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
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

Prince of Wales Trophy: || Montreal Canadiens
Art Ross Memorial 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

[edit] References

v • d • e

Montreal Canadiens seasons

1909–10 • 1910–11 • 1911–12 • 1912–13 • 1913–14 • 1914–15 • 1915–16 • 1916–17 • 1917–18 • 1918–19 • 1919–20 • 1920–21 • 1921–22 • 1922–23 • 1923–24 • 1924–25 • 1925–26 • 1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30 • 1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40 • 1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50 • 1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60 • 1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09
Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship

v • d • e Montreal Canadiens

Club • History • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Heritage Classic • Records • Draft picks Youppi • Bell Centre • Montreal Forum

Stanley Cups	1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993

Affiliates	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL), Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

v • d • e 1955–56 NHL season by team

Original Six	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • NY Rangers • Toronto

See also	All-Star Game • 1956 Stanley Cup Finals

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