1944 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
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Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 4) Chicago: Chicago Stadium (2, 3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | Montreal: Dick Irvin Chicago: Paul Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||
Captains | Montreal: Toe Blake Chicago: Doug Bentley | ||||||||||||||||||
Dates | April 4–13, 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||
Series-winning goal | Toe Blake (9:12, OT) | ||||||||||||||||||
Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Toe Blake (1966) Emile Bouchard (1966) Bill Durnan (1964) Elmer Lach (1966) Buddy O'Connor (1988) Maurice Richard (1961) Black Hawks: Doug Bentley (1964) Bill Mosienko (1965) Earl Seibert (1963) Clint Smith (1991) Coaches: Dick Irvin (1958, player) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens swept the Black Hawks to win their first Stanley Cup since they defeated Chicago in 1931.[1]