Top 5 Players of the 1943 Stanley Cup Finals

Originally published on Sept. 21, 2019

By Zane Miller

On Thursday, April 8th, 1943, the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Boston Bruins at Boston Garden in Boston to win the 30th Stanley Cup Finals four games to none. It was the third Stanley Cup championship for the Red Wings franchise, and the second that was won in Massachusetts. These are the top five players that I felt most stood out during the series.

5. #7 Carl Liscombe (Red Wings)- F

Liscombe picked up partial player of the game honors in game two, getting a goal as the Red Wings went on to win it 4-3.

4. #14 Joe Carveth (Red Wings)- F

Carveth scored partial player of the game in game two as well, adding a goal in the Red Wings’ 4-3 victory to increase their lead in the series.

3. #10 Don Grosso (Red Wings)- F

Grosso got player of the game honors in game three, taking a hat trick with three goals as the Red Wings went on to win it 4-0.

2. #9 Mud Bruneteau (Red Wings)- F

Bruneteau claimed player of the game honors in game one, scoring a hat trick as well with three goals scored in the Red Wings’ 6-2 victory to start off the series.

1. #1 Johnny Mowers (Red Wings)- G

Mowers picked up player of the game honors in game four, earning a shutout victory as the Red Wings won 2-0 to clinch the series championship.

Players of the Game Breakdown:

 

Link to stats database: https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1943-boston-bruins-vs-detroit-red-wings-stanley-cup-final.html