- 1966 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1966 Stanley Cup Finals were played from April 24 to May 5, 1966, between the
Detroit Red Wings and the defending championMontreal Canadiens . The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series 4–2 to win theStanley Cup for the seventh time in eleven years.Paths to the final
Montreal defeated the
Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to advance to the finals, and Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–2.The series
With this series,
Toe Blake had coached the Canadiens to seven Cups in eleven years.Henri Richard , a member of all seven championship teams, would score the series winner in game six in overtime. Despite the Wings losing, their goalieRoger Crozier would win theConn Smythe Trophy .Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens
"Montreal wins Stanley Cup, four games to two."
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Roger Crozier winsConn Smythe Trophy ."Montreal Canadiens 1966 Stanley Cup Champions
Stanley Cup champion
goaltenders=*1 Charlie Hodge
*30 LorneGump Worsley
defence=*2Jacques Laperriere
*3 Jean-ClaudeJ. C. Tremblay
*10 Edward Ted Harris
*17Jean-Guy Talbot (A. Capt.)
*19Terry Harper
*23Noel Price
centers=*4 Jean Beliveau (Captain)
*6Ralph Backstrom
*16Henri Richard
wingers=*8Dick Duff
*12Yvan Cournoyer
*11 Claude Larose
*14Claude Provost
*15Bobby Rousseau
*18Leon Rochefort
*20David Balon
*21Gilles Tremblay
*22 John Ferguson Sr.
*26 Jim Roberts
non-players=
*Hartland Molson (chairman/owner), David Molson (president)
*Sam Pollock (vice president/manager), HectorToe Blake (coach)
* Andy Galley (trainer), Larry Albut (ass't trainer)|tanley Cup engravings
* Montreal Canadiens names was misspelt MONTREAL CANADIENE - with an "E" at end of Canadiens instead of an "S". This mistake was later corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
ee also
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List of Stanley Cup champions
*1965–66 NHL season References
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Notes
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