1952 Stanley Cup Final

Paths to the Finals

Detroit defeated the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to reach the Finals. Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 4–3 to reach the Finals.

Game summaries

Terry Sawchuk posted two shutouts in his Cup Finals debut. Gordie Howe scored two goals in his Cup Finals debut. The Red Wings went through the playoffs perfect, a feat that has been replicated only once since: in , the Canadiens went 8–0 against first the Chicago Black Hawks and then the Maple Leafs en route to their record fifth consecutive Stanley Cup.

|1-1-1 =No scoring |1-1-2 =No scoring |1-2-1 =Tony Leswick (2) - 3:27 |1-2-2 =No scoring |1-3-1 =Tony Leswick (3) - 7:59 Ted Lindsay (3) - en - 19:44 |1-3-2 =11:01 - Tom Johnson (1) |goalie1-1 =Terry Sawchuck |goalie1-2 =Gerry McNeil

|2-1-1 =Marty Pavelich (2) - 16:09 |2-1-2 =18:37 - pp - Elmer Lach (1) |2-2-1 =Ted Lindsay (4) - pp - 00:43 |2-2-2 =No scoring |2-3-1 =No scoring |2-3-2 =No scoring |goalie2-1 =Terry Sawchuck |goalie2-2 =Gerry McNeil

|3-1-1 =4:31 - pp - Gordie Howe (1) |3-1-2 =No scoring |3-2-1 =9:13 - Ted Lindsay (5) |3-2-2 =No scoring |3-3-1 =6:54 - Gordie Howe (2) |3-3-2 =No scoring |goalie3-1 =Terry Sawchuck |goalie3-2 =Gerry McNeil

|4-1-1 =6:50 - pp - Metro Prystai (1) |4-1-2 =No scoring |4-2-1 =19:39 - Glen Skov (1) |4-2-2 =No scoring |4-3-1 =7:35 - Metro Prystai (2) |4-3-2 =No scoring |goalie4-1 =Terry Sawchuck |goalie4-2 =Gerry McNeil

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1952 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Sid Abel by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Red Wings 3–0 win over the Canadiens in game four.

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

1951–52 Detroit Red Wings

• Bill Tibbs*
• Glenn Hall*
• 3 Benny Woit
• 4 Leonard Red Kelly (A)
• 5 Leo Reise Jr. (A)
• 18 Marcel Pronovost
• 19 Larry Zeidel
• Hugh Coflin*
• 12 Sid Abel (Captain)
• 14 Glen Skov
• 15 Alex Delvecchio
• 16 Fred Glover
• 8 Tony Leswick
• 9 Gordie Howe
• 11 Marty Pavelich
• 16 Enio Sclisizzi †
• 17 John Wilson
• 22 Vic Stasiuk |player-notes=

• Did not play in Finals.

† Name later not included one redone ring of Stanley Cup. |non-players=

• James E. Norris Sr. (President/Owner), James D. Norris Jr. (Vice President/Owner)
• Bruce Norris (Vice Presidents/Owner), Jack Adams (Manager)
• Fred Huber Jr. (Publicity Director), Tommy Ivan (Coach)
• Carson Cooper (Chief Scout), Carl Mattson (Trainer)
• Ross Lefty Wilson (Asst. Trainer), Wally Crossman (Asst. Trainer/Stick Boy) |engraving-notes=
• • Three players were engraved on the Stanley Cup but did not play in any games when on Detroit's roster. Glenn Hall played his first NHL game in the 1952–53 Season. Bill Tibbs never played a game when in the NHL. Hugh Coflin never played in any games when he was with Detroit. Coflin's only NHL Season was 1950–51 when he played 31 games for the Chicago Blackhawks.
• Glenn Hall was listed as GLEN HALL on the original 1952 engraving. When the cup was redone in 1957–58, Hall was engraved on the Stanley Cup as GLIN HALL, a mistake that was repeated on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93. He was engraved before he played in his first NHL game in the 1952–53 season. Glenn Hall went on to play a record 502 consecutive complete games. Hall would win Rookie of the Year in 1956, becoming the 2nd player to have his name on the Stanley Cup, before winning the Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year).
• † #16 Enio Sclisizzi (LW) did not have his name included when the cup was redone in 1957–58. He played only nine games and did not play in the playoffs.
• Coflin, Tibbs, and Hall, who did not play in any games when with Detroit in 1952, were included on the new version of the Stanley Cup. Coflin's name was not included on the Replica Stanley Cup created in 1993. |

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References

before = Toronto Maple Leafs 1951 | after = Montreal Canadiens 1953 | title = Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup champions | years = 1952|