1938 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1938 Stanley Cup Finals were held from April 5 to April 12, 1938 in a best-of-five series between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Chicago would win the series 3–1 to win their second Stanley Cup.
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[edit] Path to the Final
Toronto defeated Boston Bruins in a best-of-five 3–0 to advance to the finals. The Black Hawks had to play two best-of three series; winning 2–1 against Montreal Canadiens, and 2–1 against the New York Americans.
[edit] The series
Chicago lost their regular goaltender during the playoffs and started Alfie Moore in game one. Frank Calder ruled that Moore was ineligible, but allowed the victory. Paul Goodman played and lost game two. The regular goalie Mike Karakas returned for games three and four wearing a steel toe to protect his foot.
Chicago set a record with eight Americans and also set a record for attendance with 18,497 in game four.
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | |
| April 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | |
| April 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | |
| April 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4 |
Chicago wins best-of-five series 3–1.
[edit] Chicago Black Hawks 1938 Stanley Cup Champions
Mike Karakas†(goal), Earl Seibert(D), Alex Levinsky†(D), Bill MacKenzie(D), Art Wiebe(D), Doc Romnes†(RW), Cully Dahlstrom†(C), Carl Voss†(C), Paul Thompson(LW), Johnny Gottselig(LW-Captain), Jack Shill(C), Mush March (RW), Roger Jenkins†(D), Louis Trudel†(LW), Pete Palangio(LW), Virgil Johnson†*(D), Alfie Moore*(goal Substitution), Paul Goodman*(goal Substitution), Hal Jackson(D/qualified)*, Bert Connelly* (LW/qualified).
- Non-players
Frederic McLaughlin† (President/Owner), Bill Toblin (Vice President), Thorne Donnelley (Secretary-Treasurer), Bill Stewart† (Manager-Coach), Eddie Froelich (Trainer).
† American born.
Bill Stewart was the first American-born coach to win the Stanley Cup. Bob Johnson would be the second American born to coach win the Stanley Cup 1991, 53 years later.
[edit] Stanley Cup engravings
- When the cup was redesigned during the 1957–58 season Pete Palangio's name was engraved twice, firstly as PALAGO, secondly as PETE PALANGIO.
- Six names were left off the cup, four were on the original ring - Virgil Johnson, Paul Goodman, Alfie Moore(players), and Ed Froelich (Trainer). Players Hal Jackson, and Bert Connelly qualified to be engraved on the Stanley Cup, but their names were not included on any version of 1938 Chicago. There is room on the Stanley Cup for all 6 missing names.
[edit] See also
[edit] References & notes
- NHL (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Dan Diamond & Associates.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3
| Preceded by Detroit Red Wings 1937 |
Chicago Black Hawks Stanley Cup Champions 1938 |
Succeeded by Boston Bruins 1939 |
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