Claude Provost
Canadian ice hockey player
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| Intro | Canadian ice hockey player | ||||
| Places | Canada | ||||
| was | Athlete Ice hockey player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 17 September 1933, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec | ||||
| Death | 17 April 1984Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S.A. (aged 50 years) | ||||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||||
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Biography
Claude Joseph Antoine Provost (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 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 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 8 Stanley Cups has been named to 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 | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1951–52 | Montreal Nationale | QJHL | 49 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1952–53 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJHL | 46 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 1953–54 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJHL | 48 | 45 | 39 | 84 | 83 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 1954–55 | Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts | QHL | 61 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1954–55 | Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts | Ed-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 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 | ||||