- 1969 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1969 Stanley Cup Finals were played from
April 27 toMay 4 ,1969 between the defending championMontreal Canadiens and the St. Louis Blues, the same finalists as in 1968. The Canadiens would win the series 4–0.Paths to the Final
Montreal defeated the
New York Rangers 4–0 and theBoston Bruins 4–2 to advance to the finals. St. Louis defeated thePhiladelphia Flyers 4–0 and theLos Angeles Kings 4–0.The series
Claude Ruel became the eleventh rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. MontrealgoaltenderRogie Vachon limited St. Louis to three goals in four games andhis first career playoff shutout.Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues"Montreal wins the series 4–0."
Montreal Canadiens 1969 Stanley Cup champions
Stanley Cup champion
goaltenders=*1 LorneGump Worsley
*29-30Rogatien Vachon
*29Tony Esposito
defence=*2Jacques Laperriere
*3 Jean-ClaudeJ.C. Tremblay
*10 Edward Ted Harris
*17Larry Hillman
*18Serge Savard
*19Terry Harper
centers=*4 Jean Beliveau (Captain)
*6Ralph Backstrom
*16Henri Richard (A. Capt.)
*25Jacques Lemaire
*23Christian Bordeleau
wingers=*8Dick Duff
*12Yvan Cournoyer
*14Claude Provost (A. Capt.)
*15Bobby Rousseau
*20Lucien Grenier &
*21Gilles Tremblay
*22 John Ferguson Sr.
*24 MichaelMickey Redmond
non-players=
* David Molson (President/Owner),Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
* William Molson, Peter Molson (Vice Presidents/Owners)
*Claude Ruel (Head Coach)
* Larry Albut (Trainer), Eddy Palchak (Ass't Trainer).&-Lucien Grenier played 2 playoff games, but name was left off the Stanley Cup.|tanley Cup engravings
* Anthony "Tony" Esposito name was misspelt on the Replica Stanley Cup created in 1992–93 as P. FSPOSITO instead of A. ESPOSITO.
Won 4 Stanley Cup in 5 Years with Montreal 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
Ralph Backstrom, Jean Beliveau, Yvan Cournoyer, Dick Duff, John Ferguson Sr., Terry Harper, Ted Harris, Jacques Laperriere, Claude Provost, Henri Richard, Bobby Rousseau, Gilles Tremblay, Jean-Claude Tremblay, Gump Worsley(14 Players), David Molson, Sam Pollock, Larry Aubut (3 Non-players)
ee also
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List of Stanley Cup champions
*1968–69 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.
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