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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) Detroit: Olympia Stadium (3, 4, 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Toe Blake Detroit: Sid Abel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Jean Beliveau Detroit: Alex Delvecchio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 24 – May 5, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Roger Crozier (Red Wings) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Henri Richard (2:20, OT, G6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Jean Beliveau (1972) Yvan Cournoyer (1982) Dick Duff (2006) Jacques Laperriere (1987; did not play) Henri Richard (1979) Gump Worsley (1980) Red Wings: Andy Bathgate (1978) Leo Boivin (1986) Alex Delvecchio (1977) Bill Gadsby (1970) Gordie Howe (1972) Norm Ullman (1982) Coaches: Sid Abel (1969, player) Toe Blake (1966, player) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1965–66 season, and the culmination of the 1966 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. This was the fifth Detroit-Montreal Cup Final; they previously met in 1952, 1954, 1955, and 1956, with the Red Wings winning the former three and the Canadiens winning the latter. The Canadiens defeated the Red Wings in six games to win the Stanley Cup for the seventh time in eleven years. This was the last Cup Final appearance for the Red Wings until 1995.