| 1959 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (3, 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Toe Blake Toronto: Punch Imlach | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Maurice Richard Toronto: George Armstrong | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 9–18, 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Marcel Bonin (9:55, second) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Jean Beliveau (1972; did not play) Bernie Geoffrion (1972) Doug Harvey (1973) Tom Johnson (1970) Dickie Moore (1974) Jacques Plante (1978) Henri Richard (1979) Maurice Richard (1961) Maple Leafs: George Armstrong (1975) Johnny Bower (1976) Dick Duff (2006) Tim Horton (1977) Frank Mahovlich (1981) Bert Olmstead (1985) Bob Pulford (1991) Allan Stanley (1981) Coaches: Toe Blake (1966, player) Punch Imlach (1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1958–59 season, and the culmination of the 1959 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the three-time defending champion Montreal Canadiens and their arch-rival Toronto Maple Leafs. It was the third Stanley Cup Finals meeting in the history of the Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry. Montreal was making its ninth consecutive appearance in the Finals series. It was Toronto's first appearance since their 1951 win over Montreal. The Canadiens won the series, four games to one, for their fourth straight Cup victory.