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The 1967 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1966–67 season, and the culmination of the 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs.A best-of-seven series, it was contested between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Stanley Cup championship finals alternated between the East and the West each year, with games played alternately under NHA or PCHA rules. [21] The Cup trustees agreed to this new arrangement, because after the Allan Cup became the highest prize for amateur hockey teams in Canada, the trustees had become dependent on the top two ...
The 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) was the conclusion of the 1966–67 NHL season, and the final playoffs before the expansion from six to twelve teams. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the defending champion Montreal Canadiens in six games to win the Stanley Cup .
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 1971: Ken Dryden: Montreal ...
NHL president Clarence Campbell and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) president Fred Page announced a new five-year professional-agreement effective on July 1, 1967. The direct sponsorship of junior ice hockey teams by the NHL was to be phased out in the upcoming year, and no new sponsored players could be registered or be required to ...
Making the playoffs, the Black Hawks lost to Montreal in the semi-finals in 1959 and 1960, before capturing their first championship in 23 years, in the 1961 Stanley Cup Finals. [51] Chicago next won the Cup 49 years later in the 2009–10 season. [52] The Hawks' resurgence in the 1960s led Norris and Wirtz to take advantage of their customers.
The format for the Stanley Cup championship changed in 1922, with the creation of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). Now three leagues competed for the Cup and this necessitated a semi-final series between two league champions, with the third having a bye directly to the finals. [ 15 ]
Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens; World Hockey Championship. Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden; NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – Cornell University Big Red defeat Boston University Terriers 4–1 in Syracuse, New York; The NHL adds six new teams for the 1967–68 season.