1946 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1946 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens would win the series four games to one.
Paths to the final
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.
The series
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
| March 30 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | OT | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum | |||
| April 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–2 | OT | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum | |||
| April 4 | Boston Bruins | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden | ||||
| April 7 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden | |||
| April 9 | Montreal Canadiens | 6–3 | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum | ||||
| Montreal won series 4–1 | |
Montreal Canadiens 1946 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 10 Herbert Buddy O'Connor
- 14 Bill Reay
- 16 Elmer Lach
- 18 Kenny Mosdell
- 5 Wilbert Dutch Hiller
- 6 Hector Toe Blake (captain)
- 9 Maurice Rocket Richard
- 11 Joe Benoit
- 12 Erwin Murph Chamberlain
- 15 Bob Fillion
- 19 Jimmy Peters, Sr.
- 20 Gerry Plamondon
- Coaching and administrative staff
- Donat Raymond (President/Owner), Dalton Coleman (Vice President/Owner)
- Bill Hardy (Director), Tommy Gorman (Manager)
- Dick Irvin Sr. (Coach), Arthur Cayford (Secretary-Treasurer)†
- Ernie Cook (Trainer)†, Hector Dubois (Asst. Trainer)†
- William Northey (Vice President/Owner) was missing from team picture, and Stanley Cup.
† Left off cup, but included on the team picture.
Stanley Cup engraving
- Joe Benoit only won 1 Stanley Cup, but his name was engraved differently on all 3 rings with 1946 Montreal.
- Original Ring – Joseph Benoit
- Presentation Ring – Jo Benoit
- Replica Ring – Joe Benoit
See also
References and notes
- Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
| Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1945 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1946 |
Succeeded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1947 |
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