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1959 Stanley Cup Final

1959 ice hockey championship series

1959 ice hockey championship series

FieldValue
year1959
team1**[Montreal Canadiens](1958-59-montreal-canadiens-season)**
team1_shortMontreal
team1_captainMaurice Richard
team1_coachToe Blake
team2[Toronto Maple Leafs](1958-59-toronto-maple-leafs-season)
team2_shortToronto
team2_captainGeorge Armstrong
team2_coachPunch Imlach
team1_1**5**
team1_2**3**
team1_32*
team1_4**3**
team1_5**5**
team1_tot4
team2_13
team2_21
team2_3**3***
team2_42
team2_53
team2_tot1
table-note* – Denotes overtime period(s)
datesApril 9–18, 1959
location1Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5)
location2Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (3, 4)
series_winnerMarcel Bonin (9:55, second)
hofers**Canadiens:**
Jean Beliveau (1972; did not play)
Bernie Geoffrion (1972)
Doug Harvey (1973)
Tom Johnson (1970)
Dickie Moore (1974)
Jacques Plante (1978)
Henri Richard (1979)
Maurice Richard (1961)
**Maple Leafs:**
George Armstrong (1975)
Johnny Bower (1976)
Dick Duff (2006)
Tim Horton (1977)
Frank Mahovlich (1981)
Bert Olmstead (1985)
Bob Pulford (1991)
Allan Stanley (1981)
**Coaches:**
Toe Blake (1966, player)
Punch Imlach (1984)

|table-note=* – Denotes overtime period(s) Jean Beliveau (1972; did not play) Bernie Geoffrion (1972) Doug Harvey (1973) Tom Johnson (1970) Dickie Moore (1974) Jacques Plante (1978) Henri Richard (1979) Maurice Richard (1961) Maple Leafs: George Armstrong (1975) Johnny Bower (1976) Dick Duff (2006) Tim Horton (1977) Frank Mahovlich (1981) Bert Olmstead (1985) Bob Pulford (1991) Allan Stanley (1981) Coaches: Toe Blake (1966, player) Punch Imlach (1984) The 1959 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1958–59 season, and the culmination of the 1959 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the three-time defending champion Montreal Canadiens and their arch-rival Toronto Maple Leafs. It was the third Stanley Cup Finals meeting in the history of the Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry. Montreal was making its ninth consecutive appearance in the Finals series. It was Toronto's first appearance since their win over Montreal. The Canadiens won the series, four games to one, for their fourth straight Cup victory.

Paths to the Finals

Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks in six games to reach the Finals. Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins in seven games to reach the Finals.

Game summaries

Maurice Richard, hampered by injuries, had no points during the playoffs.

|1-1-1 =Dick Duff (3) - sh - 4:53 Billy Harris (1) - 6:24 |1-1-2 =00:36 - Henri Richard (3) 15:41 - Ralph Backstrom (1) |1-2-1 =Ron Stewart (2) - 18:26 |1-2-2 =16:28 - Andre Pronovost (2) |1-3-1 =No scoring |1-3-2 =11:59 - Marcel Bonin (8) 15:02 - pp - Dickie Moore (4) |goalie1-1 =Johnny Bower 26 saves / 31 shots |goalie1-2 =Jacques Plante 21 saves / 24 shots

|2-1-1 =No scoring |2-1-2 =5:12 - pp - Tom Johnson (1) |2-2-1 =Ron Stewart (3) - 11:41 |2-2-2 =No scoring |2-3-1 =No scoring |2-3-2 =5:02 - Claude Provost (5) 18:33 - Claude Provost (6) |goalie2-1 =Johnny Bower 38 saves / 41 shots |goalie2-2 =Jacques Plante 28 saves / 29 shots

|3-1-1 =16:29 - Billy Harris (2) |3-1-2 =Marcel Bonin (9) - pp - 17:31 |3-2-1 =17:11 - Bert Olmstead (3) |3-2-2 =No scoring |3-3-1 =No scoring |3-3-2 =Dickie Moore (5) - 1:30 |3-4-1 =10:06 - Dick Duff (4) |3-4-2 =No scoring |goalie3-1 =Johnny Bower 29 saves / 31 shots |goalie3-2 =Jacques Plante 32 saves / 35 shots

|4-1-1 =No scoring |4-1-2 =No scoring |4-2-1 =No scoring |4-2-2 =No scoring |4-3-1 =3:45 - Billy Harris (3) 18:36 - Frank Mahovlich (5) |4-3-2 =Ab McDonald (1) - 9:54 Ralph Backstrom (2) - 13:01 Bernie Geoffrion (3) - 15:56 |goalie4-1 =Johnny Bower 26 saves / 29 shots |goalie4-2 =Jacques Plante 26 saves / 28 shots

|5-1-1 =No scoring |5-1-2 =4:13 - pp - Ralph Backstrom (3) 13:42 - Bernie Geoffrion (4) 16:26 - Tom Johnson (2) |5-2-1 =Bob Pulford (4) - pp - 4:27 |5-2-2 =9:55 - Marcel Bonin (10) 19:25 - pp - Bernie Geoffrion (5) |5-3-1 =Frank Mahovlich (6) - 12:07 Bert Olmstead (4) - 16:19 |5-3-2 =No scoring |goalie5-1 =Johnny Bower 32 saves / 37 shots |goalie5-2 =Jacques Plante 30 saves / 33 shots

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1959 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Maurice Richard by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 5–3 win over the Maple Leafs in game five.

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

1958–59 Montreal Canadiens

  • 1 Charlie Hodge (Sub)
  • 8 Bill Hicke
  • 10 Tom Johnson (A)
  • 11 Bob Turner
  • 17 Jean-Guy Talbot
  • 19 Albert Langlois
  • 21 Ian Cushenan
  • 6 Ralph Backstrom
  • 8 Kenny Mosdell
  • 16 Henri Richard
  • 20 Phil Goyette
  • 5 Bernie Geoffrion (A)
  • 9 Maurice Richard (Captain)
  • 12 Dickie Moore
  • 14 Claude Provost
  • 15 Ab McDonald
  • 18 Marcel Bonin
  • 22 Don Marshall
  • 23 Andre Pronovost |non-players=
  • Hartland Molson (President/Owner)
  • Frank Selke Sr. (Manager), Ken Reardon (Vice President)
  • Sam Pollock (Personnel Director), Toe Blake (Coach)
  • Hector Dubois (Trainer, Larry Aubut (Asst. Trainer)
  • Camile DesRoches*, Frank Selke Jr.* (Publicity Directors)
    • on the team picture, but missing from the Stanley Cup.}}

Stanley Cup engravings

  • Ken Reardon name was spelt KEN READON VICE PRES missing an "R". Mistake was corrected on the replica cup created in 1992–93.

References

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

before = Montreal Canadiens 1958 | after = Montreal Canadiens 1960 | title = Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup champions | years = 1959|

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