1934 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1934 Stanley Cup Finals were held from April 3 to April 10, between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Detroit Red Wings. The Black Hawks won the best-of-five series 3–1 to win their first Stanley Cup.

Paths to the Final

Detroit defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in a best-of-five series to reach the finals. Chicago defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4—3 and Montreal Maroons 6—2 in two game total-goals series to reach the finals.

The series

Chicago's Chuck Gardiner would limit Detroit to just two goals in Chicago's three victories, including a shutout in the final game which went to double overtime. It was Mr. Gardiner's last game as he would die of a brain hemorrhage after the season.

Chicago Black Hawks vs. Detroit Red Wings"Chicago wins best-of-five series 3–1."

Chicago Black Hawks 1934 Stanley Cup champions

Stanley Cup champion
goaltenders=*1 Charlie Gardiner (Captain)
* Joe Starke (Spare did not play)
defence=*2 Clarence Taffy Abel
*3 Lionel Conacher
*16 Louis Trudel
*17 Art Coulter
*18 Roger Jenkins
centers=*9 Jack Leswick
*11 Tom Cook
*12 Elwyn Doc Romnes
*15 Don McFadyen
wingers=*6 Harold Mush March
*5 John Sheppard
*7 Rosie Lolo Couture
*8 Paul Thompson
*9 Murray Murdoch
*10 Bill Kendall
*11 Leroy Goldsworthy
*14 John Gottselig

non-players=
*Frederic McLaughlin (President/Owner)
*Tommy Gorman (Manager-Coach)
*Eddie Froelich (Trainer)
*Bill Tobin (Secretary-Treasurer)†† Left off Stanley Cup, but included on the team picture
engraving-notes=

* Chuck Gardiner became the only goalie to be engraved on the Stanley Cup as a Captain. In 1948 Bill Durnan of the Montreal Canadiens became the last goalie to serve as a Captain. In the summer of 1948, NHL changed the rules saying goaltenders can no longer serve as captains.

* Canadian Johnny Gottselig was the first Russian born player to win the Stanley Cup. Gottselig moved to Canada as a child, with his family. It was not until the late 80's that Russians of the Soviet Union were given permission to play in the NHL.

* Lionel Conacher's name was misspelled T. Conacher instead of L. Conacher.

* Joe Starke never played in the NHL as a goalie, but his name is on the Stanley Cup. Some sources says Starke played 2 regular season games at defence. The NHL officially says Starke did not play a game in NHL at any position.

* Chicago did not add a ring, they just used up the rest of ring put on by the New York Rangers the season. When the New York Rangers won the Cup in 1933 they put 2 rings on the cup the first listing the members. On the second ring they included the following: "1933 Marked the seventh consecutive year in which Lester Patrick had piloted the Rangers to the National Hockey League Playoffs". Chicago did not have room to include any playoff scores.

ee also

*1933–34 NHL season
*List of Stanley Cup champions

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