1976 Stanley Cup Finals

Infobox Stanley Cup Final
year=1976


team1=Montreal Canadiens
team1_short=Montreal
team1_captain=Yvan Cournoyer
team1_coach=Scotty Bowman
team2=Philadelphia Flyers
team2_short=Philadelphia
team2_coach=Fred Shero
team2_captain=Bobby Clarke
referees=Ron Wicks, Dave Newell, Wally Harris, Lloyd Gilmour
series_winner=Guy Lafleur (14:18, 3rd,G4)
dates=May 9 – May 16
location1=Montreal (Montreal Forum) (1,2)
location2=Philadelphia (The Spectrum) (3,4)
mvp=Reggie Leach (Philadelphia Flyers)
team1_1=4
team1_2=2
team1_3=3
team1_4=5
team1_tot=4
team2_1=3
team2_2=1
team2_3=2
team2_4=3
team2_tot=0
networks=CBC (Canada-English), SRC (Canada-French), NHL (United States)The 1976 Stanley Cup Finals were played from May 15 to May 27, 1976 between the Montreal Canadiens and the defending champion Philadelphia Flyers. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to none.

Paths to the Final

Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 and the New York Islanders 4–1 to advance to the finals. Philadelphia defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 and the Boston Bruins 4–1 to make it to the finals.

The series

Guy Lafleur scored his first two career goals in the finals, both game-winners.

Reggie Leach scored four time in the finals, and 19 for the play-offs to win the Conn Smythe Trophy despite the Flyers losing to the Canadiens.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers

"Montreal wins the series 4–0."

"Reggie Leach won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP."

Montreal Canadiens 1976 Stanley Cup Champions

Stanley Cup champion|team=Montreal Canadiens |year=1973
centers=*8 Doug Risebrough
*20 Peter Mahovlich
*21 Doug Jarvis
*25 Jacques Lemaire
defence=*2 Bill Nyrop
*3 John Van Boxmeer†
*5 Guy Lapointe
*18 Serge Savard
*19 Larry Robinson
*24 Don Awrey†
*26 Pierre Bouchard
*27 Rick Chartraw
goaltenders=*1 Michel Bunny Larocque
*29 Ken Dryden
wingers=*6 Jim Roberts
*11 Yvon Lambert
*12 Yvan Cournoyer (Captain)
*14 Mario Tremblay
*17 Murray Wilson
*22 Steve Shutt
*23 Bob Gainey
non-players=
*Jacques Courtois (President), Jean Beliveau (Vice President)
*Peter Bronfman (Chairman/Owner), Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/Owner),
*Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager), William Scotty Bowman (Head Coach)
*Eddie Palchak (Trainer), Pierre Meilluer (Ass't Trainer)
*Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development)
*Floyd Curry†, Ron Caron†, (Ass't General Managers)
player-notes=† left off cup, but qualified to be on it.
engraving-notes=
* Don Awrey played 72 regular-season games, and John Van Boxmeer played 46 games. Neither player played in the playoffs so their names were not included on the Stanley Cup. The official rules says that players must play in the playoffs to be included on the Stanley Cup. This rule was not followed very well. Players who played in playoffs were often left off, and many players who did not play in the playoffs were still engraved on it. NHL was so upset they changed the rules, saying any player who plays 40 or more regular season games for the winning team, or 1 game in the Stanley Cup must be included. However, Awrey and Boxmeer were not added to the cup for 1976. Awrey's name is on the cup in 1970, 1972 with Boston. Boxmeer's name does appear on the Stanley Cup.
* Between 1976 and 1985 A (Assistant Captain) was no longer marked on the players sweets. Only the Captain was marked with a C.|

ee also

* List of Stanley Cup champions
* 1975–76 NHL season

References

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