1961–62 Montreal Canadiens season

	1961–62 Montreal Canadiens
Division	1st NHL
1961–62 record	42-14-14
Goals for	259
Goals against	166
Team information
General manager	Frank J. Selke
Coach	Toe Blake
Captain	Jean Beliveau
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Claude Provost (33)
Assists	Ralph Backstrom (38)
Points	Ralph Backstrom (65)
Penalty minutes	Lou Fontinato (167)
Wins	Jacques Plante (42)
Goals against average	Jacques Plante (2.37)
	← 1960–61 1962–63 →

The 1961–62 Montreal Canadiens season was the 53rd season in franchise history. The Canadiens finished 1st in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Chicago Black Hawks 4 games to 2.

Pre-season[]

The Canadiens held their training camp in Victoria, British Columbia. They then played exhibition games in Vancouver, Seattle, Trail, Calgary, Regina, and Winnipeg. One of the reasons for their trip to the west was to counter the Toronto Maple Leafs' reputation as Canada's team. The Canadiens were hoping to increase their popularity across the country, particularly on television broadcasts. Dickie Moore and Jean Béliveau suffered knee injuries during the exhibition games and both missed a significant portion of the regular season.

Regular Season[]

Stapleton goal-10Mar1962 — Pat Stapleton scored his first NHL goal on March 10, 1962.

During the Boston Bruins 5-2 loss on March 10, 1962 to Montreal, the Canadiens dominated the play. The Bruins couldn't sustain any pressure in Montreal's zone, hitting was noticeably absent and turnovers abounded. Jean Béliveau scored early in the third period when he stripped Doug Mohns of the puck at the Bruins blueline and then fired a shot over Bruce Gamble's glove. Both Bruins goals came off rushes with Pat Stapleton scoring his first career goal on a solo effort in which he deked both Lou Fontinato and Jacques Plante.

Final Standings[]

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	70	42	14	14	259	166	98
Toronto Maple Leafs	70	37	22	11	232	180	85
Chicago Black Hawks	70	31	26	13	217	186	75
New York Rangers	70	26	32	12	195	207	64
Detroit Red Wings	70	23	33	14	184	219	60
Boston Bruins	70	15	47	8	177	306	38

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 14, 1961	3–1	New York Rangers (1961–62)	1–0–0
2	T	October 15, 1961	5–5	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	1–0–1
3	W	October 18, 1961	5–2	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	2–0–1
4	W	October 21, 1961	6–2	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	3–0–1
5	W	October 22, 1961	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	4–0–1
6	W	October 26, 1961	7–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	5–0–1
7	W	October 28, 1961	7–5	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	6–0–1
8	W	October 29, 1961	6–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	7–0–1
9	L	November 1, 1961	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	7–1–1
10	L	November 2, 1961	2–5	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	7–2–1
11	T	November 4, 1961	3–3	New York Rangers (1961–62)	7–2–2
12	W	November 9, 1961	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	8–2–2
13	W	November 11, 1961	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	9–2–2
14	L	November 12, 1961	0–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	9–3–2
15	L	November 15, 1961	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	9–4–2
16	L	November 16, 1961	2–3	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	9–5–2
17	T	November 18, 1961	4–4	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	9–5–3
18	T	November 19, 1961	3–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	9–5–4
19	W	November 23, 1961	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	10–5–4
20	W	November 25, 1961	5–0	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	11–5–4
21	T	November 26, 1961	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	11–5–5
22	T	November 29, 1961	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	11–5–6
23	T	November 30, 1961	1–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	11–5–7
24	W	December 2, 1961	3–2	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	12–5–7
25	W	December 3, 1961	1–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	13–5–7
26	W	December 7, 1961	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	14–5–7
27	T	December 9, 1961	2–2	New York Rangers (1961–62)	14–5–8
28	W	December 10, 1961	4–3	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	15–5–8
29	W	December 16, 1961	8–4	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	16–5–8
30	L	December 17, 1961	1–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	16–6–8
31	L	December 21, 1961	3–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	16–7–8
32	W	December 23, 1961	6–1	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	17–7–8
33	W	December 25, 1961	5–2	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	18–7–8
34	W	December 27, 1961	3–0	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	19–7–8
35	T	December 30, 1961	4–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	19–7–9
36	L	January 1, 1962	0–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	19–8–9
37	L	January 3, 1962	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	19–9–9
38	W	January 6, 1962	5–1	New York Rangers (1961–62)	20–9–9
39	T	January 7, 1962	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	20–9–10
40	W	January 11, 1962	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	21–9–10
41	W	January 13, 1962	5–3	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	22–9–10
42	W	January 14, 1962	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	23–9–10
43	W	January 17, 1962	7–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	24–9–10
44	T	January 20, 1962	2–2	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	24–9–11
45	W	January 21, 1962	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	25–9–11
46	W	January 27, 1962	5–1	New York Rangers (1961–62)	26–9–11
47	W	January 28, 1962	5–1	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	27–9–11
48	W	February 1, 1962	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	28–9–11
49	W	February 3, 1962	8–1	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	29–9–11
50	L	February 4, 1962	1–2	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	29–10–11
51	W	February 10, 1962	4–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	30–10–11
52	W	February 11, 1962	4–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	31–10–11
53	W	February 15, 1962	9–1	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	32–10–11
54	W	February 17, 1962	6–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	33–10–11
55	L	February 18, 1962	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	33–11–11
56	W	February 21, 1962	4–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	34–11–11
57	W	February 24, 1962	4–2	New York Rangers (1961–62)	35–11–11
58	T	February 25, 1962	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	35–11–12
59	T	March 3, 1962	2–2	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	35–11–13
60	L	March 4, 1962	2–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	35–12–13
61	T	March 8, 1962	1–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	35–12–14
62	W	March 10, 1962	5–2	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	36–12–14
63	W	March 11, 1962	2–1	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	37–12–14
64	L	March 14, 1962	2–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	37–13–14
65	W	March 15, 1962	6–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	38–13–14
66	W	March 17, 1962	2–0	New York Rangers (1961–62)	39–13–14
67	L	March 18, 1962	2–6	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	39–14–14
68	W	March 22, 1962	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	40–14–14
69	W	March 24, 1962	5–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	41–14–14
70	W	March 25, 1962	5–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	42–14–14

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Playoffs[]

Chicago Black Hawks 4, Montreal Canadiens 2[]

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Player Stats[]

61-62OctMonCan — Canadiens in October 1961.

Regular Season[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom	C	66	27	38	65	29
Provost, ClaudeClaude Provost	RW	70	33	29	62	22
Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion	RW	62	23	36	59	36
Tremblay, GillesGilles Tremblay	LW	70	32	22	54	28
Hicke, BillBill Hicke	RW	70	20	31	51	42
Richard, HenriHenri Richard	C	54	21	29	50	48
Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot	D	70	5	42	47	90
Marshall, DonDon Marshall	LW	66	18	28	46	12
Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau	RW	70	21	24	45	26
Moore, DickieDickie Moore	LW	57	19	22	41	54
Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau	C	43	18	23	41	36
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette	C	69	7	27	34	18
Bonin, MarcelMarcel Bonin	W	33	7	14	21	41
Tremblay, J.C.J.C. Tremblay	D	70	3	17	20	18
Johnson, TomTom Johnson	D	62	1	17	18	45
Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato	D	54	2	13	15	167
MacNeil, AlAl MacNeil	D	61	1	7	8	74
Berenson, RedRed Berenson	C	4	1	2	3	4
Gauthier, JeanJean Gauthier	D	12	0	1	1	10
Hamilton, ChuckChuck Hamilton	LW	1	0	0	0	0
Carter, BillyBilly Carter	C	7	0	0	0	4
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	G	70	0	0	0	14

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	4200	70	42	14	14	166	2.37	4
Team:	4200	70	42	14	14	166	2.37	4

Playoffs[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Moore, DickieDickie Moore	LW	6	4	2	6	8
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette	C	6	1	4	5	2
Provost, ClaudeClaude Provost	RW	6	2	2	4	2
Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau	C	6	2	1	3	4
Berenson, RedRed Berenson	C	5	2	0	2	0
Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot	D	6	1	1	2	10
Hicke, BillBill Hicke	RW	6	0	2	2	14
Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau	RW	6	0	2	2	0
Tremblay, J.C.J.C. Tremblay	D	6	0	2	2	2
Tremblay, GillesGilles Tremblay	LW	6	1	0	1	2
Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom	C	5	0	1	1	6
Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato	D	6	0	1	1	23
Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion	RW	5	0	1	1	6
Johnson, TomTom Johnson	D	6	0	1	1	0
Marshall, DonDon Marshall	LW	6	0	1	1	2
McCreary, KeithKeith McCreary	RW	1	0	0	0	0
MacNeil, AlAl MacNeil	D	5	0	0	0	2
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	G	6	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	360	6	2	4	19	3.17	0
Team:	360	6	2	4	19	3.17	0

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals

MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts

Awards and Records[]

Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy: Jacques Plante
Vezina Trophy: Jacques Plante
Calder Memorial Trophy: Bobby Rousseau
Jacques Plante, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
Jean-Guy Talbot, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star

Transactions[]

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ 1961–62 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
↑ http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=MON&yr=1962
↑ 1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

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[1] 1961–62 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.

[2] ttp://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=MON&yr=1962

[3] 1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

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Montreal Canadiens Seasons
1900s	1909–10
1910s	1910–11 • 1911–12 • 1912–13 • 1913–14 • 1914–15 • 1915–16 • 1916–17 • 1917–18 • 1918–19 • 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 • 1921–22 • 1922–23 • 1923–24 • 1924–25 • 1925–26 • 1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 • 2011–12 • 2012–13 • 2013–14 • 2014–15 • 2015–16 • 2016–17 • 2017–18 • 2018–19 • 2019–20
Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship

Montreal Canadiens
Franchise	Franchise • Original Six • Players • Coaches • General Managers • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • Award Winners
Arenas	Jubilee Arena • Montreal Arena • Mount Royal Arena • Montreal Forum • Bell Centre
Affiliates	Laval Rocket (AHL)

1961–62 NHL season by team
Teams	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto
See also	All-Star Game • 1962 Stanley Cup Finals

1961–62 Montreal Canadiens season

Contents

Pre-season[]

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

Game Log[]

Playoffs[]

Chicago Black Hawks 4, Montreal Canadiens 2[]

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Playoffs[]

Awards and Records[]

Transactions[]

Gallery[]

See Also[]

References[]