1948 ice hockey championship series
The 1948 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs won the series in four straight games to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup and seventh overall.
Paths to the Finals
Detroit defeated the New York Rangers 4–2 to advance to the Finals. Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to advance to the Finals.
Game summaries
This was the Stanley Cup debut series for Detroit's Gordie Howe, and the last for Toronto's Syl Apps who retired after the series.
Stanley Cup engraving
The 1948 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 7–2 win over the Red Wings in game four.
The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1947–48 Toronto Maple Leafs
Players
Coaching and administrative staff
- Conn Smythe (President/Manager/Owner), George McCullach (Vice President)
- John Murdoch (Vice President), Jack Bickell (Director/Owner)
- Ed Bickle (Director/Owner), William MacBrien (Chairman/Owner)
- Robert Galloway (Team Doctor), Horance MacIntyre (Team Doctor)
- Ed Fitkin (Publicity Director), Tim Daly (Trainer)
- Archie Campbell (Asst. Trainer), George Walker (Chief Scout)
- Clarence Hap Day (Coach), Kerry Day (Mascot)
Stanley Cup engraving
When the Stanley Cup was redone in 1957–58, Robert J. Galloway's name was engraved as P.J. GALLOWAY. The "P" should be a "R". This mistake was repeated on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
- The Stanley Cup was getting too big it was reduced in size to a height 34 1/4 inches and 35 1/2 pounds. All the large rings were fit together so that 2 rings became 1 ring. The Stanley Cup was wider in size but smaller in height. The Stanley Cup had black spaces to include the winning team up to 1956.
- 1947 Toronto Maple Leafs winning members were finally added to the Stanley Cup in 1948.
