1979 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1979 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the New York Rangers and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, making their fourth straight appearance. It was New York's first appearance since 1972. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to one, to win their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup. As of 2009, this is the most recent time that two teams of the Original Six have competed for the Stanley Cup championship.

Paths to the Final[]

For more details on this topic, see 1979 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Montreal defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 and the Boston Bruins 4–3 to advance to the finals. New York defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2–0, the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 and the New York Islanders 4–2 to make it to the finals.

The series[]

The Canadiens won the Cup in five games, winning it on home ice for the first time since 1968. After the game Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer and Ken Dryden retired. Coach Scotty Bowman would leave the Canadiens to join the Buffalo Sabres.

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
Sun, May 13	New York	4	Montreal	1
Tue, May 15	New York	2	Montreal	6
Thu, May 17	Montreal	4	New York	1
Sat, May 19	Montreal	4	New York	3	OT
Mon, May 21	New York	1	Montreal	4

Montreal wins the series 4–1.

Montreal Canadiens 1979 Stanley Cup champions[]

Roster

Centers

Wingers

Defensemen

Goaltenders

1 Michel Bunny Larocque
29 Ken Dryden
33 Richard Sevigny(spare dressed in finals)††

Non-players

Jacques Courtois (President), Sam Pollock (Director)
Irving Grundman (Vice President/General Manager), Jean Beliveau (Vice President)
William Scotty Bowman (Head Coach), Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development)
Al MacNeil (Director of Player Personnel), Morgan McCammon (Directors)
Ron Caron (Ass’t General Manager), Eddy Palchak (Trainer)
Pierre Meilluer (Ass't Trainer)

Stanley Cup Engraving

†Yvan Cournoyer played only 18 regular season games. He missed the rest of the season due to a back injury. His name was still put on the cup, even though he did not qualify. Serge Savard served as captain while Cournoyer was injured.
††Richard Sevigny's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup, before he played his first NHL game. He was dressed in the finals when Michel Larocque was injured in pre-game warm-up for game two. Sevigny would join Montreal full-time, the next season after Ken Dryden retired.
†††Dan Newman played 16 regular season games, but did not qualify to be on the cup. He was dressed for one playoff in the quarter-finals, but did not play

Members of Montreal Canadiens 1976 to 1979 dynasty[]

Rick Chartraw, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Guy Lalfeur, Yvon Lambert, Guy Lapointe, Jacques Lemaire, Michel Laroque, Doug Risebrough, Mario Tremblay, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Steve Shutt (15 Players), Jacques Courtois, Sam Pollock, Jean Beliveau, Scotty Bowman, Claude Ruel, Eddie Palchak, Pierre Meilleur, Ron Caron (8 Non-Players)

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References[]

(2000) Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 1–55168–261.

Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1978	Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1979	Succeeded by New York Islanders 1980

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