1973 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1973 Stanley Cup Finals were played from April 29 to May 10, 1973 between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens, a rematch of the 1971 Finals. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to two.
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[edit] Paths to the Final
Chicago defeated the St. Louis Blues 4–1 and the New York Rangers 4–1 to advance to the finals. Montreal defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 to set up an "Original Six" finals.
[edit] The series
Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques Lemaire would both have 12 points in the Finals for the Canadiens, with the Conn Smythe going to Cournoyer, who had six goals. It was Henri Richard's eleventh win of the Stanley Cup and Scotty Bowman's first.
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29 | Chicago | 3 | Montreal | 8 | |
| May 1 | Chicago | 1 | Montreal | 4 | |
| May 3 | Montreal | 4 | Chicago | 7 | |
| May 6 | Montreal | 4 | Chicago | 0 | |
| May 8 | Chicago | 8 | Montreal | 7 | |
| May 10 | Montreal | 6 | Chicago | 4 |
Montreal wins the series 4–2.
Yvan Cournoyer won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Roster
- Centers
- 16 Henri Richard - C
- 20 Peter Mahovlich
- 25 Jacques Lemaire
- Wingers
- 10 Guy Lafleur
- 11 Marc Tardif
- 12 Yvan Cournoyer- A
- 14 Rejean Houle
- 15 Claude Larose
- 17 Murray Wilson
- 24 Chuck Lefley
- 22 Steve Shutt
- 27 Frank Mahovlich - A
- Defensemen
- 2 Jacques Laperriere
- 3 Dale Hoganson†
- 5 Guy Lapointe
- 6 Jimmy Roberts
- 18 Serge Savard
- 19 Larry Robinson
- 23 Bob Murdoch
- 26 Pierre Bouchard
- Goaltenders
- 1 Michel Plasse
- 29 Ken Dryden
- 30 Wayne Thomas†
† left off cup
- Non-players
- Jacques Courtois (President)
- Jean Beliveau (Vice President)
- Peter Bronfman (Chairman/Owner)
- Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
- Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/Owner)
- Scotty Bowman (Head Coach)
- Bob Williams (Trainer)
- Eddie Palchak (Ass’t Trainer)
- Floyd Curry(Ass't General Manager)†
- Ron Caron(Ass't General Manager)†
Stanley Cup engraving
Murray Wilson's name was misspelled in 1973, 1976, 1977 as MURRY WILSON missing an "A". Murray Wilson was spelled correctly on the Stanley Cup in 1978. Wilson's name was also spelled correctly all 4 times on the Replica Cup.
On the Replica Stanley Cup created in 1992–93 Bob Murdoch's name was spelled BOB MURDOCK with a "K" instead of a "H". His name was correct on the original engraving in 1973.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (2000) Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3.
| Preceded by Boston Bruins 1972 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1973 |
Succeeded by Philadelphia Flyers 1974 |
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