European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes fro four years Page 17 to Montreal a 4l canadians won their Stanley cup in four Yeaw Day coming from behind 3-2 Victory Over St. Louis c. Tremblay s goal mid through the last period. He Triumph gave the favored canadians a 4-0 s the National hockey Best-of-7 final playoff beat goalie Glenn at 11 40 of the final session a c. Tramway. Scores clincher with assists from Ralph Back Strom and Yvan Cournoyer As the canadians won their 14thcup, symbolic of nil supremacy. Only four minutes earlier Tremblay had assisted Henri Richard on a goal at 7 24 that had tied the match at 2-2 afters. Louis had led since Early in the second period on two goals within one minute. The final game on National television proved just As tense and tight As the first three games of the series in which the battling blues lost each time Byone goal twice in overtime. St. Louis after finishing thirdly expansion West division beat Philadelphia and Minnesota to reach the final but was Given Little Chance against the powerful canadians who swept past Boston and Chicago in the established East in nine games. But the blues did not play dead even after Dick Duff s goal on an assist by Jacques Lem Aire for a 1-0 Montreal Lead at 16 47 of the first  blues swarmed Montreal goalie Gump Worsley in the Sec Ond period and it paid off with a goal by Craig Cameron at 8 53with assists from Al Arbour and Tim Ecclestone. Then wit Lemaire in the penalty Box Gary Sabourin put the blues ahead 2-1 with his fourth playoff goal at 7 50.Montreal, which easily won the East division had a two Man advantage late in the period but could t break , with a capacity crowd screaming in the final stanza Montreal finally overpowered the blues for its 12th Victory in13 playoff games. The. Victory was Worth $3,000per Man for the canadians compared to the $1,500 each of the blues receives. Each Man in the final playoffs already had pocketed $5,000. The stars and stripes Montreal Fjarli quits after record 8th title Montreal up coach toe Blake announced his retirement saturday minutes after his Montreal canadians won their 15th National hockey league Stanley cup Champion  made announcement his dramatic following the canadians 3-2-Victory Over the St. Louis blues which gave Blake a record eighth Stanley cup in 13 seasons of coaching. Blake sneaking in the Cana Diens dressing room after his club had completed a four game sweep of the cup finals said it s just too hard on the nerves. This has been the longest season of my career an the tension is getting too hard to  Montreal up excite ment Surprise and Contentment pervaded the dressing rooms of he Montreal canadians and St. Louis blues. Saturday  the conclusion of the s Anley cup playoffs. Flat e9anadiens were naturally excited and Happy Over their 4victory which gave them a a Stanle cup bul Surprise dominated with toes is announcement he was As coach after13 was my last year ?and adds Job in Fillol flirt and 41. We Ruiea me manage Furj Judas. If Fil Aqif " to pm t by is Conr Urnah to fwd in a , the most sue  la d he the blues were not  goalie Glenn Hall 36, who turned in an outstanding Effort in the nets to keep the blues in Contention said he and his teammates were quite Content at the Way thing turned out. All. The players gave their est and tried their hardest Hall said i knew the canadians would t run away from us. I figured when the series started it would be very close All the  blues coach Happy Scotty Bowman the coach of blues was extremely Happy with the individual Effort turned in by his players. They could t have Given any More than they did Bowman said. Both teams had their Breaks but Montreal got a few More than we did. We lost16 periods of hockey to a Good team by just four  said he enjoyed the Way the format of East against West in the cup finals worked out.  Minnesota series was great Deal tougher than this Mon Treal series Bowman said re Ferring to the blues West division finals Triumph against the Minnesota North stars. Astros option King recall Brand from pc Houston