1957 Stanley Cup Finals

1957 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 Games Montreal Canadiens  5 1 4 0 5 4 Boston Bruins  1 0 2 2 1 1
Location: Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5) Boston, MA (Boston Garden) (3,4,6) Format: Best-of-seven Coaches: Montreal: Toe Blake Boston: Milt Schmidt Captains: Montreal: Maurice Richard Boston: Fernie Flaman Dates: April 6 to April 16, 1957 Series-winning goal: Dickie Moore (0:14, second)
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The 1957 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the defending champion Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins. The Canadiens were making their seventh consecutive Final appearance, while Boston was making their first appearance since the 1953 Final, also against Montreal. The Canadiens would win the series 4–1, for their second-straight Cup victory.

Paths to the final

Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 4–1 to reach the final. Boston defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 to reach the final.

The series

Rocket Richard scored four times in game one, including three in the second period to tie Ted Lindsay's record. Jacques Plante held the Bruins to just six goals in the five games, four of which were scored by Fleming Mackell.

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

April 6	Montreal Canadiens		5–1		Boston Bruins	Montreal Forum
No scoring		First period			No scoring
(Tom Johnson, Dickie Moore) Maurice Richard - 10:39 (Doug Harvey) Maurice Richard - 13:39 (Doug Harvey) Bernie Geoffrion - 15:25 (Doug Harvey, Henri Richard) Maurice Richard - 17:00		Second period			7:37 - Fleming Mackell, 2 (Doug Mohns, Larry Regan)
(Henri Richard) Maurice Richard - 18:17		Third period			No scoring

April 9	Montreal Canadiens		1-0		Boston Bruins	Montreal Forum
No scoring		First period			No scoring
(Bernie Geoffrion, Dollard St. Laurent) John Beliveau - 2:27		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring

April 11	Boston Bruins		2-4		Montreal Canadiens	Boston Garden
No scoring		First period			1:30 - Bernie Geoffrion (Doug Harvey, Bert Olmstead) 14:39 - Floyd Curry (Phil Goyette) 19:54 - Bernie Geoffrion (Jean Beliveau)
(Bob Armstrong) Don McKenney, 1 - 6:16		Second period			No scoring
(Fern Flaman) Fleming Mackell, 3 - 19:16		Third period			7:31 - Phil Goyette (Don Marshall, Floyd Curry)

April 14	Boston Bruins		2-0		Montreal Canadiens	Boston Garden
(Larry Regan, Jerry Topazzini) Fleming Mackell, 4 - 2:56		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Leo Labine, Don McKenney) Flaming Mackell, 5 - 19:40		Third period			No scoring

April 16	Montreal Canadiens		5–1		Boston Bruins	Montreal Forum
(Don Marshall, Claude Provost) Andre Pronovost - 18:11		First period			No scoring
(Doug Harvey, Bernie Geoffrion) Dickie Moore - 0:14 (Tom Johnson, Bert Olmstead) Bernie Geoffrion - 15:12		Second period			No scoring
(Floyd Curry, Dickie Moore) Don Marshall - 17:38 (Connie Broden, Dickie Moore) Floyd Curry - 18:31		Third period			13:43 - Leo Labine, 3 (Leo Boivin)

Montreal won series 4–1

Montreal Canadiens 1957 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres

• 4 Jean Beliveau
• 8 Connie Broden
• 16 Henri Richard
• 20 Phil Goyette

  Wingers

• 5 Bernie Geoffrion
• 6 Floyd Curry(A)
• 9 Maurice Rocket Richard (Captain)
• 12 Dickie Moore
• 14 Claude Provost
• 15 Bert Olmstead
• 22 Don Marshall
• 23 Andre Pronovost

  Defencemen

• 2 Doug Harvey(A)
• 10 Tom Johnson(A)
• 11 Bob Turner
• 17 Jean-Guy Talbot
• 19 Dollard St. Laurent

  Goaltenders

• 1 Jacques Plante
• 1 Gerry McNeil (Sub)

  Coaching and Administrative Staff

• William Northey (President/Owner), Donat Raymond (Chairman/Owner)
• Ken Reardon (Vice President), Frank Selke Sr. (Manager)
• Hector 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.

&-8 Jack LeClair played 47 games for Montreal. His name was not included on the Cup, because LeClair was playing in the minors during the playoffs.

See also

• 1956–57 NHL season
• List of Stanley Cup champions

References

• 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

Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1956

Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1957

Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1958