The 1969 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1968âÂÂ69 season, and the culmination of the 1969 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the defending champion Montreal Canadiens and the St. Louis Blues, a rematch of the previous year's finals. As they did in the previous matchup, the Canadiens won the series in four games.
Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 4âÂÂ0 and the Boston Bruins 4âÂÂ2 to advance to the finals.
St. Louis defeated the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings in four games each.
This was the second playoff series between these two teams. Their only previous meeting came in the previous year's Stanley Cup Final. In this year's six-game regular season series, there were five wins for Montreal and one tie.
Claude Ruel became the eleventh rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal goaltender Rogie Vachon limited St. Louis to three goals in four games. In the process, he earned his first career playoff shutout.
The 1969 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 2âÂÂ1 win over the Blues in game four.
The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1968âÂÂ69 Montreal Canadiens