The 1975 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1974–75 season, and the culmination of the 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Buffalo Sabres and the defending champion Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers would win the best-of-seven series, four games to two. This was the first Final to have two non-"Original Six" teams since the 1967 expansion, and also the first contested by any team that had joined the league after 1967 (the Sabres were part of the 1970 expansion). The 1975 Flyers are the last Stanley Cup championship team to be composed solely of Canadian players.[2]
Bernie Parent was the outgunned Flyers' best player, allowing only 12 goals in the six games, capped with a shutout. He became the first player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy for two consecutive years. Since Parent, only two players have also won consecutive Conn Smythe Trophies: the Pittsburgh Penguins' Mario Lemieux in the Penguins' Stanley Cup wins in 1991 and 1992 and Sidney Crosby in the Penguins' 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup championships. In the deciding game six played in Buffalo, the Sabres' offensive big guns rained shot after shot on Parent in an all-out effort to turn the series around, but Parent remained perfect. He stopped French Connection linemates Gilbert Perreault and Rick Martin on a 2–1 late in period two that had Flyers broadcaster Gene Hart screaming into his microphone:
Out come the Sabres...two on one...Perreault and Martin with just Dupont back...Perrault to Martin...He's in...Shot!....save by Parent...and he hangs on!...Oh baby!
The dramatic stop by Parent took the offensive energy out of the Sabres and the Flyers scored two third-period goals to take the championship.
Fog and the batedit
The third game of the series was the Fog Game. Due to unusual heat in Buffalo in May 1975, and the lack of an air conditioning system in the auditorium, portions of the game were played in heavy fog. During stoppages of play, rink employees skated around the arena ice carrying bed sheets in an attempt to dispel the fog. Players, officials, and the puck were invisible to many spectators. The fog began to form just minutes after another odd incident: A bat in the arena, which flew above and around the players for the majority of the game, until Sabres center Jim Lorentz killed it with his stick. Many superstitious Buffalo fans considered this to be an 'evil omen', pertaining to the result of the series.[3] The game continued and the Sabres won thanks to Rene Robert's goal in overtime.
The 1975 Stanley Cup was presented to Flyers captain Bobby Clarke by NHL PresidentClarence Campbell following the Flyers 2–0 win over the Sabres in game six.
The following Flyers players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
Lou Scheinfield (Vice President), Mike Nykoluk (Asst. Coach),
Marcel Pelletier (Director of Player Development), Barry Ashbee (Asst. Coach)
Frank Lewis (Trainer), Jim McKenzie (Asst. Trainer)
Stanley Cup engraving
Edward "Ted" Harris won 5 Stanley Cups. He was engraved on the Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens as Edward Harris in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969. Harris was engraved as Ted Harris with Philadelphia Flyers in 1975.
Joe Kadlec^, John Brogan^ (Directors of Public Relations) were included on Philadelphia's Stanley Cup winning pictures in 1974, 1975, but their names do not appear on the Stanley Cup.
Bobby Taylor only played 3 regular season games after coming out of retirement. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup, because he was dressed during the playoffs.
Reggie Leach was first aboriginal born NHL Hockey player to get his name on the Stanley Cup.
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The 1975 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League s NHL 1974 75 season and the culmination of the 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs It was contested between the Buffalo Sabres and the defending champion Philadelphia Flyers The Flyers would win the best of seven series four games to two This was the first Final to have two non Original Six teams since the 1967 expansion and also the first contested by any team that had joined the league after 1967 the Sabres were part of the 1970 expansion The 1975 Flyers are the last Stanley Cup championship team to be composed solely of Canadian players 2 1975 Stanley Cup Finals123456 TotalPhiladelphia Flyers 424 252 4Buffalo Sabres 115 410 2 overtime periodsLocation s Philadelphia Spectrum 1 2 5 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 3 4 6 CoachesPhiladelphia Fred SheroBuffalo Floyd SmithCaptainsPhiladelphia Bobby ClarkeBuffalo Jim SchoenfeldNational anthemsPhiladelphia Kate SmithBuffalo UnknownRefereesArt Skov 1 5 Bruce Hood 2 6 Lloyd Gilmour 3 Wally Harris 4 DatesMay 15 May 27MVPBernie Parent Flyers Series winning goalBob Kelly 0 11 third G6 Hall of FamersFlyers Bill Barber 1990 Bobby Clarke 1987 Bernie Parent 1984 Sabres Gilbert Perreault 1990 Coaches Fred Shero 2013 NetworksCanada English CBC French SRCUnited States National NBC 2 5 Philadelphia area WTAF 3 4 6 Buffalo area WKBW 1 3 4 6 Announcers CBC Jim Robson 1 2 5 Danny Gallivan 3 4 6 and Dick Irvin Jr SRC Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay NBC Tim Ryan and Ted Lindsay 1 WTAF Don Earle and Gene Hart WKBW Ted Darling and Pat Hannigan 1974 Stanley Cup Finals 1976 This was the only Final between 1965 and 1979 not to feature either the Boston Bruins or the Montreal Canadiens Contents 1 Paths to the Finals 2 Game summaries 3 Fog and the bat 4 Series box score 5 Team rosters 5 1 Philadelphia Flyers 5 2 Buffalo Sabres 6 Stanley Cup engraving 6 1 Players 6 2 Coaching and administrative staff 6 3 Stanley Cup engraving 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesPaths to the Finals editFurther information 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs Buffalo defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4 1 and the Montreal Canadiens 4 2 to advance to the final Philadelphia defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4 0 and the New York Islanders 4 3 to make it to the final Game summaries editBernie Parent was the outgunned Flyers best player allowing only 12 goals in the six games capped with a shutout He became the first player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy for two consecutive years Since Parent only two players have also won consecutive Conn Smythe Trophies the Pittsburgh Penguins Mario Lemieux in the Penguins Stanley Cup wins in 1991 and 1992 and Sidney Crosby in the Penguins 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup championships In the deciding game six played in Buffalo the Sabres offensive big guns rained shot after shot on Parent in an all out effort to turn the series around but Parent remained perfect He stopped French Connection linemates Gilbert Perreault and Rick Martin on a 2 1 late in period two that had Flyers broadcaster Gene Hart screaming into his microphone Out come the Sabres two on one Perreault and Martin with just Dupont back Perrault to Martin He s in Shot save by Parent and he hangs on Oh baby The dramatic stop by Parent took the offensive energy out of the Sabres and the Flyers scored two third period goals to take the championship Fog and the bat editThe third game of the series was the Fog Game Due to unusual heat in Buffalo in May 1975 and the lack of an air conditioning system in the auditorium portions of the game were played in heavy fog During stoppages of play rink employees skated around the arena ice carrying bed sheets in an attempt to dispel the fog Players officials and the puck were invisible to many spectators The fog began to form just minutes after another odd incident A bat in the arena which flew above and around the players for the majority of the game until Sabres center Jim Lorentz killed it with his stick Many superstitious Buffalo fans considered this to be an evil omen pertaining to the result of the series 3 The game continued and the Sabres won thanks to Rene Robert s goal in overtime Series box score editMay 15 Buffalo Sabres 1 4 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum Recap No scoring First period No scoringNo scoring Second period No scoringRichard Martin 6 pp 11 07 Third period 3 42 Bill Barber 5 7 29 pp Ross Lonsberry 3 11 41 pp Bobby Clarke 3 19 02 Bill Barber 6 Gerry Desjardins Goalie stats Bernie ParentMay 18 Buffalo Sabres 1 2 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum Recap No scoring First period No scoringNo scoring Second period 8 24 Reggie Leach 6 Jerry Korab 2 2 18 Third period 6 43 pp Bobby Clarke 4 Gerry Desjardins Goalie stats Bernie ParentMay 20 Philadelphia Flyers 4 5 OT Buffalo Sabres The Aud Recap Gary Dornhoefer 4 00 39Don Saleski 2 3 09Rick MacLeish 11 14 13 First period 11 46 Danny Gare 6 12 03 Richard Martin 7 Reggie Leach 7 14 30 Second period 00 29 Don Luce 4 No scoring Third period 9 56 Bill Hajt 1 No scoring First overtime period 18 29 Rene Robert 5 Bernie Parent Goalie stats Gerry Desjardins Roger CrozierMay 22 Philadelphia Flyers 2 4 Buffalo Sabres The Aud Recap Andre Dupont 3 11 28 First period No scoringRoss Lonsberry 4 4 20 Second period 3 46 pp Jerry Korab 3 10 07 pp Gilbert Perreault 6 15 07 Jim Lorentz 6 No scoring Third period 19 28 Danny Gare 7 Bernie Parent Goalie stats Gerry DesjardinsMay 25 Buffalo Sabres 1 5 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum Recap No scoring First period 3 12 Dave Schultz 1 12 31 Gary Dornhoefer 5 12 50 Bob Kelly 2 No scoring Second period 1 55 pp Reggie Leach 8 9 56 Dave Schultz 2 Don Luce 5 14 02 Third period No scoringGerry Desjardins Goalie stats Bernie ParentMay 27 Philadelphia Flyers 2 0 Buffalo Sabres The Aud Recap No scoring First period No scoringNo scoring Second period No scoringBob Kelly 3 00 11Bill Clement 1 17 13 Third period No scoringBernie Parent Goalie stats Roger CrozierPhiladelphia won series 4 2Team rosters editPhiladelphia Flyers edit No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace1 nbsp Bernie Parent G L 30 1973 Montreal Quebec2 nbsp Ed Van Impe D L 35 1967 Saskatoon Saskatchewan3 nbsp Tom Bladon D R 22 1972 Edmonton Alberta5 nbsp Larry Goodenough D R 22 1973 Toronto Ontario6 nbsp Andre Dupont D L 25 1972 Trois Rivieres Quebec7 nbsp Bill Barber LW L 22 1972 Callander Ontario8 nbsp Dave Schultz LW L 25 1969 Waldheim Saskatchewan9 nbsp Bob Kelly LW L 24 1970 Oakville Ontario10 nbsp Bill Clement C L 24 1970 Buckingham Quebec11 nbsp Don Saleski RW R 25 1972 Moose Jaw Saskatchewan12 nbsp Gary Dornhoefer A RW R 32 1967 Kitchener Ontario14 nbsp Joe Watson A D L 31 1967 Smithers British Columbia15 nbsp Terry Crisp A C L 31 1973 Parry Sound Ontario16 nbsp Bobby Clarke C C L 25 1969 Flin Flon Manitoba18 nbsp Ross Lonsberry LW L 28 1972 Watson Saskatchewan19 nbsp Rick MacLeish C L 25 1971 Cannington Ontario20 nbsp Jim Watson D L 22 1972 Smithers British Columbia25 nbsp Ted Harris D L 38 1974 Winnipeg Manitoba26 nbsp Orest Kindrachuk C L 24 1972 Nanton Alberta27 nbsp Reggie Leach RW R 25 1974 Riverton Manitoba30 nbsp Bobby Taylor G R 30 1968 Calgary Alberta35 nbsp Wayne Stephenson G L 30 1974 Fort William OntarioBuffalo Sabres edit No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace1 nbsp Roger Crozier G R 33 1970 Bracebridge Ontario3 nbsp Paul McIntosh D R 21 1974 Listowel Ontario4 nbsp Jerry Korab D L 26 1973 Sault Ste Marie Ontario5 nbsp Lee Fogolin Jr D R 20 1974 Chicago Illinois6 nbsp Jim Schoenfeld C D L 22 1972 Galt Ontario7 nbsp Rick Martin W L 23 1971 LaSalle Quebec8 nbsp Jim Lorentz C L 28 1972 Waterloo Ontario9 nbsp Rick Dudley LW L 26 1972 Toronto Ontario10 nbsp Craig Ramsay LW L 24 1971 Weston Ontario11 nbsp Gilbert Perreault C L 24 1970 Victoriaville Quebec14 nbsp Rene Robert RW R 26 1972 Trois Rivieres Quebec15 nbsp Michel Deziel LW L 21 1974 Sorel Quebec16 nbsp Peter McNab C L 23 1972 Vancouver British Columbia17 nbsp Fred Stanfield LW L 31 1975 Toronto Ontario18 nbsp Danny Gare RW R 21 1974 Nelson British Columbia20 nbsp Don Luce C L 26 1971 London Ontario21 nbsp Brian Spencer LW L 25 1974 Fort St James British Columbia22 nbsp Jocelyn Guevremont D R 24 1974 Montreal Quebec23 nbsp Larry Carriere D L 23 1972 Montreal Quebec24 nbsp Bill Hajt D L 23 1971 Radisson Saskatchewan29 nbsp Gary Bromley G L 25 1971 Edmonton Alberta30 nbsp Gerry Desjardins G L 30 1975 Sudbury OntarioStanley Cup engraving editThe 1975 Stanley Cup was presented to Flyers captain Bobby Clarke by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Flyers 2 0 win over the Sabres in game six The following Flyers players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup1974 75 Philadelphia Flyers Players Centres10 Bill Clement 15 Terry Crisp A 16 Bobby Clarke Captain 19 Rick MacLeish 26 Orest Kindrachuk Wingers7 Bill Barber 8 Dave Schultz 9 Bob Kelly 11 Don Saleski 12 Gary Dornhoefer A 18 Ross Lonsberry 27 Reggie Leach Defencemen2 Ed Van Impe 3 Tom Bladon 4 27 23 5 Larry Goodenough 6 Andre Dupont 14 Joe Watson A 20 Jimmy Watson 25 Edward Ted Harris Goaltenders1 Bernie Parent 30 Bobby Taylor 35 Wayne Stephenson Coaching and administrative staff Ed Snider Chairman Owner Joe Scott President F Eugene Dixon Jr Vice Chairman Fred Shero Head Coach Keith Allen Vice President General Manager Lou Scheinfield Vice President Mike Nykoluk Asst Coach Marcel Pelletier Director of Player Development Barry Ashbee Asst Coach Frank Lewis Trainer Jim McKenzie Asst Trainer Stanley Cup engraving Edward Ted Harris won 5 Stanley Cups He was engraved on the Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens as Edward Harris in 1965 1966 1968 1969 Harris was engraved as Ted Harris with Philadelphia Flyers in 1975 Joe Kadlec John Brogan Directors of Public Relations were included on Philadelphia s Stanley Cup winning pictures in 1974 1975 but their names do not appear on the Stanley Cup Bobby Taylor only played 3 regular season games after coming out of retirement His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup because he was dressed during the playoffs Reggie Leach was first aboriginal born NHL Hockey player to get his name on the Stanley Cup See also edit1974 75 NHL seasonNotes edit Hockey finals on tap The Day May 17 1975 p 18A Weekes Don 2005 The Big Book of Hockey Trivia Greystone Books p 558 ISBN 1 55365 119 7 75 SCF Bat Fog Flyers Sabres 75 SCF Bat Fog on YouTubeReferences editDiamond Dan ed 2000 Total Stanley Cup NHL Podnieks Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame 2004 Lord Stanley s Cup Triumph Books ISBN 978 1 55168 261 7 Preceded byPhiladelphia Flyers1974 Philadelphia FlyersStanley Cup Champions1975 Succeeded byMontreal Canadiens1976 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1975 Stanley Cup Finals amp oldid 1182399350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
