- 1978 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1978 Stanley Cup Finals were played from
May 13 toMay 25 ,1978 between theBoston Bruins and the defending championMontreal Canadiens , making their third straight appearance. The Series was a rematch of the 1977 Finals. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to two, to win their third straightStanley Cup .Paths to the Final
Montreal defeated the
Detroit Red Wings 4–1 and theToronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to advance to the finals. Boston defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 and thePhiladelphia Flyers 4–1 to make it to the finals.The series
Defenceman
Larry Robinson of Montreal led all players with 17 assists, and finished tied with teammateGuy Lafleur with 21 points, to win theConn Smythe Trophy .Boston Bruins vs.Montreal Canadiens "Montreal wins the series 4–2."
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Larry Robinson won theConn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP."Montreal Canadiens 1978 Stanley Cup champions
Stanley Cup champion|team=Montreal Canadiens |year=1973
centers=*6Pierre Mondou
*8Doug Risebrough
*20Peter Mahovlich
*21Doug Jarvis
*25Jacques Lemaire
*28Pierre Larouche
defence=*2Bill Nyrop
*3Brian Engblom
*5Guy Lapointe
*18Serge Savard
*19Larry Robinson
*24Gilles Lupien
*26Pierre Bouchard
*27Rick Chartraw
goaltenders=*1 MichelBunny Larocque
*29Ken Dryden
wingers=*10Guy Lafleur
*11Yvon Lambert
*12Yvan Cournoyer (Captain)
*14Mario Tremblay
*15 Rejean Houle
*17Murray Wilson
*22Steve Shutt
*23Bob Gainey
non-players=
*Jacques Courtois (President),Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
*Jean Beliveau (Vice President), WilliamScotty Bowman (Head Coach)
*Peter Bronfman (Chairman/Owner),Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/Owner)
*Al MacNeil (Director of Player Personnel), Eddie Palchak (Trainer), Pierre Meilluer (Ass't Trainer)
*Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development),Floyd Curry ,Ron Caron , (Ass't General Managers)engraving-notes=Murray Wilson only played 12 games due to spinal fusion surgery. His name was engraved on the Cup in 1978, even though he did not qualify.|
ee also
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List of Stanley Cup champions
*1977–78 NHL season References
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