1955–56 Montreal Canadiens season

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1955–56 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions
Division 1st NHL
1955–56 record 45–15–10
Goals for 222
Goals against 131
General Manager Frank J. Selke
Coach Toe Blake
Captain Emile Bouchard
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Jean Beliveau, 47
Assists Jean Beliveau, 41
Points Jean Beliveau, 88
Penalties in minutes Jean Beliveau, 143

The 1955–56 Montreal Canadiens season involved winning the Stanley Cup.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Offseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

National Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Montreal Canadiens 70 45 15 10 100 222 131 977
Detroit Red Wings 70 30 24 16 76 183 148 794
New York Rangers 70 32 28 10 74 204 203 911
Toronto Maple Leafs 70 24 33 13 61 153 181 1051
Boston Bruins 70 23 34 13 59 147 185 929
Chicago Black Hawks 70 19 39 12 50 155 216 826

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Defencemen

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

This was the first finals for Henri Richard and Toe Blake's first finals as coach.

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 wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

[edit] 1956 Montreal Canadiens

Jean Beliveau, Butch Bouchard (captain), Floyd Curry, Bernie Geoffrion, Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Jack LeClair, Don Marshall, Dickie Moore, Kenny Mosdell, Bert Olmstead, Jacques Plante, Claude Provost, Henri Richard, Maurice Richard, Dollard St. Laurent, Jean-Guy Talbot, Bob Turner, Frank Selke (manager), Toe Blake (coach), Hector Dubois (trainer)

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] References

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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship
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Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cups
Affiliates
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1955–56 NHL season by team
Original Six
Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • NY Rangers • Toronto
See also
All-Star Game • 1956 Stanley Cup Finals