1934 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1934 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Detroit Red Wings. It was the Red Wings' first appearance in the Final, and Chicago's second, after 1931. The Black Hawks won the best-of-five series 3–1 to win their first Stanley Cup.
==Paths to the Final==
Detroit defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in a best-of-five series to reach the final. Chicago defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4—3 and Montreal Maroons 6—3 in two game total-goals series to reach the final.
==The Series==
Chicago's Charlie Gardiner would limit Detroit to just two goals in Chicago's three victories, including a shutout in the final game which went to double overtime. It was Mr. Gardiner's last game as he would die of a brain hemorrhage after the season.
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Detroit Red Wings
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 3 	Chicago	2 	Detroit	1 	2OT
April 5 	Chicago	4 	Detroit	1 	
April 8 	Detroit	5 	Chicago	2 	
April 10	Detroit	0 	Chicago	1 	2OT
Chicago wins best-of-five series 3–1.
==Chicago Black Hawks 1934 Stanley Cup Champions==
==Gallery==
3Apr1934-Hawks-Wings_Abel_Lewis_Game1.jpg|Wings Herbie Lewis falls while Hawks #2 Clarence Abel defends, Game 1 of the 1934 Stanley Cup Finals on April 3, 1934.
==References==
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* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3
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