1965 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1965 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series four games to three to win the Stanley Cup.
Paths to the final
Montreal defeated the three-time defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–3.
The series
As in 1955, every game was won by the home team. This was the last final until 2003 that this happened.[1] Gump Worsley made his first Finals appearance after 12 years in the league and recorded two shutouts, including the one in game seven. Jean Beliveau was the inaugural winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, scoring eight goals and eight assists in thirteen games.
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17 | Chicago | 2 | Montreal | 3 | |
| April 20 | Chicago | 0 | Montreal | 2 | |
| April 22 | Montreal | 1 | Chicago | 3 | |
| April 25 | Montreal | 1 | Chicago | 5 | |
| April 27 | Chicago | 0 | Montreal | 6 | |
| April 29 | Montreal | 1 | Chicago | 2 | |
| May 1 | Chicago | 0 | Montreal | 4 |
Montreal wins Stanley Cup four games to three.
Jean Beliveau wins first Conn Smythe Trophy
Montreal Canadiens 1965 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 4 Jean Beliveau (Captain)
- 6 Ralph Backstrom
- 16 Henri Richard (A)
- 23 Red Berenson
- 24 Garry PetersA
- 8 Dick Duff
- 12 Yvan Cournoyer
- 11 Claude Larose
- 14 Claude Provost
- 15 Bobby Rousseau
- 20 David Balon
- 21 Gilles Tremblay*
- 22 John Ferguson, Sr.
- 26 Jim Roberts
- 2 Jacques Laperriere
- 3 Jean-Claude J. C. Tremblay
- 10 Edward Ted Harris
- 17 Jean-Guy Talbot (A)
- 18 Bryan WatsonB
- 19 Terry Harper
- 24 Jean Gauthier
- 25 Noel Picard
- 1 Charlie Hodge
- 30 Lorne Gump Worsley
- 29 Ernie Wakely (spare/did not play)C
- Coaching and administrative staff
- Hartland Molson (Chairman/owner)
- J. David Molson (President), Maurice Rocket Richard (Asst to President)
- Sam Pollock (Vice President/Manager), Toe Blake (Coach)
- Andy Galley (Trainer), Larry Albut (Asst. Trainer)
Stanley Cup engraving
- A Garry Peters played 13 games. B Bryan Watson played 8 games. C Ernie Wakely was dressed, but did not play in the regular season. All three players spent most of season in the minors, but name was put on the Stanley Cup. None of the three players played in the playoff, or officially qualifies for Cup engraving.
- *Gilles Tremblay played 25 games and missed the rest of the season injured.
- When Toronto won the Stanley Cup in 1962, 1963, and 1964, they took up more room than was allowed for engraving their winning members' names on it. So when Montreal won this Stanley Cup, the ring was finished off with 32 members. Had the ring been engraved correctly in 1964–65, there would have been more than enough room to include all 27 members of the Montreal Canadiens 1965–66 roster with their first and last names, and non-playing positions.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Allen, Kevin (June 10, 2003). "Devils down Ducks for third Cup". USA Today. p. 1C.
This series marked the first time since...1965 that the home team has won all seven games of a Stanley Cup Finals.
References
- Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub., pp. 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
| Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1964 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup champions 1965 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1966 |
