The 1935 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the

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and the

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. The Maroons won the series 3–0 to win their second and final Stanley Cup. The Maroons are the last defunct team to ever win the Cup, as the team disbanded three years later, and were also the last non-

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team to win the championship until the

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in 1974.

Paths to the Finals

Toronto defeated the

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in a best-of-five 3–1 to advance to the Finals. The Maroons had to play a total-goals series; 1–0 against

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, and win a second two-game total-goals series 5–4 against the

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to advance to the Finals.

Game summaries

Maroons manager-coach

Tommy Gorman Thomas Patrick Gorman (June 9, 1886 – May 15, 1961), known as "T.P." or "Tommy", was a Canadian ice hockey executive, sports entrepreneur and athlete. Gorman was a founder of the National Hockey League (NHL), a winner of seven Stanley Cups a ...

became the only coach to win successive Stanley Cup titles with two different teams after winning with the

in the

1934 Stanley Cup Finals The 1934 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Detroit Red Wings. It was the Red Wings' first appearance in the Finals, and Chicago's second, after 1931. The Black Hawks won the best-of-five series 3–1 to win their ...

. It was the first all-Canadian final since the Maroons defeated Victoria in 1926, as well as the only Finals to feature two Canadian Division teams in the division's twelve years of existence. Maroons goaltender

Alex Connell Alexander "The Ottawa Fireman" Connell (February 8, 1902 — May 10, 1958) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Falcons, New York Americans and Montreal Maroons teams in the National Hock ...

allowed just four goals in the three games.

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1935 Stanley Cup was presented to Maroons captain Hooley Smith by NHL President

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following the Maroons' 4–1 win over the Maple Leafs in game three. The following Maroons players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1934–35 Montreal Maroons

References & notes

* * Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). ''Lord Stanley's Cup''. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. * {{1934–35 NHL season by team Stanley Cup Stanley Cup Finals Toronto Maple Leafs games Montreal Maroons April 1935 sports events Sports competitions in Montreal Sports competitions in Toronto 1930s in Toronto 1930s in Montreal 1935 in Quebec 1935 in Ontario

Paths to the Finals

Game summaries

Stanley Cup engraving

See also

References & notes