1961 Stanley Cup Final

1961 Stanley Cup Final
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Chicago Black Hawks 3131654
Detroit Red Wings 2312312
Location(s)Chicago: Chicago Stadium (1, 3, 5)
Detroit: Olympia Stadium (2, 4, 6)
CoachesChicago: Rudy Pilous
Detroit: Sid Abel
CaptainsChicago: Ed Litzenberger
Detroit: Gordie Howe
DatesApril 6–16, 1961197
Series-winning goalAb McDonald (18:49, second)
Hall of FamersBlack Hawks:
Al Arbour (1996, builder)
Glenn Hall (1975)
Bill Hay (2015, builder)
Bobby Hull (1983)
Stan Mikita (1983)
Pierre Pilote (1975)
Red Wings:
Alex Delvecchio (1977)
Gordie Howe (1972)
Marcel Pronovost (1978)
Terry Sawchuk (1971)
Norm Ullman (1982)
Coaches:
Sid Abel (1969, player)
Rudy Pilous (1985)
Officials:
Neil Armstrong (1991)
George Hayes (1988)
Matt Pavelich (1987)
Frank Udvari (1973)

The 1961 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1960–61 season, and the culmination of the 1961 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Black Hawks. Chicago was making its first Finals appearance since 1944, and Detroit its first appearance since 1956; both had lost to the Montreal Canadiens in those previous appearances. The Black Hawks won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to win their third Stanley Cup, their first since 1938. This was the last time Chicago won the Cup until 2010, a 49-year drought.

This was the only title not won by the Canadiens, Red Wings or Toronto Maple Leafs during the Original Six era, and the only title won by a U.S. team between 1955 and 1970.

Paths to the Finals

Detroit defeated Toronto in five games and Chicago upset Montreal, the record five-time defending champion, in six, setting up the first all-American-team Finals since 1950, when the Wings beat the New York Rangers in a seven-game series.

Game summaries

This was the only Stanley Cup championship in the 1960s not to be won by either the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Montreal Canadiens[1] or feature either team.

Game one

April 6 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap

Bobby Hull scored two goals in game one, giving the Black Hawks a 3–2 victory and a 1–0 lead in the series.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st CHI Bobby Hull (3) – pp Stan Mikita (2) and Murray Balfour (3) 09:39 1–0 CHI
CHI Kenny Wharram (2) Ab McDonald (2) and Stan Mikita (3) 10:10 2–0 CHI
CHI Bobby Hull (4) Pierre Pilote (7) and Murray Balfour (4) 13:15 3–0 CHI
2nd DET Len Lunde (2) – pp Gordie Howe (5) 16:14 3–1 CHI
3rd DET Al Johnson (2) Gordie Howe (6) and Norm Ullman (3) 19:18 3–2 CHI
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DET Howie Young Holding 07:54 2:00
2nd DET Howie Young Cross-checking 03:13 2:00
CHI Jack Evans Tripping 09:27 2:00
CHI Reg Fleming Boarding 09:55 2:00
DET Warren Godfrey Interference 13:28 2:00
CHI Bill Hay Holding 15:42 2:00
DET Vic Stasiuk High-sticking 17:29 2:00
3rd CHI Pierre Pilote Tripping 01:14 2:00
DET Warren Godfrey Holding 11:53 2:00
DET Pete Goegan Misconduct 14:03 10:00
CHI Bill Hay Holding 16:08 2:00
DET Howie Young Slashing 16:08 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
Detroit8141436
Chicago1013831

Game two

April 8 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Olympia Recap

With Terry Sawchuk being pulled in the first period of game one, Hank Bassen started the second game and provided the Red Wings with a win, making 26 saves in the victory. Alex Delvecchio also recorded two goals and an assist, and the Red Wings tied the series.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st DET Howie Young (2) Vic Stasiuk (4) and Alex Delvecchio (3) 08:10 1–0 DET
DET Alex Delvecchio (2) – pp Gordie Howe (7) and Al Johnson (1) 17:39 2–0 DET
2nd CHI Pierre Pilote (2) Unassisted 00:41 2–1 DET
3rd DET Alex Delvecchio (3) – en Vic Stasiuk (5) and Gordie Howe (8) 19:22 3–1 DET
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DET Gerry Odrowski Tripping 00:33 2:00
CHI Kenny Wharram Hooking 00:45 2:00
DET Vic Stasiuk Holding 03:13 2:00
DET Howie Young Elbowing 08:27 2:00
CHI Kenny Wharram Tripping 12:15 2:00
DET Warren Godfrey Kneeing 15:16 2:00
CHI Dollard St. Laurent Kneeing 17:27 2:00
2nd CHI Jack Evans Hooking 02:42 2:00
CHI Jack Evans Tripping 10:50 2:00
DET Howie Young Slashing 15:31 2:00
CHI Jack Evans Charging 20:00 2:00
3rd CHI Bill Hay Roughing 04:55 2:00
DET Howie Young Roughing 04:55 2:00
DET Gordie Howe Holding 13:19 2:00
CHI Tod Sloan Tripping 19:33 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
Detroit9121738
Chicago2131227

Game three

April 10 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap

Glenn Hall was solid in game three for Chicago, making 35 saves in a 3–1 victory to take a 2–1 lead in the series.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st None
2nd CHI Stan Mikita (4) Bobby Hull (6) and Pierre Pilote (8) 11:54 1–0 CHI
CHI Ron Murphy (1) Ed Litzenberger (3) and Pierre Pilote (9) 14:19 2–0 CHI
CHI Murray Balfour (3) Bobby Hull (7) and Bill Hay (3) 18:16 3–0 CHI
3rd CHI Gordie Howe (4) Alex Delvecchio (4) and Howie Young (2) 09:28 3–1 CHI
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DET Warren Godfrey Tripping 05:29 2:00
CHI Kenny Wharram Charging 11:12 2:00
CHI Stan Mikita High-sticking 19:09 2:00
2nd None
3rd CHI Murray Balfour Roughing 00:08 2:00
DET Gordie Howe Roughing 00:08 2:00
CHI Kenny Wharram Hooking 02:02 2:00
DET Warren Godfrey Hooking 02:02 2:00
DET Howie Young Tripping 05:33 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
Detroit1414836
Chicago11141136

Game four

April 12 Chicago Black Hawks 1–2 Detroit Red Wings Detroit Olympia Recap

Terry Sawchuk started game four for Detroit and made 26 saves, while Bruce MacGregor scored the game winning goal in the third period to help Detroit tie the series.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st None
2nd CHI Bill Hay (2) Bobby Hull (8) and Murray Balfour (5) 07:34 1–0 CHI
DET Alex Delvecchio (4) – pp Bruce MacGregor (1) and Gordie Howe (9) 08:48 1–1
3rd DET Bruce MacGregor (1) Val Fonteyne (2) and Warren Godfrey (2) 13:10 2–1 DET
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st CHI Murray Balfour Holding 07:12 2:00
DET Bruce MacGregor Tripping 12:22 2:00
CHI Eric Nesterenko Cross-checking 15:39 2:00
2nd CHI Bobby Hull High-sticking 08:12 2:00
DET Norm Ullman Holding 17:17 2:00
3rd None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
Chicago6111027
Detroit1410630

Game five

April 14 Detroit Red Wings 3–6 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap

In a back and forth game five, Murray Balfour and Stan Mikita each scored twice for Chicago to give them a 6–3 victory and a 3–2 series lead.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st DET Leo Labine (3) Al Johnson (2) and Norm Ullman (4) 02:14 1–0 DET
CHI Murray Balfour (3) Bobby Hull (7) and Bill Hay (3) 09:36 1–1
CHI Ron Murphy (2) Dollard St. Laurent (2) and Eric Nesterenko (3) 10:14 2–1 CHI
DET Howie Glover (1) – pp Bruce MacGregor (2) and Val Fonteyne (3) 15:35 2–2
2nd CHI Murray Balfour (5) Pierre Pilote (10) and Bill Hay (5) 16:25 3–2 CHI
DET Vic Stasiuk (2) Gordie Howe (10) and Marcel Pronovost (3) 18:49 3–3
3rd CHI Stan Mikita (5) – pp Pierre Pilote (11) and Elmer Vasko (1) 02:51 4–3 CHI
CHI Pierre Pilote (3) Kenny Wharram (5) and Stan Mikita (4) 07:02 5–3 CHI
CHI Stan Mikita (6) Ron Murphy (1) 13:27 6–3 CHI
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st CHI Elmer Vasko Tripping 13:44 2:00
2nd DET Howie Young Boarding 06:20 2:00
CHI Kenny Wharram Tripping 12:29 2:00
CHI Bill Hay Roughing 19:13 2:00
DET Pete Goegan Roughing 19:13 2:00
3rd DET Howie Young Tripping 02:22 2:00
CHI Elmer Vasko Tripping 04:17 2:00
DET Gerry Odrowski Tripping 08:15 2:00
CHI Elmer Vasko Boarding 16:27 2:00
DET Gordie Howe Holding 18:18 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
Detroit14111136
Chicago8122444

Game six

April 16 Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 Detroit Red Wings Detroit Olympia Recap

In game six, the Black Hawks defeated the Red Wings by a score of 5–1 to win their first Stanley Cup in 23 years.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st DET Parker MacDonald (1) – pp Gordie Howe (11) and Alex Delvecchio (5) 15:24 1–0 DET
2nd CHI Reg Fleming (1) – sh Unassisted 06:45 1–1
CHI Ab McDonald (2) Bobby Hull (10) and Stan Mikita (5) 18:49 2–1 CHI
3rd CHI Eric Nesterenko (2) Tod Sloan (1) and Pierre Pilote (12) 00:57 3–1 CHI
CHI Jack Evans (1) Unassisted 06:27 4–1 CHI
CHI Kenny Wharram (3) Unassisted 18:00 5–1 CHI
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DET Gordie Howe Tripping 07:17 2:00
CHI Jack Evans Interference 11:16 2:00
CHI Al Arbour Interference 13:34 2:00
2nd DET Pete Goegan Interference 01:24 2:00
CHI Wayne Hicks Hooking 06:05 2:00
CHI Tod Sloan Hooking 14:17 2:00
3rd DET Bruce MacGregor Tripping 03:28 2:00
DET Bruce MacGregor Tripping 10:55 2:00
CHI Tod Sloan Tripping 18:23 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
Chicago4101125
Detroit88622

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1961 Stanley Cup was presented to Black Hawks captain Ed Litzenberger by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Black Hawks 5–1 win over the Red Wings in game six.

The following Black Hawks players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup:

1960–61 Chicago Black Hawks

Players

* Did not play in the Finals.

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

  • Roy Edwards was engraved as Allan R. Edwards. He never played in any games for Chicago; his first NHL game was during the 1967–68 season with Detroit. Denis DeJordy's first NHL game was during the 1962–63 season. Chico Maki's name was included on the Stanley Cup for dressing for one game in the Finals, even though he did not get any ice time. Maki played his first regular-season NHL game during the 1961–62 season.
  • Ron Murphy was engraved as Robert Murphy. He was engraved as R. Murphy in 1970 with Boston.
  • Tod Sloan was engraved as Martin A. Sloan. He was engraved on the cup as Tod Sloan in 1951 with Toronto.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Cole, Stephen (2004). The Best of Hockey Night in Canada. Toronto: McArthur & Company. p. 52. ISBN 1-55278-408-8.

References

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