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 champion Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series 4–2 to win the Stanley 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 goalie Roger Crozier would win the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens

"Montreal wins Stanley Cup, four games to two."

"Roger Crozier wins Conn Smythe Trophy."

Montreal Canadiens 1966 Stanley Cup Champions

Stanley Cup champion
goaltenders=*1 Charlie Hodge
*30 Lorne Gump Worsley
defence=*2 Jacques Laperriere
*3 Jean-Claude J. C. Tremblay
*10 Edward Ted Harris
*17 Jean-Guy Talbot (A. Capt.)
*19 Terry Harper
*23 Noel Price
centers=*4 Jean Beliveau (Captain)
*6 Ralph Backstrom
*16 Henri Richard
wingers=*8 Dick Duff
*12 Yvan Cournoyer
*11 Claude Larose
*14 Claude Provost
*15 Bobby Rousseau
*18 Leon Rochefort
*20 David Balon
*21 Gilles Tremblay
*22 John Ferguson Sr.
*26 Jim Roberts
non-players=
* Hartland Molson (chairman/owner), David Molson (president)
* Sam Pollock (vice president/manager), Hector Toe 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

* List of Stanley Cup champions
* 1965–66 NHL season

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