The 1969 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1968–69 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. Paths to the Finals Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 4–0 and the Boston Bruins 4–2 to advance to the finals. St. Louis defeated the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings in four games each. Game summaries 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. Stanley Cup engraving The 1969 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 2–1 win over the Blues in game four. The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1968–69 Montreal Canadiens Won 4 Stanley Cups in 5 Years with Montreal 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 Ralph Backstrom, Jean Beliveau, Yvan Cournoyer, Dick Duff, John Ferguson, Terry Harper, Ted Harris, Jacques Laperriere, Claude Provost, Henri Richard, Bobby Rousseau, Gilles Tremblay, Jean-Claude Tremblay, Gump Worsley (14 players), David Molson, Sam Pollock, Larry Aubut (3 non-players). See also 1968–69 NHL season Notes References Stanley Cup Stanley Cup Finals Montreal Canadiens games St. Louis Blues games Ice hockey competitions in St. Louis Ice hockey competitions in Montreal 1960s in St. Louis Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals 1960s in Montreal Stanley Cup Finals