1965 Stanley Cup Finals

1965 Stanley Cup Finals
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Chicago Black Hawks 2035020 3
Montreal Canadiens 3211614 4
Location(s)Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5, 7)
Chicago: Chicago Stadium (3, 4, 6)
CoachesChicago: Billy Reay
Montreal: Toe Blake
CaptainsChicago: Pierre Pilote
Montreal: Jean Beliveau
DatesApril 17 – May 1, 1965
MVPJean Beliveau (Canadiens)
Series-winning goalJean Beliveau (0:14, first, G7)
Hall of FamersBlack Hawks:
Phil Esposito (1984)
Glenn Hall (1975)
Bill Hay (2015, builder)
Bobby Hull (1983)
Stan Mikita (1983)
Pierre Pilote (1975)
Canadiens:
Jean Beliveau (1972)
Yvan Cournoyer (1982)
Dick Duff (2006)
Jacques Laperriere (1987; did not play)
Henri Richard (1979)
Gump Worsley (1980)
Coaches:
Toe Blake (1966, player)
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The 1965 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1964–65 season, and the culmination of the 1965 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to three, to win the Stanley Cup. Significantly, Game 7 marked the first time that any NHL competition had taken place during the month of May.