1929 Stanley Cup Final

1929 ice hockey championship series August 2023 March 2021 1929 March 28–29, 1929 Boston Bruins Boston New York Rangers New York best-of-three 2 2 2 0 1 0 Art Ross Lester Patrick Lionel Hitchman Bill Cook Boston: Boston Garden (1) New York City: Madison Square Garden (2) Bruins:Dit Clapper (1947)Cy Denneny (1959)Mickey MacKay (1952)Harry Oliver (1967)Eddie Shore (1947)Tiny Thompson (1959)Cooney Weiland (1971)Rangers:Frank Boucher (1958)Bill Cook (1952)Bun Cook (1995)Ching Johnson (1958)Coaches:Lester Patrick (1947, player)Art Ross (1949, player) The 1929 Stanley Cup Final was played by the defending champion New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins. This was the first time in Stanley Cup Final history that two American-based teams met in the Finals. Boston won the series to win its first championship. Paths to the Finals The playoffs were now between division finishers of each division, rather than a division champion from each division. The Boston Bruins knocked off the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Rangers beat the New York Americans, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Cougars. The Rangers beat Toronto and then the Bruins won their first Stanley Cup defeating the Rangers. In the process, Boston became one of the few Cup winners in history to not lose a single game in the playoffs, and the last team until 1952 to win every playoff game they had. This was the third meeting between teams from Boston and New York City for a major professional sports championship. This previously occurred in two World Series (1912, 1916).https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2105715,00.html Top 10 NYC-vs.-Boston Showdowns Sifferlin Alexandra TIME January 31, 2012 March 4, 2026 Game summaries The Final was a best-of-three series. Goalie Cecil "Tiny" Thompson backstopped the Bruins to consecutive wins and posted the third Stanley Cup shutout for a rookie.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/1929/03/28/1928030211 Boston Bruins - New York Rangers - Mar 28, 1929 NHL Enterprises, L. P. NHL.com June 17, 2024 Game two was played at Madison Square Garden. Thompson faced his brother Paul Thompson, a forward with the Rangers, in the Finals. It marked the first time a set of brothers faced each other in a goaltender-forward combination in Stanley Cup Final history. Tiny said of the matchup: "When I played goal for Boston against Paul (in) the final of 1929, he was just a rookie. It was really no contest."McEvoy Colin The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Sets of Brothers Who Faced Off in Sports Championships Biography February 9, 2023 https://www.biography.com/athletes/a42805051/brothers-who-have-faced-off-in-championships February 12, 2023 Boston Bruins New York Rangers Boston Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden III March 28 1 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/1929/03/28/1928030211#game=1928030211,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 2:00 - Dit Clapper (1)10:00 - Dutch Gainor (2) No scoring No scoring John Ross Roach Tiny Thompson March 29 2 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/1929/03/29/1928030212#game=1928030212,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring Harry Oliver (1) - 14:01 6:48 - Butch Keeling (3) Bill Carson (2) - 18:02 John Ross Roach Tiny Thompson Boston won series 2–0 Stanley Cup engraving The 1929 Stanley Cup was presented to Bruins captain Lionel Hitchman by NHL President Frank Calder following the Bruins 2–1 win over the Rangers in game two. The following Bruins players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1928–29 Boston Bruins * 1 Cecil Tiny Thompson *2 Eddie Shore 3 Lionel Hitchman (Captain) 4 Myles Lane 17/11 George Owen *7 Redvers "Red" Green 8 Norman Dutch Gainor 10 Eddie Rodden 14 Ralph Cooney Weiland 15 Bill "Doc" Carson *5 Duncan Mickey MacKay 6 Percy Galbraith 15/7 Lloyd Klein 9 Harry Oliver 12 Aubrey Dit Clapper 16 Cy Denneny (playing-Asst Coach) Charlie Adams(President/Owner), Art Ross (Manager-Coach) Win Green (Trainer) Ralph Burkard (Treasurer)†, Frank Ryan* (Publicity Director) Name is listed on the team picture, but not engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1929. When the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 1928–29, they decided to use the rest of the ring that the 1926–27 Ottawa Senators had put on the cup. There was not enough room to include all the official winning members. They had to leave off Red Green, Eddie Rodden, and Lloyd Klein. When the cup was redone during the 1957–58 season, Green, Rodden, and Klein were added to the cup. Also included in 1957-58. #1 Hal Winkler (who spent the whole season in the minors), #4 Eric Pettinger(LW-traded to Toronto for George Owen), 11 Frank Fredrickson(C-traded to Pittsburgh Pirates for Mickey Mackay) Under NHL rules, none of the players qualified since they were part of another team when cup was won. By mistake, Charles Adams (President/Owner) and George Owen (player) were left off the cup 2nd version, even though there was more than enough room to include them. From 1958 to 1993, the 1928–29 Boston Bruins were on the Stanley Cup in 2 different places. Once beside 1926–27 Ottawa, and others on the first larger ring with winners from 1927–28 to 1939–40. Cy Denneny's name was engraved twice on the larger ring, once as Cy Denneny Coach, and another time as C Denneny with the other players. Rumour has it that the original ring of the 1928-29 Boston was melted down to make a trophy for Hector "Toe" Blake when he retired after winning his 8th Stanley Cup was Coach with Montreal (11th cup overall) See also 1928–29 NHL season References & notes Total Stanley Cup Dan Diamond & Associates NHL 2000 Lord Stanley's Cup Podnieks Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame 2004 Triumph Books 978-1-55168-261-7 New York Rangers1928 Montreal Canadiens1930 Boston BruinsStanley Cup champions 1929 Stanley Cup Category:Stanley Cup Finals Category:Boston Bruins games Category:New York Rangers games Stanley Cup Finals Category:Ice hockey competitions in New York City Category:Ice hockey competitions in Boston Stanley Cup Finals Category:1920s in Boston Stanley Cup Finals Category:1920s in Manhattan