The 1949 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
and the defending champion
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...
, the second straight Finals series between Detroit and Toronto. The Maple Leafs won the series in four straight games to win their third consecutive
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...
and eighth in the history of the franchise.
Paths to the Finals
Detroit defeated the
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
4–2 to advance to the Finals. Toronto defeated 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 ...
4–1 to advance to the Finals.
Game summaries
The Maple Leafs became the first NHL team to win the Stanley Cup in three straight seasons. The Leafs also won nine straight Finals games (beating Montreal in game six of the Finals, plus consecutive sweeps of the Wings in and this year). By defeating Detroit, Toronto won the Stanley Cup with a losing regular-season record. The only other team to win the Stanley Cup after finishing the regular season with a losing record was the
Chicago Black Hawks
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, who qualified for the 1938 playoffs with a losing record and ultimately beat Toronto in
the Cup Finals three games to one.
Stanley Cup engraving
The 1949 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain Ted Kennedy by
NHL President Clarence Campbell
Clarence Sutherland Campbell, (July 9, 1905 – June 24, 1984) was a Canadian ice hockey executive, referee, and soldier. He refereed in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1930s, served in the Canadian Army during World War II, th ...
following the Maple Leafs 3–1 win over the Red Wings in game four.
The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs
See also
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1948–49 NHL season
References and notes
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* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). ''Lord Stanley's Cup''. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50.
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Stanley Cup Finals
Detroit Red Wings games
Toronto Maple Leafs games
Sports competitions in Detroit
Sports competitions in Toronto
April 1949 sports events in Canada
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1949 in Detroit
Stanley Cup
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1949 in Ontario
1940s in Toronto