1976 Stanley Cup Finals

1976 Stanley Cup Finals
1976 Stanley Cup Finals
Location(s)	Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2); Philadelphia: Spectrum (3, 4)
Coaches	Montreal: Scotty Bowman; Philadelphia: Fred Shero
Captains	Montreal: Yvan Cournoyer; Philadelphia: Bobby Clarke
National anthems	Montreal: Roger Doucet; Philadelphia: Kate Smith
Referees	Ron Wicks (1); Dave Newell (2); Wally Harris (3); Lloyd Gilmour (4)
Dates	May 9–16, 1976
MVP	Reggie Leach (Flyers)
Series-winning goal	Guy Lafleur (14:18, third, G4)
Hall of Famers	Canadiens:; Yvan Cournoyer (1982); Ken Dryden (1983); Bob Gainey (1992); Guy Lafleur (1988); Guy Lapointe (1993); Jacques Lemaire (1984); Larry Robinson (1995); Serge Savard (1986); Steve Shutt (1993); Flyers:; Bill Barber (1990); Bobby Clarke (1987); Bernie Parent (1984); Coaches:; Scotty Bowman (1991); Fred Shero (2013)
Networks	Canada:; (English): CBC; (French): SRC; United States:; (English): NHL Network (national), WTXF-TV (Philadelphia)
Announcers	(CBC) Danny Gallivan and Dick Irvin Jr.; (SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay; (NHLN) Marv Albert (1, 3–4), Ted Darling (2), Stan Mikita (1), Garry Unger (2), Chico Resch (3), and Curt Bennett (4); (WTXF-TV) Don Earle and Gene Hart

The 1976 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1975–76 season, and the culmination of the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers, making their third consecutive finals appearance, and the Montreal Canadiens. This was the Canadiens first appearance in the Final since their Cup win in 1973. The Canadiens swept the series to win their 19th Stanley Cup in franchise history, denying the Flyers a three-peat.

This marked the first of what is currently six consecutive losses in the Cup Final for the Flyers, as they would lose in the Final again in 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997, and 2010.