1961 Stanley Cup Finals

1961 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1961 Stanley Cup Finals were played from April 6 to April 16, 1961, between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Black Hawks. The Black Hawks would win the best-of-seven series 4–2 to win their third Stanley Cup, their first since 1938.

Paths to the final

Detroit defeated Toronto to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated Montreal.

The series

Two of the greatest athletes in Chicago sports history, Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita made their first Stanley Cup appearances. Hull scored two in the first game including the winner, and Mikita scored the winner in game five.

Chicago Black Hawks 1961 Stanley Cup Champions

Stanley Cup champion
goaltenders=*1 Glenn Hall
* 1 Denis DeJordy (spare/did not play)
* Allan Roy Edwards (spare/did not play)
defence=*2 Al Arbour
*3 Pierre Pilote (A. Capt.)
*4 Elmer Vasko
*5 Jack Evans
*6 Reg Fleming
*18 Wayne Hillman
*19 Dollard St. Laurent
centers=*11 Bill Hay
*12 Ed Litzenberger (Captain)
*17 Ken Wharram
*21 Stan Mikita
*10 Tod Sloan
wingers=*8 Murray Balfour
*8 Wayne Hicks
*9 Bobby Hull
*14 Alvin Ab McDonald
*15 Eric Nesterenko
*16 Ron Murphy (A. Capt.)
*16 Ronald Chico Maki
*20 Earl Balfour
non-players=
* Arthur Wirtz Sr. (President/Owner), Arthur Wirtz Jr. (Vice President/Owner)
* James D. Norris Jr. (Chairman/Owner), Tommy Ivan (Manager)
* Rudy Pilous (Coach), Nick Garen (Trainer),
* Walter Humenick (Ass’t Trainer), Michael Wirtz (Vice President)†
* John Gottselig (Publicity Director)President)†.† Left off the cup, but included on the team picture.
engraving-notes=
* Allan Roy Edwards was engraved as Allan R. Edwards. He never played for Chicago. Roy Edwards first NHL game was during the 1967–68 season with Detroit.
* Denis DeJordy first NHL game was during the 1962–63 season, when he replace Glenn Hall. This ended Hall's record of 502 consecutive complete games.
* Robert Ronald Murphy was engraved as Robert Murphy.
* Tod Aloysius Martin Sloan was engraved as Martin A. Sloan.|

ee also

* List of Stanley Cup champions
* 1960–61 NHL season

References

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

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