1946 Stanley Cup Finals Explained

Year:

1946

Team1:

Montreal Canadiens

Team1 Short:

Montreal

Team1 Captain:

Toe Blake

Team1 Coach:

Dick Irvin

Team1 1:

4*

Team1 2:

3*

Team1 3:

4

Team1 4:

2*

Team1 5:

6

Team1 Tot:

4

Team2:

Boston Bruins

Team2 Short:

Boston

Team2 Captain:

Dit Clapper

Team2 Coach:

Dit Clapper

Team2 1:

3*

Team2 2:

2*

Team2 3:

2

Team2 4:

3*

Team2 5:

3

Team2 Tot:

1

Gm1 Ot:

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Gm4 Ot:

|table-note=* – Denotes overtime period(s)|dates=March 30 – April 9, 1946|location1=Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5)|location2=Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4)|series_winner=Toe Blake (11:06, third)|hofers=Canadiens:
Toe Blake (1966)
Emile Bouchard (1966)
Bill Durnan (1964)
Elmer Lach (1966)
Buddy O'Connor (1988)
Ken Reardon (1966)
Maurice Richard (1961)
Bruins:
Bobby Bauer (1996)
Frank Brimsek (1966)
Dit Clapper (1947)
Roy Conacher (1998)
Bill Cowley (1968)
Woody Dumart (1992)
Milt Schmidt (1961)
Coaches:
Dit Clapper (1947, player)
Dick Irvin (1958, player)}}The 1946 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won the series four games to one.

Paths to the Finals

Boston defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 to advance to the Finals. Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 to advance to the Finals.

Game summaries

Brothers Terry and Ken Reardon faced each other in the 1946 Stanley Cup Finals, with Terry playing for Boston and Ken playing for Montreal. This made them one of the few sets of brothers to face each other on opposing teams in the Stanley Cup Finals, and the two even dropped gloves against each other at one point.^[1]

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1946 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Toe Blake by NHL President Red Dutton following the Canadiens 6–3 win over the Bruins in game five.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1945–46 Montreal Canadiens

See also

• 1945–46 NHL season

References and notes

• Book: Diamond, Dan . Total Stanley Cup . 2000 . Total Sports Canada . Toronto . 978-1-892129-07-9 . registration .
• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50.

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Notes and References

1. News: McEvoy . Colin . The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Sets of Brothers Who Faced Off in Sports Championships . . February 9, 2023 . February 12, 2023.