1956 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1956 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Montreal Canadiens and the defending champion Detroit Red Wings in the fifth Detroit-Montreal series in the 1950s. The Canadiens were making the sixth consecutive appearance in the Final series while Detroit was making their third consecutive appearance. The Canadiens won the series 4–1.

Paths to the Final
Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 4–1 while Detroit defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 to reach the Final.

The Series
Maurice "Rocket" Richard, scored four times in game one, including three in the second period to tie Ted Lindsay's record. Jacques Plante held the Red Wings to just ten goals in the five games. This was the first Finals for Henri Richard and Toe Blake's first finals as coach.

Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1



Stanley Cup Engraving

 * Emile "Butch" Bouchard was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1944, 1946 and 1953 as EMILE BOUCHARD. He was then engraved on the Stanley Cup as BUTCH BOUCHARD in 1956.
 * In a mistake, Bob Turner is listed as Trainer on the Stanley Cup but he was a defenseman. Hector Dubois and Gaston Bettez were the trainers, but no position was listed. These mistakes were not corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
 * In a mistake, Claude Provost's name was misspelled C. PREVOST with an "E" instead an "O". The Turner and Provost mistakes were not corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
 * In a mistake, Gaston Bettez was spelled wrong as G BETTEX when cup was redone in 1957–58 with an "X" instead of "Z", and the mistake was repeated on the Replica Cup. His name was spelled correctly on the original ring as G. BETTEZ.

Video
Over nine minutes of highlights beginning with a minute of the Rangers-Canadiens Semi-finals then goals of all five games of the 1956 Stanley Cup Finals.