Stanley Cup Finals 1959 to 1977
All games are complete unless otherwise noted:
1959 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 3 - Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - During the 1994-95 season while the NHL was on strike CBC of Canada let the fans vote on which game they would like to see. They had a choice of several games to choose from and this game was the winner after nearly 25,000 people cast their votes. That should tell you something about this game. The Leafs made it to the finals defeating the Bruins in overtime of game 7. Unfortunately the Leafs were a step behind the powerhouse Montreal Canadiens who had won the three previous Stanley Cups and were now shooting for their fourth straight. The leafs would manage one victory in this series and it would be game 3. Dick Duff is the hero scoring the game winning goal in overtime to close the gap to a two game to one lead for Montreal. Between the pipes for the Leafs is Johnny Bower and for the Canadiens it's Jacques Plante.
1959 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 5 - Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - Montreal defeats the leafs 5 to 3 to win their fourth Stanley Cup in a row.
1960 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 4 - Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - This game completes the sweep of the Toronto Maple Leafs and gives the Montreal Canadiens their fifth Stanley Cup Championship in a row making them the greatest dynasty in NHL history. Nobody before or since has been able to accomplish this feat. Jacques Plante is spectacular in net for the Canadiens as they beat the Leafs four to nothing. This would be The Rocket’s last game. He finished his professional career playing in 978 regular season games and scoring 544 goals and 421 assists for 965 points. The Rocket was impressive in the post season also, notching 82 goals and 44 assists for 126 points in 133 games played. The Rocket won 8 Stanley Cup Championships and one Hart Trophy. He was also the first player to score 50 goals and the first player to score 500 goals. This CBC broadcast is very good quality featuring pre game coverage and extensive post game coverage and is a must for vintage hockey video collectors.
1962 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 3 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Blackhawks - Glenn Hall is spectacular in net for the Hawks shutting out the Leafs three to nothing. This CBC broadcast is missing 18 minutes of the third period but none of the goals and has the end of the game. Featuring excellent intermission activities as well as pre game and post game coverage. Bronco Horvath scores an awesome goal for the Hawks. Good quality throughout.
1963 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 1 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings - Dick Duff scores two goals 18 seconds apart to give the Leafs a commanding two to nothing lead over the Red Wings at the start of the game. He scores the first goal at the forty eight second mark and then tallies again on a breakaway at the one minute, six second mark. The Leafs eventually go up three to nothing and hold off the charging Red Wings who make it three to two but that’s all they’ll get in game one. 38 year old Johnny Bower is excellent in net for the Leafs but I would give the star of the game to Dick Duff for his two awesome goals that gave the Leafs momentum early. Good quality throughout and featuring pre game and post game activities.
1963 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 2 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings - Another spectacular performance from 38 year old Johnny Bower. Johnny holds the Wings to 2 goals for the second straight game helping the Leafs to a 4 to 2 victory and a two to nothing lead in the best of seven series. Good quality throughout this CBC broadcast contains excellent intermission activities and post game coverage.
1963 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 3 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings - Detroit’s only win in the finals finally comes in game 3. Johnny Bower finally let’s up more than two goals and the Detroit Red Wings go on to a 3 to 2 win and cut the series lead down to 1 game for the Leafs. Terry Sawchuk is excellent in net for the Wings. Alex Faulkner is the star of the game, Faulkner who played in the NHL for 3 seasons played in only 101 regular season games and 12 playoff games. Alex scored 5 playoff goals in his career, 2 of them including the game winner were in this game. This CBC broadcast is good quality throughout and contains pre-game coverage and extensive post game activities. This is a must for vintage hockey video collectors.
1963 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 4 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings - What a great game!, Detroit down in the series 2 games to 1 opens the scoring with a great shot from Hall Of Famer Gordie Howe. The Wings take a 1 to 0 lead into the second period but the Leafs battle back to tie it. The Wings then take a 2 to 1 lead only to see that dissapear also. Hall Of famer Red Kelly scores a pair of great goals for the Leafs and Dave Keon scores the game winner midway through the third period to give the Leafs a 3 to 1 advantage in this best of seven series. This CBC broadcast is good quality throughout and contains pre-game coverage and extensive post game activities.
1963 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 5 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings - The Toronto Maple Leafs behind the great goaltending of 38 year old Johnny Bower win their second straight Stanley Cup championship. Dave Keon sets and NHL record scoring 2 shorthanded goals in the game. Eddie Shack gets the game winner and Johnny Bower limits the Wings to 10 goals in this 5 game series. Good quality throughout this CBC broadcast contains extensive post game coverage.
1964 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 1 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings - What an awesome game! It’s Johnny Bower netminding for the Leafs while Terry Sawchuk is between the pipes for the Wings. The Wings enter the third period with a 1 goal lead only to see it disappear midway through the third and with little time remaining and on a power play Bob Pulford steals the puck and scores shorthanded with only 2 seconds remaining making this possibly the most exciting Stanley Cup Final game I’ve ever seen. This is an absolute must for all vintage hockey fans!!!
1964 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 6 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit red Wings - Down in the series 3 games to 2 and the score tied 3 to 3 in game 6 defenseman Bobby Baun took a Gordie Howe slapshot off his ankle and was carried off the ice on a stretcher. After freezing and taping the injury Baun returned in overtime to score the game winning goal and force game 7 back at the Gardens in Toronto. On crutches for the next 2 days Baun would later suit up for game 7 and never miss a shift as Toronto won the Cup. The following day x-rays confirmed what Baun had known all along, that the ankle was in fact broken. The Leafs blueliner would spend the next 2 months on crutches. Fair to good quality throughout this is the complete game, not the chopped Classic Sports version. Containing excellent intermission and post game activities.
1965 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 7 - Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks - Behind the great goaltending of 12 year veteran Lorne “Gump” Worsley the Montreal Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup since the retiremnet of Maurice “The Rocket” Richard. The home team won every game in this series so Montreal having the home ice advantage treated their fans to 4 victories. Gump had 2 shutouts in the Finals including one in game 7, the Canadiens won game 7 four to nothing. Jean Beliveau won the inaugural Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player during the playoffs amassing 8 goals and 8 assists in 13 games for the Canadiens. This CBC broadcast contains excellent pre game coverage and extensive post game activities.
1967 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 6 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens - With an average age of 31 the Toronto Maple Leafs sported the oldest Stanley Cup Championship team ever. With 42 year old Johnny Bower in net and 41 year old Allan Stanley on defense the Leafs had 7 players over the age of 35 and 12 players over the age of 30. Dave Keon was a “youngster” on the team at the tender age of 27, Dave won the Conn Smythe Trophy for his excellent defensive play during the series. Very good quality throughout this CBC broadcast contains extensive pre game and post game coverage.
1974 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 1 - Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers - The Big Bad Bruins jump out to a two to nothing lead. The Flyers battle back to tie it at two only to let the greatest defenseman of all time, Bobby Orr blast the game winning goal from between the circles beating Bernie Parent with just 22 seconds remaining in regulation. The Bruins take a one game to none lead in the best of seven series. Good quality throughout the first period is missing.
1974 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 2 - Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers - The Flyers battled hard in game one but future Hall Of Famer Bobby Orr beat bernie Parent with just 22 seconds remaining to secure the victory in game one. Game two featured much of the same type of play, close checking,, great goaltending and excellent all around play by both teams. This contest is tie going into overtime where Future Hall Of Famer Bobby Clarke scores one of the biggest goals of his career and in Flyers history at 12:01 of overtime bringing the series back to Philly tie at one game apiece. Good quality throughout.
1974 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 4 - Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers - Heading into game 4 the Flyers knew they needed this win, they certainly didn’t want to go back to Boston with the series tied at 2. Thanks to a spectacular performance by Bernie Parent and great games from Flyers enforcer Dave Schultz and future Hall Of Famer Bill Barber the Flyers defeat the Bruins and take a 3 games to 1 lead in the best of seven series. This is an edited version of the game showing about 75% and this is the CBC broadcast.
1974 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 5 - Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers - WOW! Bobby Orr scores a pair of goals leading the Bruins to victory and narrowing the gap at 3 games to 2 for the Flyers. Dave Schultz brawls with both Wayne Cashman and Bobby Schmautz, Bruce Cowick fights Carol Vadnais and Tommy Bladon bloodies Richie LeDuc. When was the last time you've seen four fights in a Stanley Cup Finals game? Bill Clement scores the only goal for the Flyers. Missing the first period, good quality.
1974 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 6 - Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers - It’s Bernard Marcel Parent for the Flyers vs. Gillies Gilbert for the Bruins. Both goalies are outstanding with the edge going to Bernie with the one to nothing shutout. The Flyers on May 19th, 1974 become the first expansion team to give Lord Stanley’s Cup a new address. Rick MacLeish is the Flyers hero scoring the game winning goal early in the second period.
1975 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 6 - Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo Sabres - Bernie Parent is spectular in net once again, the Sabres are shut out on their home ice in part to Bernie’s spectaular performance. Bernie becomes the only goalie in the history of the game to win back to back Stanley Cup’s with both clinching games being shutouts. Bob “The Hound” Kelly is the Flyers hero scoring the game winning goal.
1976 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 1 - Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens - The 1976 Stanley Cup Finals featured the NHL’s two best teams.
Reggie Leach opens the scoring of the 1976 Finals with an awesome goal and in the process sets a new NHL record with his 16th goal of the playoffs. Ross Lonsberry adds a second goal and the Flyers go into the first intermission with a 2 to 0 lead. The Canadiens come out storming and tie the game in a span of 2:26. The Flyers enter the third period being outshot 27 to 12 but Larry “IZZY” Goodenough gives the Flyers a lead. Future Hall Of Famer Jaques Lemaire evens the score at three. With less then 2 minutes remaining Guy LaPointe scores the game winning goal giving the Habs a one game to none lead in the series. Very good quality.
1976 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 2 - Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens - The Flyers blew a two goal lead in game one of the Finals and definitely didn’t want to lose game two and go back to Philly down two games to none. Unfortunately for the Flyers the powerhouse Canadiens are too talented and the Flyers are always a step behind. Jaques LeMaire scores a sweet goal on a breakaway to gives the Canadiens a one to nothing lead. Guy LaFleur adds another goal at 2:41of the third giving the Habs a two to nothing lead. Enforcer Dave Schultz gets the Flyers on the board at 17:35 buts it’s too little to late and the tired Flyers drop game two to the Canadiens. Excellent offensive and defensive pressure keep the Flyers off guard the entire game. The Flyers apear to be a step behind Montreal at all times. Very good quality this is the Philadelphia broadcast featuring Hall Of Fame announcer Gene Hart.
1976 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 3 - Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens - Reggie Leach continues with his record setting 17th and 18th goals of the playoffs but it’s not enough as the Habs behind a pair of goals from future Hall Of Famer Steve Schutt beat the Flyers again by one goal giving the Canadiens a three to nothing lead in the series. This Philadelphia broadcast is good quality.
1976 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 4 - Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens - In 1976 the NHL played a Super Series against NHL teams. During this series the USSR’s top team, the Red Army put beatings on the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins. The only two teams not to lose to the Red Army were the Montreal Canadiens who tied the Red Army and the Flyers who beat them. It should be no surprise that the two best teams in the NHL didn’t lose to the Red Army team and faced off in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Flyers were trying for their third Stanley Cup in as many years but with the injury to Bernie Parent the Flyers were’t at their best. Wayne Stephenson was really good but no Bernie Parent. The Canadiens behind Hall Of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden sweep the Flyers and win their third Stanley Cup of the 1970’s. This CBC broadcast is very good quality and contains excellent pre game coverage and extensive post game coverage.
1977 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 4 - Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins - The Canadiens win their second straight Stanley Cup and their 4th of the 1970’s defeating the Bruins in 4 straight. Montreals’ Jacques LeMaire scored three game winning goals in the series including the game winner in game 4. Left wing sensation Guy LaFleur wins the Conn Smythe Trophy posting an impressive 26 points in 14 playoff games. Featuring pre game activities and extensive post game coverage the quality is good throughout.
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