1956–57 Montreal Canadiens season

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1956–57 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions
Division 2nd NHL
1956–57 record 35–23–12
Goals for 210
Goals against 155
General Manager Frank J. Selke
Coach Toe Blake
Captain Maurice Richard
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard (33)
Assists Jean Beliveau (51)
Points Jean Beliveau (84)
Penalties in minutes Jean Beliveau (105)

The 1956–57 Montreal Canadiens season involved winning the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season.

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
Detroit Red Wings 70 38 20 12 88 198 157 656
Montreal Canadiens 70 35 23 12 82 210 155 870
Boston Bruins 70 34 24 12 80 195 174 978
New York Rangers 70 26 30 14 66 184 227 870
Toronto Maple Leafs 70 21 34 15 57 174 192 829
Chicago Black Hawks 70 16 39 15 47 169 225 809

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Jean Beliveau 69 33 51 84 105
Maurice Richard 63 33 29 62 74
Dickie Moore 70 29 29 58 56
Henri Richard 63 18 36 54 71

[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

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

[edit] 1957 Montreal Canadiens

Jean Beliveau, Connie Broden, Floyd Curry, Bernie Geoffrion, Phil Goyette, Bill Hicke, Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Don Marshall, Gerry McNeil, Dickie Moore, Bert Olmstead, Jacques Plante, Andre Pronovost, Claude Provost, Henri Richard, Maurice Richard (captain), Dollard St. Laurent, Jean-Guy Talbot, Bob Turner, Frank Selke (manager), Toe Blake (coach), Hector Dubois, Larry Aubut (trainers)

[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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1956–57 NHL season by team
Original Six
Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • NY Rangers • Toronto
See also
All-Star Game • 1957 Stanley Cup Finals