1937 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location(s) |
New York City:
Madison Square Garden (1) Detroit: Olympia Stadium (2–5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Format | best-of-five | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | Detroit:
Jack Adams New York: Lester Patrick | |||||||||||||||||||||
Captains | Detroit:
Doug Young New York: Bill Cook | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dates | April 6–15, 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Series-winning goal | Marty Barry (19:22, first) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hall of Famers | Red 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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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.
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.
New York could not use Madison Square Garden after game one because of the annual circus visit.[ citation needed]
Earl Robertson, the goaltender for the Wings, became the first rookie goaltender to post two shutouts in the Finals. He would not play again for the Wings.[ citation needed]
The Wings became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup two years in a row.[ citation needed]
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 | |
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
1937 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location(s) |
New York City:
Madison Square Garden (1) Detroit: Olympia Stadium (2–5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Format | best-of-five | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | Detroit:
Jack Adams New York: Lester Patrick | |||||||||||||||||||||
Captains | Detroit:
Doug Young New York: Bill Cook | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dates | April 6–15, 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Series-winning goal | Marty Barry (19:22, first) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hall of Famers | Red 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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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.
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.
New York could not use Madison Square Garden after game one because of the annual circus visit.[ citation needed]
Earl Robertson, the goaltender for the Wings, became the first rookie goaltender to post two shutouts in the Finals. He would not play again for the Wings.[ citation needed]
The Wings became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup two years in a row.[ citation needed]
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 | |
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