1961 Stanley Cup Finals

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The 1961 Stanley Cup Finals were played from April 6 to April 16, 1961 between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Black Hawks. The Black Hawks would win the best-of-seven series 4–2 to win their third Stanley Cup, their first since 1938.

Contents 1 Paths to the Final 2 The series 3 Chicago Black Hawks 1961 Stanley Cup Champions 3.1 Stanley Cup engraving 4 See also 5 References 5.1 Notes

[edit] Paths to the Final

Detroit defeated Toronto to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated Montreal.

[edit] The series

Two of the greatest athletes in Chicago sports history, Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita made their first Stanley Cup appearances. Hull scored two in the first game including the winner, and Mikita scored the winner in game five.

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 6	Detroit	2	Chicago	3
April 8	Chicago	1	Detroit	3
April 10	Detroit	1	Chicago	3
April 12	Chicago	1	Detroit	2
April 14	Detroit	2	Chicago	6
April 16	Chicago	5	Detroit	1

[edit] Chicago Black Hawks 1961 Stanley Cup Champions

Ed Litzenberger (C-Captain), Al Arbour(D), Earl Balfour(LW), Murray Balfour(RW), Glenn Hall(goal), Jack EvansD), Roy Edwards(goal-spare/did not play), Denis DeJordy(goal-spare/did not play), Bill Hay(C), Wayne Hicks(RW), Reg Fleming(D), Wayne Hillman(D), Bobby Hull(LW), Chico Maki(RW), Ab McDonald(LW), Elmer Vasko(D), Stan Mikita(C), Ron Murphy(LW), Eric Nesterenko(RW), Pierre Pilote(D), Tod Sloan(RW), Dollard St. Laurent(D), Ken Wharram(C),

Non Players

Arthur Wirtz Sr. (President/Owner), Arthur Wirtz Jr. (Vice President/Owner), James D. Norris Jr. (Chairman/Owner), Tommy Ivan (Manager), Rudy Pilous (Coach), Nick Garen (Trainer), Walter Humenick (Ass’t Trainer), Michael Wirtz (Vice President/left off Cup/on team picture), John Gottselig (Publicity Director/left off Cup/on team picture).

[edit] Stanley Cup engraving

• Allan Roy Edwards was engraved as Allan R. Edwards. He never played for Chicago. Roy Edwards first NHL Season 1967–68 with Detroit.
• Robert Ronald Murphy was engraved as Robert Murphy.
• Tod Aloysius Martin Sloan was engraved as Martin A. Sloan.
• Denis DeJordy first NHL season was 1962–63 when he replace Glenn Hall. This ended Hall's record of 502 consecutive complete games.

[edit] See also

• List of Stanley Cup champions
• 1960–61 NHL season

[edit] References

• (2000) Total Stanley Cup. NHL. 
• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3.

[edit] Notes

Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1960

Chicago Black Hawks Stanley Cup Champions 1961

Succeeded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1962

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