montreal Canadiens season Calgary defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3–0, the defending champion and in-province rival Edmonton Oilers 4–3, and the St. Louis Blues 4–3 to advance to the final. Montreal defeated rival Boston Bruins 3–0, the Hartford Whalers 4–3, and the New York Rangers 4–1 to make it to the final. Game summaries Game one Montreal Canadiens Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome May 16 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-cgy/1986/05/16/1985030411#game=1985030411,game_state=final In game one, Jim Peplinski recorded three points, and Mike Vernon held strong in net for Calgary, making 22 saves in a 5–2 victory over Montreal to take a 1–0 series lead. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MTL Mats Naslund (6) – pp Bobby Smith (7) and Larry Robinson (11) 06:04 1–0 MTL CGY John Tonelli (6) Al MacInnis (12) and Dan Quinn (4) 12:08 1–1 CGY Jim Peplinski (5) Paul Baxter (1) and Joel Otto (8) 19:11 2–1 CGY 2nd None 3rd CGY Dan Quinn (8) – sh Unassisted 02:14 3–1 CGY CGYLanny McDonald (10) Nick Fotiu (1) and Jim Peplinski (7) 03:33 4–1 CGY MTL Chris Chelios (2) David Maley (2) and Mats Naslund (8) 17:56 4–2 CGY CGY Doug Risebrough (8) – en Jim Peplinski (8) 19:35 5–2 CGY Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CGY Robin Bartel Misconduct 03:35 10:00 MTL Mike McPhee Hooking 03:35 2:00 CGY Joe Mullen Interference 04:14 2:00 CGY Paul Baxter Charging 10:16 2:00 MTL Larry Robinson Holding 11:57 2:00 CGY Lanny McDonald Roughing 15:10 2:00 MTL Craig Ludwig Elbowing 15:10 2:00 CGY Tim Hunter Roughing 17:36 2:00 MTL Chris Nilan Roughing 17:36 2:00 MTL Patrick Roy Misconduct 19:11 10:00 2nd CGY Hakan Loob Roughing 02:51 2:00 MTL Bobby Smith Roughing 02:51 2:00 CGY Tim Hunter High-sticking 04:57 2:00 CGY Nick Fotiu Interference 09:54 2:00 CGY Jamie Macoun Roughing 18:03 2:00 MTL David Maley Roughing 18:03 2:00 CGY Tim Hunter Fighting – major 20:00 5:00 CGY Tim Hunter Misconduct 20:00 10:00 CGY Jim Peplinski Roughing 20:00 2:00 MTL Craig Ludwig Roughing 20:00 2:00 MTL Chris Nilan Fighting – major 20:00 5:00 MTL Chris Nilan Misconduct 20:00 10:00 3rd CGY Steve Bozek Cross-checking 01:04 2:00 CGY Paul Reinhart Roughing 03:43 2:00 MTL Guy Carbonneau Roughing 03:43 2:00 CGY Jim Peplinski Holding 06:16 2:00 MTL Brian Skrudland Tripping 14:43 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Montreal 10 9 5 24 Calgary 13 7 10 30 Game two Montreal Canadiens Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome May 18 3–2 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-cgy/1986/05/18/1985030412 After Calgary took a 2–0 lead in game two, Montreal tied the game early in the third period, and Brian Skrudland scored the game–winning goal just nine seconds into overtime to tie the series for Montreal. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st CGY John Tonelli (7) Joe Mullen (7) and Dan Quinn (5) 09:06 1–0 CGY 2nd CGY Paul Reinhart (5) Lanny McDonald (7) and Hakan Loob (9) 00:15 2–0 CGY MTL Gaston Gingras (1) Unassisted 03:45 2–1 CGY 3rd MTL David Maley (1) Guy Carbonneau (3) and Chris Chelios (7) 03:30 2–2 OT MTL Brian Skrudland (1) Mike McPhee (3) and Mike Lalor (1) 00:09 3–2 MTL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CGY Al MacInnis Holding 02:22 2:00 MTL Mike McPhee Misconduct 06:08 10:00 CGY Jamie Macoun Roughing 09:19 2:00 MTL Brian Skrudland Elbowing 09:19 2:00 CGY Tim Hunter Fighting – major 10:25 2:00 CGY Jim Peplinski Roughing 10:25 2:00 MTL Chris Nilan Fighting – major 10:25 5:00 MTL Bob Gainey Roughing 10:25 2:00 MTL Brian Skrudland High-sticking 15:47 2:00 MTL Guy Carbonneau Roughing 16:12 2:00 MTL Bobby Smith Interference 19:21 2:00 2nd CGY Joel Otto Interference 01:07 2:00 MTL Craig Ludwig Holding 04:41 2:00 CGY Neil Sheehy Cross-checking 11:31 2:00 CGY Al MacInnis Hooking 17:01 2:00 3rd MTL Craig Ludwig Holding 01:11 2:00 CGY Joe Mullen Tripping 08:24 2:00 CGY Neil Sheehy Misconduct 10:50 10:00 MTL John Kordic Misconduct 10:50 10:00 CGY Jim Peplinski Roughing 18:30 2:00 MTL Guy Carbonneau Roughing 18:30 2:00 OT None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total Montreal 14 12 8 1 35 Calgary 8 9 5 0 22 Game three Calgary Flames Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum May 20 3–5 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-mtl/1986/05/20/1985030413 The Canadiens scored four goals in the first period of game three, with Mats Naslund scoring twice, including the game winner. The game also saw multiple fights and misconducts, and both clubs accumulated for a total of 126 penalty minutes. The Canadiens went on to win the game 5–3, giving them a 2–1 lead in the series. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st CGY Joe Mullen (11) – pp Joel Otto (9) and Hakan Loob (10) 05:45 1–0 CGY MTL Mats Naslund (7) Larry Robinson (9) and Bobby Smith (8) 06:50 1–1 CGY Joel Otto (5) – pp Al MacInnis (13) and Paul Reinhart (13) (13) 17:59 2–1 CGY MTL Bobby Smith (6) Larry Robinson (13) and Mats Naslund (9) 18:25 2–2 MTL Mats Naslund (8) – pp Ryan Walter (1) and Chris Chelios (8) 19:17 3–2 MTL MTL Bob Gainey (5) Guy Carbonneau (4) and Chris Chelios (9) 19:33 4–2 MTL 2nd CGY Lanny McDonald (11) – pp Dan Quinn (6) and Al MacInnis (14) 07:13 4–3 MTL MTL Kjell Dahlin (2) Gaston Gingras (3) and Guy Carbonneau (5) 19:22 5–3 MTL 3rd None Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MTL Craig Ludwig High-sticking 02:18 2:00 MTL Mike Lalor Roughing 04:21 10:00 CGY Terry Johnson Misconduct 06:32 10:00 CGY Dan Quinn Hooking 07:30 2:00 MTL Guy Carbonneau Roughing 11:20 2:00 CGY Dan Quinn Roughing 13:04 2:00 MTL Brian Skrudland Roughing 13:04 2:00 MTL Claude Lemieux Roughing 16:41 2:00 CGY Robin Bartel Holding 19:09 2:00 MTL Neil Sheehy Fighting – major 19:39 5:00 CGY Neil Sheehy Misconduct 19:39 10:00 CGY Lanny McDonald High-sticking 19:39 2:00 CGY Jim Peplinski Charging 19:39 2:00 MTL Craig Ludwig Holding 19:39 2:00 MTL Chris Nilan Fighting – major 19:39 5:00 MTL Chris Nilan Misconduct 19:39 10:00 2nd MTL Brian Skrudland High-sticking 05:35 2:00 CGY Tim Hunter Fighting – major 08:02 5:00 MTL John Kordic Fighting – major 08:02 5:00 CGY Jim Peplinski High-sticking 09:04 2:00 CGY Al MacInnis Roughing 17:53 2:00 MTL Ryan Walter Roughing 17:53 2:00 CGY Tim Hunter Roughing 18:32 2:00 CGY Tim Hunter Misconduct 18:32 10:00 CGY Joel Otto Misconduct 18:32 10:00 MTL Chris Nilan Roughing 18:32 2:00 MTL Chris Nilan Misconduct 18:32 10:00 MTL Brian Skrudland Misconduct 18:32 10:00 3rd CGY Al MacInnis High-sticking 17:11 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Calgary 10 9 7 26 Montreal 16 8 5 29 Game four Calgary Flames Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum May 22 0–1 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-mtl/1986/05/22/1985030414 Game four remained scoreless until Claude Lemieux scored with 9:50 remaining in regulation, and Patrick Roy stopped all 15 shots he faced to record his first career playoff shutout, giving the Canadiens a 1–0 victory, and a commanding 3–1 series lead. The game ended in a bench-clearing brawl, during which Claude Lemieux bit the finger of Jim Peplinski. In response, Peplinski said following the incident, "I didn't know they allowed cannibalism in the NHL."Fleming David The tooth hurts: NHL's unsavory history of biting https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/13013333/nhl-2015-stanley-cup-playoffs-andrew-shaw-carries-unsavory-biting-tradition-flem-file ESPN.com May 29, 2026 June 4, 2015 Both teams combined for a total of 176 penalty minutes; the most combined penalty minutes ever recorded in a Stanley Cup Final game. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score1stNone2ndNone3rd MTL Claude Lemieux (10) Unassisted 09:50 1–0 MTL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CGY Terry Johnson Roughing 01:31 2:00 MTL Chris Chelios Roughing 01:31 2:00 MTL Mike McPhee Roughing 01:31 2:00 CGY Perry Berezan Hooking 06:13 2:00 CGY Neil Sheehy Roughing – double minor 08:25 4:00 MTL Bobby Smith Roughing – double minor 08:25 4:00 CGY Perry Berezan Slashing 19:34 2:00 MTL Claude Lemieux Slashing 19:34 2:00 2nd CGY Steve Bozek Holding 07:55 2:00 CGY Mike Eaves Holding 15:23 2:00 3rd MTL Mike McPhee Misconduct 17:38 10:00 CGY Steve Bozek Fighting – major 20:00 5:00 CGY Steve Bozek Misconduct 20:00 10:00 CGY John Tonelli Fighting – major 20:00 5:00 CGY John Tonelli Game misconduct 20:00 10:00 CGY Paul Baxter Fighting – major 20:00 5:00 CGY Paul Baxter Game misconduct 20:00 10:00 CGY Jim Peplinski Fighting – major 20:00 5:00 CGY Jim Peplinski Misconduct 20:00 10:00 CGY Jim Peplinski Game misconduct 20:00 10:00 CGY Doug Risebrough High-sticking 20:00 2:00 MTL Guy Carbonneau Fighting – major 20:00 5:00 MTL Guy Carbonneau Game misconduct 20:00 10:00 MTL Chris Chelios Fighting – major 20:00 5:00 MTL Chris Chelios Game misconduct 20:00 10:00 MTL Mike Lalor Fighting – major 20:00 5:00 MTL Mike Lalor Game misconduct 20:00 10:00 MTL Claude Lemieux Fighting – major 20:00 5:00 MTL Claude Lemieux Misconduct 20:00 10:00 MTL Claude Lemieux Game misconduct 20:00 10:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Calgary 7 2 6 15 Montreal 6 8 10 24 Game five Montreal Canadiens Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome May 24 4–3 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-cgy/1986/05/24/1985030415 In game five, Montreal defeated Calgary at the Olympic Saddledome by a score of 4-3 to clinch the series 4-1, winning their 23rd Stanley Cup. Patrick Roy, who made 30 saves in the victory, was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoffs MVP. At just 20 years old, Roy became the youngest player in NHL history to receive the award. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MTL Gaston Gingras (2) – pp Claude Lemieux (5) and Mats Naslund (10) 06:53 1–0 MTL 2nd CGY Steve Bozek (1) Tim Hunter (3) and Jim Peplinski (9) 07:17 1–1 MTL Brian Skrudland (2) Mike McPhee (4) and Claude Lemieux (6) 10:49 2–1 MTL 3rd MTL Rick Green (1) David Maley (3) and Mike Lalor (2) 10:11 3–1 MTL MTL Bobby Smith (7) Mats Naslund (11) 10:30 4–1 MTL CGY Steve Bozek (2) Jamie Macoun (6) 16:46 4–2 MTL CGY Joe Mullen (12) Dan Quinn (7) and Al MacInnis (15) 19:14 4–3 MTL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CGY Nick Fotiu Roughing 02:43 2:00 CGY Lanny McDonald Hooking 05:53 2:00 MTL Brian Skrudland High-sticking 07:15 2:00 CGY Doug Risebrough Misconduct 15:21 10:00 MTL Brian Skrudland Misconduct 15:21 10:00 CGY Nick Fotiu Slashing 18:26 2:00 2nd MTL Mike Lalor Roughing 01:28 2:00 MTL Chris Chelios Slashing 03:26 2:00 CGY Nick Fotiu High-sticking 14:40 2:00 3rd CGY Nick Fotiu Roughing 06:31 2:00 MTL Craig Ludwig Roughing 06:31 2:00 CGY Tim Hunter High-sticking 13:01 2:00 MTL Claude Lemieux Interference 15:21 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Montreal 12 10 11 33 Calgary 7 12 14 33 Team rosters Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year. Calgary Flames #NatPlayerPositionHandAcquiredPlace of birthFinals appearance 15 CANRobin Bartel D L 1985Drake, Saskatchewan first 4 CANPaul Baxter D R 1983Winnipeg, Manitoba first 21 CANPerry Berezan C R 1983Edmonton, Alberta first 26 CANSteve Bozek LW L 1983Kelowna, British Columbia first 14 CANBrian Bradley ice hockey, born 1965 C R 1983Kitchener, Ontario first 25 CANYves Courteau RW R 1982Montreal first 17 USAMike Eaves C R 1983Denver, Colorado first 22 USANick Fotiu LW L 1985Staten Island, New York second (1979) 16 USABrett Hull RW R 1984Belleville, Ontario first 19 CANTim Hunter ice hockey RW R 1979Calgary, Alberta first 6 CANTerry Johnson ice hockey D L 1985Calgary, Alberta first 31 CANRejean Lemelin Réjean Lemelin G L 1978Quebec City, Quebec first 12 SWEHakan Loob Håkan Loob RW R 1980Visby, Sweden first 2 CANAl MacInnis D R 1981Inverness, Nova Scotia first 34 CANJamie Macoun D L 1982Newmarket, Ontario first 9 CANLanny McDonald – C RW R 1981Hanna, Alberta first 7 USAJoe Mullen RW R 1985New York first 29 USAJoel Otto C R 1984Elk River, Minnesota first 11 CANColin Patterson ice hockey LW R 1983Rexdale, Ontario first 24 CANJim Peplinski – C RW R 1979Renfrew, Ontario first 10 CANDan Quinn ice hockey C L 1983Ottawa, Ontario first 23 CANPaul Reinhart D L 1979Kitchener, Ontario first 8 CANDoug Risebrough – C C L 1982Guelph, Ontario fifth (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) 10 CANGary Roberts ice hockey LW L 1984North York, Ontario first 5 USANeil Sheehy D R 1983Fort Frances, Ontario first 20 USAGary Suter D L 1984Madison, Wisconsin first 27 CANJohn Tonelli LW L 1985Hamilton, Ontario sixth (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) 30 CANMike Vernon ice hockey G L 1981Calgary, Alberta first 33 CANCarey Wilson ice hockey C R 1983Winnipeg, Manitoba first Montreal Canadiens #NatPlayerPositionHandAcquiredPlace of birthFinals appearance 12 CANSerge Boisvert RW R 1984Drummondville, Quebec first 21 CANGuy Carbonneau C R 1979Sept-Îles, Quebec first 24 USAChris Chelios D R 1981Chicago first 20 SWEKjell Dahlin RW L 1981Timrå, Sweden first 27 CANLucien DeBlois RW R 1984Joliette, Quebec second (1979) 23 CANBob Gainey – C LW L 1973Peterborough, Ontario fifth (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) 29 CANGaston Gingras D L 1979Témiscaming, Quebec first 5 CANRick Green ice hockey D L 1982Belleville, Ontario first 31 CANJohn Kordic RW R 1983Edmonton, Alberta first 18 USATom Kurvers D L 1981Minneapolis, Minnesota first 38 USAMike Lalor D L 1985Buffalo, New York first 32 CANClaude Lemieux RW R 1983Buckingham, Quebec first 17 USACraig Ludwig D L 1980Rhinelander, Wisconsin first 8 USADavid Maley LW L 1982Beaver Dam, Wisconsin first 35 CANMike McPhee LW L 1980Sydney, Nova Scotia first 26 SWEMats Naslund – A LW L 1979Timrå, Sweden first 30 USAChris Nilan RW R 1978Boston, Massachusetts first 44 CANStephane Richer Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward) Stéphane Richer RW R 1984Ripon, Quebec first 19 CANLarry Robinson – A D L 1971Winchester, Ontario sixth (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) 28 USASteve Rooney LW L 1981Canton, Massachusetts first 33 CANPatrick Roy G L 1984Quebec City, Quebec first 39 CANBrian Skrudland C L 1985Peace River, Alberta first 15 CANBobby Smith ice hockey C L 1983North Sydney, Nova Scotia second (1981) 1 CANDoug Soetaert G L 1984Edmonton, Alberta first 25 TCHPetr Svoboda D L 1984Most, Czechoslovakia first 14 CANMario Tremblay – A RW R 1974Alma, Quebec fifth (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) 11 CANRyan Walter LW L 1982New Westminster, British Columbia first Stanley Cup engraving The 1986 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Bob Gainey by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–3 win over the Flames in game five. The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1985–86 Montreal Canadiens *15 Bobby Smith 21 Guy Carbonneau 27 Lucien DeBlois 35 Mike McPhee 39 Brian Skrudland* *8 David Maley 11 Ryan Walter 12 Serge Boisvert* 14 Mario Tremblay (A) 20 Kjell Dahlin 23 Bob Gainey (Captain) 26 Mats Naslund (A) 28 Steve Rooney 30 Chris Nilan 32 Claude Lemieux 44 Stephane Richer* *5 Rick Green 17 Craig Ludwig 18 Tom Kurvers 19 Larry Robinson (A) 24 Chris Chelios 25 Petr Svoboda 29 Gaston Gingras* 31 John Kordic* 38 Mike Lalor* *1 Doug Soetaert 33 Patrick Roy* Ronald Corey (President), Serge Savard* (Vice President/General Manager) Jean Perron (Head Coach), Jacques Laperriere (Ass't Coach) Jean Beliveau (Sr. Vice President-Director of Cooperate Affairs), François-Xavier Seigneur (Vice President-Marketing), Fred Steer(Vice President-Finance-Administration) Jacques Lemaire (Ass't General Manager/director of player personnel), Andre Boudrias (Ass't General Manager/Director of Scouting), Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development) Yvon Belanger (Athletic Therapist), Gaetan Lefebvre (Ass't Athletic Therapist) Eddy Palchak (Trainer), Sylvain Toupin (Ass't Trainer) * Won the Calder Cup as American Hockey League (AHL) Championship in 1985 with Sherbrooke Canadiens. Tom Kurvers missed the end of the regular season and all of the playoffs injured. His name was included on the Stanley Cup because he played 62 regular-season games for Montreal. Mario Tremblay played only 56 regular-season games. He missed the rest of the season and all the playoffs due to injury. Tremblay still played enough games to qualify for his name to be on the Stanley Cup. Four names were not engraved on the Stanley Cup but were included in the team picture. #37 Steve Penney was dressed for 30 games and played 18. #36 Sergio Momesso played 24 regular-season games. Both players missed the rest of the season injured. They were not given an injury exemption and were included on the Stanley Cup. #22 Randy Bucyk played 17 regular-season games and two playoff games, and did not play in the Final. He did not qualify to appear on the Stanley Cup. Morgan McCammon was included on the Cup with Montreal in 1979 as a Director. It is a tradition that the name of the Chairman of the Board is engraved on the Stanley Cup, but Montreal did not submit McCammon's for engraving on the Stanley Cup, but gave him a second Stanley Cup ring. Sr. Vice President of Operations Gerry Gundman was also left off the Stanley Cup. Starting in the 1985–86 season, each NHL team was required to list two alternate captains (along with the team captain) for each game. Some teams may have more than two alternates, but only two can be marked with an 'A' per game. The Montreal Canadiens played 10 rookies on their squad during the Playoffs: Stephane Richer, Brian Skrudland, Mike Lalor, Patrick Roy, Steve Rooney, John Kordic, Claude Lemieux, David Maley, Kjell Dahlin and Randy Bucyk. Three other rookies played in the regular season but not during the Playoffs: Sergio Momesso, Shayne Corson and Dominic Campedelli. In addition, the Canadiens only made 1 trade from Kent Carlson (played 2 games for Montreal) to St. Louis for Graham Herring (never played in the NHL), and 5th round pic on January 31, 1986. All other teams' lineup changes were through their minor league team, AHL Sherbrooke Canadiens. Serge Boisvert, Randy Bucyk, Gaston Gingras, John Kordic, Mike Lalor, Stephane Richer, Brian Skrudland, Patrick Roy, and Serge Savard (Manager) won the Calder Cup with the Sherbrooke Canadiens in 1985 and the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986. Ric Nattress also won the Calder Cup in 1985. He would win the Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989. Jean Perron was the 12th NHL rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Perron was also the last rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup, who coached the winning team for the whole season. (See 2009 Stanley Cup Final for the last rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup.) Riot Some 5,000 jubilant Montreal fans celebrating the Canadiens' Stanley Cup win over the Calgary Flames rampaged through the city's downtown, causing over 1 million worth of damage.nationalpost.comOctober 2025 medicmedic Broadcasting In Canada, this was the second and final year that the English-language rights of the Cup Finals were shared between CBC and CTV. For games one and two, CBC only had the rights to air them locally in Montreal and Calgary, while CTV broadcast them to the rest of the country. CBC then had the exclusive rights to televise games three, four, and five nationally. Had the series gone to a seventh game, then both CBC and CTV would have simultaneously televised it while using their separate production facilities and crews. After the season, CTV pulled the plug on their two-year-long venture with the NHL, and their rights package was eventually given to the Global-Canwest consortium. This was the first of three consecutive seasons that ESPN televised the Stanley Cup Final in the United States. See also List of Stanley Cup champions 1985–86 NHL season References Diamond Dan Total Stanley Cup 2000 Total Sports Canada Toronto 978-1-892129-07-9 registration https://archive.org/details/totalstanleycupo0000unse Podnieks Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame 2004 Lord Stanley's Cup Bolton, Ont Fenn Pub 12, 50 978-1-55168-261-7 Edmonton Oilers1985 Edmonton Oilers1987 Montreal CanadiensStanley Cup champions 1986 Notes Stanley Category:Calgary Flames games Category:Montreal Canadiens games Category:Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Final Category:1986 in Montreal Category:1986 in sports in Quebec Stanley Cup Final Category:1980s in Calgary Category:Ice hockey competitions in Montreal Category:Ice hockey competitions in Calgary