1968–69 Montreal Canadiens season

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1968–69 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions
Prince of Wales Trophy Winners
1968–69 record
General Manager Sam Pollock
Coach Claude Ruel
Captain Jean Beliveau
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Yvan Cournoyer (43)
Assists Jean Beliveau (49)
Points Yvan Cournoyer (87)
Penalties in minutes John Ferguson (185)
Wins Gump Worsley (19)
Goals against average Gump Worsley (2.26)

The 1968–69 Montreal Canadiens season involved winning their 16th Stanley Cup in franchise history.

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


[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

See also: 1968 NHL Amateur Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

East Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Montreal Canadiens 76 46 19 11 103 271 202 780
Boston Bruins 76 42 18 16 100 303 221 1297
New York Rangers 76 41 26 9 91 231 196 806
Toronto Maple Leafs 76 35 26 15 85 234 217 961
Detroit Red Wings 76 33 31 12 78 239 221 885
Chicago Black Hawks 76 34 33 9 77 280 246 842

[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

Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues

Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
April 27 St. Louis 1 Montreal 3
April 29 St. Louis 1 Montreal 3
May 1 Montreal 4 St. Louis 0
May 4 Montreal 2 St. Louis 1

Montreal wins the series 4–0.

[edit] Montreal Canadiens 1969 Stanley Cup Champions

Gump Worsley, Rogatien Vachon, Jacques Laperriere, J.C. Tremblay, Ted Harris, Serge Savard, Terry Harper, Larry Hillman, Jean Beliveau (captain), Ralph Backstrom, Dick Duff, Yvan Cournoyer, Claude Provost, Bobby Rousseau, Henri Richard, John Ferguson, Christian Bordeleau, Jacques Lemaire, Mickey Redmond, Lucien Grenier, Tony Esposito, Toe Blake (coach), Sam Pollock (general manager), Larry Aubut, Eddy Palchak (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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1968–69 NHL season by team
East
Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • NY Rangers • Toronto
West
Los Angeles • Minnesota • Oakland • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
See also