1943 Stanley Cup Finals

1943 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams 1 2 3 4 Games Detroit Red Wings  6 4 4 2 4 Boston Bruins  2 3 0 0 0
Location: Detroit, MI (Olympia) (1,2) Boston, MA (Boston Garden) (3,4) Format: Best-of-seven Coaches: Detroit: Jack Adams Boston: Art Ross Captains: Detroit: Sid Abel Boston: Dit Clapper Dates: April 1 to April 8, 1943 Series-winning goal: Joe Carveth (12:09, first)
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The 1943 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings, appearing in their third straight Finals, would win the series 4–0 to win their third Stanley Cup.

Paths to the final

Boston defeated the Montreal Canadiens in a best-of-seven 4–0 to advance to the finals. The Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a best-of-seven 4–2 to advance and gain vengeance for Toronto's 4–3 series victory in the previous year's final.

The series

Goalie Johnny Mowers shutout the Bruins in the final two games.

April 1

Detroit Red Wings

6–2

Boston Bruins

Detroit Olympia

April 4

Detroit Red Wings

4–3

Boston Bruins

Detroit Olympia

April 7

Boston Bruins

0–4

Detroit Red Wings

Boston Garden

April 8

Boston Bruins

0–2

Detroit Red Wings

Boston Garden

Detroit won series 4–0

Detroit Red Wings 1943 Stanley Cup Champions

Roster

  Centres

• 12 Sid Abel (Captain)
• 16 Connie Brown
• 18 Les Douglas
• 18 Johnny Holota
• 8 Syd Howe
• 3 Alex Motter

  Wingers

• 16 Adam Brown
• 9 Mordere Mud Bruneteau
• 14 Joe Carveth
• 17 Joe Fisher
• 10 Don Grosso
• 7 Carl Liscombe
• 11 Eddie Wares
• 17 Harry Watson

  Defencemen

• 4–5 Harold "Hal" Jackson
• 4 Jimmy Orlando
• 15 John Cully Simon
• 2 Jack Stewart
• 5 Ebbie Goodfellow (playing-Co-Coach)

  Goaltenders

• 1 Johnny Mowers

  Coaching and administrative staff

• James E. Norris Sr. (President/Owner), James D. Norris Jr. (Vice President/Owner)
• Arthur Wirtz Sr. (Secretary-Treasurer/Owner), Jack Adams (Manager-Coach)
• Frank "Honey" Walker (Trainer)
• Carl Mattson (Asst. Trainer)&

Stanley Cup engraving

• Jack Adams (Manager-Coach) was suspended during the playoffs, so injured defenceman Ebbie Goodfellow served as Coach during Adams' suspension. When the cup was engraved, Adams was listed as Manager and Goodfellow as Coach, even though Adams was officially the Manager-Coach.
• Johnny Holota was originally left off the Stanley Cup. When cup was redone during 1957–58 season Holata's name was added to the Cup. John Holota played only 12 games, did not play in the playoffs, and did not qualify to be engraved on the Stanley Cup

&-Carl Mattson (Asst. Trainer) was left off the Stanley Cup, but was included on mid-season team picture.

See also

• 1942–43 NHL season

References and notes

• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7

Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1942

Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions 1943

Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1944