1946 Stanley Cup Final

Paths to the Finals

Boston defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 to advance to the Finals. Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 to advance to the Finals.

Game summaries

Brothers Terry and Ken Reardon faced each other in the 1946 Stanley Cup Finals, with Terry playing for Boston and Ken playing for Montreal. This made them one of the few sets of brothers to face each other on opposing teams in the Stanley Cup Finals, and the two even dropped gloves against each other at one point.

|1-1-1 =No scoring |1-1-2 =No scoring |1-2-1 =Bep Guidolin (4) - 5:09 Woody Dumart (4) - 8:02 |1-2-2 =00:21 - pp - Butch Bouchard (1) 3:19 - Bob Fillion (3) |1-3-1 =Jack Crawford (1) - 14:04 |1-3-2 =16:23 - Murph Chamberlain (3) |1-4-1 =No scoring |1-4-2 =9:08 - Maurice Richard (5) |goalie1-1 =Frank Brimsek |goalie1-2 =Bill Durnan

|2-1-1 =Pat Egan (3) - 10:55 |2-1-2 =1:06 - Elmer Lach (3) |2-2-1 =Bobby Bauer (3) - 3:04 |2-2-2 =No scoring |2-3-1 =No scoring |2-3-2 =10:10 - Butch Bouchard (2) |2-4-1 =No scoring |2-4-2 =16:55 - Jimmy Peters (3) |goalie2-1 =Frank Brimsek |goalie2-2 =Bill Durnan

|3-1-1 =11:01 - Bep Guidolin (5) |3-1-2 =Elmer Lach (4) - 10:14 Glen Harmon (1) - pp - 14:13 |3-2-1 =18:41 - Terry Reardon (3) |3-2-2 =No scoring |3-3-1 =No scoring |3-3-2 =Ken Mosdell (3) - 2:45 Dutch Hiller (3) - 5:18 |goalie3-1 =Frank Brimsek |goalie3-2 =Bill Durnan

|4-1-1 =No scoring |4-1-2 =No scoring |4-2-1 =8:05 - Murray Henderson (1) |4-2-2 =Maurice Richard (6) - 13:46 |4-3-1 =3:01 - Don Gallinger (2) |4-3-2 =Maurice Richard (7) - 4:04 |4-4-1 =15:13 - Terry Reardon (4) |4-4-2 =No scoring |goalie4-1 =Frank Brimsek |goalie4-2 =Bill Durnan

|5-1-1 =Bill Cowley (1) - p - 5:42 Bobby Bauer (4) - 14:01 |5-1-2 =9:55 - Bob Fillion (4) 15:51 - Elmer Lach (5) 18:28 - Ken Mosdell (4) |5-2-1 =Milt Schmidt (3) - 7:15 |5-2-2 =No scoring |5-3-1 =No scoring |5-3-2 =11:06 - Toe Blake (7) 14:05 - Murph Chamberlain (4) 17:13 - Dutch Hiller (4) |goalie5-1 =Frank Brimsek |goalie5-2 =Bill Durnan

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1946 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Toe Blake by NHL President Red Dutton following the Canadiens 6–3 win over the Bruins in game five.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1945–46 Montreal Canadiens

• 3 Emile "Butch" Bouchard
• 4 Leo Lamoureux
• 8 Glen Harmon
• 17 Ken Reardon
• 14 Bill Reay
• 16 Elmer Lach
• 18 Kenny Mosdell
• 6 Hector Toe Blake (Captain)
• 9 Maurice Richard
• 11 Joe Benoit
• 12 Erwin Murph Chamberlain
• 15 Bob Fillion
• 19 Jimmy Peters, Sr.
• 20 Gerry Plamondon |non-players=
• Donat Raymond (President/Owner), Dalton Coleman (Vice President/Owner)
• Bill Hardy (Director), Tommy Gorman (Manager)
• Dick Irvin Sr. (Coach), Arthur Cayford (Secretary-Treasurer)†
• Ernie Cook (Trainer)†, Hector Dubois (Asst. Trainer)†
• William Northey (Vice President/Owner) was missing from team picture, and Stanley Cup. † Left off cup, but included on the team picture. |engraving-notes=
• Joe Benoit only won one Stanley Cup, but his name was engraved differently on all three rings with 1946 Montreal.
• Original Ring – Joseph Benoit 1946
• Presentation Ring – Jo Benoit 1957-58
• Replica Ring – Joe Benoit 1992-93 |

References and notes

• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50.

before = Toronto Maple Leafs 1945 | after = Toronto Maple Leafs 1947 | title = Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup champions | years = 1946|

References

1. McEvoy, Colin. (February 9, 2023). "The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Sets of Brothers Who Faced Off in Sports Championships". [[Biography (TV program).