1950 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1950 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings. It was the Rangers' first appearance in the Finals since their Stanley Cup victory in 1940. The Red Wings would win the series 4–3 to mark their franchise's fourth Cup win, and first since 1943.
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| Location(s) | Detroit: Olympia Stadium (1, 4–7) Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (2, 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Detroit: Tommy Ivan New York: Lynn Patrick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Detroit: Sid Abel New York: Frank Eddolls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 11 – April 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Pete Babando (8:31, second OT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This was the last Stanley Cup Finals to feature a team that did not host any games and also the last to feature neutral site games until 2020. The neutral site games were held in Toronto on account of scheduling conflicts at Madison Square Garden.
Paths to the Finals
New York defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 to reach the Finals. Detroit defeated the three-time defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs (who had swept the Red Wings in the Finals two years running) 4–3 to reach the Finals.
Game summaries
Two games were played in Toronto as the circus had taken over Madison Square Garden in New York. New York's Don Raleigh scored two overtime winners and Pete Babando scored the Cup-winning goal in double overtime of game seven, the first time ever in which the Stanley Cup was won in extra frames in game seven. Detroit won the Cup without Gordie Howe, injured in the first game of the playoffs. As Stanley Cup runner-up, the Rangers were awarded the O'Brien Cup, and they became the last team to win this trophy (originally this was the championship trophy of the NHA and later the NHL champion before the league took over control of the Stanley Cup in 1927), which was retired after the season.
Series
| April 11 | New York Rangers | 1–4 | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | |||
| Buddy O'Connor (2) – 05:58 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 04:43 – pp – Joe Carveth (2) 09:32 – George Gee (2) 10:06 – Jim McFadden (1) 13:56 – pp – Gerry Couture (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chuck Rayner | Goalie stats | Harry Lumley | ||||||
| April 13 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–3 | New York Rangers | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gerry Couture (3) – 03:05 | Second period | 10:39 – Pat Egan (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 03:04 – Edgar Laprade (1) 11:20 – Edgar Laprade (2) | ||||||
| Harry Lumley | Goalie stats | Chuck Rayner | ||||||
| April 15 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–0 | New York Rangers | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
| Gerry Couture (4) – pp – 14:14 George Gee (3) – pp – 19:08 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sid Abel (2) – 19:16 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marty Pavelich (3) – 16:55 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Harry Lumley | Goalie stats | Chuck Rayner | ||||||
| April 18 | New York Rangers | 4–3 | OT | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 06:31 – Ted Lindsay (1) 16:48 – Sid Abel (3) | ||||||
| Buddy O'Connor (3) – 19:59 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marty Pavelich (4) – 03:32 | Third period | 08:09 – Edgar Laprade (3) 16:26 – Gus Kyle (1) | ||||||
| Don Raleigh (3) – 08:34 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chuck Rayner | Goalie stats | Harry Lumley | ||||||
| April 20 | New York Rangers | 2–1 | OT | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dunc Fisher (2) – 07:44 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:10 – Ted Lindsay (2) | ||||||
| Don Raleigh (4) – 01:38 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chuck Rayner | Goalie stats | Harry Lumley | ||||||
| April 22 | New York Rangers | 4–5 | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | |||
| Allan Stanley (1) – 03:45 Dunc Fisher (3) – 07:35 |
First period | 19:18 – Ted Lindsay (3) | ||||||
| Pentti Lund (6) – pp – 03:18 | Second period | 05:38 – Sid Abel (4) 16:07 – Gerry Couture (5) | ||||||
| Tony Leswick (1) – 01:54 | Third period | 04:13 – Ted Lindsay (4) 10:34 – Sid Abel (5) | ||||||
| Chuck Rayner | Goalie stats | Harry Lumley | ||||||
| April 23 | New York Rangers | 3–4 | 2OT | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | ||
| Allan Stanley (2) – pp – 11:14 Tony Leswick (2) – pp – 12:18 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Buddy O'Connor (4) – 11:42 | Second period | 05:09 – pp – Pete Babando (1) 05:30 – pp – Sid Abel (6) 15:57 – Jim McFadden (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 08:31 – Pete Babando (2) | ||||||
| Chuck Rayner | Goalie stats | Harry Lumley | ||||||
| Detroit won series 4–3 | |
Stanley Cup engraving
The 1950 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Sid Abel by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Red Wings 4–3 double overtime win over the Rangers in game seven.
The following Red Wings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1950 Detroit Red Wings
Players
- 8 George Gee
- 11 Max McNab
- 12 Sid Abel (Captain)
- 16 Jim McFadden
- 20 Larry Wilson
- 7 Ted Lindsay (A)
- 9 Gordie Howe
- 10 Jimmy Peters, Sr.
- 14 Pete Babando
- 15 Marty Pavelich
- 17 Joe Carveth
- 18 Gerry Couture
- 19 Steve Black
- 23 John Wilson
- 27 Doug McKay†a
- 20 Gordon Haidy†b
- 2 Jack Stewart(A)
- 3 Clare Martin
- 4 Leonard Red Kelly
- 5 Leo Reise, Jr. (A)
- 21 Lido Lee Fogolin, Sr.
- 22 Marcel Pronovost
- 22-3 Al Dewsbury
- 1 Harry Lumley
- Harry MacQuestion (Spare-did not play)
† Left off the cup, but qualified to be on it.
a Played his only NHL game in Finals.
b Played his only NHL game in Semi-Finals.
Coaching and administrative staff
- James E. Norris Sr. (President/Owner), James D. Norris Jr. (Vice President/Owner)
- Arthur Wirtz Sr. (Secretary-Treasurer/Owner). Jack Adams (Manager)
- Tommy Ivan (Coach), Fred Hubert Jr (Publicity Director)
- Carson Cooper (Chief Scout), Carl Mattson (Trainer)
- Walter Humeniuk (Asst. Trainer)
- Wally Crossman (Stick Boy/Asst. Trainer) (on 1 of 3 team pictures)
Stanley Cup engraving
- #1 Terry Sawchuk played seven NHL games in 1950, because Harry Lumley was injured. Sawchuk was not available for the playoffs, because he was helping the AHL Indianapolis Capitals win the Calder Cup. Instead, Harry MacQuestion was called up as the spare goalie for the playoffs. MacQuestion's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup, but he never played in the NHL. MacQuestion was removed from the Stanley Cup when it was re-done during 1957–58 season.
- Detroit did not engrave Gordon Haidy and Doug McKay on the Stanley Cup, even though they each played one playoff game and qualified to be on the cup. Both players also won the Calder Cup with Al Dewsbury, Terry Sawchuk that season.
See also
Notes
References
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
- "All-Time NHL Results".
| Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1949 |
Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions 1950 |
Succeeded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1951 |
