1976 Montreal Canadiens

The 1976 Montreal Canadiens Start A New Dynasty

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For most franchises, two consecutive years of missing the Stanley Cup Finals wouldn’t even register on the radar, much less be cause for alarm. But for the Montreal Canadiens, the most decorated franchise in NHL history, the two title-less years that followed the 1973 Stanley Cup, were an interminable drought. The 1976 Montreal Canadiens got […]

1976 Stanley Cup Finals: Montreal, Philadelphia & The Changing Of The Guard

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The Philadelphia Flyers were the kings of the NHL in the early-to-mid 1970s, as the Broad Street Bullies won consecutive Stanley Cups in 1974-75. The Montreal Canadiens were the league’s most storied franchise, and on the cusp of another run of greatness. These two teams met in the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals, a series that might have been low on drama, but stands out in history as a changing-of-the-guard moment.