The 1949 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs, the second straight between Detroit and Toronto. The Maple Leafs won the series in four straight games to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup and eighth in the history of the franchise.
Paths to the Final[]
Detroit defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 while Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to advance to the Finals.
The Series[]
The Maple Leafs became the first NHL team to win the Cup in three straight seasons. The Leafs also won nine straight finals games.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8 | Toronto | 3 | Detroit | 2 | OT |
| April 10 | Toronto | 3 | Detroit | 1 | |
| April 13 | Detroit | 1 | Toronto | 3 | |
| April 16 | Detroit | 1 | Toronto | 3 |
Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–0.
Toronto Maple Leafs 1949 Stanley Cup Champions[]
Roster
- Centers
- 7 Max Bentley (A. Capt.)
- 9 Ted Ted Kennedy (Captain)
- 16 Fleming Mackell
- 15 Cal Gardner
- 21 Harry Taylor
- 23 Bob Dawes
- Wingers
- 4 Harry Watson (A. Capt.)
- 8 Joe Klukay
- 11 Howie Meeker
- 12 Bill Ezinicki†
- 14 Vic Lynn
- 17 Sid Smith
- 19 Don Metz
- 22 Ray Timgren
- 22-15 Tod Sloan††
- Defensemen
- 2 Jimmy Thomson
- 5 Bill Barilko
- 18 Garth Boesch
- 19 Gus Mortson
- 20 Bill Juzda
- Goaltenders
1 Walter Turk Broda
- Non-players
- Conn Smythe (President/Manager/Owner), William MacBrien (Chairman/Owner)
- Ed Bickle, Jack Bickell (Directors/Owners), George McGillach, John Murdoch (Vice Presidents)
- Clarence Hap Day (Coach), George Walker (Chief Scout)
- Tim Daly (Trainer), Archie Campbell† (Ass't Trainer)
- Ed Fitkin† (Publicity Director), Kerry Day (Mascot)
- Norman Delarue†, Robert Galloway†, Horance MacIntyre† (Team Doctors)
Stanley Cup Engraving
- †The following members were engraved on the original Stanley Cup in 1949, but removed from the current Cup Bill Ezinicki† (player-by mistake-played in the finals), Archie Campbell†, Ed Finkin†, Norman Delarue†, Horance MacIntyre†, James Murphy† (non players). There is room for 5 more names be included on the cup.
- ††Tod Sloan's name is not on the cup in 1949, but was included on the team picture. Sloan only played 29 games, and did not play in the playoffs. Sloan name was engraved on the cup in 1951, 1961.
- William A.H. MacBrien's last name was spelled wrong. W.A.H. MacBRIAN with an "A" instead of an "E". Mistake was corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
Gallery[]
Video[]
Highlights of Game 4 of the 1949 Stanley Cup Finals in which the Leafs win the Cup with a 3-1 victory. Goals by Ray Timgren and Max Bentley are shown.
References[]
- NHL (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Dan Diamond & Associates.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3.
| Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1948 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions 1949 |
Succeeded by Detroit Red Wings 1950 |
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