1973 Stanley Cup Finals

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.

1973 Stanley Cup Finals
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Montreal Canadiens8444764
Chicago Black Hawks3170842
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, 1973
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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Paths to the Finals

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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

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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 29Chicago Black Hawks3–8Montreal CanadiensMontreal ForumRecap 
Pit Martin (6) - 00:35
Ralph Backstrom (5) - 1:02
Pit Martin (7) - 12:07
First period2:28 - Jacques Laperriere (1)
8:07 - Marc Tardif (7)
No scoringSecond period3:01 - Chuck Lefley (1)
16:23 - pp - Jacques Lemaire (5)
No scoringThird period8:38 - pp - Jacques Lemaire (6)
12:36 - sh Peter Mahovlich (2)
13:34 - Frank Mahovlich (5)
14:35 - Chuck Lefley (2)
Tony Esposito, Gary SmithGoalie statsKen Dryden
May 1Chicago Black Hawks1–4Montreal CanadiensMontreal ForumRecap 
No scoringFirst period5:36 - Pierre Bouchard (1)
Cliff Koroll (4) - 7:28Second period12:08 - Yvan Cournoyer (10)
No scoringThird period5:01 - pp Yvan Cournoyer (11)
19:26 - Frank Mahovlich (6)
Tony EspositoGoalie statsKen Dryden
May 3Montreal Canadiens4–7Chicago Black HawksChicago StadiumRecap 
No scoringFirst period1:59 - 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) - 10:25Second period2:08 - pp - John Marks (1)
Yvan Cournoyer (12) - 1:20
Guy Lapointe (6) - 7:15
Jacques Lemaire (7) - 8:01
Third period19:29 - Dennis Hull (8)
19:49 - Jim Pappin (6)
Ken DrydenGoalie statsTony Esposito
May 6Montreal Canadiens4–0Chicago Black HawksChicago StadiumRecap 
Marc Tardif (5) - 1:08First periodNo scoring
Yvan Cournoyer (13) - 14:13
Chuck Lefley (3) - 15:43
Second periodNo scoring
Claude Larose (1) - 3:45Third periodNo scoring
Ken DrydenGoalie statsTony Esposito
May 8Chicago Black Hawks8–7Montreal CanadiensMontreal ForumRecap 
Dennis Hull (9) - 9:34
Stan Mikita (6) - 11:24
First period2:47 - 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 period00:37 - Claude Larose (2)
4:23 - Claude Larose (3)
7:09 - Yvan Cournoyer (14)
Lou Angotti (3) - 4:06Third period1:15 - Serge Savard (3)
11:43 - Henri Richard (5)
Tony EspositoGoalie statsKen Dryden
May 10Montreal Canadiens6–4Chicago Black HawksChicago StadiumRecap 
Henri Richard (6) - 19:48First period10:35 - 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 period8:32 - Dave Kryskow (2)
17:05 - pp - Pit Martin (2)
Yvan Cournoyer (15) - 8:13
Marc Tardif (6) - pp - 12:42
Third periodNo scoring
Ken DrydenGoalie statsTony Esposito
Montreal won series 4–2


Team rosters

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Montreal Canadiens

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No.NatPlayerPosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
1 Michel PlasseGL241968Montreal, Quebec
2 Jacques LaperrièreDL311962Béarn, Quebec
5 Guy LapointeDL251969Montreal, Quebec
6 Jimmy RobertsRWR331971Toronto, Ontario
10 Guy LafleurRWR211971Thurso, Quebec
11 Marc TardifLWL231969Granby, Quebec
12 Yvan Cournoyer (A)RWL291963Montreal, Quebec
14 Réjean HouleRWL231969Rouyn, Quebec
15 Claude LaroseRWR311962Hearst, Ontario
16 Henri Richard (C)CR371955Montreal, Quebec
17 Murray WilsonCL211971Toronto, Canada
18 Serge SavardDL271966Landrienne, Quebec
19 Larry RobinsonDL211971Winchester, Ontario
20 Peter MahovlichCL261969Timmins, Ontario
22 Steve ShuttLWL201972North York, Ontario
23 Bob MurdochDR261973Kirkland Lake, Ontario
24 Chuck LefleyLWL231970Winnipeg, Manitoba
25 Jacques LemaireCL271967LaSalle, Quebec
26 Pierre BouchardDL251965Longueuil, Quebec
27 Frank Mahovlich (A)LWL261969Timmins, Ontario
29 Ken DrydenGL251964Hamilton, Ontario

Chicago Black Hawks

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No.NatPlayerPosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
1 Gary SmithGL291971Ottawa, Ontario
2 Bill White (A)DR331970Toronto, Ontario
3 Keith MagnusonDR261969Wadena, Saskatchewan
4 Doug Jarrett (A)DL291964London, Ontario
5 Phil RussellDL201972Edmonton, Alberta
6 Lou AngottiCL351969Toronto, Ontario
7 Pit MartinCL291967Noranda, Quebec
8 Jim PappinRWR331968Sudbury, Ontario
10 Dennis HullLWL281964Point Anne, Ontario
11 John MarksLWL251968Hamiota, Manitoba
12 Pat StapletonDL321965Sarnia, Ontario
14 Ralph BackstromCL351973Kirkland Lake, Ontario
15 Dick RedmondLWL231972Kirkland Lake, Ontario
16 Chico MakiRWR331961Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
17 Dave KryskowLWL211971Edmonton, Alberta
19 Len FrigDL221970Blairmore, Alberta
20 Cliff KorollRWR261969Canora, Saskatchewan
21 Stan Mikita (A)CR321958Sokolče, Slovak Republic
22 Jerry KorabDL241970Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
23 J.P. BordeleauRWR231969Noranda, Quebec
35 Tony EspositoGR301969Sault 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

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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

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Notes

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References

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  • 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