1943 Stanley Cup Finals

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1943 Stanley Cup Finals
1234Total
Detroit Red Wings 64424
Boston Bruins 23000
Location(s) Detroit: Olympia Stadium (1, 2)
Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4)
CoachesDetroit: Jack Adams
Boston: Art Ross
Captains Detroit: Sid Abel
Boston: Dit Clapper
DatesApril 1–8, 1943
Series-winning goal Joe Carveth (12:09, first)
Hall of Famers Red Wings:
Sid Abel (1969)
Ebbie Goodfellow (1963; did not play)
Syd Howe (1965)
Jack Stewart (1964)
Harry Watson (1994)
Bruins:
Frank Brimsek (1966)
Dit Clapper (1947)
Bill Cowley (1968)
Busher Jackson (1971)
Coaches:
Jack Adams (1959, player)
Art Ross (1949, player)
  1942 Stanley Cup Finals 1944  

The 1943 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings, appearing in their third straight Finals, swept the Bruins to win their third Stanley Cup. [1]

Contents

Paths to the Finals

Boston defeated the Montreal Canadiens in five games to advance to the Finals. The Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games to advance and avenge their defeat in the previous year's Finals after the Maple Leafs erased a 3-0 series deficit to win the Cup.

Game summaries

Goalie Johnny Mowers shutout the Bruins in the final two games.

April 1Boston Bruins2–6Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
Art Jackson (4) - 18:13First period1:15 - Jack Stewart (1)
No scoringSecond period1:12 - Mud Bruneteau (3)
15:43 - sh - Sid Abel (5)
19:06 - Joe Carveth (4)
Ab DeMarco (3) - 17:53Third period1:21 - Mud Bruneteau (4)
16:24 - Mud Bruneteau (5)
Frank Brimsek Goalie stats Johnny Mowers
April 4Boston Bruins3–4Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Jack Crawford (1) - 10:16
Art Jackson (5) - 11:04
Second period17:06 - Les Douglas (2)
Art Jackson (6) - 16:38Third period5:55 - Joe Carveth (5)
6:21 - Carl Liscombe (5)
13:16 - Syd Howe (1)
Frank Brimsek Goalie stats Johnny Mowers
April 7Detroit Red Wings4–0Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Don Grosso (2) - 3:26
Don Grosso (3) - pp - 10:16
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Les Douglas (3) - 8:03
Don Grosso (4) - 16:41
Third periodNo scoring
Johnny Mowers Goalie stats Frank Brimsek
April 8Detroit Red Wings2–0Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Joe Carveth (6) - 12:09First periodNo scoring
Carl Liscombe (6) - 2:45Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Johnny Mowers Goalie stats Frank Brimsek
Detroit won series 4–0

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1943 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Sid Abel by NHL President Red Dutton following the Red Wings 2–0 win over the Bruins in game four.

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

1942–43 Detroit Red Wings

Players

   Centres
   Wingers
   Defencemen
   Goaltenders

* Did not play in Finals.

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

See also

References and notes

  1. Bill King (April 9, 1943). "Stanley Cup to Detroit as sweep is complete". Google. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
Preceded by Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup champions

1943
Succeeded by