The other franchises were the Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and California Seals.
Salomon then spent several million dollars on renovations for the 38-year-old Arena, which increased the number of seats from 12,000 to 15,000 and provided its first significant maintenance since the 1940s.
He relocated back to North Bay where he coached a local Midget AAA team for many years.
The Blues were originally coached by Lynn Patrick who resigned in late-November and was replaced by Scotty Bowman.
However, Montreal was not to be denied and won the Stanley Cup in game four as J. C. Tremblay fired home the winning goal.
When the game ended, the fans came on the ice to celebrate, and balloons, hats and programs were thrown from the stands.