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1956–57 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 | 1956–57 |
| year | 1956 |
| LeagueRank | 2nd |
| Record | 35–23–12 |
| HomeRecord | 23–6–6 |
| RoadRecord | 12–17–6 |
| GoalsFor | 210 |
| GoalsAgainst | 155 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Toe Blake |
| Captain | Maurice Richard |
| AltCaptain | Floyd Curry |
| Doug Harvey | |
| Tom Johnson | |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard (33) |
| AssistsLeader | Jean Beliveau (51) |
| PointsLeader | Jean Beliveau (84) |
| PIMLeader | Jean Beliveau (105) |
| WinsLeader | Jacques Plante (31) |
| GAALeader | Jacques Plante (2.00) |
| StanleyCup | yes |
Doug Harvey Tom Johnson The 1956–57 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 48th season of play. The Canadiens would place second in the league to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup for the ninth time in team history and for the second year in a row.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 13, 1956||3–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 14, 1956||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||1–1–0 |- |3||T||October 18, 1956||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 20, 1956||5–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 24, 1956||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 25, 1956||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||2–3–1 |- |7||L||October 27, 1956||0–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||2–4–1 |- |8||L||October 28, 1956||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||2–5–1
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| Legend:
Playoffs
The Canadiens qualified for the playoffs in second place. The Canadien then faced off against the New York Rangers, winning the best-of-seven series 4–1 to advance to the final against Boston.
Stanley Cup Finals
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6 | Boston | 1 | **Montreal** | **5** | |
| April 9 | Boston | 0 | **Montreal** | **1** | |
| April 11 | **Montreal** | **4** | Boston | 2 | |
| April 14 | Montreal | 0 | **Boston** | **2** | |
| April 16 | Boston | 1 | **Montreal** | **5** |
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 69 | 33 | 51 | 84 | 105 | |
| RW | 63 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 74 | |
| LW | 70 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 56 | |
| C | 63 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 71 | |
| D | 70 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 92 | |
| LW | 64 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 74 | |
| RW | 41 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 | |
| RW | 67 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 24 | |
| LW | 64 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | |
| LW | 70 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | |
| RW | 70 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | |
| D | 70 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 59 | |
| C | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
| D | 59 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 70 | |
| D | 64 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 49 | |
| C | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| D | 58 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 48 | |
| RW/C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| G | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3660 | 61 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 122 | 2.00 | 9 | |
| 540 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 153 | 2.19 | 9 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 10 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | |
| C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |
| RW | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | |
| LW | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
| RW | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| LW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1.66 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 616 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1.66 | 1 |
Awards and records
- James Norris Memorial Trophy: || Doug Harvey
- Vezina Trophy: || Jacques Plante
References
References
- "1956-57 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1956-57 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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