1975 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1975 Stanley Cup Final championship series was played by the Buffalo Sabres, making their first Finals appearance and the defending champion Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers would win the best-of-seven series four games to two. This was the first Final to have two non-"Original Six" teams since the 1967 expansion. The 1975 Flyers are the last Stanley Cup championship team to be comprised solely of Canadian-born players.[2]
This was the only Final between 1965 and 1979 not to feature either the Boston Bruins or the Montreal Canadiens.
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Paths to the Final
Buffalo defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 and the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 to advance to the final.
Philadelphia defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 and the New York Islanders 4–3 to make it to the final.
The series
Bernie Parent was the whole ball of wax for the outgunned Flyers, allowing only 12 goals in the six games, capped with a shutout. He became the first player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy for two consecutive years. Since then, only Mario Lemieux has managed to duplicate this feat.
Fog and the Bat
Game 3 in the series was the legendary Fog Game. Due to unusual heat in Buffalo in May 1975, portions of the game were played in heavy fog. Players, officials, and the puck were invisible to many spectators. The fog began to form just minutes after another odd incident: A bat in the arena, which flew above and around the players for the majority of the game, until Sabres center Jim Lorentz killed it with his stick. Many superstitious Buffalo fans considered this to be an "Evil Omen," pertaining to the result of the series. It was the only time that any player killed an animal during an NHL game.[3] The game continued and the Sabres won thanks to Rene Robert's goal in overtime.
Series box score
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, May 15 | Buffalo | 1 | Philadelphia | 4 | |
| Sun, May 18 | Buffalo | 1 | Philadelphia | 2 | |
| Tue, May 20 | Philadelphia | 4 | Buffalo | 5 | OT |
| Thu, May 22 | Philadelphia | 2 | Buffalo | 4 | |
| Sun, May 25 | Buffalo | 1 | Philadelphia | 5 | |
| Tue, May 27 | Philadelphia | 2 | Buffalo | 0 |
Philadelphia wins the series 4–2.
Rosters
Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres
Philadelphia Flyers 1975 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 10 Bill Clement
- 15 Terry Crisp – A
- 16 Bobby Clarke – C
- 19 Rick MacLeish
- 26 Orest Kindrachuk
- 7 Bill Barber
- 8 Dave Schultz
- 9 Bob Kelly
- 11 Don Saleski
- 12 Gary Dornhoefer – A
- 18 Ross Lonsberry
- 27 Reggie Leach
- 2 Ed Van Impe
- 3 Tom Bladon
- 5 Larry Goodenough
- 6 Andre Dupont
- 14 Joe Watson – A
- 20 Jimmy Watson
- 25 Ted Harris
- Non-players
- Chairman/Owner: Ed Snider
- President: Joe Scott
- Vice Chairman: F. Eugene Dixon, Jr.
- Head Coach: Fred Shero
- Vice President/General Manager: Keith Allen
- Vice President: Lou Scheinfield
- Assistant Coach: Mike Nykoluk
- Director of Player Development: Marcel Pelletier
- Assistant Coach: Barry Ashbee,
- Trainer: Frank Lewis
- Assistant Trainer: Jim McKenzie
- Director of Public Relations: Joe Kadlec (left off Cup)
- Director of Public Relations John Blogan (left off Cup)
Stanley Cup engraving
- Edward "Ted" Harris won 5 Stanley Cups. He was engraved on the Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens as Edward Harris in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969. Harris was engraved as Ted Harris with Philadelphia Flyers in 1975.
- Joe Kadlec, John Blogan (Directors of Public Relations) were included on Philadelphia's Stanley Cup winning pictures in 1974, 1975, but their names do not appear on the Stanley Cup.
- Bobby Taylor only played 3 regular season games after coming out of retirement. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup, because he was dressed during the playoffs.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Hockey finals on tap". The Day: p. 18A. May 17, 1975.
- ^ Weekes, Don. The Big Book of Hockey Trivia. Greystone Books. p. 558. ISBN 1-55365-119-7.
- ^ '75 SCF Bat/Fog Flyers-Sabres '75 SCF Bat/Fog on YouTube
References
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-55168-261.
| Preceded by Philadelphia Flyers 1974 |
Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup Champions 1975 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1976 |
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