1939 Stanley Cup Finals

1939 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 Games Boston Bruins  2 2 3 2 3 4 Toronto Maple Leafs  1 3 1 0 1 1
Location: Boston, MA (Boston Garden) (1,2,5) Toronto, ON (Maple Leaf Gardens) (3,4) Format: Best-of-seven Coaches: Boston: Art Ross Toronto: Dick Irvin Captains: Boston: Cooney Weiland Toronto: Charlie Conacher Dates: April 6 to April 16, 1939 Series-winning goal: Roy Conacher (17:54, second)
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The 1939 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was Boston's first appearance in the Final since 1930; Toronto had appeared in the 1938 Final. Boston would win the series 4–1 to win their second Stanley Cup. It was the first best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final series.

Paths to the Final

Boston defeated New York Rangers in a best-of-seven 4–3 to advance to the final. The Maple Leafs had to play two best-of three series; winning 2–0 against New York Americans, and 2–1 against the Detroit Red Wings.

The series

Frank Brimsek held Toronto to just six goals in the 5 games.

April 6

Boston Bruins

2–1

Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston Garden

April 9

Boston Bruins

2–3

OT

Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston Garden

April 11

Toronto Maple Leafs

1–3

Boston Bruins

Maple Leaf Gardens

April 13

Toronto Maple Leafs

0–2

Boston Bruins

Maple Leaf Gardens

April 16

Boston Bruins

3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston Garden

Boston won series 4–1

Boston Bruins 1939 Stanley Cup champions

Boston Bruins 1939 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres

• 5 Ralph Cooney Weiland (Captain)
• 10 Bill Cowley
• 11 Gord Pettinger
• 15 Milt Schmidt
• 21 Pat McReavy

  Wingers

• 4 Charlie Sands
• 6 Ray Getliffe
• 9 Roy Conacher
• 14 Woody Dumart
• 16 Mel Hill
• 17 Bobby Bauer
• 18 Robert Red Hamill
• 22 Harry Frost

  Defencemen

• 2 Eddie Shore
• 3 Bill Flash Hollett
• 5 Aubrey Dit Clapper
• 8 Jack Portland
• 19 Jack Crawford
• 19 Terry Reardon
• 21 Jack Shewchuk

  Goaltenders

• 1 Frank Brimsek

  Coaching and administrative staff

• Weston Adams Sr. (President), Art Ross (Vice President/Manager-Coach)
• Ralph Burkard (Treasurer)
• Win Green (Trainer)&

& Missing from the Stanley Cup, but qualified to be on it.

Stanley Cup engraving

• From 1930 to 1939, except for the 1933 New York Rangers, 1934 Chicago Black Hawks and 1935 Montreal Maroons every team included their playoff games scores on the Stanley Cup. In 1939, the Boston Bruins were the last team to do this. When the Cup was redone during 1957–58 season all playoff game scores were left off the new ring for the cup winners from 1928 to 1940.
• Three players were included on the Stanley Cup, but did not qualify Pat McReavy (6 games played), Terry Reardon (4 games played), Jack Shewchuk (3 games played). Not one of the three players played in the playoffs.

See also

• 1938–39 NHL season

References & notes

• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7

Preceded by Chicago Black Hawks 1938

Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Champions 1939

Succeeded by New York Rangers 1940