# 1973 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1973 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1972–73 season, and the culmination of the 1973 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens, a rematch of the 1971 Final. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to two to win their 18th Stanley Cup championship.

## Paths to the Finals

Chicago defeated the St. Louis Blues 4–1 and the New York Rangers 4–1 to advance to the final.
Montreal defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 to set up an "Original Six" final.

## Game summaries

Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques Lemaire both had 12 points in the finals for the Canadiens. The Conn Smythe Trophy went to Cournoyer, who had six goals. It was Henri Richard's eleventh and last win of the Stanley Cup and Scotty Bowman's first.
* Montreal won series 4–2

## Team rosters
### Montreal Canadiens

| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 1 | Michel Plasse | G | L | 24 | 1968 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 2 | Jacques Laperrière | D | L | 31 | 1962 | Béarn, Quebec |
| 5 | Guy Lapointe | D | L | 25 | 1969 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 6 | Jimmy Roberts | RW | R | 33 | 1971 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 10 | Guy Lafleur | RW | R | 21 | 1971 | Thurso, Quebec |
| 11 | Marc Tardif | LW | L | 23 | 1969 | Granby, Quebec |
| 12 | Yvan Cournoyer (A) | RW | L | 29 | 1963 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 14 | Réjean Houle | RW | L | 23 | 1969 | Rouyn, Quebec |
| 15 | Claude Larose | RW | R | 31 | 1962 | Hearst, Ontario |
| 16 | Henri Richard (C) | C | R | 37 | 1955 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 17 | Murray Wilson | C | L | 21 | 1971 | Toronto, Canada |
| 18 | Serge Savard | D | L | 27 | 1966 | Landrienne, Quebec |
| 19 | Larry Robinson | D | L | 21 | 1971 | Winchester, Ontario |
| 20 | Peter Mahovlich | C | L | 26 | 1969 | Timmins, Ontario |
| 22 | Steve Shutt | LW | L | 20 | 1972 | North York, Ontario |
| 23 | Bob Murdoch | D | R | 26 | 1973 | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
| 24 | Chuck Lefley | LW | L | 23 | 1970 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 25 | Jacques Lemaire | C | L | 27 | 1967 | LaSalle, Quebec |
| 26 | Pierre Bouchard | D | L | 25 | 1965 | Longueuil, Quebec |
| 27 | Frank Mahovlich (A) | LW | L | 26 | 1969 | Timmins, Ontario |
| 29 | Ken Dryden | G | L | 25 | 1964 | Hamilton, Ontario |

### Chicago Black Hawks

| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 1 | Gary Smith | G | L | 29 | 1971 | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2 | Bill White (A) | D | R | 33 | 1970 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 3 | Keith Magnuson | D | R | 26 | 1969 | Wadena, Saskatchewan |
| 4 | Doug Jarrett (A) | D | L | 29 | 1964 | London, Ontario |
| 5 | Phil Russell | D | L | 20 | 1972 | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 6 | Lou Angotti | C | L | 35 | 1969 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7 | Pit Martin | C | L | 29 | 1967 | Noranda, Quebec |
| 8 | Jim Pappin | RW | R | 33 | 1968 | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 10 | Dennis Hull | LW | L | 28 | 1964 | Point Anne, Ontario |
| 11 | John Marks | LW | L | 25 | 1968 | Hamiota, Manitoba |
| 12 | Pat Stapleton | D | L | 32 | 1965 | Sarnia, Ontario |
| 14 | Ralph Backstrom | C | L | 35 | 1973 | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
| 15 | Dick Redmond | LW | L | 23 | 1972 | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
| 16 | Chico Maki | RW | R | 33 | 1961 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| 17 | Dave Kryskow | LW | L | 21 | 1971 | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 19 | Len Frig | D | L | 22 | 1970 | Blairmore, Alberta |
| 20 | Cliff Koroll | RW | R | 26 | 1969 | Canora, Saskatchewan |
| 21 | Stan Mikita (A) | C | R | 32 | 1958 | Sokolče, Slovak Republic |
| 22 | Jerry Korab | D | L | 24 | 1970 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| 23 | J.P. Bordeleau | RW | R | 23 | 1969 | Noranda, Quebec |
| 35 | Tony Esposito | G | R | 30 | 1969 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
Note: Stan Mikita served as the Black Hawks unofficial team captain during the 1973 Stanley Cup playoffs. Mikita was the alternate captain with the longest tenure in the league on the roster at the time of the playoffs.

## Stanley Cup engraving

The 1973 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Henri Richard by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 6–4 win over the Black Hawks in game six.
The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1972–73 Montreal Canadiens

### Players
#### Centres

* 14 Rejean Houle
* 16 Henri Richard (Captain)
* 20 Peter Mahovlich
* 25 Jacques Lemaire

#### Wingers

* 6 Jim Roberts
* 10 Guy Lafleur
* 11 Marc Tardif
* 12 Yvan Cournoyer (A)
* 15 Claude Larose
* 17 Murray Wilson
* 22 Steve Shutt
* 24 Chuck Lefley
* 27 Frank Mahovlich (A)

#### Defencemen

* 2 Jacques Laperriere
* 5 Guy Lapointe
* 18 Serge Savard
* 19 Larry Robinson
* 23 Bob Murdoch
* 26 Pierre Bouchard

#### Goaltenders

* 29 Ken Dryden
* 1 Michel Plasse

### Coaching and administrative staff

* Jacques Courtois (President), Jean Beliveau (Vice President – Director of Cooperate Relations)
* Peter Bronfman (Chairman/owner), Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
* Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/owner), Scotty Bowman (Head Coach)
* Bob Williams (Trainer), Eddy Palchak (Asst. Trainer)
* Floyd Curry (Asst. General Manager)^, Ron Caron, (Asst. General Managers)^

### Stanley Cup engraving

* Murray Wilson's name was misspelled in 1973, 1976, 1977 as MURRY WILSON missing an "A". Murray Wilson was spelled correctly on the Stanley Cup in 1978. Wilson's name was also spelled correctly all 4 times on the Replica Cup.
* ^ Assistant Manager were not included on the Stanley Cup, but qualified to be on it.
* On the Replica Stanley Cup created in 1992–93 Bob Murdoch's name was spelled BOB MURDOCK with a "K" instead of a "H". His name was correct on the original engraving in 1973.
* #30 Wayne Thomas (G), #3 Dale Hodgson (D) – were included on the team picture, but did not play enough games to get their name on the Stanley Cup.