1960 Stanley Cup Finals
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| Location(s) |
Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (1,2) Toronto, ON (Maple Leaf Gardens) (3,4) |
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| Coaches | Montreal: Toe Blake Toronto: Punch Imlach |
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| Captains | Montreal: Maurice Richard Toronto: George Armstrong |
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| Dates | April 7 to April 14, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Jean Béliveau (8:16, first) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1960 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the four-time defending champion Montreal Canadiens, appearing in their tenth consecutive Final series and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The two teams had last met in the Finals the previous year. The Canadiens won the series four games to none for their fifth straight Cup victory, which stands as an NHL record.
Montreal swept the Chicago Black Hawks in four games to reach the Final. In the other semi-final, Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two.
Montreal swept the Maple Leafs, outscoring them 15–5, en route to being the first team since the 1952 Detroit Red Wings to go without a loss in the playoffs. Interestingly, the Wings beat both the Leafs and Habs in the 1952 playoffs to set the record.
After the series Rocket Richard retired. He went out with style, finishing with his 34th final-series goal in the third game.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Jean Beliveau, Bernie Geoffrion*, Doug Harvey*, Tom Johnson*, Don Marshall, Dickie Moore*, Jacques Plante*, Claude Provost, Henri Richard, Maurice Richard* Jean-Guy Talbot, Bob Turner (twelve players), Frank Selke Sr*., Ken Reardon, Toe Blake, Hector Dubois* (four non-players).
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