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    1938 Stanley Cup Final
    1234Total
    Chicago Black Hawks31243
    Toronto Maple Leafs15111
    Location(s)Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2)
    Chicago: Chicago Stadium (3, 4)
    Formatbest-of-five
    CoachesChicago: Bill Stewart
    Toronto: Dick Irvin
    CaptainsChicago: Johnny Gottselig
    Toronto: Charlie Conacher
    DatesApril 5–12, 1938
    Series-winning goalCarl Voss (16:45, second)
    Hall of FamersBlack Hawks:
    Earl Seibert (1963)
    Carl Voss (1974, builder)
    Maple Leafs:
    Syl Apps (1961)
    Turk Broda (1967)
    Charlie Conacher (1961)
    Gordie Drillon (1975)
    Red Horner (1965)
    Busher Jackson (1971)
    Coaches:
    Dick Irvin (1958, player)

    The 1938 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-five series between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Chicago won the series 3–1 to win their second Stanley Cup. With their record of 14–25–9, they possess as of 2022, the lowest regular season winning percentage (.291) of any championship team in the four major professional sports leagues. They are also the Stanley Cup winning team with the lowest number of Hockey Hall of Fame members as a player, with only one (Earl Seibert).

    This would be the last best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals.

    Paths to the Finals

    [edit]

    Toronto defeated Boston Bruins in a best-of-five 3–0 to advance to the Finals. The Black Hawks had to play two best-of three series after narrowly reaching the postseason by two points (at the time, six of the eight teams made the postseason); the Black Hawks won a 2–1 upset against Montreal Canadiens and then won 2–1 against the New York Americans to advance to the Finals.

    Game summaries

    [edit]

    Chicago lost their regular goaltender, Mike Karakas, during the playoffs and started Alfie Moore in game one. League president Frank Calder ruled that Moore was ineligible, but allowed the victory. Paul Goodman played and lost game two. Karakas returned for games three and four wearing a steel toe in his skate to protect his foot.[1]

    Chicago set a record with eight American players winning the Stanley Cup. Also set a record for attendance with 18,497 in game three. It was the second time in NHL history a team won the Stanley cup after starting three different goalies in the playoffs after the Detroit Red Wings accomplished the feat in the previous year; no Stanley Cup Champion would win the cup while starting three different goalies until the Penguins did it in 2016. It was the last time that the Hawks would win the Stanley Cup at home until 2015, and the last year that a Chicago team would win a championship at Chicago Stadium until the Bulls won their second straight NBA championship in 1992.[2]

    The NHL did not see fit to make sure that the Stanley Cup was in Chicago when they won the game and the series on April 12.[3]


    April 5Chicago Black Hawks3–1Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leaf GardensRecap 
    Johnny Gottselig (4) - pp - 19:08First period1:54 - Gordie Drillon (4)
    Paul Thompson (4) - 1:51Second periodNo scoring
    Johnny Gottselig (5) - 12:08Third periodNo scoring
    Alfie MooreGoalie statsTurk Broda
    April 7Chicago Black Hawks1–5Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leaf GardensRecap 
    Earl Seibert (5) - pp - 8:31First period1:42 - Gordie Drillon (5)
    No scoringSecond period6:10 - Busher Jackson (1)
    No scoringThird period9:44 - Gordie Drillon (6)
    11:29 - George Parsons (2)
    12:08 - George Parsons (3)
    Alfie MooreGoalie statsTurk Broda
    April 10Toronto Maple Leafs1–2Chicago Black HawksChicago StadiumRecap 
    Syl Apps (1) - pp - 1:35First periodNo scoring
    No scoringSecond period16:02 - Carl Voss (2)
    No scoringThird period15:55 - Doc Romnes (2)
    Turk BrodaGoalie statsAlfie Moore
    April 12Toronto Maple Leafs1–4Chicago Black HawksChicago StadiumRecap 
    Gordie Drillon (7) - 8:26First period5:52 - Cully Dahlstrom (3)
    No scoringSecond period16:45 - Carl Voss (3)
    17:58 - Jack Shill (1)
    No scoringThird period16:24 - Mush March (2)
    Turk BrodaGoalie statsAlfie Moore
    Chicago won series 3–1

    Stanley Cup engraving

    [edit]

    The 1938 Stanley Cup was presented to Black Hawks captain Johnny Gottselig by NHL President Frank Calder following the Black Hawks 4–1 win over the Maple Leafs in game four.

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

    1937–38 Chicago Black Hawks

    Players

    Coaching and administrative staff

    * Denotes American born.

    Stanley Cup engraving

    • * Bill Stewart was the first American-born, and fifth NHL rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Bob Johnson would be the second American born to coach win the Stanley Cup 1991, 53 years later. He was also the first American-born Manager to win the Stanley Cup. The second was Brian Burke in 2007, 69 years later.
    • When the cup was redesigned during the 1957–58 season Pete Palangio's name was engraved twice, firstly as PALAGO, secondly as PETE PALANGIO.
    • † Six names were left off the cup when it was redone during the 1957–58 season. Four were on the original ring – Virgil Johnson, Paul Goodman, Alfie Moore(players), and Ed Froelich (Trainer). Players Hal Jackson, and Bert Connelly qualified to be engraved on the Stanley Cup, but their names were not included on any version of the 1938 Chicago team's engravings. There is room on the Stanley Cup for all six missing names.
    • With this victory, Carl Voss became only the third player and only American to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup and Canadian football's Grey Cup. He had previously been part of the Queen's Golden Gaels football team that won the 12th Grey Cup in 1924. (See Joe Miller, Lionel Conacher, Leo Dandurand, Norman Kwong & Wayne Gretzky also won the Grey Cup and Stanley Cup.)

    See also

    [edit]

    References & notes

    [edit]
    1. ^ Pincus, Arthur (2006). The Official Illustrated NHL History. Montreal: Reader's Digest. p. 53. ISBN 0-88850-800-X.
    2. ^ Brown, Clifton (June 15, 1992). "BASKETBALL; With Jordan Starring, Bulls Make It a Rerun". The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
    3. ^ Rovell, Darren (June 14, 2015). "Blackhawks fans eye Cup clincher at home, paying huge Game 6 ticket prices". ESPN. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1938_Stanley_Cup_Final&oldid=1329799567"

      1938 Stanley Cup Final
      1234Total
      Chicago Black Hawks31243
      Toronto Maple Leafs15111
      Location(s)Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2)
      Chicago: Chicago Stadium (3, 4)
      Formatbest-of-five
      CoachesChicago: Bill Stewart
      Toronto: Dick Irvin
      CaptainsChicago: Johnny Gottselig
      Toronto: Charlie Conacher
      DatesApril 5–12, 1938
      Series-winning goalCarl Voss (16:45, second)
      Hall of FamersBlack Hawks:
      Earl Seibert (1963)
      Carl Voss (1974, builder)
      Maple Leafs:
      Syl Apps (1961)
      Turk Broda (1967)
      Charlie Conacher (1961)
      Gordie Drillon (1975)
      Red Horner (1965)
      Busher Jackson (1971)
      Coaches:
      Dick Irvin (1958, player)

      The 1938 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-five series between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Chicago won the series 3–1 to win their second Stanley Cup. With their record of 14–25–9, they possess as of 2022, the lowest regular season winning percentage (.291) of any championship team in the four major professional sports leagues. They are also the Stanley Cup winning team with the lowest number of Hockey Hall of Fame members as a player, with only one (Earl Seibert).

      This would be the last best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals.

      Paths to the Finals

      Toronto defeated Boston Bruins in a best-of-five 3–0 to advance to the Finals. The Black Hawks had to play two best-of three series after narrowly reaching the postseason by two points (at the time, six of the eight teams made the postseason); the Black Hawks won a 2–1 upset against Montreal Canadiens and then won 2–1 against the New York Americans to advance to the Finals.

      Game summaries

      Chicago lost their regular goaltender, Mike Karakas, during the playoffs and started Alfie Moore in game one. League president Frank Calder ruled that Moore was ineligible, but allowed the victory. Paul Goodman played and lost game two. Karakas returned for games three and four wearing a steel toe in his skate to protect his foot.[1]

      Chicago set a record with eight American players winning the Stanley Cup. Also set a record for attendance with 18,497 in game three. It was the second time in NHL history a team won the Stanley cup after starting three different goalies in the playoffs after the Detroit Red Wings accomplished the feat in the previous year; no Stanley Cup Champion would win the cup while starting three different goalies until the Penguins did it in 2016. It was the last time that the Hawks would win the Stanley Cup at home until 2015, and the last year that a Chicago team would win a championship at Chicago Stadium until the Bulls won their second straight NBA championship in 1992.[2]

      The NHL did not see fit to make sure that the Stanley Cup was in Chicago when they won the game and the series on April 12.[3]


      April 5Chicago Black Hawks3–1Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leaf GardensRecap 
      Johnny Gottselig (4) - pp - 19:08First period1:54 - Gordie Drillon (4)
      Paul Thompson (4) - 1:51Second periodNo scoring
      Johnny Gottselig (5) - 12:08Third periodNo scoring
      Alfie MooreGoalie statsTurk Broda
      April 7Chicago Black Hawks1–5Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leaf GardensRecap 
      Earl Seibert (5) - pp - 8:31First period1:42 - Gordie Drillon (5)
      No scoringSecond period6:10 - Busher Jackson (1)
      No scoringThird period9:44 - Gordie Drillon (6)
      11:29 - George Parsons (2)
      12:08 - George Parsons (3)
      Alfie MooreGoalie statsTurk Broda
      April 10Toronto Maple Leafs1–2Chicago Black HawksChicago StadiumRecap 
      Syl Apps (1) - pp - 1:35First periodNo scoring
      No scoringSecond period16:02 - Carl Voss (2)
      No scoringThird period15:55 - Doc Romnes (2)
      Turk BrodaGoalie statsAlfie Moore
      April 12Toronto Maple Leafs1–4Chicago Black HawksChicago StadiumRecap 
      Gordie Drillon (7) - 8:26First period5:52 - Cully Dahlstrom (3)
      No scoringSecond period16:45 - Carl Voss (3)
      17:58 - Jack Shill (1)
      No scoringThird period16:24 - Mush March (2)
      Turk BrodaGoalie statsAlfie Moore
      Chicago won series 3–1

      Stanley Cup engraving

      The 1938 Stanley Cup was presented to Black Hawks captain Johnny Gottselig by NHL President Frank Calder following the Black Hawks 4–1 win over the Maple Leafs in game four.

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

      1937–38 Chicago Black Hawks

      Players

      Coaching and administrative staff

      * Denotes American born.

      Stanley Cup engraving

      • * Bill Stewart was the first American-born, and fifth NHL rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Bob Johnson would be the second American born to coach win the Stanley Cup 1991, 53 years later. He was also the first American-born Manager to win the Stanley Cup. The second was Brian Burke in 2007, 69 years later.
      • When the cup was redesigned during the 1957–58 season Pete Palangio's name was engraved twice, firstly as PALAGO, secondly as PETE PALANGIO.
      • † Six names were left off the cup when it was redone during the 1957–58 season. Four were on the original ring – Virgil Johnson, Paul Goodman, Alfie Moore(players), and Ed Froelich (Trainer). Players Hal Jackson, and Bert Connelly qualified to be engraved on the Stanley Cup, but their names were not included on any version of the 1938 Chicago team's engravings. There is room on the Stanley Cup for all six missing names.
      • With this victory, Carl Voss became only the third player and only American to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup and Canadian football's Grey Cup. He had previously been part of the Queen's Golden Gaels football team that won the 12th Grey Cup in 1924. (See Joe Miller, Lionel Conacher, Leo Dandurand, Norman Kwong & Wayne Gretzky also won the Grey Cup and Stanley Cup.)

      See also

      References & notes

      1. ^ Pincus, Arthur (2006). The Official Illustrated NHL History. Montreal: Reader's Digest. p. 53. ISBN 0-88850-800-X.
      2. ^ Brown, Clifton (June 15, 1992). "BASKETBALL; With Jordan Starring, Bulls Make It a Rerun". The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
      3. ^ Rovell, Darren (June 14, 2015). "Blackhawks fans eye Cup clincher at home, paying huge Game 6 ticket prices". ESPN. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
      • Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
      • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
      • "All-Time NHL Results".
      Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1938_Stanley_Cup_Final&oldid=1329799567"