1975 Stanley Cup Final

1975 ice hockey championship series February 2012 1975 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Bobby Clarke Kate Smith Fred Shero Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Floyd Smith Unknown Jim Schoenfeld Art Skov (1, 5)Bruce Hood (2, 6)Lloyd Gilmour (3)Wally Harris (4) Bob Kelly (0:11, third) May 15–27, 1975 Philadelphia: Spectrum (1, 2, 5) Buffalo: Memorial Auditorium (3, 4, 6) Bernie Parent (Flyers) 4 2 4* 2 5 2 4 1 1 5* 4 1 0 2 * – Denotes overtime period(s) Canada:(English): CBC(French): SRCUnited States:(National): NBC (2, 5)(Philadelphia area): WTAF (3–4, 6)(Buffalo area): WKBW (1, 3–4, 6) (CBC) Danny Gallivan (1–2, 6) Jim Robson (3–5), Dick Irvin Jr. (1–2, 4, 6), and Bill Good (Games 3, 5)(SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay(NBC) Tim Ryan and Ted LindsayHockey finals on tap May 17, 1975 The Day 18A(WTAF) Don Earle and Gene Hart(WKBW) Ted Darling and Pat Hannigan Flyers:Bill Barber (1990)Bobby Clarke (1987)Bernie Parent (1984)Sabres:Gilbert Perreault (1990)Coaches:Fred Shero (2013)Officials:Neil Armstrong (1991)John D'Amico (1993)Matt Pavelich (1987) The 1975 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1974–75 season, and the culmination of the 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Buffalo Sabres and the defending champion Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers defeated the Sabres in six games to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, becoming the first expansion team to accomplish such a feat. This was the first Final to have two non-"Original Six" teams since the 1967 expansion, and also the first contested by any team that had joined the league after 1967 (the Sabres were part of the 1970 expansion). The 1975 Flyers are the last Stanley Cup championship team to be composed solely of Canadian players.The Big Book of Hockey Trivia Greystone Books Weekes Don 2005 558 1-55365-119-7 registration https://archive.org/details/bigbookofhockeyt0000week/page/558 This was the only Final between 1965 and 1979 not to feature either the Boston Bruins or the Montreal Canadiens. Paths to the Finals 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs Buffalo defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 and the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 to advance to the final. Philadelphia defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 and the New York Islanders 4–3 to make it to the final. Game summaries Bernie Parent was the outgunned Flyers' best player, allowing only 12 goals in the six games, capped with a shutout. He became the first player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy for two consecutive years. Since Parent, only two players have also won consecutive Conn Smythe Trophies: the Pittsburgh Penguins' Mario Lemieux in the Penguins' Stanley Cup wins in 1991 and 1992 and Sidney Crosby in the Penguins' 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup championships. In the deciding game six played in Buffalo, the Sabres' offensive big guns rained shot after shot on Parent in an all-out effort to turn the series around, but Parent remained perfect. He stopped French Connection linemates Gilbert Perreault and Rick Martin on a 2–1 late in period two that had Flyers broadcaster Gene Hart screaming into his microphone: Out come the Sabres...two on one...Perreault and Martin with just Dupont back...Perrault to Martin...He's in...Shot!....save by Parent...and he hangs on!...Oh baby! The dramatic stop by Parent took the offensive energy out of the Sabres and the Flyers scored two third-period goals to take the championship. Fog and the bat The third game of the series was the Fog Game. Due to unusual heat in Buffalo in May 1975, and the lack of an air conditioning system in the auditorium, portions of the game were played in heavy fog. During stoppages of play, rink employees skated around the arena ice carrying bed sheets in an attempt to dispel the fog. Players, officials, and the puck were invisible to many spectators. The fog began to form just minutes after another odd incident: A bat in the arena, which flew above and around the players for the majority of the game, until Sabres center Jim Lorentz killed it with his stick. Many superstitious Buffalo fans considered this to be an 'evil omen', pertaining to the result of the series. The game continued and the Sabres won thanks to Rene Robert's goal in overtime.Sabres, Flyers played 'Fog Game' in Stanley Cup Final 42 years ago https://www.nhl.com/news/sabres-defeated-flyers-in-fog-game-in-1975-stanley-cup-final-289523298 NHL Enterprises, L.P. NHL.com May 19, 2017 January 23, 2024 Series box score Game one Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum May 15 1 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/1975/05/15/1974030411#game=1974030411,game_state=final Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd None 3rd PHI Bill Barber (5) Ed Van Impe (3) and Rick MacLeish (7) 03:42 1–0 PHI PHI Ross Lonsberry (3) – pp Tom Bladon (3) and Bobby Clarke (10) 07:29 2–0 PHI BUF Rick Martin (6) – pp Jim Lorentz (3) 11:07 2–1 PHI PHI Bobby Clarke (3) – pp Unassisted 11:41 3–1 PHI PHI Bill Barber (6) – en Bobby Clarke (11) 19:02 4–1 PHI Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st PHI Don Saleski Elbowing 03:13 2:00 BUF Bill Hajt Tripping 04:25 2:00 BUF Gilbert Perreault Hooking 07:36 2:00 PHI Gary Dornhoefer Cross-checking 11:39 2:00 PHI Andre Dupont Cross-checking 12:35 2:00 BUF Brian Spencer High-sticking 18:43 2:00 PHI Rick MacLeish Hooking 18:43 2:00 2nd PHI Tom Bladon Hooking 02:56 2:00 PHI Gary Dornhoefer Elbowing 05:38 2:00 BUF Danny Gare Roughing 09:47 2:00 PHI Dave Schultz Roughing 09:47 2:00 PHI Dave Schultz Slashing 09:47 2:00 3rd BUF Jim Schoenfeld Holding 06:28 2:00 PHI Tom Bladon Interference 09:20 2:00 BUF Jerry Korab Slashing 11:36 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Buffalo 8 14 6 28 Philadelphia 2 8 12 22 Game two Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum May 18 1 1–2 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/1975/05/18/1974030412 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd PHI Reggie Leach (6) Bobby Clarke (12) and Ross Lonsberry (3) 08:24 1–0 PHI 3rd BUF Jerry Korab (2) Jim Lorentz (4) and Brian Spencer (4) 02:18 1–1 PHI Bobby Clarke (4) – pp Bill Barber (12) and Rick MacLeish (8) 06:43 2–1 PHI Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st PHI Bobby Clarke Cross-checking 00:50 2:00 BUF Rick Martin Holding 04:25 2:00 PHI Joe Watson Tripping 11:26 2:00 PHI Tom Bladon Cross-checking 13:56 2:00 BUF Larry Carriere Charging 17:01 2:00 BUF Don Luce Misconduct 19:05 10:00 BUF Jim Schoenfeld Interference 19:05 2:00 2nd PHI Tom Bladon Charging 03:53 2:00 BUF Rene Robert Tripping 11:01 2:00 BUF Rick Martin Roughing 17:05 2:00 PHI Don Saleski Roughing 17:05 2:00 3rd BUF Don Luce Hooking 06:15 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Buffalo 8 8 3 19 Philadelphia 12 5 7 24 Game three Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium May 20 1 1 4–5 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-buf/1975/05/20/1974030413 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st PHI Gary Dornhoefer (4) Bill Barber (7) 00:39 1–0 PHI PHI Don Saleski (2) Ted Harris (3) 03:09 2–0 PHI BUF Danny Gare (6) Craig Ramsay (6) and Don Luce (6) 11:46 2–1 PHI BUF Rick Martin (7) Jocelyn Guevremont (6) 12:03 2–2 PHI Rick MacLeish (11) Bill Barber (8) 14:13 3–2 PHI 2nd BUF Don Luce (4) Jerry Korab (2) 00:29 3–3 PHI Don Saleski (2) Bob Kelly (2) and Terry Crisp (1) 14:30 4–3 PHI 3rd BUF Bill Hajt (1) Rick Martin (5) and Don Luce (7) 09:56 4–4 OT BUF Rene Robert (5) Gilbert Perreault (9) and Rick Martin (5) 18:26 5–4 BUF Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st PHI Bob Kelly Slashing 08:07 2:00 PHI Andre Dupont Charging 08:47 2:00 BUF Danny Gare Roughing 15:03 2:00 PHI Dave Schultz Roughing 15:03 2:00 2nd PHI Gary Dornhoefer Slashing 05:15 2:00 BUF Jim Schoenfeld Interference 07:48 2:00 BUF Jocelyn Guevremont Tripping 11:57 2:00 3rd PHI Ed Van Impe Tripping 01:59 2:00 BUF Rick Dudley Interference 08:19 2:00 PHI Gary Dornhoefer Roughing 08:19 2:00 OT PHI Andre Dupont Hooking 04:18 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total Philadelphia 6 14 7 6 33 Buffalo 18 9 12 7 46 Game four Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium May 22 1 2–4 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-buf/1975/05/22/1974030414 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st PHI Andre Dupont (3) Bob Kelly (7) and Terry Crisp (2) 11:28 1–0 PHI 2nd BUF Jerry Korab (3) – pp Rene Robert (7) and Rick Martin (7) 03:46 1–1 PHI Ross Lonsberry (4) Rick MacLeish (9) 04:20 2–1 PHI BUF Gilbert Perreault (6) – pp Rene Robert (8) and Rick Martin (8) 10:07 2–2 BUF Jim Lorentz (6) Rick Dudley (1) and Jim Schoenfeld (3) 15:07 3–2 BUF 3rd BUF Danny Gare (7) – en Don Luce (7) and Jim Schoenfeld (4) 19:28 4–2 BUF Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st PHI Ed Van Impe Interference 03:26 2:00 BUF Gilbert Perreault Tripping 04:16 2:00 PHI Don Saleski Holding 04:29 2:00 BUF Rene Robert Hooking 18:05 2:00 2nd PHI Don Saleski Interference 00:17 2:00 PHI Andre Dupont Charging 04:16 2:00 BUF Rick Dudley Roughing 03:22 2:00 PHI Ed Van Impe Hooking 03:22 2:00 BUF Rick Dudley Fighting – major 05:38 5:00 BUF Jim Schoenfeld Fighting – major 05:38 5:00 PHI Bob Kelly Fighting – major 05:38 5:00 PHI Dave Schultz Fighting – major 05:38 5:00 PHI Ross Lonsberry Cross-checking 09:15 2:00 BUF Jocelyn Guevremont Holding 12:14 2:00 BUF Gilbert Perreault Holding 18:42 2:00 3rd None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Philadelphia 7 11 7 25 Buffalo 8 14 5 27 Game five Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum May 25 1 1–5 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/1975/05/25/1974030415 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st PHI Dave Schultz (1) Don Saleski (3) and Orest Kindrachuk (1) 03:12 1–0 PHI PHI Gary Dornhoefer (5) Terry Crisp (3) and Ed Van Impe (4) 12:31 2–0 PHI PHI Bob Kelly (2) Terry Crisp (4) and Jimmy Watson (7) 12:50 3–0 PHI 2nd PHI Reggie Leach (8) – pp Bill Barber (9) and Larry Goodenough (3) 01:55 4–0 PHI PHI Dave Schultz (2) Larry Goodenough (4) and Ted Harris (4) 09:56 5–0 PHI 3rd BUF Don Luce (5) Craig Ramsay (7) and Danny Gare (6) 14:02 5–1 PHI Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st PHI Larry Goodenough Elbowing 10:17 2:00 PHI Gary Dornhoefer Holding 14:47 2:00 BUF Brian Spencer Tripping 17:16 2:00 2nd BUF Jocelyn Guevremont Hooking 00:40 2:00 PHI Gary Dornhoefer Interference 02:16 2:00 3rd PHI Gary Dornhoefer Holding 14:58 2:00 BUF Jim Lorentz Holding 17:50 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Buffalo 10 6 8 24 Philadelphia 9 7 10 26 Game six Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium May 27 1 2–0 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-buf/1975/05/27/1974030416 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd None 3rd PHI Bob Kelly (3) Reggie Leach (2) and Jimmy Watson (8) 00:11 1–0 PHI PHI Bill Clement (1) Orest Kindrachuk (2) 17:13 2–0 PHI Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BUF Jerry Korab Interference 02:29 2:00 PHI Bill Clement Holding 08:53 2:00 PHI Andre Dupont Holding 11:41 2:00 PHI Ed Van Impe Interference 14:19 2:00 BUF Rene Robert Holding 15:24 2:00 PHI Dave Schultz Interference 19:21 2:00 2nd BUF Jerry Korab Holding 05:19 2:00 PHI Ted Harris Cross-checking 07:39 2:00 BUF Jocelyn Guevremont Holding 13:53 2:00 3rd BUF Rick Martin Tripping 01:11 2:00 BUF Larry Carriere Slashing 03:25 2:00 PHI Orest Kindrachuk Holding 10:32 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Philadelphia 6 12 13 31 Buffalo 13 13 6 32 Team rosters Philadelphia Flyers Bernie Parent 1 G Canada L 1945 4 3 1973 Montreal, Quebec 1975 5 27 Ed Van Impe 2 D Canada L 1940 5 27 1967 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1975 5 27 Tom Bladon 3 D Canada R 1952 12 29 1972 Edmonton, Alberta 1975 5 27 Larry Goodenough 5 D Canada R 1953 1 9 1973 Toronto, Ontario 1975 5 27 Andre Dupont André Dupont 6 D Canada L 1949 7 27 1972 Trois-Rivières, Quebec 1975 5 27 Bill Barber 7 LW Canada L 1952 7 11 1972 Callander, Ontario 1975 5 27 Dave Schultz Dave Schultz (ice hockey) 8 LW Canada L 1949 10 14 1969 Waldheim, Saskatchewan 1975 5 27 Bob Kelly Bob Kelly (ice hockey b. 1950) 9 LW Canada L 1950 12 25 1970 Oakville, Ontario 1975 5 27 Bill Clement 10 C Canada L 1950 12 20 1970 Buckingham, Quebec 1975 5 27 Don Saleski 11 RW Canada R 1949 11 10 1972 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 1975 5 27 Gary Dornhoefer 12 RW Canada R 1943 2 2 1967 Kitchener, Ontario A 1975 5 27 Joe Watson Joe Watson (ice hockey) 14 D Canada L 1943 7 6 1967 Smithers, British Columbia A 1975 5 27 Terry Crisp 15 C Canada L 1943 5 28 1973 Parry Sound, Ontario A 1975 5 27 Bobby Clarke 16 C Canada L 1949 8 13 1969 Flin Flon, Manitoba C 1975 5 27 Ross Lonsberry 18 LW Canada L 1947 2 7 1972 Watson, Saskatchewan 1975 5 27 Rick MacLeish 19 C Canada L 1950 1 3 1971 Cannington, Ontario 1975 5 27 Jim Watson Jimmy Watson (ice hockey) 20 D Canada L 1952 8 19 1972 Smithers, British Columbia 1975 5 27 Ted Harris Ted Harris (ice hockey) 25 D Canada L 1936 7 18 1974 Winnipeg, Manitoba 1975 5 27 Orest Kindrachuk 26 C Canada L 1950 9 14 1972 Nanton, Alberta 1975 5 27 Reggie Leach 27 RW Canada R 1950 4 23 1974 Riverton, Manitoba 1975 5 27 Bobby Taylor Bobby Taylor (ice hockey) 30 G Canada R 1945 1 24 1968 Calgary, Alberta 1975 5 27 Wayne Stephenson 35 G Canada L 1945 1 29 1974 Fort William, Ontario 1975 5 27 |} Buffalo Sabres Roger Crozier 1 G Canada R 1942 3 16 1970 Bracebridge, Ontario 1975 5 27 Paul McIntosh 3 D Canada R 1954 3 13 1974 Listowel, Ontario 1975 5 27 Jerry Korab 4 D Canada L 1948 9 15 1973 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 1975 5 27 Lee Fogolin Jr. 5 D United States R 1955 2 15 1974 Chicago, Illinois 1975 5 27 Jim Schoenfeld 6 D Canada L 1952 9 4 1972 Galt, Ontario C 1975 5 27 Rick Martin 7 W Canada L 1951 7 26 1971 LaSalle, Quebec 1975 5 27 Jim Lorentz 8 C Canada L 1947 5 1 1972 Waterloo, Ontario 1975 5 27 Rick Dudley 9 LW Canada L 1949 1 31 1972 Toronto, Ontario 1975 5 27 Craig Ramsay 10 LW Canada L 1951 3 17 1971 Weston, Ontario 1975 5 27 Gilbert Perreault 11 C Canada L 1950 11 13 1970 Victoriaville, Quebec 1975 5 27 Rene Robert René Robert 14 RW Canada R 1948 12 31 1972 Trois Rivieres, Quebec 1975 5 27 Michel Deziel 15 LW Canada L 1954 1 31 1974 Sorel, Quebec 1975 5 27 Peter McNab 16 C Canada L 1952 5 8 1972 Vancouver, British Columbia 1975 5 27 Fred Stanfield 17 LW Canada L 1944 5 4 1975 Toronto, Ontario 1975 5 27 Danny Gare 18 RW Canada R 1954 5 14 1974 Nelson, British Columbia 1975 5 27 Don Luce 20 C Canada L 1948 10 2 1971 London, Ontario 1975 5 27 Brian Spencer 21 LW Canada L 1949 9 3 1974 Fort St. James, British Columbia 1975 5 27 Jocelyn Guevremont 22 D Canada R 1951 3 1 1974 Montreal, Quebec 1975 5 27 Larry Carriere 23 D Canada L 1952 1 30 1972 Montreal, Quebec 1975 5 27 Bill Hajt 24 D Canada L 1951 11 18 1971 Radisson, Saskatchewan 1975 5 27 Gary Bromley 29 G Canada L 1950 1 19 1971 Edmonton, Alberta 1975 5 27 Gerry Desjardins 30 G Canada L 1944 7 22 1975 Sudbury, Ontario 1975 5 27 |} Stanley Cup engraving The 1975 Stanley Cup was presented to Flyers captain Bobby Clarke by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Flyers 2–0 win over the Sabres in game six. The following Flyers players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers 1974 * 1 Bernie Parent 30 Bobby Taylor 35 Wayne Stephenson * 2 Ed Van Impe 3 Tom Bladon 5 Larry Goodenough 6 Andre Dupont 14 Joe Watson (A) 20 Jimmy Watson 25 Edward Ted Harris 7 Bill Barber 8 Dave Schultz 9 Bob Kelly 11 Don Saleski 12 Gary Dornhoefer (A) 18 Ross Lonsberry 27 Reggie Leach 10 Bill Clement 15 Terry Crisp (A) 16 Bobby Clarke (Captain) 19 Rick MacLeish 26 Orest Kindrachuk *Ed Snider (Chairman/Owner), Joe Scott (President) F. Eugene Dixon Jr. (Vice Chairman), Fred Shero (Head Coach) Keith Allen (Vice President/General Manager) Lou Scheinfield (Vice President), Mike Nykoluk (Asst. Coach), Marcel Pelletier (Director of Player Development), Barry Ashbee (Asst. Coach) Frank Lewis (Trainer), Jim McKenzie (Asst. Trainer) * Edward "Ted" Harris won 5 Stanley Cups. He was engraved on the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens as Edward Harris in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969. Harris was engraved as Ted Harris with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1975. Joe Kadlec and John Brogan (Directors of Public Relations) were included on Philadelphia's Stanley Cup-winning pictures in 1974, 1975, but their names do not appear on the Stanley Cup. Bobby Taylor only played 3 regular-season games after coming out of retirement. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup because he was dressed for games 1 & 2 in the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals. See also 1974–75 NHL season Video of the game-winning goal for game 3. The fog is clearly visible at 1:19. References Further reading 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 Philadelphia Flyers1974 Philadelphia FlyersStanley Cup champions 1975 Montreal Canadiens1976 Stanley Cup Category:Stanley Cup Finals Category:Buffalo Sabres games Category:Philadelphia Flyers games Category:Ice hockey competitions in Philadelphia Category:Ice hockey competitions in Buffalo, New York Category:1975 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:May 1975 sports events in the United States Category:1970s in Buffalo, New York Category:1975 in sports in New York (state) Category:1975 in Philadelphia