The 1943 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

and the

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. The Red Wings, appearing in their third straight Finals, swept the series 4–0 to win their third

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Paths to the Finals

Boston defeated the

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in a best-of-seven 4–1 to advance to the Finals. The Red Wings defeated the

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in a best-of-seven 4–2 to advance and gain vengeance for Toronto's 4–3 series victory in the previous year's Finals.

Game summaries

Goalie

Johnny Mowers John Thomas "Mum" Mowers (October 29, 1916 – December 7, 1995) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1940 and 1947. In 1943 he won the Vezina Trophy for allowing th ...

shutout the Bruins in the final two games.

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1943 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Sid Abel by NHL President

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following the Red Wings 2–0 win over the Bruins in game four. The following Red Wings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1942–43 Detroit Red Wings

References and notes

* * Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). ''Lord Stanley's Cup''. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. * {{Detroit Red Wings

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Paths to the Finals

Game summaries

Stanley Cup engraving

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