Stanley Cup playoffs 1944
Stanley Cup playoffs 1944 | |
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Period | March 21, 1944 to April 13, 1944 |
Stanley Cup winner | Canadiens de Montréal (5th title) |
finalist | Chicago Black Hawks |
Top scorer | Toe Blake (Montréal) |
Gates | 78 (5.6 per game) |
Events | |
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup in 1944 began on March 21, 1944 and ended on April 13, 1944 with the 4-0 win of the Canadiens de Montréal against the Chicago Black Hawks . The Canadiens won their fifth title and their first since 1931 , when they also prevailed against the Black Hawks. In addition, they provided the best scorer in the person of Toe Blake and Maurice Richard, the top scorer of these playoffs. The Black Hawks, meanwhile, played their first final since 1938, in which they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs .
mode
The four best teams in the league qualified for the playoffs. In the semi-finals, the first and third as well as the second and fourth of the final table faced each other. The respective winners then contested the Stanley Cup final.
All series were held in best-of-seven mode , which means that a team needed four wins to advance. The higher seeded team had home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, the home law changed from game to game. The higher-ranked team had a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games.
Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .
Qualified teams
- (1) Canadiens de Montréal
- (2) Detroit Red Wings
- (3) Toronto Maple Leafs
- (4) Chicago Black Hawks
Playoff tree
Semifinals | Stanley Cup Final | |||||||
1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | ||||||
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | ||||||
1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | ||||||
2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0 | ||||||
2 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | ||||||
4th | Chicago Black Hawks | 4th |
Semifinals
(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (3) Toronto Maple Leafs
21 Mar 1944 | Canadiens de Montréal Toe Blake (42:49) |
1: 3 (0: 2, 0: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Elwyn Morris (6:07) George Boothman (18:35) Jackie Hamilton (32:24) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec |
23 Mar 1944 |
Canadiens de Montréal Maurice Richard (21:48) Maurice Richard (22:05) Maurice Richard (36:46) Maurice Richard (41:00) Maurice Richard (48:54) |
5: 1 (0: 0, 3: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Reg Hamilton (28:50) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec |
25th Mar 1944 | Toronto Maple Leafs George Boothman (28:06) |
1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Canadiens de Montréal Glen Harmon (9:58) Ray Getliffe (49:43) |
Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario |
28 Mar 1944 | Toronto Maple Leafs Theodore Kennedy (48:54) |
1: 4 (0: 0, 0: 2, 1: 2) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Gerald Heffernan (35:55) Toe Blake (38:45) Erwin Chamberlain (52:57) Erwin Chamberlain (59:48) |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario |
30th Mar 1944 |
Canadiens de Montréal Ray Getliffe (16:02) Phil Watson (17:39) Maurice Richard (20:27) Erwin Chamberlain (30:33) Émile Bouchard (42:27) Toe Blake (47:58) Toe Blake (48: 37) Maurice Richard (49:17) Ray Getliffe (50:33) Buddy O'Connor (51:34) Erwin Chamberlain (55:41) |
11: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 7: 0) Match report as of: 4: 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec |
(2) Detroit Red Wings - (4) Chicago Black Hawks
21 Mar 1944 | Detroit Red Wings Syd Howe (12:18 PM) |
1: 2 (1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Chicago Black Hawks Bill Mosienko (7:12) Doug Bentley (7:56) |
Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan |
23 Mar 1944 |
Detroit Red Wings Joe Carveth (23:00) Syd Howe (38:40) Don Grosso (40:21) Mud Bruneteau (56:06) |
4: 1 (0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Chicago Black Hawks George Allen (51:48) |
Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan |
26th Mar 1944 |
Chicago Black Hawks Joe Cooper (11:06) Clint Smith (51:30) |
2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois |
28 Mar 1944 |
Chicago Black Hawks Doug Bentley (4:44) Bill Mosienko (11:09) Clint Smith (16:54) Clint Smith (21:42) Doug Bentley (35:30) Doug Bentley (39:18) Fido Purpur (59: 57) |
7: 1 (3: 1, 3: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
Detroit Red Wings Carl Liscombe (6:00 am) |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
30th Mar 1944 | Detroit Red Wings Bill Quackenbush (6:59) Joe Carveth (48:40) |
2: 5 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 4) Match report as of: 1: 4 |
Chicago Black Hawks Doug Bentley (18:23) Johnny Gottselig (43:37) Doug Bentley (48:10) Doug Bentley (52:30) George Allen (58:56) |
Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan |
Stanley Cup Final
(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (4) Chicago Black Hawks
Apr 4, 1944 |
Canadiens de Montréal Phil Watson (8:37) Toe Blake (26:35) Ray Getliffe (30:58) Erwin Chamberlain (44:47) Ray Getliffe (58:07) |
5: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks Clint Smith (30:11) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec |
Apr 6, 1944 |
Canadiens de Montréal Maurice Richard (33:00) Maurice Richard (52:16) Maurice Richard (55:33) |
3: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of 2: 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks Johnny Harms (59:59) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec |
Apr 9, 1944 | Chicago Black Hawks George Allen (5:14) Johnny Harms (44:16) |
2: 3 (1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Toe Blake (22:02) Mike McMahon (45:47) Phil Watson (46:42) |
Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois |
Apr 13, 1944 | Chicago Black Hawks George Allen (5:12) Johnny Harms (27:30) George Allen (29:12) Doug Bentley (30:09) |
4: 5 a.d. (1: 1, 3: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Canadiens de Montréal Elmer Lach (8:48) Elmer Lach (50:02) Maurice Richard (56:05) Maurice Richard (57:20) Toe Blake (69:12) |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
Stanley Cup winner
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal |
Goalkeeper: Bill Durnan Defenders: Émile Bouchard , Glen Harmon , Leo Lamoureux , Mike McMahon Attackers: Toe Blake ( C ), Erwin Chamberlain , Bob Fillion , Ray Getliffe , Gerald Heffernan , Elmer Lach , Fern Majeau , Buddy O'Connor , Maurice Richard , Phil Watson Head Coach: Dick Irvin General Manager: Tommy Gorman |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | PIM |
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Toe Blake | Montréal | 9 | 7th | 11 | 18th | 2 |
Maurice Richard | Montréal | 9 | 12 | 5 | 17th | 10 |
Elmer Lach | Montréal | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4th |
Doug Bentley | Chicago | 9 | 8th | 4th | 12 | 4th |
Clint Smith | Chicago | 9 | 4th | 8th | 12 | 0 |
Ray Getliffe | Montréal | 9 | 5 | 4th | 9 | 16 |
George Allen | Chicago | 9 | 5 | 4th | 9 | 8th |
Erwin Chamberlain | Montréal | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8th | 10 |
Phil Watson | Montréal | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8th | 16 |
Syd Howe | Detroit | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 0 |
Bill Mosienko | Chicago | 8th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 6th |
Best goalkeeper
The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the conceded goal category as well as the leaders in shutouts and wins.
Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals conceded; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.
player | team | GP | Min | W. | L. | GA | SO | ATM |
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Bill Durnan | Montréal | 9 | 549: 12 | 8th | 1 | 14th | 1 | 1.53 |
Mike Karakas | Chicago | 9 | 549: 12 | 4th | 5 | 24 | 1 | 2.62 |
Connie Dion | Detroit | 5 | 300: 00 | 1 | 4th | 17th | 0 | 3.40 |
Web links
- Stanley Cup Playoffs 1944 on hockey-reference.com
- All box scores of the playoffs on bigmouthsports.com (PDF document, 704 kB)