1942 Stanley Cup Finals

1942 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Games Toronto Maple Leafs  2 2 2 4 9 3 3 4 Detroit Red Wings  3 4 5 3 3 0 1 3
Location: Toronto, ON (Maple Leaf Gardens) (1,2,5,7) Detroit, MI (Olympia) (3,4,6) Format: Best-of-seven Coaches: Toronto: Hap Day Detroit: Jack Adams Captains: Toronto: Syl Apps Detroit: Ebbie Goodfellow Dates: April 4 to April 18, 1942 Series-winning goal: Pete Langelle (9:48, third)
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The 1942 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings. After losing the first three games, the Maple Leafs won the next four to win the series 4–3, winning their fourth Stanley Cup. It was the first Cup Final in history to go seven.

Paths to the Final

Toronto defeated the New York Rangers in a best-of-seven 4–2 to advance to the finals. The Red Wings had to play two best-of three series; winning 2–1 against the Montreal Canadiens, and 2–0 against the Boston Bruins.

The series

This was the series of the remarkable comeback. Toronto came back from a 3–0 deficit to win the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final. As of 2011, the feat has not been duplicated. Detroit coach Jack Adams was suspended after violence in the third game of the series. The seventh game, held in Toronto, was the first time a crowd of over 16,000 attended a hockey game in Canada.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 4	Detroit	3	Toronto	2
April 7	Detroit	4	Toronto	2
April 9	Toronto	2	Detroit	5
April 12	Toronto	4	Detroit	3
April 14	Detroit	3	Toronto	9
April 16	Toronto	3	Detroit	0
April 18	Detroit	1	Toronto	3

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–3.

Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres

• 8 Pete Langelle
• 10 Sylvanus Syl Apps Sr. (Captain)
• 21 Billy Taylor Sr.

  Wingers

• 4 Bob Davidson
• 9 Lorne Carr
• 11 David Sweeney Schriner
• 12 Gord Drillon
• 14 John McCreedy
• 16 Don Metz
• 16 Gaye Stewart
• 19 Nick Metz
• 20 Hank Goldup

  Defencemen

• 2 Bob Goldham
• 3 Wally Stanowski
• 5 Reg Hamilton
• 6 Rudolph "Bingo" Kampman
• 19 Wilfred Bucko McDonald
• 23 Ernie Dickens

  Goaltenders

1 Walter Turk Broda

  Non-players

• George Cottrelle (President/Owner)
• Ed Bickle, William MacBrien, (Vice Presidents/Owners)
• Conn Smythe (Manager), Frank Selke Sr.(Acting Manager/Publicity Director)
• Clarence Hap Day (Coach), Tim Daly (Trainer)
• Hugh Smythe (Mascot)

Stanley Cup engraving

• Conn Smythe spent most of the year overseas fighting in World War II. Frank Selke Sr. was the acting Manager while Smythe was away. Smythe returned for the finals to help Toronto win the Stanley Cup. When the cup was redone during 1957–58 Walter "Turk" Broda was included on the cup twice with 1942 Toronto, once as WALTER BRODA, other as TURK BRODA.
• Gaye Stewart was 18 years, 9 months, and 21 days when he won his first Stanley Cup.

See also

• 1941–42 NHL season
• List of Stanley Cup champions

References & notes

• NHL (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Dan Diamond & Associates. 

Preceded by Boston Bruins 1941

Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions 1942

Succeeded by Detroit Red Wings 1943