1932 Stanley Cup Finals

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1932 Stanley Cup Finals
123Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 6663
New York Rangers 4240
Location(s) New York City: Madison Square Garden (1)
Boston: Boston Garden (2)
Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (3)
FormatBest-of-five
CoachesToronto: Dick Irvin
New York: Lester Patrick
Captains Toronto: Hap Day
New York: Bill Cook
DatesApril 5–9, 1932
Series-winning goal Ace Bailey (15:07, third, G3)
Hall of Famers Maple Leafs:
Ace Bailey (1975)
King Clancy (1958)
Charlie Conacher (1961)
Hap Day (1961)
Red Horner (1965)
Busher Jackson (1971)
Joe Primeau (1963)
Rangers:
Frank Boucher (1958)
Bill Cook (1952)
Bun Cook (1995)
Ching Johnson (1958)
Earl Seibert (1963)
Coaches:
Dick Irvin (1958, player)
Lester Patrick (1947, player)
  1931 Stanley Cup Finals 1933  

The 1932 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-five series between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto would win the series in three straight to win their first Stanley Cup as the Maple Leafs. [1]

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Game two was moved from New York to Boston due to a scheduling conflict at Madison Square Garden. It remains the only neutral site Stanley Cup Finals game to be played in the United States and the first neutral site Stanley Cup Finals game contested by two NHL teams.

Paths to the Finals

New York defeated the defending champion Canadiens in a best-of-five 3–1 to advance to the finals. The Leafs had to play two total-goals series; 6–2 against 1931 finalists Chicago, and 4–3 against the Maroons.

Game summaries

New York would have to play game two in Boston, due to the circus having been booked into Madison Square Garden.

Toronto's 'Kid Line' of Jackson, Conacher and Primeau, in their first Finals, combined for eight goals.

Toronto's coach Dick Irvin made his second straight Finals appearance, having coached for Chicago in 1931.

April 5Toronto Maple Leafs6–4New York Rangers Madison Square Garden III Recap  
Hap Day (3) - 4:25First period17:25 - Bun Cook (3)
Busher Jackson (1) - 3:35
Busher Jackson (2) - 10:20
Charlie Conacher (4) - 10:50
Busher Jackson (3) - 17:05
Second period18:20 - Cecil Dillon (2)
Red Horner (2) - 18:32Third period2:35 - Ching Johnson (2)
6:30 - Bun Cook (4)
Lorne Chabot Goalie stats John Ross Roach
April 7Toronto Maple Leafs6–2New York Rangers Boston Garden Recap  
No scoringFirst period3:53 - Bun Cook (5)
Busher Jackson (4) - 2:06
Charlie Conacher (5) - 8:58
Second period1:00 - Doug Brennan (1)
King Clancy (1) - 1:49
Charlie Conacher (6) - 9:56
King Clancy (2) - 10:51
Baldy Cotton (2) - 17:10
Third periodNo scoring
Lorne Chabot Goalie stats John Ross Roach
April 9New York Rangers4–6Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoringFirst period5:39 - Andy Blair (1)
6:11 - Andy Blair (2)
Frank Boucher (1) - 15:24Second period10:57 - Busher Jackson (5)
Bun Cook (6) - 16:32
Frank Boucher (2) - 18:26
Frank Boucher (3) - 19:26
Third period8:56 - Frank Finnigan (2)
15:07 - Ace Bailey (1)
17:36 - Bob Gracie (3)
John Ross Roach Goalie stats Lorne Chabot
Toronto won series 3–0

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1932 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain Hap Day by NHL President Frank Calder following the Maple Leafs 6–4 win over the Rangers in game three.

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

1931–32 Toronto Maple Leafs

Players

   Centres
   Wingers
   Defencemen
   Goaltenders

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Jack Bickell (President/Owner), Harry MacGee (Vice President/Owner)
  • George Cortelle (Vice president/Owner), Ed Bickle (Vice President/Owner),
  • Conn Smythe (Managing Director/Manager/Owner), Frank Selke Sr. (Publicity Director)
  • Dick Irvin Sr. (Coach), Tim Daly (Trainer)
  • Stafford Smythe (Mascot)
  • John Aird†, J.E. Birks†, Albert Ellsworth†, George Goodenham†, Bob Laidlaw†,
  • Leighton McCarty†, William MacBrien†, Fred Morrow†, John Murdoch†,
  • Frank O'Connor†, Alfred Rogers†, Frank Ralph†, Victor Ross†, William Ross†,
  • Horne Smith†, Sigmund Samuel†, John Tory† (Investors).

† Left off the newer ring.

Stanley Cup engraving

See also

Notes

  1. The franchise won two Stanley Cup championships as the 'Torontos' (1918) and 'St. Patricks' (1922).

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