1949 Stanley Cup Final

1949 ice hockey championship series August 2023 1949 Detroit Red Wings Detroit Sid Abel Tommy Ivan 2* 1 1 1 0 Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Ted Kennedy Hap Day 3* 3 3 3 4 * – Denotes overtime period(s) April 8–16, 1949 Detroit: Olympia Stadium (1, 2) Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (3, 4) Cal Gardner (19:45, second) Maple Leafs:Max Bentley (1966)Turk Broda (1967)Ted Kennedy (1966)Harry Watson (1994)Red Wings:Sid Abel (1969)Gordie Howe (1972)Red Kelly (1969)Ted Lindsay (1966)Harry Lumley (1980)Bud Poile (1990, builder)Bill Quackenbush (1976)Jack Stewart (1964)Coaches:Hap Day (1961, player)Tommy Ivan (1974) The 1949 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs, the second straight Finals series between Detroit and Toronto. The Maple Leafs swept the Red Wings again to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup and eighth in the history of the franchise, becoming the first team in NHL history to three-peat as Stanley Cup champions. The Maple Leafs also became the first team to win the Stanley Cup in back-to-back sweeps.https://www.si.com/nhl/every-sweep-stanley-cup-final-history Dierberger Tom Looking Back at Every Sweep in Stanley Cup Final History Sports Illustrated June 10, 2024 January 19, 2025 Paths to the Finals Detroit defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 to advance to the Finals. Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to advance to the Finals. Game summaries The Maple Leafs became the first NHL team to win the Stanley Cup in three straight seasons. The Leafs also won nine straight Finals games (beating Montreal in game six of the 1947 Finals, plus consecutive sweeps of the Wings in 1948 and this year). Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Maple Leaf Gardens April 8 1 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1949/04/08/1948030211#game=1948030211,game_state=final Max Bentley (3) - 13:15 4:15 - pp - George Gee (1) Jimmy Thomson (1) - pp - 16:02 No scoring No scoring 13:56 - Bill Quackenbush (1) Joe Klukay (2) - 17:13 No scoring Turk Broda Harry Lumley April 10 1 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1949/04/10/1948030212#game=1948030212,game_state=final Sid Smith (3) - pp - 8:50Sid Smith (4) - pp - 9:56 No scoring Sid Smith (5) - pp - 17:58 No scoring No scoring 5:50 - Pete Horeck (1) Turk Broda Harry Lumley April 13 2 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1949/04/13/1948030213#game=1948030213,game_state=final No scoring Jack Stewart (1) - 4:57 Bill Ezinicki (1) - 11:02Ted Kennedy (2) - 12:40Gus Mortson (2) - 16:18 No scoring No scoring No scoring Turk Broda Harry Lumley April 16 2 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1949/04/16/1948030214#game=1948030214,game_state=final No scoring Ted Lindsay (2) - 2:59 10:10 - pp - Ray Timgren (3)19:45 - Cal Gardner (2) No scoring 15:10 - Max Bentley (4) No scoring Turk Broda Harry Lumley Toronto won series 4–0 Stanley Cup engraving The 1949 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain Ted Kennedy by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 3–1 win over the Red Wings in game four. The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs *1 Walter Turk Broda *2 Jimmy Thomson 3 Gus Mortson 5 Garth Boesch 18 Bill Juzda 19 Bill Barilko 21-23 Bob Dawes *7 Max Bentley (A) 9 Ted Teeder Kennedy (Captain) 16 Fleming Mackell 17 Cal Gardner 21 Harry Taylor *4 Harry Watson (A) 8 Joe Klukay 11 Howie Meeker 12 Bill Ezinicki* 14 Vic Lynn 15 Don Metz 22 Ray Timgren 23-24 Sid Smith Conn Smythe (President/Manager/Owner), George McGillach (Vice President) John Murdoch (Vice President), Jack Bickell (Director/Owner) Ed Bickle (Director/Owner), George Walker (Chief Scout) William MacBrien (Chairman/Owner), Tim Daly (Trainer) Clarence Hap Day (Coach) Kerry Day (Mascot) Archie Campbell* (Ass't Trainer), Ed Fitkin* (Publicity Director), Norman Delarue*, Robert Galloway*, Horance MacIntyre* (Team Doctors) * The following members were engraved on the original Stanley Cup in 1949, but removed from the Stanley Cup when it was redone during 1957-58 season. #12 Bill Ezinicki (player-by mistake-played in the finals), Archie Campbell, Ed Fitkin, Norman Delarue, Horance MacIntyre, James Murphy (non players). There is room for 5 more names to be included on the cup. #20 Tod Sloan name was not included on the cup in 1949, but was included on the team picture. Sloan only played 29 games, and did not play in the playoffs. Sloan's name was engraved on the cup in 1951, 1961. William A.H. MacBrien's last name was spelt wrong. W.A.H. MacBRIAN with an "A" instead of an "E". Mistake was corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93. See also 1948–49 NHL season References and notes 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 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 Toronto Maple Leafs1948 Detroit Red Wings1950 Toronto Maple LeafsStanley Cup champions 1949 Stanley Cup Category:Stanley Cup Finals Category:Detroit Red Wings games Category:Toronto Maple Leafs games Category:Ice hockey competitions in Detroit Category:Ice hockey competitions in Toronto Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals, 1949