1944 Stanley Cup Finals

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1944 Stanley Cup Finals
1234Total
Montreal Canadiens 5335*4
Chicago Black Hawks 1124*0
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s) Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 4)
Chicago: Chicago Stadium (2, 3)
CoachesMontreal: Dick Irvin
Chicago: Paul Thompson
Captains Montreal: Toe Blake
Chicago: Doug Bentley
DatesApril 4–13, 1944
Series-winning goal Toe Blake (9:12, OT)
Hall of Famers Canadiens:
Toe Blake (1966)
Emile Bouchard (1966)
Bill Durnan (1964)
Elmer Lach (1966)
Buddy O'Connor (1988)
Maurice Richard (1961)
Black Hawks:
Doug Bentley (1964)
Bill Mosienko (1965)
Earl Seibert (1963)
Clint Smith (1991)
Coaches:
Dick Irvin (1958, player)
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The 1944 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens swept the Black Hawks to win their first Stanley Cup since they defeated Chicago in 1931. [1]

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Paths to the Finals

Chicago defeated the defending champion Detroit Red Wings in a best-of-seven 4–1 to advance to the Finals. Montreal defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a best-of-seven 4–1 to advance to the Finals.

Game summaries

Maurice "Rocket" Richard made his Stanley Cup debut with a five-goal performance in the series, including a hat trick in game two. The Punch Line of Richard, Elmer Lach and Toe Blake scored ten of the Canadiens' 16 goals. Blake scored the Cup winner in overtime. In the same overtime, Bill Durnan stopped the first penalty shot awarded in the Finals, awarded to Virgil Johnson.[ citation needed ]

April 4Chicago Black Hawks1–5Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoringFirst period8:37 - Phil Watson (2)
Clint Smith (4) - pp - 10:11Second period6:35 - pp - Toe Blake (5)
10:58 - Ray Getliffe (4)
No scoringThird period4:47 - Murph Chamberlain (5)
18:07 - Ray Getliffe (5)
Mike Karakas Goalie stats Bill Durnan
April 6Montreal Canadiens3–1Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Maurice Richard (8) - 13:00Second periodNo scoring
Maurice Richard (9) - 12:16
Maurice Richard (10) - 15:33
Third period19:59 - John Harms (1)
Bill Durnan Goalie stats Mike Karakas
April 9Montreal Canadiens3–2Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoringFirst period5:14 - George Allen (3)
Toe Blake (6) - 2:02Second periodNo scoring
Mike McMahon (1) - 5:47
Phil Watson (3) - 6:42
Third period4:16 - John Harms (2)
Bill Durnan Goalie stats Mike Karakas
April 13Chicago Black Hawks4–5OTMontreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
George Allen (4) - 5:12First period8:48 - Elmer Lach (1)
John Harms (3) - pp - 7:30
George Allen (5) - pp - 9:12
Doug Bentley (8) - 10:09
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period10:02 - Elmer Lach (2)
16:05 - Maurice Richard (11)
17:20 - Maurice Richard (12)
No scoringFirst overtime period9:12 - Toe Blake (7)
Mike Karakas Goalie stats Bill Durnan
Montreal won series 4–0

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1944 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Toe Blake by NHL President Red Dutton following the Canadiens 5–4 overtime win over the Black Hawks in game four.

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

1943–44 Montreal Canadiens

Players

   Centres
   Wingers
   Defencemen
   Goaltenders

1 Bill Durnan

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Donat Raymond (President/Owner), Dalton Coleman (Vice President/Owner)
  • Len Peto (Director), Tommy Gorman (Manager)
  • Dick Irvin Sr, (Coach)
  • Ernie Cook (Trainer)&, Hector Dubois (Asst. Trainer)&.
  • William Northey (Vice President/Owner) was missing from team picture, and Stanley Cup.

Stanley Cup engraving

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References and notes

  1. "Stanley Cup Champions 1940-1949". NHL.com. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions

1944
Succeeded by