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1965 Stanley Cup Finals

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Champion
  
Montreal Canadiens

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MVP
  
Jean Béliveau

Location(s)
  
Montreal (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5,7) Chicago (Chicago Stadium) (3,4,6)

Coaches
  
Montreal: Toe Blake Chicago: Billy Reay

Similar
  
1969 Stanley Cup Finals, 1960 Stanley Cup Finals, 1959 Stanley Cup Finals, 1973 Stanley Cup Finals, 1931 Stanley Cup Finals

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.

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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. 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

Montreal wins Stanley Cup four games to three.

Jean Beliveau wins first Conn Smythe Trophy

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.

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    1965 Stanley Cup Finals Wikipedia
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