1965 Stanley Cup Finals

Infobox Stanley Cup Final
team1=Chicago Black Hawks
team2=Montreal Canadiens
year=1965
team1_1=2
team2_1=3
team1_2=0
team2_2=2
team1_3=3
team2_3=1
team1_4=5
team2_4=1
team1_5=0
team2_5=6
team1_6=2
team2_6=1
team1_7=0
team2_7=4
team1_tot=3
team2_tot=4
dates=April 17 to May 1, 1965
location1=Montreal (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5,7)
location2=Chicago (Chicago Stadium) (3,4,6)
team2_winner=1
mvp=Jean Beliveau
series_winner=Jean Beliveau (0:14, 1st)
coaches=Montreal: Toe Blake Chicago: Billy ReayThe 1965 Stanley Cup Finals were played from April 17 to May 1, 1965, between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series 4–3 to win the Stanley Cup.

Paths to the final

Montreal defeated the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–3.

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

"Montreal wins Stanley Cup four games to three."

"Jean Beliveau wins first Conn Smythe Trophy"

Montreal Canadiens 1965 Stanley Cup Champions

Stanley Cup champion
goaltenders=*1 Charlie Hodge
*30 Lorne Gump Worsley
*29 Ernie Wakely(spare/did not play)^C
defence=*2 Jacques Laperriere
*3 Jean-Claude J. C. Tremblay
*10 Edward Ted Harris
*17 Jean-Guy Talbot (A. Capt.)
*18 Bryan Watson^B
*19 Terry Harper
*24 Jean Gauthier
*25 Noel Picard
centers=*4 Jean Beliveau (Captain)
*6 Ralph Backstrom
*16 Henri Richard
*23 Gordon Red Berenson
*24 Garry Peters^A
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
non-players=
* Hartland Molson (chairman/owner)
* 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)
engraving-notes=
*^A Garry Peters played 13 games. ^B Bryan Watson played 8 games. ^C Ernie Walkey 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 then 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.|

ee also

* List of Stanley Cup champions
* 1964–65 NHL season

References

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* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3.

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