1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1967–68
Team=Montreal Canadiens
Conference=
ConferenceRank=
Division= East
DivisionRank= 1st
Record= 42–22–10
HomeRecord=
RoadRecord=
GoalsFor= 236
GoalsAgainst= 167
GeneralManager= Sam Pollock
Coach= Toe Blake
Captain= Jean Beliveau
AltCaptain=
Arena=Montreal Forum
Attendance=
GoalsLeader= Jean Beliveau (31)
AssistsLeader= Bobby Rousseau (46)
PointsLeader= Jean Beliveau (68)
PIMLeader= John Ferguson (117)
WinsLeader= Rogatien Vachon (23)
GAALeader= Gump Worsley (1.98)
StanleyCup = yes
PoWTrophy=Yes
DivisionWin = yes

The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season involved winning their 15th Stanley Cup in franchise history.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Regular season

On March 3, 1968, Jean Beliveau joined Gordie Howe as the only players to have 1000 career points. [National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 214, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5]

eason standings

Player stats

Forwards

"Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points"

Playoffs

tanley Cup Finals

This was the first Stanley Cup after the 1967 expansion. Montreal defeated Boston and Chicago to advance to the finals as the East Division champion. St. Louis would defeat Philadelphia and Minnesota to advance to the finals as the West Division champion.

"Montreal wins the series 4–0."

Montreal Canadiens 1968 Stanley Cup Champions

Gump Worsley, Rogatien Vachon, Jacques Laperriere, J.C. Tremblay, Ted Harris, Serge Savard, Terry Harper, Carol Vadnais, Jean Beliveau (captain), Gilles Trembley, Ralph Backstrom, Dick Duff, Claude Larose, Yvan Cournoyer, Claude Provost, Bobby Rousseau, Henri Richard, John Ferguson, Danny Grant, Jacques Lemaire, Mickey Redmond, Toe Blake (coach), Sam Pollock (general manager), Larry Aubut, Eddy Palchak (trainers)

Awards and records

* Prince of Wales Trophy
* Jean Beliveau, Runner-Up, Hart Trophy [National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 220, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5]
* Claude Provost, Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy [National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 220, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5]
* J.C. Tremblay, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
* J.C. Tremblay, Runner-Up, Norris Trophy [National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5]
* Rogatien Vachon & Gump Worsley, Vezina Trophy
* Gump Worsley, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000451968.html Canadiens on Hockey Database]
* [http://nhlreference.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=MON&yr=1967&lg= Canadiens on NHL Reference]