1949 Stanley Cup Final
1949 ice hockey championship series
The 1949 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs, the second straight Finals series between Detroit and Toronto. The Maple Leafs swept the Red Wings again to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup and eighth in the history of the franchise, becoming the first team in NHL history to three-peat as Stanley Cup champions. The Maple Leafs also became the first team to win the Stanley Cup in back-to-back sweeps.
Paths to the Finals
Detroit defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 to advance to the Finals. Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 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 1947 Finals, plus consecutive sweeps of the Wings in 1948 and this year).
Stanley Cup engraving
The 1949 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain Ted Kennedy by NHL President Clarence Campbell 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
Players
Stanley Cup engraving
* The following members were engraved on the original Stanley Cup in 1949, but removed from the Stanley Cup when it was redone during 1957-58 season. #12 Bill Ezinicki (player-by mistake-played in the finals), Archie Campbell, Ed Fitkin, Norman Delarue, Horance MacIntyre, James Murphy (non players).
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