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| − | The '''1971 Stanley Cup Final''' [[National Hockey League|NHL]] championship series was contested by the [[Chicago |
+ | The '''1971 Stanley Cup Final''' [[National Hockey League|NHL]] championship series was contested by the [[1970–71 Chicago Black Hawks season|Chicago Black Hawks]] and the [[1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal Canadiens]]. The Black Hawks made their first appearance in the Final series since the [[1965 Stanley Cup Finals]], the Canadiens had last played and won the series in 1969. The Canadiens won the series 4–3. |
==Paths to the Final== |
==Paths to the Final== |
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| − | The playoff system changed this year to allow cross-over between the divisions during the playoffs. Chicago defeated the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] 4–0 and the [[New York Rangers]] 4–3 to advance to the final. Montreal defeated the defending champion [[Boston Bruins]] 4–3 and the [[Minnesota North Stars]] 4–2. This set up the first "Original Six" |
+ | The playoff system changed this year to allow cross-over between the divisions during the playoffs. Chicago defeated the [[1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season|Philadelphia Flyers]] 4–0 and the [[1970–71 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]] 4–3 to advance to the final. Montreal defeated the defending champion [[1970–71 Boston Bruins season|Boston Bruins]] 4–3 and the [[1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota North Stars]] 4–2. This set up the first "Original Six" Finals since the [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1967 Final]]. |
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+ | ==The Series== |
| − | Brothers [[Frank Mahovlich|Frank]] and [[Peter Mahovlich]] starred for the Canadiens, scoring nine goals in the seven game |
+ | Brothers [[Frank Mahovlich|Frank]] and [[Peter Mahovlich]] starred for the Canadiens, scoring nine goals in the seven game Final series. [[Ken Dryden]] debuted for the Canadiens, while this was [[Jean Béliveau|Jean Beliveau]]'s final finals appearance, and he ended his career with ten championships. The next Finals to go seven games would be the [[1987 Stanley Cup Finals]]. |
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''Montreal wins the series 4–3.'' |
''Montreal wins the series 4–3.'' |
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| − | * [[J. David Molson]] ( |
+ | * [[J. David Molson]] (President/Owner), [[Sam Pollock]] (Vice President/General Manager) |
| − | * William Molson, Peter Molson ( |
+ | * William Molson, Peter Molson (Vice presidents/Owners) |
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+ | * [[Ron Caron]] (Ass't General Manager), [[Al MacNeil]] (Head Coach) |
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+ | * Yvon Belanger (Trainer) |
| − | * Phil Langlois, [[Eddy Palchak]] |
+ | * Phil Langlois, [[Eddy Palchak]] (Ass't trainers) |
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| − | * †Serge Savard played 37 regular season games, but |
+ | * †Serge Savard played 37 regular season games, but missed the rest of season injured. †Phil Myre played 30 games, dressed for 70 games, but was not dressed in the playoffs. Both players were included on the team picture, but not engraved on the Cup even though they qualified. |
| − | *†† Larry Pleau was included on the team, but did not qualify, so name was not included on the Stanley Cup. |
+ | *†† Larry Pleau was included on the team, but did not qualify, so his name was not included on the Stanley Cup. |
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| − | * Mistake Al MacNeil (Coach) was engraved on the Stanley Cup as .COACH. MAC NEIL missing his first name "Al". |
+ | * Mistake Al MacNeil (Coach) was engraved on the Stanley Cup as .COACH. MAC NEIL missing his first name "Al". MacNeil was spelt AL MACNEIL COACH on the Replica Cup. |
| − | * Phil Roberto was misspelt P ROBRTO missing an "E". |
+ | * Phil Roberto was misspelt P ROBRTO missing an "E". The name was corrected as P. ROBERTO on the Replica Cup created during the 1992–93 season. |
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| + | At least 500,000 people crowded the streets of downtown Montreal to greet the Stanley Cup champions at the parade on May 20. |
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| − | * {{cite book|editor=Diamond, Dan |title=Total Stanley Cup|year=2000|publisher=NHL}} |
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| − | * {{cite book |author=Podnieks, Andrew |coauthors=Hockey Hall of Fame |year=2004 |title=Lord Stanley's Cup |publisher=Triumph Books |isbn=1–55168–261}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 5 August 2020
The 1971 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Black Hawks made their first appearance in the Final series since the 1965 Stanley Cup Finals, the Canadiens had last played and won the series in 1969. The Canadiens won the series 4–3.
Paths to the Final
The playoff system changed this year to allow cross-over between the divisions during the playoffs. Chicago defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 and the New York Rangers 4–3 to advance to the final. Montreal defeated the defending champion Boston Bruins 4–3 and the Minnesota North Stars 4–2. This set up the first "Original Six" Finals since the 1967 Final.
The Series
Brothers Frank and Peter Mahovlich starred for the Canadiens, scoring nine goals in the seven game Final series. Ken Dryden debuted for the Canadiens, while this was Jean Beliveau's final finals appearance, and he ended his career with ten championships. The next Finals to go seven games would be the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals.
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4 | Montreal | 1 | Chicago | 2 | OT |
| May 6 | Montreal | 3 | Chicago | 5 | |
| May 9 | Chicago | 2 | Montreal | 4 | |
| May 11 | Chicago | 2 | Montreal | 5 | |
| May 13 | Montreal | 0 | Chicago | 2 | |
| May 16 | Chicago | 3 | Montreal | 4 | |
| May 18 | Montreal | 3 | Chicago | 2 |
Montreal wins the series 4–3.
Montreal Canadiens 1971 Stanley Cup Champions
Roster
- Centers
- 4 Jean Beliveau (Captain)
- 8 Larry Pleau††
- 16 Henri Richard (A. Capt.)
- 20 Peter Mahovlich
- 24 Bobby Sheehan
- 25 Jacques Lemaire
- Wingers
- 11 Marc Tardif
- 14 Rejean Houle
- 12 Yvan Cournoyer
- 15 Claude Larose
- 17 Phil Roberto
- 21 Leon Rochefort
- 22 John Ferguson Sr. (A. Capt.)
- 24 Chuck Lefley
- 27 Frank Mahovlich (A. Capt.)
- Defensemen
- 2 Jacques Laperriere
- 3 Jean-Claude J. C. Tremblay
- 5 Guy Lapointe
- 18 Serge Savard†
- 19 Terry Harper (A. Capt.)
- 23 Bob Murdoch
- 26 Pierre Bouchard
- Goaltenders
- 1 Rogatien Vachon
- 29 Ken Dryden
- 30 Phil Myre†
- †Serge Savard played 37 regular season games, but missed the rest of season injured. †Phil Myre played 30 games, dressed for 70 games, but was not dressed in the playoffs. Both players were included on the team picture, but not engraved on the Cup even though they qualified.
- †† Larry Pleau was included on the team, but did not qualify, so his name was not included on the Stanley Cup.
- Non-players
- J. David Molson (President/Owner), Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
- William Molson, Peter Molson (Vice presidents/Owners)
- Ron Caron (Ass't General Manager), Al MacNeil (Head Coach)
- Yvon Belanger (Trainer)
- Phil Langlois, Eddy Palchak (Ass't trainers)
Stanley Cup Engraving
- Mistake Al MacNeil (Coach) was engraved on the Stanley Cup as .COACH. MAC NEIL missing his first name "Al". MacNeil was spelt AL MACNEIL COACH on the Replica Cup.
- Phil Roberto was misspelt P ROBRTO missing an "E". The name was corrected as P. ROBERTO on the Replica Cup created during the 1992–93 season.
Parade
At least 500,000 people crowded the streets of downtown Montreal to greet the Stanley Cup champions at the parade on May 20.
| Preceded by Boston Bruins 1970 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1971 |
Succeeded by Boston Bruins 1972 |
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