1973 Stanley Cup Finals

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1973 Stanley Cup Finals
123456 Total
Montreal Canadiens 844476 4
Chicago Black Hawks 317084 2
Location(s)Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5)
Chicago: Chicago Stadium (3, 4, 6)
CoachesMontreal: Scotty Bowman
Chicago: Bill Reay
CaptainsMontreal: Henri Richard
Chicago: Vacant
DatesApril 29 – May 10
MVPYvan Cournoyer (Canadiens)
Series-winning goalYvan Cournoyer (8:13, third, G6)
Hall of FamersCanadiens:
Yvan Cournoyer (1982)
Ken Dryden (1983)
Guy Lafleur (1988)
Jacques Laperriere (1987)
Guy Lapointe (1993)
Jacques Lemaire (1984)
Frank Mahovlich (1981)
Henri Richard (1979)
Larry Robinson (1995)
Serge Savard (1986)
Steve Shutt (1993; did not play)
Black Hawks:
Tony Esposito (1988)
Stan Mikita (1983)
Coaches:
Scotty Bowman (1991)
NetworksCBC (Canada)
NBC (United States, Games 1, 4-6)
Announcers(CBC) Danny Gallivan and Dick Irvin Jr.
(NBC) Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay, and Brian McFarlane
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The 1973 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1972–73 season, and the culmination of the 1973 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens, a rematch of the 1971 Final. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to two to win their 18th Stanley Cup championship.

Paths to the Finals

Chicago defeated the St. Louis Blues 4–1 and the New York Rangers 4–1 to advance to the final.

Montreal defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 to set up an "Original Six" final.

Game summaries

Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques Lemaire both had 12 points in the finals for the Canadiens. The Conn Smythe Trophy went to Cournoyer, who had six goals. It was Henri Richard's eleventh and last win of the Stanley Cup and Scotty Bowman's first.


April 29 Chicago Black Hawks 3–8 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Pit Martin (6) - 00:35
Ralph Backstrom (5) - 1:02
Pit Martin (7) - 12:07
First period 2:28 - Jacques Laperriere (1)
8:07 - Marc Tardif (7)
No scoring Second period 3:01 - Chuck Lefley (1)
16:23 - pp - Jacques Lemaire (5)
No scoring Third period 8:38 - pp - Jacques Lemaire (6)
12:36 - sh Peter Mahovlich (2)
13:34 - Frank Mahovlich (5)
14:35 - Chuck Lefley (2)
Tony Esposito, Gary Smith Goalie stats Ken Dryden
May 1 Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 5:36 - Pierre Bouchard (1)
Cliff Koroll (4) - 7:28 Second period 12:08 - Yvan Cournoyer (10)
No scoring Third period 5:01 - pp Yvan Cournoyer (11)
19:26 - Frank Mahovlich (6)
Tony Esposito Goalie stats Ken Dryden
May 3 Montreal Canadiens 4–7 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 1:59 - pp - Dennis Hull (7)
11:44 - pp - J.P. Bordeleau (1)
13:20 - sh - Bill White (1)
14:20 - sh - Stan Mikita (5)
Frank Mahovlich (7) - 10:25 Second period 2:08 - pp - John Marks (1)
Yvan Cournoyer (12) - 1:20
Guy Lapointe (6) - 7:15
Jacques Lemaire (7) - 8:01
Third period 19:29 - Dennis Hull (8)
19:49 - Jim Pappin (6)
Ken Dryden Goalie stats Tony Esposito
May 6 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Marc Tardif (5) - 1:08 First period No scoring
Yvan Cournoyer (13) - 14:13
Chuck Lefley (3) - 15:43
Second period No scoring
Claude Larose (1) - 3:45 Third period No scoring
Ken Dryden Goalie stats Tony Esposito
May 8 Chicago Black Hawks 8–7 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Dennis Hull (9) - 9:34
Stan Mikita (6) - 11:24
First period 2:47 - Frank Mahovlich (8)
14:52 - pp - Peter Mahovlich (3)
Dave Kryskow (1) - 3:10
Stan Mikita (7) - 6:21
Jim Pappin (7) - 11:24
Len Frig (1) - pp - 16:21
Jim Pappin (8) - 19:03
Second period 00:37 - Claude Larose (2)
4:23 - Claude Larose (3)
7:09 - Yvan Cournoyer (14)
Lou Angotti (3) - 4:06 Third period 1:15 - Serge Savard (3)
11:43 - Henri Richard (5)
Tony Esposito Goalie stats Ken Dryden
May 10 Montreal Canadiens 6–4 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Henri Richard (6) - 19:48 First period 10:35 - Pit Martin (8)
11:31 - pp - Pit Martin (9)
Peter Mahovlich (4) - 5:05
Rejean Houle (3) - 6:37
Frank Mahovlich (9) - pp - 10:54
Second period 8:32 - Dave Kryskow (2)
17:05 - pp - Pit Martin (2)
Yvan Cournoyer (15) - 8:13
Marc Tardif (6) - pp - 12:42
Third period No scoring
Ken Dryden Goalie stats Tony Esposito
Montreal won series 4–2


Team rosters

Montreal Canadiens

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
1 Canada Michel Plasse G L 24 1968 Montreal, Quebec
2 Canada Jacques Laperrière D L 31 1962 Béarn, Quebec
5 Canada Guy Lapointe D L 25 1969 Montreal, Quebec
6 Canada Jimmy Roberts RW R 33 1971 Toronto, Ontario
10 Canada Guy Lafleur RW R 21 1971 Thurso, Quebec
11 Canada Marc Tardif LW L 23 1969 Granby, Quebec
12 Canada Yvan Cournoyer (A) RW L 29 1963 Montreal, Quebec
14 Canada Réjean Houle RW L 23 1969 Rouyn, Quebec
15 Canada Claude Larose RW R 31 1962 Hearst, Ontario
16 Canada Henri Richard (C) C R 37 1955 Montreal, Quebec
17 Canada Murray Wilson C L 21 1971 Toronto, Canada
18 Canada Serge Savard D L 27 1966 Landrienne, Quebec
19 Canada Larry Robinson D L 21 1971 Winchester, Ontario
20 Canada Peter Mahovlich C L 26 1969 Timmins, Ontario
22 Canada Steve Shutt LW L 20 1972 North York, Ontario
23 Canada Bob Murdoch D R 26 1973 Kirkland Lake, Ontario
24 Canada Chuck Lefley LW L 23 1970 Winnipeg, Manitoba
25 Canada Jacques Lemaire C L 27 1967 LaSalle, Quebec
26 Canada Pierre Bouchard D L 25 1965 Longueuil, Quebec
27 Canada Frank Mahovlich (A) LW L 26 1969 Timmins, Ontario
29 Canada Ken Dryden G L 25 1964 Hamilton, Ontario

Chicago Black Hawks

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
1 Canada Gary Smith G L 29 1971 Ottawa, Ontario
2 Canada Bill White (A) D R 33 1970 Toronto, Ontario
3 Canada Keith Magnuson D R 26 1969 Wadena, Saskatchewan
4 Canada Doug Jarrett (A) D L 29 1964 London, Ontario
5 Canada Phil Russell D L 20 1972 Edmonton, Alberta
6 Canada Lou Angotti C L 35 1969 Toronto, Ontario
7 Canada Pit Martin C L 29 1967 Noranda, Quebec
8 Canada Jim Pappin RW R 33 1968 Sudbury, Ontario
10 Canada Dennis Hull LW L 28 1964 Point Anne, Ontario
11 Canada John Marks LW L 25 1968 Hamiota, Manitoba
12 Canada Pat Stapleton D L 32 1965 Sarnia, Ontario
14 Canada Ralph Backstrom C L 35 1973 Kirkland Lake, Ontario
15 Canada Dick Redmond LW L 23 1972 Kirkland Lake, Ontario
16 Canada Chico Maki RW R 33 1961 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
17 Canada Dave Kryskow LW L 21 1971 Edmonton, Alberta
19 Canada Len Frig D L 22 1970 Blairmore, Alberta
20 Canada Cliff Koroll RW R 26 1969 Canora, Saskatchewan
21 Czechoslovakia Stan Mikita (A) C R 32 1958 Sokolče, Slovak Republic
22 Canada Jerry Korab D L 24 1970 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
23 Canada J.P. Bordeleau RW R 23 1969 Noranda, Quebec
35 Canada Tony Esposito G R 30 1969 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Note: Stan Mikita served as the Black Hawks unofficial team captain during the 1973 Stanley Cup playoffs. Mikita was the alternate captain with the longest tenure in the league on the roster at the time of the playoffs.

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1973 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Henri Richard by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 6–4 win over the Black Hawks in game six.

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

1972–73 Montreal Canadiens

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

  • Murray Wilson's name was misspelled in 1973, 1976, 1977 as MURRY WILSON missing an "A". Murray Wilson was spelled correctly on the Stanley Cup in 1978. Wilson's name was also spelled correctly all 4 times on the Replica Cup.
  • ^ Assistant Manager were not included on the Stanley Cup, but qualified to be on it.
  • On the Replica Stanley Cup created in 1992–93 Bob Murdoch's name was spelled BOB MURDOCK with a "K" instead of a "H". His name was correct on the original engraving in 1973.
  • #30 Wayne Thomas (G), #3 Dale Hodgson (D) – were included on the team picture, but did not play enough games to get their name on the Stanley Cup.

See also

Notes

References

  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions

1973
Succeeded by