The 1967 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series played between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs won the series four games to two to win their thirteenth Stanley Cup. This is Toronto's most recent Stanley Cup championship, and most recent appearance in the championship final.
Paths to the Final[]
This was the last Stanley Cup before the 1967 expansion which meant only three series in total were played in the playoffs. Montreal defeated New York while Toronto defeated Chicago to advance to the Finals.
The Series[]
The average age of the Leafs' players was 31, the oldest lineup to win the Cup.[1] Johnny Bower was 42 and Allan Stanley was 41. Dave Keon won the Conn Smythe Trophy.
Montreal won the opener 6–2, soundly trouncing Toronto. For the second game, Terry Sawchuk was replaced with Bower and provided the Leafs with a shutout win 3–0. Bower was in net for game three won 3–2 on Bob Pulford's overtime goal. This game has been described as "one of the most exciting games ever played".[2]
Bower was injured before game four and Sawchuk had to take over. Al Smith was called up from the minors to served as back-up for the fourth and fifth games. The Canadiens defeated the Leafs 6–2 again, this time in Toronto to even the series. Sawchuk would play very well in the next two games, backstopping the Leafs to the Cup. In the sixth game Bower returned to the line-up as back up. Jim Pappin scored his seventh goal of the playoffs and Sawchuk stopped 41 shots helping Toronto win the the cup. Pappin had four goals and four assists in the Final series.
Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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April 20 | Toronto | 2 | Montreal | 6 | |
April 22 | Toronto | 3 | Montreal | 0 | |
April 25 | Montreal | 2 | Toronto | 3 | 2OT |
April 27 | Montreal | 6 | Toronto | 2 | |
April 29 | Toronto | 4 | Montreal | 1 | |
May 2 | Montreal | 1 | Toronto | 3 |
Toronto Maple Leafs 1967 Stanley Cup Champions[]
Roster
- Wingers
- 11 Ron Ellis
- 18 Jim Pappin
- 20 Bob Pulford (A. Capt.)
- 22 Larry Jeffrey
- 23 Eddie Shack
- 24 John Brenneman†
- 27 Frank Mahovlich
- 10 [[George Armstrong (Captain)
- Defensemen
- 3 Marcel Pronovost
- 7 Miles Tim Horton
- 16 Larry Hillman
- 19 Kent Douglas†
- 21 Bob Baun
- 24 Aut Erickson
- 26 Allan Stanley (A. Capt.)
- Goaltenders
- 1 Johnny Bower
- 30 Terry Sawchuk
- 1 Al Smith††
- Non-players
- Stafford Smythe (President/Owner), Harold Ballard (Vice President/Owner)
- John Bassett (Chairman/Owner), George Punch Imlach (Manager-Coach)
- Frank King Clancy (Ass’t Manager-Coach), Bob Davidson (Chief Scout)
- John Anderson (Business Manager), Bob Haggert (Trainer)
- Tom Nayler (Ass’t Trainer), Dr. Karl Eliett (Physiotherapist)
- Richard Smythe (Mascot).
† Kent Douglas, and John Brenneman were sent to the minors before the trading deadline. They played half regular season game, qualified to win the Cup, but their names were left off. †† Johnny Bower missed 2 games in the Finals with an injury. Al Smith was dressed in his place. Smith's name was left off the Cup, because he only played 1 regular season games, and did not play in the playoffs. Al Smith qualified to be on the Cup, because he was dressed in the Finals.
Stanley Cup Engraving
- The "K" in Peter Stemkowski name was engraved backwards.
- Stafford Smythe name was misspelled C. ST FFORD SMYTHE PRESIDENT missing an "A". Both mistakes were corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
- Leonard "Red" Kelly won 8 Stanley Cups. He was engraved as Leonard Kelly in 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964. Kelly was engraved as Red Kelly in 1950, 1952, 1967.
- Johnny Bower was 42 years old when he won his fourth and final Stanley Cup.
Won 4 Stanley Cups with Toronto (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967)[]
George Armstrong, Bob Baun, Johnny Bower, Larry Hillman, Tim Horton, Red Kelly, Dave Keon, Frank Mahovlich, Bob Pulford, Eddie Shack, Allan Stanley (11 players), Stafford Smythe, Harold Ballard, John Bassette, Punch Imlach, King Clancy, Bob Haggart, Tom Nayler (7 non-players)
Video[]
Game 4 of the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals between Toronto and Montreal, April 27, 1967.
Game 6 of the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals between Toronto and Montreal, May 2, 1967.
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1966 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions 1967 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1968 |
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