1971 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1971 Stanley Cup Finals were played from May 4 to May 18, 1971 between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens would win the series 4–3.

Paths to the Final

The playoff system changed this year to allow cross-over between the divisions during the playoffs. Chicago defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 and the New York Rangers 4–3 to advance to the finals. Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 4–3 and the Minnesota North Stars 4–2. This set up the first "Original Six" finals since the 1967 Finals.

The series

Brothers Frank and Peter Mahovlich starred for the Canadiens, scoring nine goals in the seven game final series. Ken Dryden debuted for the Canadiens, while this was Jean Beliveau's final Finals appearance, and he ended his career with ten championships.

Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens

"Montreal wins the series 4–3."

"Ken Dryden won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP."

Montreal Canadiens 1971 Stanley Cup champions

Stanley Cup champion
centers=*4 Jean Beliveau (Captain)
*8 Larry Pleau††
*16 Henri Richard
*20 Peter Mahovlich
*24 Bobby Sheehan
*25 Jacques Lemaire
defence=*2 Jacques Laperriere
*3 Jean-Claude J.C. Tremblay
*5 Guy Lapointe
*18 Serge Savard†
*19 Terry Harper (A. Capt.)
*23 Bob Murdoch
*26 Pierre Bouchard
goaltenders=*1 Rogatien Vachon
*29 Ken Dryden
*30 Phil Myre†
wingers=*11 Marc Tardif
*14 Rejean Houle
*12 Yvan Cournoyer
*15 Claude Larose
*17 Phil Roberto
*21 Leon Rochefort
*22 John Ferguson Sr. (A. Capt.)
*24 Chuck Lefley
*27 Frank Mahovlich (A. Capt.)
non-players=
* David Molson (President/Owner), Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
* William Molson, Peter Molson (Vice Presidents/Owners)
* Ron Caron (Ass’t General Manager), Al MacNeil (Head Coach)
* Yvon Belanger (Trainer),
* Phil Langlois, Eddie Palchak, (Ass’t Trainers).
player-notes=
* †Serge Savard played 37 regular season games, but missing the rest of season injured. †Phil Myre played 30 games dressed for 70 games, but not used in the playoffs. Both players qualified, were included on the team picture, but not engraved on the cup.
*†† Larry Plue was included on the team, but did not qualify, so name was not included on the Stanley Cup.
engraving-notes=
* Mistake Al MacNeil (Coach) was engraved on the Stanley Cup as .COACH. MAC NEIL missing his first name "Al". MacNeil was spelt AL MACNEIL COACH on the Replica Cup.
* Phil Roberto was misspelt P ROBRTO missing an "E". Roberto was name corrected P. ROBERTO on the Replica Cup created during the 1992–93 season.|

ee also

* List of Stanley Cup champions
* 1970–71 NHL season

References

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* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3.