1939 Stanley Cup Finals
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| Location(s) | Boston: Boston Garden (1, 2, 5) Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (3, 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Boston: Art Ross Toronto: Dick Irvin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Boston: Cooney Weiland Toronto: Charlie Conacher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 6–16, 1939 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Roy Conacher (17:54, second) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Bruins: Bobby Bauer (1996) Frank Brimsek (1966) Dit Clapper (1947) Roy Conacher (1998) Bill Cowley (1968) Woody Dumart (1992) Milt Schmidt (1961) Eddie Shore (1947) Cooney Weiland (1971) Maple Leafs: Syl Apps (1961) Turk Broda (1967) Gordie Drillon (1975) Red Horner (1965) Busher Jackson (1971) Coaches: Dick Irvin (1958, player) Art Ross (1949, player) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was Boston's first appearance in the Finals since 1930; Toronto had appeared in the previous year. Boston won the series 4–1 to win their second Stanley Cup. This was the first Stanley Cup Finals to be contested as a best-of-seven series, and every subsequent Stanley Cup Finals have been contested as such.