1937 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1937 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the defending champion Detroit Red Wings and the New York Rangers in their fifth Finals series appearance. Detroit would win the series 3–2 to win their second and second-straight Stanley Cup.

1937 Stanley Cup Finals
12345 Total
Detroit Red Wings 14013 3
New York Rangers 52100 2
Location(s)New York City: Madison Square Garden (1)
Detroit: Olympia Stadium (2–5)
Formatbest-of-five
CoachesDetroit: Jack Adams
New York: Lester Patrick
CaptainsDetroit: Doug Young
New York: Bill Cook
DatesApril 6–15, 1937
Series-winning goalMarty Barry (19:22, first)
Hall of FamersRed Wings:
Marty Barry (1965)
Ebbie Goodfellow (1963)
Syd Howe (1965)
Herbie Lewis (1989)
Rangers:
Frank Boucher (1958)
Neil Colville (1967)
Art Coulter (1974)
Ching Johnson (1937)
Lynn Patrick (1980)
Babe Pratt (1966)
Coaches:
Jack Adams (1959, player)
Lester Patrick (1947, player)
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Paths to the Finals

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Detroit defeated Montreal Canadiens in a best-of-five 3–2 to advance to the Finals. The Rangers had to play two best-of three series; winning 2–0 against Toronto Maple Leafs, and 2–0 against the Montreal Maroons to advance to the Finals.

Game summaries

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The Wings became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup two years in a row, and the third NHL team (after the 1920-21 Ottawa Senators and 1930-31 Montreal Canadiens) to repeat since the league's founding in 1917.


April 6 Detroit Red Wings 1–5 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden III Recap  
No scoring First period 5:23 - Butch Keeling (2)
9:40 - Lynn Patrick (2)
18:43 - Joe Cooper (1)
No scoring Second period 18:55 - Frank Boucher (2)
Syd Howe (2) - 17:12 Third period 18:22 - Lynn Patrick (3)
Norm Smith Goalie stats Dave Kerr
April 8 New York Rangers 2–4 Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 9:22 - pp - John Sorrell (1)
12:07 - Mud Bruneteau (2)
13:31 - John Gallagher (1)
Babe Pratt (3) - 15:06
Butch Keeling (3) - 18:18
Second period 11:02 - Herbie Lewis (4)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dave Kerr Goalie stats Norm Smith
April 11 New York Rangers 1–0 Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Neil Colville (3) - 00:23 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dave Kerr Goalie stats Norm Smith
April 13 New York Rangers 0–1 Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 12:43 - Marty Barry (2)
Dave Kerr Goalie stats Norm Smith
April 15 New York Rangers 0–3 Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 19:22 - pp - Marty Barry (3)
No scoring Second period 9:36 - John Sorrell (2)
No scoring Third period 2:22 - Marty Barry (4)
Dave Kerr Goalie stats Norm Smith
Detroit won series 3–2


Stanley Cup engraving

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The 1937 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Doug Young by NHL President Frank Calder following the Red Wings 3–0 win over the Rangers in game five.

The following Red Wings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1936–37 Detroit Red Wings

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

  • Initially, the engraving for 1936 and 1937 included each member's position, and playoff scores. Hec Kilrea's position was listed as 'General Utility' instead of 'Left Wing'. No other time was every player's position been included on the Stanley Cup. When the Cup was redone during 1957–58 season, all player positions and playoff scores for both years were left off the cup.
  • *Two players, Pete Kelly and Howard Mackie, were included on the original ring in 1937. Their names are not on the newer ring, now retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
  • †Carl Mattson (Ass't Trainer) was not included on the Cup in 1936 or 1937. There is more than enough room for all three members to have been engraved on the ring.
  • Ebbie Goodfellow served as Captain, because Doug Young missed most of the season with an injury.
  • Jimmy Orlando played 9 regular season games for Detroit. He also played 37 regular season games, and 5 playoff games in the minors for Pittsburgh. Detroit still included his name on the Stanley Cup even though he did not qualify.

See also

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References & notes

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  • Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
  • "All-Time NHL Results".
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