Toe Blake

Toe Blake was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who spent most of his career with the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup as both a player and coach.

Maurice Richard: Maurice Richard was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1942 to 1960. Blake and Richard were linemates on Montreal’s famed Punch Line.
Punch Line: The Montreal Canadiens’ forward line of Toe Blake, Elmer Lach, and Maurice Richard, prominent in the 1940s. Blake’s best-known playing line combined his passing with Lach’s playmaking and Richard’s scoring.
Left wing lock: A defensive ice hockey system in which a team’s left winger stays back to help protect its own zone. Blake’s Canadiens are associated with disciplined positional play, though the system’s later form should not be credited to him alone.
Montreal Canadiens: The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team founded in 1909 and based in Montreal, Quebec. Blake’s playing and coaching achievements are inseparable from the club’s history.
Elmer Lach: Elmer Lach was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1940 to 1954. Lach centered the Punch Line between Blake and Richard.
1944 Stanley Cup Finals: The championship series in which the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Black Hawks to win the 1944 Stanley Cup. Blake won his first Stanley Cup as a Canadiens player in this series.
Power play: A temporary numerical advantage in ice hockey created when an opponent has a player serving a penalty. Blake’s scoring as a winger came within the special-teams rules that structure hockey offense.
National Hockey League: The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league founded in 1917 in North America. Blake became one of the league’s most successful coaches and players.
Jean Béliveau: Jean Béliveau was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and longtime captain of the Montreal Canadiens. Blake coached Béliveau during Montreal’s championship era.
1946 Stanley Cup Finals: The championship series in which the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins to win the 1946 Stanley Cup. Blake’s playing career included this championship before he became head coach.

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