- 1961 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1961 Stanley Cup Finals were played from
April 6 toApril 16 ,1961 , between theDetroit Red Wings and the Chicago Black Hawks. The Black Hawks would win the best-of-seven series 4–2 to win their thirdStanley Cup , their first since 1938.Paths to the final
Detroit defeated Toronto to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated Montreal.
The series
Two of the greatest athletes in Chicago sports history,
Bobby Hull andStan Mikita made their first Stanley Cup appearances. Hull scored two in the first game including the winner, and Mikita scored the winner in game five.Chicago Black Hawks 1961 Stanley Cup Champions
Stanley Cup champion
goaltenders=*1Glenn Hall
* 1Denis DeJordy (spare/did not play)
* AllanRoy Edwards (spare/did not play)
defence=*2Al Arbour
*3Pierre Pilote (A. Capt.)
*4Elmer Vasko
*5 Jack Evans
*6Reg Fleming
*18Wayne Hillman
*19Dollard St. Laurent
centers=*11Bill Hay
*12Ed Litzenberger (Captain)
*17Ken Wharram
*21Stan Mikita
*10 Tod Sloan
wingers=*8Murray Balfour
*8Wayne Hicks
*9Bobby Hull
*14 AlvinAb McDonald
*15Eric Nesterenko
*16Ron Murphy (A. Capt.)
*16 RonaldChico Maki
*20Earl Balfour
non-players=
*Arthur Wirtz Sr. (President/Owner),Arthur Wirtz Jr. (Vice President/Owner)
*James D. Norris Jr. (Chairman/Owner),Tommy Ivan (Manager)
*Rudy Pilous (Coach), Nick Garen (Trainer),
* Walter Humenick (Ass’t Trainer), Michael Wirtz (Vice President)†
*John Gottselig (Publicity Director)President)†.† Left off the cup, but included on the team picture.
engraving-notes=
* Allan Roy Edwards was engraved as Allan R. Edwards. He never played for Chicago. Roy Edwards first NHL game was during the 1967–68 season with Detroit.
* Denis DeJordy first NHL game was during the 1962–63 season, when he replace Glenn Hall. This ended Hall's record of 502 consecutive complete games.
* Robert Ronald Murphy was engraved as Robert Murphy.
* Tod Aloysius Martin Sloan was engraved as Martin A. Sloan.|ee also
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List of Stanley Cup champions
*1960–61 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.Notes
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