1968–69 Montreal Canadiens season

1968–69 Montreal Canadiens season
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1968–69 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions
Prince of Wales Trophy Winners
Division	1st East
Conference	1st East
1968–69 record	46-19-11
Goals for	271
Goals against	202
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 Roster — Draft picks — Farm teams — See also — References

Offseason

NHL Draft

See also: 1968 NHL Amateur Draft

Regular season

Season standings

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

Player stats

Forwards

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

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

Defencemen

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

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

Trades

May 21, 1968	To Oakland Seals Norm Ferguson Stan Fuller Francois Lacombe Michel Jacques	To Montreal Canadiens Wally Boyer Alain Caron rights to Lyle Bradley
June 6, 1968	To Oakland Seals Bryan Watson cash	To Montreal Canadiens 1st round pick in 1972 (Michel Laroque)
August, 1968	To Oakland Seals Len Ronson	To Montreal Canadiens cash

Playoffs

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.

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)

Awards and records

Prince of Wales Trophy
Conn Smythe Trophy: || Serge Savard, Montreal Canadiens
Jean Beliveau, Runner-Up, Hart Trophy^[2]
Jean Beliveau, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team
Yvan Cournoyer, Right Wing, NHL Second All-Star Team
Ted Harris, NHL Second All-Star Team

References

^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.162, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 220, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

v • d • e

Montreal Canadiens seasons

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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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