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The 1932 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-five series between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto would win the series in three straight to win their first Stanley Cup as the Maple Leafs.

Game two was moved from New York to Boston due to a scheduling conflict at Madison Square Garden. It remains the only neutral site Stanley Cup Finals game to be played in the United States and the first neutral site Stanley Cup Finals game contested by two NHL teams.

Paths to the Finals

New York defeated the defending champion Canadiens in a best-of-five 3–1 to advance to the finals. The Leafs had to play two total-goals series; 6–2 against 1931 finalists Chicago, and 4–3 against the Maroons.

Game summaries

New York would have to play game two in Boston, due to the circus having been booked into Madison Square Garden.

Toronto's 'Kid Line' of Jackson, Conacher and Primeau, in their first Finals, combined for eight goals.

Toronto's coach Dick Irvin made his second straight Finals appearance, having coached for Chicago in 1931.

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1932 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain Hap Day by NHL President Frank Calder following the Maple Leafs 6–4 win over the Rangers in game three.

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

1931–32 Toronto Maple Leafs

Players

  Centres

• 5 Andy Blair
• 10 Joe Primeau
• 14 Bob Gracie†

  Wingers

• 6 Irvine Ace Bailey
• 8 Harold Cotton
• 9 Charlie Conacher
• 11 Harvey Busher Jackson
• 12 Frank Finnigan†
• 15 Earl Miller†
• 16 Hal Darragh†

  Defencemen

• 2 Reginald Red Horner
• 3 Alex Levinsky
• 4 Clarence Hap Day (Captain)
• 7 Frank King Clancy
• 18 Fred Robertson†

  Goaltenders

• 1 Lorne Chabot

Coaching and administrative staff

• Jack Bickell (President/Owner), Harry MacGee (Vice President/Owner)
• George Cortelle (Vice president/Owner), Ed Bickle (Vice President/Owner),
• Conn Smythe (Managing Director/Manager/Owner), Frank Selke Sr. (Publicity Director)
• Dick Irvin Sr. (Coach), Tim Daly (Trainer)
• Stafford Smythe (Mascot)
• John Aird†, J.E. Birks†, Albert Ellsworth†, George Goodenham†, Bob Laidlaw†,
• Leighton McCarty†, William MacBrien†, Fred Morrow†, John Murdoch†,
• Frank O'Connor†, Alfred Rogers†, Frank Ralph†, Victor Ross†, William Ross†,
• Horne Smith†, Sigmund Samuel†, John Tory† (Investors).

† Left off the newer ring.

Stanley Cup engraving

• Conn Smythe's son Stafford Smythe (who later served as president of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1958 to 1970) is the youngest person to be engraved on the Stanley Cup, engraved in 1932 at age 11. His name was also engraved sideways on the original ring. It was engraved the correct way on the newer version.
• Conn Smythe was engraved twice, once as Conn Smythe, manager, the other time as Conn Smythe – managing director. His name was only included once on the newer version of the Stanley Cup.
• Smythe wanted to include 17 investors on the Stanley Cup, and playoff scores. In order to have enough room five player's names were engraved by their last name only: Darragh, Finnigan, Gracie, Miller, Robertson. When the cup was redesigned during the 1957–58 season, the playoff game scores, 17 investors, and five players listed by only their last name only were removed. Those five players played every playoff game and qualified to be on the cup. There was more than enough room to include the 5 missing players.

See also

• 1931–32 NHL season

Notes

1. The franchise won two Stanley Cup championships as the 'Torontos' (1918) and 'St. Patricks' (1922).

References

• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
• Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.

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