1959 Stanley Cup Final

1959 ice hockey championship series August 2023 1959 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Maurice Richard Toe Blake Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto George Armstrong Punch Imlach 5 3 2* 3 5 4 3 1 3* 2 3 1 * – Denotes overtime period(s) April 9–18, 1959 Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (3, 4) Marcel Bonin (9:55, second) Canadiens:Jean Beliveau (1972; did not play)Bernie Geoffrion (1972)Doug Harvey (1973)Tom Johnson (1970)Dickie Moore (1974)Jacques Plante (1978)Henri Richard (1979)Maurice Richard (1961)Maple Leafs:George Armstrong (1975)Johnny Bower (1976)Dick Duff (2006)Tim Horton (1977)Frank Mahovlich (1981)Bert Olmstead (1985)Bob Pulford (1991)Allan Stanley (1981)Coaches:Toe Blake (1966, player)Punch Imlach (1984) The 1959 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1958–59 season, and the culmination of the 1959 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the three-time defending champion Montreal Canadiens and their arch-rival Toronto Maple Leafs. It was the third Stanley Cup Final meeting in the history of the Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry. Montreal was making its ninth consecutive appearance in the Finals series. It was Toronto's first appearance since their 1951 win over Montreal. The Canadiens won the series, four games to one, for their fourth straight Cup victory. Paths to the Finals Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks in six games to reach the Finals. Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins in seven games to reach the Finals. Game summaries Maurice Richard, hampered by injuries, had no points during the playoffs. Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Maple Leaf Gardens April 9 1 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mtl/1959/04/09/1958030211#game=1958030211,game_state=final Dick Duff (3) - sh - 4:53Billy Harris (1) - 6:24 00:36 - Henri Richard (3)15:41 - Ralph Backstrom (1) Ron Stewart (2) - 18:26 16:28 - Andre Pronovost (2) No scoring 11:59 - Marcel Bonin (8)15:02 - pp - Dickie Moore (4) Johnny Bower 26 saves / 31 shots Jacques Plante 21 saves / 24 shots April 11 1 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mtl/1959/04/11/1958030212#game=1958030212,game_state=final No scoring 5:12 - pp - Tom Johnson (1) Ron Stewart (3) - 11:41 No scoring No scoring 5:02 - Claude Provost (5)18:33 - Claude Provost (6) Johnny Bower 38 saves / 41 shots Jacques Plante 28 saves / 29 shots April 14 2 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tor/1959/04/14/1958030213#game=1958030213,game_state=final 16:29 - Billy Harris (2) Marcel Bonin (9) - pp - 17:31 17:11 - Bert Olmstead (3) No scoring No scoring Dickie Moore (5) - 1:30 10:06 - Dick Duff (4) No scoring Johnny Bower 29 saves / 31 shots Jacques Plante 32 saves / 35 shots April 16 2 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tor/1959/04/16/1958030214#game=1958030214,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 3:45 - Billy Harris (3)18:36 - Frank Mahovlich (5) Ab McDonald (1) - 9:54Ralph Backstrom (2) - 13:01Bernie Geoffrion (3) - 15:56 Johnny Bower 26 saves / 29 shots Jacques Plante 26 saves / 28 shots April 18 1 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mtl/1959/04/18/1958030215#game=1958030215,game_state=final No scoring 4:13 - pp - Ralph Backstrom (3)13:42 - Bernie Geoffrion (4)16:26 - Tom Johnson (2) Bob Pulford (4) - pp - 4:27 9:55 - Marcel Bonin (10)19:25 - pp - Bernie Geoffrion (5) Frank Mahovlich (6) - 12:07Bert Olmstead (4) - 16:19 No scoring Johnny Bower 32 saves / 37 shots Jacques Plante 30 saves / 33 shots Montreal won series 4–1 Stanley Cup engraving The 1959 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Maurice Richard by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 5–3 win over the Maple Leafs in game five. The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens *1 Jacques Plante 1 Charlie Hodge (Sub) *2 Doug Harvey (A) 8 Bill Hicke 10 Tom Johnson (A) 11 Bob Turner 17 Jean-Guy Talbot 19 Albert Langlois 21 Ian Cushenan *4 Jean Beliveau 6 Ralph Backstrom 8 Kenny Mosdell 16 Henri Richard 20 Phil Goyette * 5 Bernie Geoffrion (A) 9 Maurice "Rocket" Richard (Captain) 12 Dickie Moore 14 Claude Provost 15 Ab McDonald 18 Marcel Bonin 22 Don Marshall 23 Andre Pronovost Hartland Molson (President/Owner) Frank Selke Sr. (Manager), Ken Reardon (Vice President) Sam Pollock (Personnel Director), Toe Blake (Coach) Hector Dubois (Trainer, Larry Aubut (Asst. Trainer) Camile DesRoches*, Frank Selke Jr.* (Publicity Directors) * on the team picture, but missing from the Stanley Cup. Stanley Cup engravings Ken Reardon name was spelt KEN READON VICE PRES missing an "R". Mistake was corrected on the replica cup created in 1992–93. See also 1958–59 NHL season References 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 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. pp 12, 50. 978-1-55168-261-7 Montreal Canadiens1958 Montreal Canadiens1960 Montreal CanadiensStanley Cup champions 1959 Stanley Cup Category:Stanley Cup Finals Category:Montreal Canadiens games Category:Toronto Maple Leafs games Stanley Cup Finals Category:1950s in Montreal Category:1959 in Quebec Category:Ice hockey competitions in Toronto Stanley Cup Finals Category:1950s in Toronto Category:Ice hockey competitions in Montreal Stanley Cup Finals, 1959