1949 Stanley Cup Final
| 1949 Stanley Cup Final | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Detroit: Olympia Stadium (1, 2) Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (3, 4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Toronto: Hap Day Detroit: Tommy Ivan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Toronto: Ted Kennedy Detroit: Sid Abel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 8–16, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Cal Gardner (19:45, second) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Maple Leafs: Max Bentley (1966) Turk Broda (1967) Ted Kennedy (1966) Harry Watson (1994) Red Wings: Sid Abel (1969) Gordie Howe (1972) Red Kelly (1969) Ted Lindsay (1966) Harry Lumley (1980) Bud Poile (1990, builder) Bill Quackenbush (1976) Jack Stewart (1964) Coaches: Hap Day (1961, player) Tommy Ivan (1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1949 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs, the second straight Finals series between Detroit and Toronto. The Maple Leafs swept the Red Wings again to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup and eighth in the history of the franchise, becoming the first team in NHL history to three-peat as Stanley Cup champions. The Maple Leafs also became the first team to win the Stanley Cup in back-to-back sweeps.