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 defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 while Chicago defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–3 to advance to the Finals.
The Series[]
Like the 1955 finals, every game was won by the home team. 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 awarded the inaugural 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
Gump Worsley
Charlie Hodge
Montreal Canadiens 1965 Stanley Cup Champions[]
Roster
- Centers
- 4 Jean Beliveau (Captain)
- 6 Ralph Backstrom
- 16 Henri Richard
- 23 Gordon Red Berenson
- 24 Garry PetersA
- Wingers
- 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
- Defensemen
- 2 Jacques Laperriere
- 3 Jean-Claude J. C. Tremblay
- 10 Edward Ted Harris
- 17 Jean-Guy Talbot (A. Capt.)
- 18 Bryan WatsonB
- 19 Terry Harper
- 24 Jean Gauthier
- 25 Noel Picard
- Goaltenders
- 1 Charlie Hodge
- 30 Lorne Gump Worsley
- 29 Ernie Wakely (spare/did not play)C
- Non-players
- Hartland Molson (Chairman/owner)
- J. David Molson (President), Maurice Rocket Richard (Ass't to President)
- Sam Pollock (Vice President/Manager), Hector Toe Blake (Coach)
- Andy Galley (Trainer), Larry Albut (Ass't trainer)
Stanley Cup Engraving
- A Garry Peters played 13 games. B Bryan Watson played 8 games. C Ernie Wakley was dressed, but did not play in the regular season. All 3 players spent most of season in the minors, but name was put on the Stanley Cup. None of 3 players played in the playoff, or officially qualify to on the cup.
- When Toronto won the Stanley Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964 they took up more room than allowed to engraved their winning members names on it. So when Montreal won the Stanley Cup, the ring was finished off with 32 members. If the ring had been engraved correctly in 1964–65, there would have been more than enough room to included all 27 members of Montreal Canadiens 1965-66 with their full first and last names, and non-playing positions.
Gallery[]
Video[]
Game 7 of the 1965 Stanley Cup Finals between Montreal and Chicago, May 5, 1965.
References[]
- (2000) Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3.
| Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1964 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1965 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1966 |
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