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1955–56 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)
NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1955–56 |
| year | 1955 |
| LeagueRank | 1st |
| Record | 45–15–10 |
| HomeRecord | 29–5–1 |
| RoadRecord | 16–10–9 |
| GoalsFor | 222 |
| GoalsAgainst | 131 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Toe Blake |
| Captain | Emile Bouchard |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Jean Beliveau, 47 |
| AssistsLeader | Bert Olmstead, 56 |
| PointsLeader | Jean Beliveau, 88 |
| PIMLeader | Jean Beliveau, 143 |
| WinsLeader | Jacques Plante (42) |
| GAALeader | Jacques Plante (1.86) |
| StanleyCup | yes |
| PoWTrophy | yes |
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 6, 1955||2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 8, 1955||2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 9, 1955||5–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||3–0–0 |- |4||W||October 15, 1955||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1955–56) ||4–0–0 |- |5||T||October 16, 1955||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||4–0–1 |- |6||L||October 20, 1955||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||4–1–1 |- |7||W||October 22, 1955||6–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||5–1–1 |- |8||L||October 26, 1955||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) ||5–2–1 |- |9||L||October 27, 1955||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||5–3–1 |- |10||W||October 29, 1955||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||6–3–1 |- |11||T||October 30, 1955||2–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||6–3–2
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| Legend:
Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
This was the first Finals for Henri Richard and Toe Blake's first Finals as coach. The Canadiens faced the Detroit Red Wings for the fourth time in five years, having lost in , , and . This year, they won in five games.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31 | Detroit | 4 | **Montreal** | **6** | |
| April 3 | Detroit | 1 | **Montreal** | **5** | |
| April 5 | Montreal | 1 | **Detroit** | **3** | |
| April 8 | **Montreal** | **3** | Detroit | 0 | |
| April 10 | Detroit | 1 | **Montreal** | **3** |
Montreal won the best-of-seven series 4 games to 1.
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 70 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 143 | |
| RW | 70 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 89 | |
| LW | 70 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 94 | |
| RW | 59 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 66 | |
| LW | 70 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 55 | |
| D | 62 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 60 | |
| C | 64 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 46 | |
| RW | 70 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 10 | |
| C | 67 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 48 | |
| RW | 60 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 30 | |
| C | 54 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | |
| D | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 80 | |
| D | 46 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 58 | |
| D | 64 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 75 | |
| LW | 66 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| D | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | |
| LW | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| D | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3840 | 64 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 119 | 1.86 | 7 | |
| 360 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2.00 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 131 | 1.87 | 8 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 22 | |
| RW | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | |
| RW | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | |
| LW | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| LW | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| C | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | |
| D | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| RW | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| C | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1.80 | 2 | |
| **Team:** | 600 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1.80 | 2 |
Awards and records
- Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
- Art Ross Trophy: Jean Beliveau
- Hart Memorial Trophy: Jean Beliveau
- James Norris Memorial Trophy: Doug Harvey
- Vezina Trophy: Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
- Jean Beliveau, Centre, NHL First Team All-Star
- Doug Harvey, Defenceman, NHL First Team All-Star
- Tom Johnson, Defenceman, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Bert Olmstead, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Jacques Plante, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
- Maurice Richard, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Citations
References
References
- "1955-56 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1955-56 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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