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- Offseason
- Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents
- Schedule and results
- Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals
- Player statistics Regular season Playoffs
- Awards and records
- Transactions
- Montreal Canadiens 1956 Stanley Cup champions
- See also
- References
{{Infobox ice hockey team season |Team=Montreal Canadiens |League=NHL |Season=1955–56 |year=1955 |LeagueRank=1st |Record=45–15–10 |HomeRecord= |RoadRecord= |GoalsFor=222 |GoalsAgainst=131 |GeneralManager= Frank J. Selke |Coach= Toe Blake |Captain=Emile Bouchard |AltCaptain= |Arena=Montreal Forum |Attendance= |GoalsLeader=Jean Beliveau, 47 |AssistsLeader=Bert Olmstead, 56 |PointsLeader=Jean Beliveau, 88 |PIMLeader=Jean Beliveau, 143 |WinsLeader= Jacques Plante (42) |GAALeader= Jacques Plante (1.86) |StanleyCup=yes |PoWTrophy=yes}}The 1955–56 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 47th season of play. The Canadiens placed first in the regular season standings (with their 45 wins setting an NHL record) and won the Stanley Cup for the eighth time in the club's history. {{TOClimit|limit=2}}Offseason{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}Regular seasonFinal standings{{1955–56 NHL standings|team=MTL}}Record vs. opponents1955–56 NHL Records |
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MON | NYR | TOR |
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Boston | — | 3–8–3 | 3–8–3 | 5–8–1 | 7–5–2 | 5–5–4 | Chicago | 8–3–3 | — | 2–8–4 | 1–12–1 | 3–10–1 | 5–6–3 | Detroit | 8–3–3 | 8–2–4 | — | 4–8–2 | 5–6–3 | 5–5–4 | Montreal | 8–5–1 | 12–1–1 | 8–4–2 | — | 8–2–4 | 9–3–2 | New York | 5–7–2 | 10–3–1 | 6–5–3 | 2–8–4 | — | 9–5 | Toronto | 5–5–4 | 6–5–3 | 5–5–4 | 3–9–2 | 5–9 | — |
Schedule and resultsRegular season results |
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 6, 1955 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 1–0–0 | 2 | W | October 8, 1955 | 2–0 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 2–0–0 | 3 | W | October 9, 1955 | 5–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 3–0–0 | 4 | W | October 15, 1955 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 4–0–0 | 5 | T | October 16, 1955 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 4–0–1 | 6 | L | October 20, 1955 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 4–1–1 | 7 | W | October 22, 1955 | 6–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 5–1–1 | 8 | L | October 26, 1955 | 1–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 5–2–1 | 9 | L | October 27, 1955 | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 5–3–1 | 10 | W | October 29, 1955 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 6–3–1 | 11 | T | October 30, 1955 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 6–3–2 | 12 | T | November 3, 1955 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 6–3–3 | 13 | W | November 5, 1955 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 7–3–3 | 14 | T | November 6, 1955 | 3–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 7–3–4 | 15 | T | November 9, 1955 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 7–3–5 | 16 | W | November 12, 1955 | 3–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 8–3–5 | 17 | W | November 13, 1955 | 2–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 9–3–5 | 18 | W | November 16, 1955 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 10–3–5 | 19 | W | November 19, 1955 | 6–1 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 11–3–5 | 20 | T | November 20, 1955 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 11–3–6 | 21 | L | November 24, 1955 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 11–4–6 | 22 | W | November 26, 1955 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 12–4–6 | 23 | T | November 27, 1955 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 12–4–7 | 24 | W | December 1, 1955 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 13–4–7 | 25 | W | December 3, 1955 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 14–4–7 | 26 | W | December 4, 1955 | 5–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 15–4–7 | 27 | W | December 8, 1955 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 16–4–7 | 28 | W | December 10, 1955 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 17–4–7 | 29 | W | December 11, 1955 | 4–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 18–4–7 | 30 | W | December 15, 1955 | 2–0 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 19–4–7 | 31 | W | December 17, 1955 | 5–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 20–4–7 | 32 | L | December 18, 1955 | 0–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 20–5–7 | 33 | W | December 20, 1955 | 7–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 21–5–7 | 34 | W | December 24, 1955 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 22–5–7 | 35 | L | December 25, 1955 | 1–5 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 22–6–7 | 36 | L | December 28, 1955 | 0–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 22–7–7 | 37 | W | December 29, 1955 | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 23–7–7 | 38 | W | December 31, 1955 | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 24–7–7 | 39 | L | January 5, 1956 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 24–8–7 | 40 | W | January 7, 1956 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 25–8–7 | 41 | L | January 11, 1956 | 1–6 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 25–9–7 | 42 | L | January 14, 1956 | 0–2 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 25–10–7 | 43 | L | January 15, 1956 | 0–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 25–11–7 | 44 | W | January 18, 1956 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 26–11–7 | 45 | W | January 19, 1956 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 27–11–7 | 46 | W | January 21, 1956 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 28–11–7 | 47 | W | January 22, 1956 | 6–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 29–11–7 | 48 | L | January 26, 1956 | 1–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 29–12–7 | 49 | W | January 28, 1956 | 6–1 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 30–12–7 | 50 | T | January 29, 1956 | 1–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 30–12–8 | 51 | W | February 2, 1956 | 2–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 31–12–8 | 52 | W | February 4, 1956 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 32–12–8 | 53 | T | February 5, 1956 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 32–12–9 | 54 | T | February 8, 1956 | 1–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 32–12–10 | 55 | W | February 10, 1956 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 33–12–10 | 56 | W | February 12, 1956 | 7–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 34–12–10 | 57 | W | February 16, 1956 | 8–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 35–12–10 | 58 | W | February 18, 1956 | 9–4 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 36–12–10 | 59 | W | February 23, 1956 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 37–12–10 | 60 | W | February 25, 1956 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 38–12–10 | 61 | L | February 29, 1956 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 38–13–10 | 62 | W | March 2, 1956 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 39–13–10 | 63 | W | March 3, 1956 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 40–13–10 | 64 | W | March 4, 1956 | 6–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 41–13–10 | 65 | W | March 8, 1956 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 42–13–10 | 66 | L | March 10, 1956 | 0–4 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 42–14–10 | 67 | L | March 11, 1956 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 42–15–10 | 68 | W | March 15, 1956 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 43–15–10 | 69 | W | March 17, 1956 | 7–2 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 44–15–10 | 70 | W | March 18, 1956 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 45–15–10 | [1]PlayoffsStanley Cup Finals{{details |1956 Stanley Cup Finals}}This was the first Finals for Henri Richard and Toe Blake's first Finals as coach. The Canadiens faced the Detroit Red Wings for the fourth time in five years, having lost in {{scfy|1952}}, {{scfy|1954}}, and {{scfy|1955}}. This year, they won in five games. Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal CanadiensDate | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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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 1Player statisticsRegular season- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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{{Sortname|Jean|Beliveau}} | C | 70 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 143 | {{Sortname|Maurice|Richard}} | RW | 70 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 89 | {{Sortname|Bert|Olmstead}} | LW | 70 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 94 | {{Sortname|Bernie|Geoffrion}} | RW | 59 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 66 | {{Sortname|Dickie|Moore|Dickie Moore (ice hockey)}} | LW | 70 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 55 | {{Sortname|Doug|Harvey|Doug Harvey (ice hockey)}} | D | 62 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 60 | {{Sortname|Henri|Richard}} | C | 64 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 46 | {{Sortname|Floyd|Curry}} | RW | 70 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 10 | {{Sortname|Ken|Mosdell}} | C | 67 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 48 | {{Sortname|Claude|Provost}} | RW | 60 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 30 | {{Sortname|Jack|LeClair}} | C | 54 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | {{Sortname|Jean-Guy|Talbot}} | D | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 80 | {{Sortname|Dollard|St. Laurent}} | D | 46 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 58 | {{Sortname|Tom|Johnson|Tom Johnson (ice hockey)}} | D | 64 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 75 | {{Sortname|Don|Marshall}} | LW | 66 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | {{sortname|Bob|Turner|Bob Turner (ice hockey)}} | D | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | {{Sortname|Dick|Gamble}} | LW | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | {{Sortname|Butch|Bouchard}} | D | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | {{Sortname|Connie|Broden}} | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | {{Sortname|Wally|Clune}} | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | {{Sortname|Jacques|Deslauriers}} | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|Bob|Perreault}} | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|Jacques|Plante}} | G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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{{Sortname|Jacques|Plante}} | 3840 | 64 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 119 | 1.86 | 7 | {{Sortname|Bob|Perreault}} | 360 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2.00 | 1 | Team: | 4200 | 70 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 131 | 1.87 | 8 |
Playoffs- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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{{Sortname|Jean|Beliveau}} | C | 10 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 22 | {{Sortname|Bernie|Geoffrion}} | RW | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | {{Sortname|Maurice|Richard}} | RW | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | {{Sortname|Bert|Olmstead}} | LW | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | {{Sortname|Dickie|Moore|Dickie Moore (ice hockey)}} | LW | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | {{Sortname|Henri|Richard}} | C | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | {{Sortname|Doug|Harvey|Doug Harvey (ice hockey)}} | D | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | {{Sortname|Claude|Provost}} | RW | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | {{Sortname|Floyd|Curry}} | RW | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | {{Sortname|Jack|LeClair}} | C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | {{Sortname|Ken|Mosdell}} | C | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | {{Sortname|Tom|Johnson|Tom Johnson (ice hockey)}} | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | {{Sortname|Jean-Guy|Talbot}} | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | {{Sortname|Don|Marshall}} | LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{sortname|Bob|Turner|Bob Turner (ice hockey)}} | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | {{Sortname|Butch|Bouchard}} | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{Sortname|Jacques|Plante}} | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | {{Sortname|Dollard|St. Laurent}} | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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{{Sortname|Jacques|Plante}} | 600 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1.80 | 2 | Team: | 600 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1.80 | 2 | [2]{{Hockey season stats note}}Awards and records- Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
- Art Ross 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
Transactions{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}Montreal Canadiens 1956 Stanley Cup champions{{Stanley Cup champion |goaltenders=*1 Jacques Plante- 1 Charlie Hodge (spare, did not play)
|defence=*2 Doug Harvey (A. Capt.)- 3 Emile "Butch" Bouchard (captain)
- 10 Tom Johnson
- 17 Jean-Guy Talbot
- 19 Dollard St. Laurent
- 24 Bob Turner
|centers=*4 Jean Beliveau- 8 Jack LeClair (A. capt.)
- 16 Henri Richard
- 18 Kenny Mosdell
|wingers=*- 5 Bernie Geoffrion
- 6 Floyd Curry
- 9 Maurice "Rocket" Richard (A. capt.)
- 12 Dickie Moore
- 14 Claude Provost
- 15 Bert Olmstead
- 22 Don Marshall
|non-players=- Donat Raymond (President/Owner), Frank Selke Sr. (Manager)
- Dalton Coleman, William Northey (Vice Presidents/Owners)
- Ken Reardon (Ass't Manager), Hector Toe Blake (Coach)
- Hector Dubois (Trainer), Gaston Bettez (Ass't Trainer)
- Camile DesRoches^, Frank Selke Jr.^ (Publicity Directors)
- ^- on the team picture, but missing from the Stanley Cup.
|engraving-notes=- Emile "Butch" Bouchard was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1944, 1946, and 1953 as EMILE BOUCHARD. He was then engraved on the Stanley Cup as BUTCH BOUCHARD in 1956.
- Mistake Bob Turner is listed as Trainer on Stanley Cup. He was a defenseman. Hector Dubois and Gaston Bettez were the trainers, but no position was listed.
- Mistake Claude Provost name was misspelt C. PREVOST with an "E" instead an "O". Turner and Provost mistakes were not corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
- Mistake Gaston Bettez was spelt wrong G BETTEX when Cup was redone in 1957–58 with an "X" instead of "Z", and mistake was repeated on the Replica Cup. His name was spelt correctly on the original ring as G. BETTEZ.
}}See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1956_games.html |publisher=Hockey-reference.com |accessdate=2009-06-04 |title=1955–56 Montreal Canadiens Games}} 2. ^{{cite web |publisher=hockey-reference.com |accessdate=2009-05-28 |title=1955-56 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1956.html}}
- Canadiens on Hockey Database
- Canadiens on NHL Reference
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