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1953 Stanley Cup Finals

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Start date
  
April 9, 1953

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Champion
  
Montreal Canadiens

Location(s)
  
Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5) Boston, Massachusetts (Boston Garden) (3,4)

Coaches
  
Montreal: Dick Irvin Boston: Lynn Patrick

Captains
  
Montreal: Emile Bouchard Boston: Milt Schmidt

Similar
  
1959 Stanley Cup Finals, 1960 Stanley Cup Finals, 1969 Stanley Cup Finals, 1973 Stanley Cup Finals, 1931 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1953 Stanley Cup Final for the NHL championship was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. Boston was making its first appearance in the Final since the 1946 Final. The Canadiens, who were appearing in their third-straight Final series, would win the series four games to one.

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Paths to the Final

Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 to reach the final. Boston defeated the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 4–2 to reach the final.

The series

Jacques Plante would be pulled after the first two games in favour of Gerry McNeil. The move paid off as McNeil posted two shutouts in the last three games.

Stanley Cup engraving

  • Eddie Maruz was misspelled EDDIE MARUZE, with an extra "E" on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93. His name was spelled correctly on the other 2 rings.
  • Mistake Gaston Bettez name was misspelled in 1953. Gettez was GOSTON BETTES on the original ring in 1953, G Bettes on the other 2 rings of 1953 Montreal.

    • References

    1953 Stanley Cup Finals Wikipedia
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