Claude Provost

Claude Provost
Born	(1933-09-17)September 17, 1933 Montreal, QC, CAN
Died	April 17, 1984(1984-04-17) (aged 50) Florida, USA
Height	5 ft 09 in (1.75 m)
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 (September 17, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec – April 17, 1984 in Florida) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.

Provost played his entire NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup 9 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 Florida in 1984. Provost has won the most Stanley Cups of anyone who is not be a member of Hockey Hall of Fame. Every other player and executive who has won at least 8 Stanley Cups is in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Achievements

• Stanley Cup champion — 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 (with Montreal)
• Won the Bill Masterton Trophy in 1968

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952–53	Montreal Junior Canadiens	QPJHL		46	24	36	60	29		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts	QHL		61	25	23	48	44		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts	QHL		9	7	8	15	12		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		60	13	16	29	30		10	3	3	6	12
1956–57	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		67	16	14	30	24		10	0	1	1	8
1957–58	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	19	32	51	71		10	1	3	4	8
1958–59	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		69	16	22	38	37		11	6	2	8	2
1959–60	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	17	29	46	42		8	1	1	2	0
1960–61	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		49	11	4	15	32		6	1	3	4	4
1961–62	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	33	29	62	22		6	2	2	4	2
1962–63	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		67	20	30	50	26		5	0	1	1	2
1963–64	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		68	15	17	32	37		7	2	2	4	22
1964–65	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	27	37	64	28		13	2	6	8	12
1965–66	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	19	36	55	38		10	2	3	5	2
1966–67	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		64	11	13	24	16		7	1	1	2	0
1967–68	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		73	14	30	44	26		13	2	8	10	10
1968–69	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		73	13	15	28	18		10	2	2	4	2
1969–70	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		65	10	11	21	22		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1005	254	335	589	469		126	25	38	63	86

See also

List of NHL players with 1000 games played

External links

• Claude Provost's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Claude Provost at Find a Grave

Preceded by first winner

Bill Masterton Trophy winner 1968

Succeeded by Ted Hampson