1948 Stanley Cup Final
| 1948 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) |
Toronto, ON (Maple Leaf Gardens) (1,2) Detroit, MI (Detroit Olympia) (3,4) |
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| Coaches | Toronto: Hap Day Detroit: Tommy Ivan |
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| Captains | Toronto: Syl Apps Detroit: Sid Abel |
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| Dates | April 7 to April 14, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Harry Watson (11:13, first) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1948 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs won the series in four straight games to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
Detroit defeated the New York Rangers 4–2 to advance to the finals. Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to advance to the finals.
This was the Stanley Cup debut series for Detroit's Gordie Howe, and the last for Toronto's Syl Apps who retired after the series.
1 Walter Turk Broda
When the Stanley Cup was redone in 1957–58, Robert J. Galloway's name was engraved as P.J. GALLOWAY. The "P" should be a "R". This mistake was repeated on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
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