1940 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1940 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. New York would win the series 4–2 to win their third Stanley Cup. The Rangers would not win another for 54 years.
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Paths to the Final
New York defeated the Boston Bruins in a best-of-seven 4–2 to advance to the finals. The Maple Leafs had to play two best-of three series; winning 2–0 against the Chicago Black Hawks, and 2–0 against the Detroit Red Wings.
The series
The final series between the Rangers and the Maple Leafs was an exciting one that went back and forth with three overtime games. The Rangers took the first two at home and the Leafs took the next two in Toronto. The circus forced the Rangers to vacate Madison Square Garden after the first two games. The Rangers would score three game-winning goals in overtime including the Cup winner. Lynn and Murray Patrick played for the Rangers to be the third and fourth members of the Patrick family to win the Stanley Cup.
New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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| April 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | New York Rangers | 2 | OT |
| April 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | New York Rangers | 6 | |
| April 6 | New York Rangers | 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |
| April 9 | New York Rangers | 0 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | |
| April 11 | New York Rangers | 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 2OT |
| April 13 | New York Rangers | 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | OT |
New York wins best-of-seven series 4–2.
New York Rangers 1940 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 7 Phil Watson
- 10 Clint Smith
- 16 Alf Pike
- 4 Alex Shibicky
- 5 Mac Colville
- 8 Wilbert Dutch Hiller
- 9 Lynn Patrick
- 12 Bryan Hextall Sr.
- 14 James Kilby MacDonald
- 17 Stanford Smitha(played 1 game finals)
- 2 Art Coulter(Captain)
- 3 Erhardt Ott Heller
- 6 Neil Colville
- 8 Walter Babe Pratt
- 15 Murray Muzz Patrick
- Non-players
- John Reed Kilpatrick (President/owner),
- Lester Patrick (manager), Frank Boucher (coach),
- Harry Westerby (trainer),
- Stanton Griffis (Vice President/Owner)a
Stanley Cup engraving
a Missing from the Stanley Cup, but qualified to be on it.
- Frank Boucher was 6th NHL rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup.
- Lester Patrick and Frank Boucher became the first (and to this date, the only) duo to win the Stanley Cup together as players and then as a coach-managerial team, having won as players on the Rangers in 1928.[1]
See also
References and notes
Notes
- ^ Branch, John (June 1, 2006). "New York Is Edmonton's Home Away From Home". The New York Times: p. D7. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/01/sports/hockey/01oilers.html?_r=1&gwh=C9778442EFF9D63B01B3FC205DDA86B9. "If the Oilers win the Stanley Cup, Lowe and MacTavish will be the second twosome in NHL history to win as teammates, and as general manager and coach. Lester Patrick was the Rangers' general manager and Frank Boucher was the coach when they won the championship in 1940. They played together when the Rangers won the Cup in 1928."
References
- Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub.. pp. 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
| Preceded by Boston Bruins 1939 |
New York Rangers Stanley Cup Champions 1940 |
Succeeded by Boston Bruins 1941 |
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