1952 Stanley Cup Finals

1952 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams 1 2 3 4 Games Detroit Red Wings  3 2 3 3 4 Montreal Canadiens  1 1 0 0 0
Location: Montreal, Quebec (Montreal Forum) (1,2) Detroit, Michigan (Detroit Olympia) (3,4) Format: Best-of-seven Coaches: Detroit: Tommy Ivan Montreal: Dick Irvin Captains: Detroit: Sid Abel Montreal: Émile Bouchard Dates: April 10 to April 15, 1952 Series-winning goal: Metro Prystai (6:50, first)
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The 1952 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens in the first of the four Detroit-Montreal Final series of the 1950s. The Canadiens were appearing in their second straight Finals series, while Detroit was returning after winning the 1950 Final. The Red Wings would win the series 4–0, shutting out the Canadiens twice and allowing one goal in each of the other two games. By doing so, the Red Wings became the first team to go perfect in the playoffs.

Paths to the Final

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.

The series

Terry Sawchuk posted two shutouts in his Cup Finals debut. Gordie Howe scored two goals in his Cup Finals debut. The Red Wings would go through the playoffs undefeated, a feat that has been replicated only once since: in 1960, the Canadiens would go 8–0 against first the Chicago Black Hawks and then the Maple Leafs en route to their record fifth consecutive Stanley Cup.

Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score
April 10	Detroit	3	Montreal	1
April 12	Detroit	2	Montreal	1
April 13	Montreal	0	Detroit	3
April 15	Montreal	0	Detroit	3

Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to none

Game 1

April 10

Detroit Red Wings

3–1 0 – 0, 1 – 0, 2 – 1

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Forum

Game reference
	Terry Sawchuk	Goalies	Gerry McNeil
	Tony Leswick 2 (Marty Pavelich) – 3:27 Tony Leswisck 3 (Glen Skov) – 7:59 Ted Lindsay 3 (Sid Abel) (EN) – 19:44	1 – 0 2 – 0 2 –1 3 – 1	11:01 – Tom Johnson 1 (Floyd Curry, Bert Olmstead)
	32	Shots	30

Detroit Red Wings 1952 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres

• 10 Metro Prystai
• 12 Sid Abel (Captain)
• 14 Glen Skov
• 16 Fred Glover
• 17 Alex Delvecchio

  Wingers

• 7 Ted Lindsay(A)
• 8 Tony Leswick
• 9 Gordie Howe
• 15 Marty Pavelich
• 24 Enio Sclisizzi
• 22 Vic Stasiuk
• 23–16 John Wilson

  Defencemen

• 2 Bob Goldham
• 4 Leonard Red Kelly(A)
• 5 Leo Reise Jr.(A)
• 19 Larry Zeidel
• 21 Marcel Pronovost
• 22 Benny Woit
• Hugh Coflin (spare – did not play)

  Goaltenders

• 1 Terry Sawchuk
• Bill Tibbs (Spare-did not play)
• Glenn Hall (spare-did not play),

• 3 players were engraved on the Stanley Cup, but did not play for Detroit. Glenn Hall played his first NHL game in 1952–53 Season. Bill Tibbs never played in the NHL. Hugh Coflin never played for Detroit. Coflin's only NHL Season was 1950–51 when he played 31 games for the Chicago Blackhawks.

  Coaching and administrative staff

• 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)

Stanley Cup engraving

• Glenn Hall was listed as GLEN HALL on the original engraving in 1952. 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 first NHL game in 1952–53 season. Glenn Hall went on to play a record 502 consecutive complete games.
• Enio Sclisizzi name was removed when 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 for Detroit in 1952, were nevertheless included on the new version of the Stanley Cup. Coflin's name was not included on the Replica Stanley Cup created in 1993.

See also

• 1951–52 NHL season

References

Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1951

Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions 1952

Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1953