1957 Stanley Cup Final
| 1957 Stanley Cup Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Toe Blake Boston: Milt Schmidt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Maurice Richard Boston: Fernie Flaman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 6–16, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Dickie Moore (0:14, second) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Jean Beliveau (1972) Bernie Geoffrion (1972) Doug Harvey (1973) Tom Johnson (1970) Dickie Moore (1974) Bert Olmstead (1985) Jacques Plante (1978) Henri Richard (1979) Maurice Richard (1961) Bruins: Leo Boivin (1986) Fernie Flaman (1990) Allan Stanley (1981; did not play) Terry Sawchuk (1971; did not play) Coaches: Toe Blake (1966, player) Milt Schmidt (1961, player Officials: George Hayes (1988) Matt Pavelich (1987) Red Storey (1967) Frank Udvari (1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1957 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1956–57 season, and the culmination of the 1957 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between 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 their 1953 loss to Montreal. The Canadiens won the series, four games to one, for their second straight Cup victory.
Paths to the Finals
[edit]Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 4–1 to reach the final. Boston defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 to reach the final.
Game summaries
[edit]Game one
[edit]| April 6 | Boston Bruins | 1–5 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |
Maurice Richard scored four times in game one, including three in the second period, to tie Ted Lindsay's record, set in 1955 for a winning Detroit team, and give the Canadiens a 1–0 lead in the series.
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | BOS | Fleming MacKell (2) – pp | Doug Mohns (3) and Larry Regan (1) | 07:37 | 1–0 BOS |
| MTL | Maurice Richard (5) | Dickie Moore (13) and Tom Johnson (1) | 10:39 | 1–1 | |
| MTL | Maurice Richard (6) – pp | Doug Harvey (3) | 13:29 | 2–1 MTL | |
| MTL | Bernie Geoffrion (8) – pp | Doug Harvey (4) | 15:35 | 3–1 MTL | |
| MTL | Maurice Richard (7) | Henri Richard (5) and Doug Harvey (4) | 17:00 | 4–1 MTL | |
| 3rd | MTL | Maurice Richard (8) | Henri Richard (6) | 18:17 | 5–1 MTL |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | BOS | Jack Bionda | High-sticking | 04:05 | 2:00 |
| MTL | Phil Goyette | Hooking | 06:57 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Buddy Boone | Elbowing | 11:53 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Jean Beliveau | High-sticking | 13:17 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | MTL | Jean-Guy Talbot | Tripping | 01:04 | 2:00 |
| MTL | Bert Olmstead | Tripping | 06:54 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Larry Regan | High-sticking | 08:02 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Buddy Boone | Interference | 11:54 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Real Chevrefils | Tripping | 13:52 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | None | ||||
| Shots by period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Boston | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| Montreal | 9 | 16 | 16 | 41 |
Game two
[edit]| April 9 | Boston Bruins | 0–1 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |
Jean Beliveau scored the game winning goal early in the second period and Jacques Plante made 24 saves in a 1–0 victory for Montreal.
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | MTL | Jean Beliveau (6) | Dollard St. Laurent (1) and Bernie Geoffrion (6) | 02:27 | 1–0 MTL |
| 3rd | None | ||||
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | MTL | Jean Beliveau | Slashing | 03:29 | 2:00 |
| BOS | Fernie Flaman | High-sticking | 06:35 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Jean-Guy Talbot | Tripping | 12:33 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Leo Labine | Tripping | 13:50 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Vic Stasiuk | Spearing | 14:41 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Doug Harvey | Spearing | 14:41 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Henri Richard | Holding | 17:39 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | MTL | Jean-Guy Talbot | Interference | 03:51 | 2:00 |
| BOS | Larry Regan | Tripping | 04:23 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Leo Labine | High-sticking | 07:37 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Jean Beliveau | High-sticking | 07:37 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | None | ||||
| Shots by period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Boston | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| Montreal | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
Game three
[edit]| April 14 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–2 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap |
Bernie Geoffrion scored twice in game three in Boston as the Canadiens won the game 4–2, taking a 3–0 series lead.
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MTL | Bernie Geoffrion (9) | Doug Harvey (6) and Bert Olmstead (8) | 01:30 | 1–0 MTL |
| MTL | Floyd Curry (2) | Phil Goyette (1) | 14:39 | 2–0 MTL | |
| MTL | Bernie Geoffrion (10) – pp | Jean Beliveau (6) | 19:54 | 3–0 MTL | |
| 2nd | BOS | Don McKenney (1) | Bob Armstrong (3) | 06:16 | 3–1 MTL |
| 3rd | MTL | Phil Goyette (2) | Donnie Marshall (2) and Floyd Curry (1) | 07:31 | 4–1 MTL |
| BOS | Fleming MacKell (3) | Fernie Flaman (3) | 19:16 | 4–2 MTL | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | MTL | Dickie Moore | Elbowing | 04:48 | 2:00 |
| MTL | Doug Harvey | Tripping | 05:35 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Buddy Boone | Interference | 09:06 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Buddy Boone | Roughing | 09:06 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Bernie Geoffrion | Roughing | 09:06 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Tom Johnson | Holding | 15:33 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Bob Armstrong | Charging | 18:36 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | BOS | Leo Boivin | Kneeing | 01:39 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BOS | Leo Labine | Slashing | 09:22 | 2:00 |
| Shots by period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Montreal | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| Boston | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
Game four
[edit]| April 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–2 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap |
Fleming MacKell both goals for Boston in game three and Don Simmons stopped all 21 shots he faced to record his second shutout of the postseason, and Boston forced a game five back in Montreal.
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BOS | Fleming MacKell (4) – pp | Jerry Toppazzini (1) and Larry Regan (2) | 02:56 | 1–0 BOS |
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | BOS | Fleming MacKell (5) – en | Don McKenney (5) and Leo Labine (2) | 02:56 | 2–0 BOS |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | BOS | Leo Labine | High-sticking | 02:02 | 2:00 |
| MTL | Donnie Marshall | High-sticking | 02:02 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Dollard St. Laurent | High-sticking | 02:47 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Leo Boivin | Holding | 03:22 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Jerry Toppazzini | Charging | 05:26 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Jack Bionda | Cross-checking | 17:23 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Fernie Flaman | Roughing | 19:31 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Henri Richard | Roughing | 19:31 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | MTL | Maurice Richard | Hooking | 08:59 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | None | ||||
| Shots by period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Montreal | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| Boston | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 |
Game five
[edit]| April 16 | Boston Bruins | 1–5 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |
Dickie Moore scored the game winning goal early in the second period of game five and Jacques Plante stood tall, making 27 saves. Montreal won the game 5–1, to win second consecutive Stanley Cup.
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MTL | Andre Pronovost (1) | Claude Provost (1) and Donnie Marshall (3) | 18:11 | 1–0 MTL |
| 2nd | MTL | Dickie Moore (3) – pp | Bernie Geoffrion (7) and Doug Harvey (7) | 00:14 | 2–0 MTL |
| MTL | Bernie Geoffrion (11) | Bert Olmstead (9) and Tom Johnson (2) | 15:12 | 3–0 MTL | |
| 3rd | BOS | Leo Labine (3) | Leo Boivin (3) | 13:43 | 3–1 MTL |
| MTL | Donnie Marshall (1) | Dickie Moore (6) and Floyd Curry (2) | 17:38 | 4–1 MTL | |
| MTL | Floyd Curry (3) | Dickie Moore (7) and Connie Broden (1) | 18:31 | 5–1 MTL | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | BOS | Leo Labine | High-sticking | 00:56 | 2:00 |
| MTL | Henri Richard | High-sticking | 02:44 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Buddy Boone | Elbowing | 11:24 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Dollard St. Laurent | Elbowing | 11:24 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Doug Harvey | Hooking | 13:20 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Fernie Flaman | Spearing | 19:18 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Fernie Flaman | Fighting – major | 19:18 | 5:00 | |
| BOS | Leo Labine | Roughing | 19:18 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Bert Olmstead | Roughing | 19:18 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Bert Olmstead | Fighting – major | 19:18 | 5:00 | |
| 2nd | BOS | Jack Bionda | Tripping | 02:20 | 2:00 |
| BOS | Johnny Peirson | High-sticking | 07:52 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Dollard St. Laurent | High-sticking – major | 07:52 | 5:00 | |
| BOS | Fernie Flaman | Hooking | 09:26 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | MTL | Henri Richard | Tripping | 02:20 | 2:00 |
| BOS | Fleming MacKell | High-sticking | 10:55 | 2:00 | |
| MTL | Andre Pronovost | Slashing | 10:55 | 2:00 | |
| BOS | Johnny Peirson | Misconduct | 20:00 | 10:00 | |
| Shots by period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Boston | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| Montreal | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
Stanley Cup engraving
[edit]The 1957 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Maurice Richard by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 5–1 win over the Bruins in game five.
The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1956–57 Montreal Canadiens
Players
- 4 Jean Beliveau
- 16 Henri Richard
- 20 Phil Goyette
- 24 Connie Broden
- 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
- 2 Doug Harvey (A)
- 10 Tom Johnson (A)
- 11 Bob Turner
- 17 Jean-Guy Talbot
- 19 Dollard St. Laurent
- 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)
- 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.
- Dalton C. Colemen left the Montreal Canadiens before the start of the 1957 season.
- After the 1956-57 season, the NHL decided to change the look of the Stanley Cup, so the 1957 Montreal Canadiens were not engraved until 1958.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
- "All-Time NHL Results".
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
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