| Claude Provost | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Provost with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1960s | |||
| Born |
September 17, 1933 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 17, 1984 (aged 50) Hallandale, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1955–1970 | ||
Claude Joseph Antoine Provost[1] (September 17, 1933 – April 17, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.
Provost played his entire NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup nine times and the first ever Bill Masterton Trophy awarded for perseverance in 1968.
He suffered a fatal heart attack while playing tennis at his home in Hallandale, Florida in 1984.
Provost won the most Stanley Cups of anyone who is not a member of Hockey Hall of Fame. Every other player and executive who has won at least eight Stanley Cups has been named to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Provost also has the most NHL All-Star Game appearances (eleven) of all eligible non-HHOF players. He still holds the NHL record for the earliest goal in a period: 4 seconds.
- ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Claude Provost". HHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2022.