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1949 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1949 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs, the second straight Finals series between Detroit and Toronto. The Maple Leafs swept the Red Wings again to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup and eighth in the history of the franchise.

Paths to the Finals[edit]

Detroit defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 to advance to the Finals. Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to advance to the Finals.

Game summaries[edit]

The Maple Leafs became the first NHL team to win the Stanley Cup in three straight seasons. The Leafs also won nine straight Finals games (beating Montreal in game six of the 1947 Finals, plus consecutive sweeps of the Wings in 1948 and this year).

Stanley Cup engraving[edit]

The 1949 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain Ted Kennedy by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 3–1 win over the Red Wings in game four.

The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs

Players

  Centres

• 7Max Bentley (A)
• 9 Ted Teeder Kennedy (Captain)
• 16Fleming Mackell
• 17Cal Gardner
• 21Harry Taylor
• 21-23 Bob Dawes

  Wingers

• 4Harry Watson (A)
• 8Joe Klukay
• 11Howie Meeker
• 12Bill Ezinicki†
• 14Vic Lynn
• 15Don Metz
• 22Ray Timgren
• 23-24 Sid Smith

  Defencemen

• 2Jimmy Thomson
• 3Gus Mortson
• 5Garth Boesch
• 18Bill Juzda
• 19Bill Barilko

  Goaltenders

• 1 Walter Turk Broda

Coaching and administrative staff

• Conn Smythe (President/Manager/Owner),George McGillach (Vice President)
• John Murdoch (Vice President), Jack Bickell (Director/Owner)
• Ed Bickle (Director/Owner), George Walker (Chief Scout)
• William MacBrien (Chairman/Owner), Tim Daly (Trainer)
• Clarence Hap Day (Coach)
• Kerry Day (Mascot)
• Archie Campbell† (Ass't Trainer), Ed Fitkin† (Publicity Director),
• 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 Stanley Cup when it was redone during 1957-58 season. 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 to be included on the cup.
• 20Tod Sloan†† name was not included 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 spelt wrong. W.A.H. MacBRIAN with an "E" instead of an "A". Mistake was corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.

See also[edit]

• 1948–49 NHL season

References and notes[edit]

• Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
• "All-Time NHL Results".