The 1956 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1955–56 season, and the culmination of the 1956 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Montreal Canadiens and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in the fourth Detroit-Montreal series in the 1950s. The two teams met in the previous two years as well as in 1952; with Detroit winning all three. The Canadiens were appearing in their sixth consecutive Finals, the Red Wings their third. The Canadiens avenged their previous three losses to Detroit, as they defeated the Red Wings in five games to win their second Stanley Cup in four years, denying the Red Wings a three-peat. Won the 1956 Stanley Cup Final on April 10, 1956. Wiki link