| 1952 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2) Detroit: Olympia Stadium (3, 4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Detroit: Tommy Ivan Montreal: Dick Irvin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Detroit: Sid Abel Montreal: Emile Bouchard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 10–15, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Metro Prystai (6:50, first) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Red Wings: Sid Abel (1969) Alex Delvecchio (1977) Gordie Howe (1972) Red Kelly (1969) Ted Lindsay (1966) Marcel Pronovost (1978) Terry Sawchuk (1971) Canadiens: Emile Bouchard (1966) Bernie Geoffrion (1972) Doug Harvey (1973) Tom Johnson (1970) Elmer Lach (1966) Dickie Moore (1974) Bert Olmstead (1985) Maurice Richard (1961) Coaches: Dick Irvin (1958, player) Tommy Ivan (1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens in the first of the four Detroit-Montreal Finals series of the 1950s. The Canadiens were appearing in their second straight Finals series, while Detroit was returning after winning in 1950. The Red Wings swept the Canadiens, shutting them out twice and allowing one goal in each of the other two games. By doing so, the Red Wings became the first team to go perfect in the playoffs.