The Vancouver Canucks earned 86 points during the regular season and entered the playoffs as the Smythe Division champions. Montreal swept all four games in this year's regular season series.

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1974–75 (listed with their last team): Category page. The New York Islanders were seeded fifth in the Quarterfinals and qualified for this round by defeating the New York Rangers in the Preliminary round.

In the previous 19 games against the Bruins in Boston, the Flyers had lost 17 and tied two. The 1974 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers.

Stanley Lifestyles; Leathers; Genuine leathers; Back. The Stanley Cup, then named the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, was first awarded in 1893 to the Montreal Hockey Club of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) at the end of the 1893 AHAC season for having placed first in the standings with a 7–1–0 record. With fans climbing the glass and joining the celebration, Flyers captain Bobby Clarke, left and goalie Bernie Parent, right, skate the Stanley Cup around the Spectrum ice after defeating the Boston Bruins, 1-0, in Game 6 on May 19, 1974. The Flyers won the best-of-seven series four games to two and became the first team from the 1967 Expansion to win the Stanley Cup. They last met in the This was the Philadelphia Flyers' second consecutive Stanley Cup Finals appearance and second overall. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. With the new conference and division structure, the 1975 playoffs used a new format. Bison Brute. The New York Islanders earned 88 points during the regular season and entered the Preliminary round as the fifth seed (and eighth seed overall), losing the tie-breaker with the New York Rangers in wins (37 to 33).
The season ended on March 17, but Montreal was officially presented with the trophy on May 15.

To accommodate the new teams, the NHL re-organized its divisional structure and playoff format. Bruins-Flyers Game 2 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals on May 9, 1974. The 1974 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers.
They last met in the The New York Rangers entered the Preliminary round as the fourth seed (and seventh seed overall) earning 88 points during the regular season, winning the tie-breaker with the New York Islanders in wins (37 to 33).

Sam Stanley 1974 Winston West Series starts. This was the fifth playoff series between these two teams, with Boston winning all four previous meetings.

They became the second North American professional sports team (after the This was the first playoff series between these two teams. The Philadelphia Flyers entered the playoffs as the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Patrick Division champions, the Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions, and the first seed overall earning 113 points during the regular season, winning the tie-breaker over both Buffalo and Montreal in total wins. File … Article détaillé : Séries éliminatoires de la Coupe Stanley 1974. The 1977 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1976–77 season, and the culmination of the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens.The Bruins were making their first appearance in the final series since their loss in the 1974 Final.The Canadiens would win the best-of … The respective divisional leaders of the Norris (Bobby Orr won the scoring title for the second time, the only defenseman in the history of the NHL to accomplish this feat. This was the first playoff series between these two teams.

The Los Angeles Kings entered the Preliminary round as the top seed (and fourth seed overall) earning 105 points during the regular season.

The teams split this year's regular season series. This was the first and to date only playoff series between these two teams.

The latest news, analysis and stories from NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey League The regular season was expanded to 80 games per team (which would be the case until 1992–93).The …