1965 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1965 Stanley Cup Finals was played 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.
==Paths to the Final==
Montreal defeated the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 while Chicago defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–3 to advance to the Finals.
==The Series==
Like the 1955 finals, every game was won by the home team. Gump Worsley made his first Finals appearance after 12 years in the league and recorded two shutouts, including the one in game seven. Jean Beliveau was awarded the inaugural Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, scoring eight goals and eight assists in thirteen games.
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date 	Visitors	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 17	Chicago 	2 	Montreal	3 	
April 20	Chicago 	0 	Montreal	2 	
April 22	Montreal	1 	Chicago 	3 	
April 25	Montreal	1 	Chicago 	5 	
April 27	Chicago 	0 	Montreal	6 	
April 29	Montreal	1 	Chicago 	2 	
May 1 	Chicago 	0 	Montreal	4 	
Montreal wins Stanley Cup four games to three.
Jean Beliveau wins first Conn Smythe Trophy
==Montreal Canadiens 1965 Stanley Cup Champions==
==Gallery==
1965StanleyCupTremblayWorsley.jpg|J.C. Tremblay hugs Gump Worsley at the end of the seventh game.
1965StanleyCupJeanBeliveau.jpg|Jean Beliveau with the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy.
65StanleyCupBeliveauRousseauParade.jpg|Jean Beliveau & Bobby Rousseau in the Stanley Cup parade.
65StanleyCupBlakePollockMolson.jpg|Toe Blake, David Molson, & Sam Pollock in the parade.
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==Video==
Game 7 of the 1965 Stanley Cup Finals between Montreal and Chicago, May 5, 1965.
1965 NHL Stanley Cup Finals G7 Chicago vs Montreal (1965, May 5)
==References==
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* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3. 
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