1969 Stanley Cup Final

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The 1969 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1968–69 season, and the culmination of the 1969 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the defending champion Montreal Canadiens and the St. Louis Blues, a rematch of the previous year's finals. As they did in the previous matchup, the Canadiens won the series in four games.

Paths to the Finals

Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 4–0 and the Boston Bruins 4–2 to advance to the finals.

St. Louis defeated the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings in four games each.

Game summaries

This was the second playoff series between these two teams. Their only previous meeting came in the previous year's Stanley Cup Final. In this year's six-game regular season series, there were five wins for Montreal and one tie. Claude Ruel became the eleventh rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal goaltender Rogie Vachon limited St. Louis to three goals in four games.

Game one

April 27St. Louis Blues1–3Montreal CanadiensMontreal ForumRecap

In game one, Montreal defeated St. Louis in a 3–1 victory on home ice, with Dick Duff, Bobby Rousseau, and John Ferguson all scoring for the Canadiens, giving them a 1–0 series lead over the Blues.

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stMTLDick Duff (3) – ppYvan Cournoyer (5) and Jean Beliveau (4)03:391–0 MTL
MTLBobby Rousseau (3) – shClaude Provost (2)04:172–0 MTL
STLFrank St. Marseille (3)Bill McCreary (5) and Noel Picard (4)18:242–1 MTL
2ndNone
3rdMTLJohn Ferguson (3) – enHenri Richard (4)19:463–1 MTL
Penalty summary
PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
1stMTLJacques LaperriereRoughing01:182:00
STLRed BerensonSlashing02:582:00
MTLJacques LaperriereInterference04:062:00
MTLJacques LaperriereMisconduct04:0610:00
STLGary SabourinSlashing04:442:00
STLBill McCrearySlashing06:312:00
MTLHenri RichardInterference10:442:00
MTLJ. C. TremblaySlashing16:512:00
STLTim EcclestoneHolding16:512:00
2ndMTLJean BeliveauTripping00:442:00
MTLTed HarrisHigh-sticking03:212:00
STLJim RobertsHigh-sticking03:212:00
STLBench (served by Tim Ecclestone)Too many men on the ice07:002:00
MTLJacques LaperriereHolding07:482:00
STLBob PlagerCharging12:212:00
3rdMTLTerry HarperInterference07:532:00
Shots by period
Team123Total
St. Louis510520
Montreal145928

Game two

April 29St. Louis Blues1–3Montreal CanadiensMontreal ForumRecap

Game two ended with the same result as game one, with Montreal defeating St. Louis by a score of 3–1 on their home ice, taking a 2–0 as the series continued into St. Louis.

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stMTLRalph Backstrom (3)J. C. Tremblay (3)17:261–0 MTL
2ndMTLDick Duff (4) – ppJean Beliveau (7) and Serge Savard (6)09:072–0 MTL
MTLYvan Cournoyer (4)Jean Beliveau (8)14:113–0 MTL
3rdSTLLarry Keenan (4)Jim Roberts (4) and Bob Plager (4)09:203–1 MTL
Penalty summary
PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
1stMTLDick DuffElbowing02:172:00
STLNoel PicardElbowing02:172:00
STLTim EcclestoneTripping03:302:00
MTLJean BeliveauHigh-sticking04:542:00
STLAl ArbourHigh-sticking04:542:00
MTLTed HarrisTripping06:362:00
STLNoel PicardTripping07:342:00
MTLTerry HarperHolding14:172:00
MTLJohn FergusonCross-checking19:502:00
MTLJohn FergusonSpearing19:502:00
MTLJohn FergusonMisconduct19:5010:00
2ndSTLBill McCrearyTripping08:452:00
3rdSTLBill PlagerHolding02:342:00
MTLTed HarrisElbowing05:212:00
STLTerry CrispHigh-sticking05:212:00
MTLBobby RousseauTripping08:402:00
MTLSerge SavardHolding09:092:00
STLNoel PicardPlaying with a broken stick17:582:00
MTLJacques LaperriereCross-checking19:232:00
Shots by period
Team123Total
St. Louis5101025
Montreal915933

Game three

May 1Montreal Canadiens4–0St. Louis BluesSt. Louis ArenaRecap

Rogie Vachon made 29 saves in game four to record his first career playoff shutout in game four, while Dick Duff recorded three points for Montreal, giving them a 4–0 victory over St. Louis to take a commanding 3–0 series lead.

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stMTLSerge Savard (4)Dick Duff (7)12:341–0 MTL
2ndMTLJacques Lemaire (4)Mickey Redmond (3)08:162–0 MTL
MTLDick Duff (5)Yvan Cournoyer (6) and Jean Beliveau (9)13:383–0 MTL
3rdMTLDick Duff (6) – ppJean Beliveau (10) and Yvan Cournoyer (7)18:354–0 MTL
Penalty summary
PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
1stSTLNoel PicardHolding05:132:00
STLTim EcclestoneHooking07:402:00
MTLJohn FergusonCharging15:192:00
2ndSTLRon SchockTripping04:552:00
MTLJacques LaperriereHolding10:462:00
MTLRalph BackstromHooking15:412:00
MTLJ. C. TremblayTripping17:272:00
3rdMTLRalph BackstromHooking08:312:00
STLTim EcclestoneHooking17:342:00
Shots by period
Team123Total
Montreal1413835
St. Louis1010929

Game four

May 4Montreal Canadiens2–1St. Louis BluesSt. Louis ArenaRecap

Vachon would perform well in goal again for Montreal in game four, making 32 saves. John Ferguson scored the game winning goal early in the third period to help the Canadiens win the game by a score of 2–1, completing the four-game sweep of St. Louis and winning the Stanley Cup. Serge Savard was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy, becoming the first defenseman in NHL history to win the award.

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stNone
2ndSTLTerry Gray (3)Frank St. Marseille (3) and Terry Crisp (4)10:501–0 STL
3rdMTLTed Harris (1)Dick Duff (3) and J. C. Tremblay (4)00:421–1
MTLJohn Ferguson (4)Ralph Backstrom (4)03:022–1 MTL
Penalty summary
PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
1stMTLSerge SavardCross-checking00:252:00
STLJean-Guy TalbotElbowing04:402:00
MTLJohn FergusonCharging06:422:00
MTLJohn FergusonCharging09:072:00
MTLJacques LemaireSpearing14:032:00
STLGary SabourinSpearing14:032:00
STLBench (Served by Frank St. Marseille)Too many men on the ice16:172:00
MTLSerge SavardElbowing19:342:00
STLAb McDonaldHigh-sticking19:342:00
2ndSTLJim RobertsHolding03:362:00
MTLJ. C. TremblayTripping14:322:00
STLRed BerensonElbowing14:322:00
MTLJacques LemaireRoughing14:452:00
STLBill PlagerRoughing14:452:00
MTLSerge SavardHigh-sticking16:062:00
STLTim EcclestoneHigh-sticking16:062:00
MTLJacques LaperriereHigh-sticking19:592:00
STLAb McDonaldHigh-sticking19:592:00
3rdSTLAl ArbourHooking05:252:00
Shots by period
Team123Total
Montreal814931
St. Louis1312833

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1969 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau by NHL PresidentClarence Campbell following the Canadiens 2–1 win over the Blues in game four.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1968–69 Montreal Canadiens

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

  • ^A Anthony "Tony" Esposito's name was misspelled on the Replica Stanley Cup created in 1992–93 as P. FSPOSITO instead of A. ESPOSITO. Tony Esposito only played 13 regular season games, but qualified to be engraved on the Stanley Cup. Tony dressed for every game in the finals due to Gump Worsley being injured. Tony then won the Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year) with Chicago in 1970. He was fourth player to accomplish the feat of winning the Stanley Cup before winning the Calder Trophy.
  • ^B #5 Gilles Tremblay (LW) missed the playoffs with a career-ending injury. His name was still included in the Stanley Cup.
  • Claude Ruel was the 10th NHL rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup.
  • #20–21 Lucien Grenier (RW) played 2 semi-final games, but his name was left off the Stanley Cup even though he qualified to be engraved on it. He was left off for playing the whole regular season in the minors.

Won 4 Stanley Cups in 5 Years with Montreal 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969

  • Ralph Backstrom, Jean Beliveau, Yvan Cournoyer, Dick Duff, John Ferguson, Terry Harper, Ted Harris, Jacques Laperriere, Claude Provost, Henri Richard, Bobby Rousseau, Gilles Tremblay, Jean-Claude Tremblay, Gump Worsley (14 players), David Molson, Sam Pollock, Larry Aubut (3 non-players).

See also

Notes

References

  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.