The 1948 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs swept the Red Wings to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup and seventh overall.
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| Location(s) | Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2) Detroit: Olympia Stadium (3, 4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Toronto: Hap Day Detroit: Tommy Ivan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Toronto: Syl Apps Detroit: Sid Abel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 7–14, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Harry Watson (11:13, first) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Maple Leafs: Syl Apps (1961) Max Bentley (1966) Turk Broda (1967) Ted Kennedy (1966) Harry Watson (1994) Red Wings: Sid Abel (1969) Gordie Howe (1972) Red Kelly (1969) Ted Lindsay (1966) Harry Lumley (1980) Bill Quackenbush (1976) Jack Stewart (1964) Coaches: Hap Day (1961, player) Tommy Ivan (1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Paths to the Finals
editDetroit defeated the New York Rangers 4–2 to advance to the Finals. Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to advance to the Finals.
Game summaries
editThis was the Stanley Cup debut series for Detroit's Gordie Howe, and the last for Toronto's Syl Apps who retired after the series.
| April 7 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
| Jim McFadden (5) - 7:20 | First period | 8:21 - Harry Watson (1) 9:04 - Joe Klukay (1) 18:24 - Syl Apps (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 14:31 - Gus Mortson (1) 19:21 - Howie Meeker (2) | ||||||
| Jim Conacher (2) - 4:28 Ted Lindsay (3) - 5:25 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Harry Lumley | Goalie stats | Turk Broda | ||||||
| April 10 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:31 - Max Bentley (3) | ||||||
| Pete Horeck (2) - 18:18 | Second period | 3:38 - pp - Bill Ezinicki (3) 17:16 - pp - Max Bentley (4) 18:50 - Harry Watson (2) | ||||||
| Fern Gauthier (1) - pp - 17:18 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Harry Lumley | Goalie stats | Turk Broda | ||||||
| April 11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–0 | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Harry Watson (3) - 19:42 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Vic Lynn (2) - 15:16 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Turk Broda | Goalie stats | Harry Lumley | ||||||
| April 14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7–2 | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | |||
| Ted Kennedy (7) - pp - 2:51 Garth Boesch (2) - sh - 5:03 Harry Watson (4) - 11:13 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Syl Apps (4) - 4:26 Ted Kennedy (8) - 9:42 Harry Watson (5) - sh - 11:38 |
Second period | 2:41 - Leo Reise (2) | ||||||
| Les Costello (2) - pp - 14:37 | Third period | 18:48 - Pete Horeck (3) | ||||||
| Turk Broda | Goalie stats | Harry Lumley | ||||||
| Toronto won series 4–0 | |
Stanley Cup engraving
editThe 1948 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 7–2 win over the Red Wings in game four.
The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1947–48 Toronto Maple Leafs
Players
- 7 Max Bentley
- 9 Ted Teeder Kennedy (A)
- 10 Sylvanous Syl Apps Sr. (Captain)
- 4 Harry Watson
- 5 Nick Metz (A)
- 11 Don Metz
- 12 Bill Ezinicki
- 14 Vic Lynn
- 15 Howie Meeker
- 16 Sid Smith
- 17 Joe Klukay
- 22 Les Costello
- 3 Wally Stanowski
- 18 Garth Boesch
- 19 Gus Mortson
- 20 Jimmy Thomson
- 21 Bill Barilko
- 23 Phil Samis
- 1 Walter Turk Broda
Coaching and administrative staff
- Conn Smythe (President/Manager/Owner), George McCullach (Vice President)
- John Murdoch (Vice President), Jack Bickell (Director/Owner)
- Ed Bickle (Director/Owner), William MacBrien (Chairman/Owner)
- Robert Galloway (Team Doctor), Horance MacIntyre (Team Doctor)
- Ed Fitkin (Publicity Director), Tim Daly (Trainer)
- Archie Campbell (Asst. Trainer), George Walker (Chief Scout)
- Clarence Hap Day (Coach), Kerry Day (Mascot)
Stanley Cup engraving
When the Stanley Cup was redone in 1957–58, Robert J. Galloway's name was engraved as P.J. GALLOWAY. The "P" should be a "R". This mistake was repeated on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
- The Stanley Cup was getting too big it was reduced in size to a height 34 1/4 inches and 35 1/2 pounds. All the large rings were fit together so that 2 rings became 1 ring. The Stanley Cup was wider in size but smaller in height. The Stanley Cup had black spaces to include the winning team up to 1956.
- 1947 Toronto Maple Leafs winning members were finally added to the Stanley Cup in 1948.
See also
editReferences and notes
edit- Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
- "All-Time NHL Results".