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The 1966 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1965–66 season, and the culmination of the 1966 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens.
The Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion club of the National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey league. It was donated by the Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892, and is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America. [1]
NBC agreed to air 1966 Sunday afternoon playoff games, marking the first time since the 1959–60 season that the NHL aired nationally in the U.S., and the first time ever that postseason games aired on American network television. The clinching Game 6 of the 1966 Stanley Cup Finals on Thursday, May 5 aired across RKO General-owned stations.
Conn Smythe Trophy winners Year Winner Team Stanley Cup Result Position Win # 1965: Jean Beliveau: Montreal Canadiens: W C 1 1966: Roger Crozier: Detroit Red Wings § L G 1 1967: Dave Keon: Toronto Maple Leafs: W C 1 1968: Glenn Hall: St. Louis Blues § L G 1 1969: Serge Savard: Montreal Canadiens: W D 1 1970: Bobby Orr: Boston Bruins: W D 1 ...
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The champions held onto the Cup until they either lost their league title to another club, or a champion from another league issued a formal challenge and defeated the reigning Cup champion in a final game to claim their win. Professional teams first became eligible to challenge for the Stanley Cup in 1906.
Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens won 4–2 over the Detroit Red Wings; World Hockey Championship. Men's champion: ... Davis Cup. 1966 Davis Cup – ...