1957 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1957 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the defending champion Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins. The Canadiens were making their seventh consecutive Final appearance, while Boston was making their first appearance since the 1953 Final, also against Montreal. The Canadiens would win the series 4–1, for their second-straight Cup victory.
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Paths to the final
Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 4–1 to reach the final. Boston defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 to reach the final.
The series
Rocket Richard scored four times in game one, including three in the second period to tie Ted Lindsay's record. Jacques Plante held the Bruins to just six goals in the five games, four of which were scored by Fleming Mackell.
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
| April 6 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–1 | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Tom Johnson, Dickie Moore) Maurice Richard - 10:39 (Doug Harvey) Maurice Richard - 13:39 (Doug Harvey) Bernie Geoffrion - 15:25 (Doug Harvey, Henri Richard) Maurice Richard - 17:00 |
Second period | 7:37 - Fleming Mackell, 2 (Doug Mohns, Larry Regan) | ||||||
| (Henri Richard) Maurice Richard - 18:17 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| April 9 | Montreal Canadiens | 1-0 | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Bernie Geoffrion, Dollard St. Laurent) John Beliveau - 2:27 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| April 11 | Boston Bruins | 2-4 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden | ||||
| No scoring | First period | 1:30 - Bernie Geoffrion (Doug Harvey, Bert Olmstead) 14:39 - Floyd Curry (Phil Goyette) 19:54 - Bernie Geoffrion (Jean Beliveau) |
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| (Bob Armstrong) Don McKenney, 1 - 6:16 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Fern Flaman) Fleming Mackell, 3 - 19:16 | Third period | 7:31 - Phil Goyette (Don Marshall, Floyd Curry) | ||||||
| April 14 | Boston Bruins | 2-0 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden | ||||
| (Larry Regan, Jerry Topazzini) Fleming Mackell, 4 - 2:56 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Leo Labine, Don McKenney) Flaming Mackell, 5 - 19:40 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| April 16 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–1 | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum | ||||
| (Don Marshall, Claude Provost) Andre Pronovost - 18:11 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Doug Harvey, Bernie Geoffrion) Dickie Moore - 0:14 (Tom Johnson, Bert Olmstead) Bernie Geoffrion - 15:12 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Floyd Curry, Dickie Moore) Don Marshall - 17:38 (Connie Broden, Dickie Moore) Floyd Curry - 18:31 |
Third period | 13:43 - Leo Labine, 3 (Leo Boivin) | ||||||
| Montreal won series 4–1 | |
Montreal Canadiens 1957 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 5 Bernie Geoffrion
- 6 Floyd Curry (A. Capt.)
- 9 Maurice Rocket Richard (Captain)
- 12 Dickie Moore
- 14 Claude Provost
- 15 Bert Olmstead
- 22 Don Marshall
- 23 Andre Pronovost
- 2 Doug Harvey (A. Capt.)
- 10 Tom Johnson (A. Capt.)
- 11 Bob Turner
- 17 Jean-Guy Talbot
- 19 Dollard St. Laurent
- 1 Jacques Plante
- 1 Gerry McNeil (Sub)
- Non-players
- William Northey (President/Owner), Donat Raymond (Chairman/Owner)
- Ken Reardon (Vice President), Frank Selke Sr. (Manager)
- Hector Toe Blake (Coach)
- Hector Dubois (Trainer), Larry Aubut (Ass't Trainer)
- Camile DesRoches^, Frank Selke Jr.^ (Publicity Directors)
- 8 Jack LeClair& -Left off the Stanley Cup.
- ^- on the team picture, but missing from the Stanley Cup.
&-Jack LeClair played 47 games for Montreal. His name was not included on the Cup, because LeClair was playing in the minors during the playoffs.
See also
Notes
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 Montreal Canadiens 1956 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1957 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1958 |
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