| 1953 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Dick Irvin Boston: Lynn Patrick | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Emile Bouchard Boston: Milt Schmidt | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 9–16, 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Elmer Lach (1:22, OT) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Emile Bouchard (1966) Bernie Geoffrion (1972) Doug Harvey (1973) Tom Johnson (1970) Elmer Lach (1966) Dickie Moore (1974) Bert Olmstead (1985) Jacques Plante (1978) Maurice Richard (1961) Bruins: Woody Dumart (1992) Bill Quackenbush (1976) Milt Schmidt (1961) Coaches: Dick Irvin (1958, player) Lynn Patrick (1980, player) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins were appearing in the Final for the first time since 1946. The Canadiens, who were appearing in their third straight Finals series, won the series four games to one to clinch their seventh championship.