1933 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1933 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs, in a rematch of the 1932 Finals. The Rangers won the series 3–1 to win their second Stanley Cup.

1933 Stanley Cup Finals
1234 Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 1130* 1
New York Rangers 5321* 3
* indicates periods of overtime.
Location(s)New York City: Madison Square Garden (1)
Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (2–4)
Formatbest-of-five
CoachesToronto: Dick Irvin
New York: Lester Patrick
CaptainsToronto: Hap Day
New York: Bill Cook
DatesApril 4 to April 13
Series-winning goalBill Cook (7:34, OT, G4)
Hall of FamersMaple Leafs:
Ace Bailey (1975)
King Clancy (1958)
Charlie Conacher (1961)
Hap Day (1961)
Red Horner (1965)
Busher Jackson (1971)
Joe Primeau (1963)
Rangers:
Frank Boucher (1958)
Bill Cook (1952)
Bun Cook (1995)
Ching Johnson (1958)
Earl Seibert (1963)
Babe Siebert (1964)
Coaches:
Dick Irvin (1958, player)
Lester Patrick (1947, player)
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Paths to the Finals edit

Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 3–2 in a best-of-five series to reach the Finals. New York defeated the Montreal Canadiens 8—5 and Detroit Red Wings 6–3 to reach the Finals.

Game summaries edit

After game one, the Rangers would vacate Madison Square Garden for the circus. Bill Cook would become the first player to score a Cup-winning goal in overtime.[citation needed] Rookie goalie Andy Aitkenhead posted the fourth shutout by a rookie in the Finals.[citation needed]


April 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden III Recap  
No scoring First period 12:18 – Bun Cook (2)
13:11 – Cecil Dillon (6)
No scoring Second period 08:31 – ppOtt Heller (2)
14:25 – sh – Cecil Dillon (7)
Alex Levinsky (1) – 15:53 Third period 16:55 – Murray Murdoch (2)
Lorne Chabot Goalie stats Andy Aitkenhead
April 8 New York Rangers 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Ott Heller (3) – 08:18
Bill Cook (2) – sh – 11:38
First period 01:10 – Ken Doraty (3)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Earl Seibert (1) – 14:39 Third period No scoring
Andy Aitkenhead Goalie stats Lorne Chabot
April 11 New York Rangers 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Cecil Dillon (8) – sh – 02:21 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 07:21 – ppKen Doraty (4)
Butch Keeling (1) – sh – 07:42 Third period 05:29 – pp – Ken Doraty (5)
08:30 – Red Horner (1)
Andy Aitkenhead Goalie stats Lorne Chabot
April 13 New York Rangers 1–0 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Bill Cook (3) – pp – 07:33 First overtime period No scoring
Andy Aitkenhead Goalie stats Lorne Chabot
New York won series 3–1


Stanley Cup engraving edit

The 1933 Stanley Cup was presented to Rangers captain Bill Cook by NHL President Frank Calder following the Rangers 1–0 overtime win over the Maple Leafs in game four.

The following Rangers players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1932–33 New York Rangers

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Lester Patrick (Manager-Coach)
  • Harry Westerby (Trainer)
  • William Carey (President-Owner)†
  • Richard Hoyt (Vice President-Owner)†

† Left off Stanley Cup, but included on the team picture

Stanley Cup engraving

  • New York Rangers included two smaller rings on the Stanley Cup. Due to the size of the first ring, no playoff score was included. On the second ring, they honoured Lester Patrick (See 1934 Chicago Black Hawks for the wording.) Lester Patrick's name was put on the Stanley Cup twice in 1933. Even with adding 2 rings the New York Rangers did not include any playoff scores on the 2nd ring even though there was more than enough room.
  • Rangers did not include President William Carey's name on the Stanley Cup. He is the only President of a Stanley Cup-winning team left off the Cup since the engraving of winning members became an annual tradition in 1924. John Hammond returned as President of the New York Rangers in the offseason forcing out Carey and Hoyt; this may be the reason William Carey and Richard Hoyt were left off the Stanley Cup.

See also edit

References & notes edit

  • NHL (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Dan Diamond & Associates.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
Preceded by New York Rangers
Stanley Cup Champions

1933
Succeeded by