1931 Stanley Cup Finals

Infobox Stanley Cup Final
year=1931
dates=April 3 - April 14
team1=Chicago Black Hawks
team2=Montreal Canadiens
format=best-of-five
team1_1=1
team2_1=2
team1_2=2
team2_2=1
team1_3=3
team2_3=2
team1_4=1
team2_4=2
team1_5=1
team2_5=2
team1_tot=2
team2_tot=3
location1=Chicago (Chicago Stadium) (1,2)
location2=Montreal (Montreal Forum) (3,4,5)The 1931 Stanley Cup Finals were held from April 3 to April 14, between the Montreal Canadiens and the Chicago Black Hawks, making their first Cup Finals appearance. The Canadiens became the second NHL team to repeat as champion. Chicago's Dick Irvin made his Finals coaching debut against the team he would later lead to three Cup titles.

The series

Over 18,000 fans packed Chicago Stadium for game two to set a record for largest attendance in hockey history to that time. Triple overtime game three of the series was (at the time) the longest game in Stanley Cup final history, and today remains the fourth longest game in Stanley Cup final history at 113:50.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black Hawks"Montreal wins best-of-five series 3–2."

Montreal Canadiens 1931 Stanley Cup champions

Stanley Cup champion
goaltenders=*1 George Hainsworth

defence=*2 Sylvio Mantha (Captain)
*3 Marty Burke
*8 Albert Leduc
*11 Art Lesieur
*12 Georges Mantha
*8 Jean Pusie†^A
centers=*7 Howie Morenz
* 9 Alfred Pit Lepine
wingers=*4 Aurel Joliat
*5 Armand Mondou
*6 Nick Wasnie
*10 Wildor Larochelle
*14 Johnny Gagnon
*16 Gus Rivers
*11 Bert McCaffrey†^B
non-players=
*Louis Athanase David (President), Joseph Cattarinich (Vice President/Owner),
*Leo Dandurand (Secretary/Owner),Cecil Hart (Manager-Coach),
*Edouard St. Pere (Vice President), Georges Richer (Treasurer),
*Fernand Rinfeet, Amerdee Monte Juce, Alphonse Raymond, Henry Gray (Directors),
*Ed Dulfour (Trainer), Jim McKenna (Ass’t Trainer),
*Dr. J.A. Corrigan (Team Physician), Jules Dugal (Business Manager).
player-notes=† Left off the cup, but qualified to be on it. ^A Played 3 games in Finals. ^B Played 22 of 44 regular season games
engraving-notes=
* Officially, owner Leo Dandurand was the Manager of the Montreal Canadiens from 1921–22 to 1934–35. However, Cecil Hart was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1930, 1931, and he is listed on every team picture for those seasons as Manager.

ee also

*1930–31 NHL season

References & notes

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* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3