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
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

Prince of Wales Trophy
Conn Smythe Trophy: || Serge Savard, Montreal Canadiens
Ted Harris, NHL Second All-Star Team
Jean Beliveau, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team
Yvan Cournoyer, Right Wing, NHL Second All-Star Team

[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 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	1968 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1969 Stanley Cup Finals

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