Boston-Montreal Stanley Cup 1953 (excerpt)
audio: radio100.moeb.ca, collection MOEB; image: Home recording of the broadcast, collection MOEB (Cat.No. 2017.0097).
[Audio Transcript translated from French]
Overtime is under way.
Canadiens 0 Boston 0
A shot on Jerry McNeil by Milt Schmidt playing forward with Joe Klukay and Dumart… On defense for Boston, Godfrey, Quackenbush,
Forwards for the Canadiens : Lach, Richard, Meger… On defence, Bouchard, Johnson…
And Elmer Lach, with the puck, near his blue line, out of his zone, passes to Richard.
The puck is sent into the stands by Milt Schmidt.
New face-off outside Canadiens’ zone…
Smith, Dumart, Klukay forwards for Boston.
On defence Godfrey, Quackenbush.
For the Canadiens, Lach, Richard, Meger on the attack.
Bouchard and Johnson on defense.
Face off between Schmidt and Elmer Lach.
Lach pushes the puck towards the Boston blue line.
Taken by Quackenbush.
Tries a pass to Schmidt.
Blocked at the Canadiens line.
Shoots… but into the stands.
New face off near the Habs’ blue line.
Schmidt and Lach facing each other once again, Schmidt removes a bit of tape from his stick blade, now putting his glove back on.
The puck is about to drop.
Here it is, the puck is taken by Godfrey, playing defense, Boston shoots into Canadiens territory.
Johnson takes the puck, goes behind Gerry McNeil’s goals, avoids Milt Schmidt then avoids Dumart, passes to Richard.
Richard is covered by Schmidt at his own blue line.
Passes back to Lach, Lach at centre shoots directly with…