1961–62 Montreal Canadiens season

1961–62 Montreal Canadiens
1961–62 Montreal Canadiens
Prince of Wales Trophy winners
League	1st NHL
1961–62 record	42–14–14
Goals for	259
Goals against	166
Team information
General manager	Frank J. Selke
Coach	Toe Blake
Captain	Jean Beliveau
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Claude Provost (33)
Assists	Ralph Backstrom (38)
Points	Ralph Backstrom (65)
Penalty minutes	Lou Fontinato (167)
Wins	Jacques Plante (42)
Goals against average	Jacques Plante (2.37)
	← 1960–61 1962–63 ⊟

The 1961–62 Montreal Canadiens season was the 53rd season in franchise history. The team placed first in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens were eliminated in semi-finals by the Chicago Black Hawks 4 games to 2.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[1]
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		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	70	42	14	14	259	166	93	98
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	37	22	11	232	180	52	85
3	Chicago Black Hawks	70	31	26	13	217	186	31	75
4	New York Rangers	70	26	32	12	195	207	−12	64
5	Detroit Red Wings	70	23	33	14	184	219	−35	60
6	Boston Bruins	70	15	47	8	177	306	−129	38

Record vs. opponents

1961–62 NHL Records ^[2]
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	MTL	NYR	TOR
Boston	—	2–10–2	4–8–2	3–10–1	2–10–2	4–9–1
Chicago	10–2–2	—	7–3–4	3–9–2	7–6–1	4–6–4
Detroit	8–4–2	3–7–4	—	3–8–3	6–5–3	3–9–2
Montreal	10–3–1	9–3–2	8–3–3	—	8–1–5	7–4–3
New York	10–2–2	6–7–1	5–6–3	1–8–5	—	4–9–1
Toronto	9–4–1	6–4–4	9–3–2	4–7–3	9–4–1	—

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 14, 1961	3–1	New York Rangers (1961–62)	1–0–0
2	T	October 15, 1961	5–5	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	1–0–1
3	W	October 18, 1961	5–2	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	2–0–1
4	W	October 21, 1961	6–2	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	3–0–1
5	W	October 22, 1961	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	4–0–1
6	W	October 26, 1961	7–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	5–0–1
7	W	October 28, 1961	7–5	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	6–0–1
8	W	October 29, 1961	6–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	7–0–1
9	L	November 1, 1961	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	7–1–1
10	L	November 2, 1961	2–5	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	7–2–1
11	T	November 4, 1961	3–3	New York Rangers (1961–62)	7–2–2
12	W	November 9, 1961	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	8–2–2
13	W	November 11, 1961	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	9–2–2
14	L	November 12, 1961	0–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	9–3–2
15	L	November 15, 1961	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	9–4–2
16	L	November 16, 1961	2–3	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	9–5–2
17	T	November 18, 1961	4–4	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	9–5–3
18	T	November 19, 1961	3–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	9–5–4
19	W	November 23, 1961	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	10–5–4
20	W	November 25, 1961	5–0	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	11–5–4
21	T	November 26, 1961	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	11–5–5
22	T	November 29, 1961	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	11–5–6
23	T	November 30, 1961	1–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	11–5–7
24	W	December 2, 1961	3–2	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	12–5–7
25	W	December 3, 1961	1–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	13–5–7
26	W	December 7, 1961	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	14–5–7
27	T	December 9, 1961	2–2	New York Rangers (1961–62)	14–5–8
28	W	December 10, 1961	4–3	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	15–5–8
29	W	December 16, 1961	8–4	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	16–5–8
30	L	December 17, 1961	1–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	16–6–8
31	L	December 21, 1961	3–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	16–7–8
32	W	December 23, 1961	6–1	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	17–7–8
33	W	December 25, 1961	5–2	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	18–7–8
34	W	December 27, 1961	3–0	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	19–7–8
35	T	December 30, 1961	4–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	19–7–9
36	L	January 1, 1962	0–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	19–8–9
37	L	January 3, 1962	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	19–9–9
38	W	January 6, 1962	5–1	New York Rangers (1961–62)	20–9–9
39	T	January 7, 1962	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	20–9–10
40	W	January 11, 1962	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	21–9–10
41	W	January 13, 1962	5–3	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	22–9–10
42	W	January 14, 1962	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	23–9–10
43	W	January 17, 1962	7–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	24–9–10
44	T	January 20, 1962	2–2	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	24–9–11
45	W	January 21, 1962	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	25–9–11
46	W	January 27, 1962	5–1	New York Rangers (1961–62)	26–9–11
47	W	January 28, 1962	5–1	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	27–9–11
48	W	February 1, 1962	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	28–9–11
49	W	February 3, 1962	8–1	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	29–9–11
50	L	February 4, 1962	1–2	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	29–10–11
51	W	February 10, 1962	4–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	30–10–11
52	W	February 11, 1962	4–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	31–10–11
53	W	February 15, 1962	9–1	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	32–10–11
54	W	February 17, 1962	6–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	33–10–11
55	L	February 18, 1962	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	33–11–11
56	W	February 21, 1962	4–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	34–11–11
57	W	February 24, 1962	4–2	New York Rangers (1961–62)	35–11–11
58	T	February 25, 1962	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	35–11–12
59	T	March 3, 1962	2–2	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	35–11–13
60	L	March 4, 1962	2–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	35–12–13
61	T	March 8, 1962	1–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	35–12–14
62	W	March 10, 1962	5–2	Boston Bruins (1961–62)	36–12–14
63	W	March 11, 1962	2–1	@ New York Rangers (1961–62)	37–12–14
64	L	March 14, 1962	2–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	37–13–14
65	W	March 15, 1962	6–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	38–13–14
66	W	March 17, 1962	2–0	New York Rangers (1961–62)	39–13–14
67	L	March 18, 1962	2–6	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62)	39–14–14
68	W	March 22, 1962	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	40–14–14
69	W	March 24, 1962	5–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	41–14–14
70	W	March 25, 1962	5–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62)	42–14–14

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Playoffs

Semi-finals

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ralph Backstrom	C	66	27	38	65	29
Claude Provost	RW	70	33	29	62	22
Bernie Geoffrion	RW	62	23	36	59	36
Gilles Tremblay	LW	70	32	22	54	28
Bill Hicke	RW	70	20	31	51	42
Henri Richard	C	54	21	29	50	48
Jean-Guy Talbot	D	70	5	42	47	90
Donnie Marshall	LW	66	18	28	46	12
Bobby Rousseau	RW	70	21	24	45	26
Dickie Moore	LW	57	19	22	41	54
Jean Beliveau	C	43	18	23	41	36
Phil Goyette	C	69	7	27	34	18
Marcel Bonin	W	33	7	14	21	41
J.C. Tremblay	D	70	3	17	20	18
Tom Johnson	D	62	1	17	18	45
Lou Fontinato	D	54	2	13	15	167
Al MacNeil	D	61	1	7	8	74
Red Berenson	C	4	1	2	3	4
Jean Gauthier	D	12	0	1	1	10
Billy Carter	C	7	0	0	0	4
Chuck Hamilton	LW	1	0	0	0	0
Jacques Plante	G	70	0	0	0	14

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Jacques Plante	4200	70	42	14	14	166	2.37	4
Team:	4200	70	42	14	14	166	2.37	4

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Dickie Moore	LW	6	4	2	6	8
Phil Goyette	C	6	1	4	5	2
Claude Provost	RW	6	2	2	4	2
Jean Beliveau	C	6	2	1	3	4
Red Berenson	C	5	2	0	2	0
Jean-Guy Talbot	D	6	1	1	2	10
Bill Hicke	RW	6	0	2	2	14
Bobby Rousseau	RW	6	0	2	2	0
J.C. Tremblay	D	6	0	2	2	2
Gilles Tremblay	LW	6	1	0	1	2
Ralph Backstrom	C	5	0	1	1	6
Lou Fontinato	D	6	0	1	1	23
Bernie Geoffrion	RW	5	0	1	1	6
Tom Johnson	D	6	0	1	1	0
Donnie Marshall	LW	6	0	1	1	2
Al MacNeil	D	5	0	0	0	2
Keith McCreary	RW	1	0	0	0	0
Jacques Plante	G	6	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Jacques Plante	360	6	2	4	19	3.17	0
Team:	360	6	2	4	19	3.17	0

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; /- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

References

^ "1961–1962 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ "1961–62 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
^ "Montreal Canadiens 1962-63 Game Log and Scores". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
^ "1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.

External links

[standings-div-1] "1961–1962 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[2] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[3] "1961–62 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.

[4] "Montreal Canadiens 1962-63 Game Log and Scores". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008.

[5] "1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.

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v t e Montreal Canadiens seasons
1900s	1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

v t e Montreal Canadiens
Founded in 1909 Based in Montreal, Quebec
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season
History	History Original Six Centennial Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Molson family (Geoff Molson, chairman) General manager Kent Hughes Head coach Martin St. Louis Team captain Nick Suzuki Current roster
Arenas	Jubilee Arena Montreal Arena Mount Royal Arena Montreal Forum Bell Centre
Rivalries	Boston Bruins Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs
Affiliates	AHL Laval Rocket ECHL Trois-Rivières Lions
Media	TV TSN2 (English) RDS (French) Radio TSN Radio 690 (English) 98,5 FM (French)
Culture and lore	Youppi! The Hockey Sweater Pour toujours, les Canadiens! Ginette Reno Tour des Canadiens The Punch Line Richard Riot 1938 European tour "Fix You" Good Friday Massacre 2003 Heritage Classic 2011 Heritage Classic 2016 Winter Classic 100 Classic Bell Sports Complex
Category Commons

v t e 1961–62 NHL season
Teams	Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal New York Toronto
See also	All-Star Game Intra-league draft Stanley Cup Finals

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

External links