1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 42-14-14 - 98 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Coach: Toe Blake (42-14-14)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 42 wins and 14 losses and 14 ties for 98 points, finishing first in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.

The Canadiens netted 259 goals, tops in the circuit. Montreal yielded 166 goals, fewest in the league. Claude Provost scored 33 goals for the team, while Gilles Tremblay tallied 30 or more also. Jean-Guy Talbot accounted for 42 assists. Jacques Plante earned 42 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.37 goals against average, topping regularly-used goaltenders.

Toe Blake coached the team. The 1961-62 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL semi-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Ralph BackstromCSeptember 18, 19375'10"165LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Jean BeliveauCAugust 31, 19316'3"205LThree Rivers, QC Canada
Red BerensonCDecember 8, 19396'0"185LRegina, SK Canada
Marcel BoninLSeptember 12, 19325'10"170LMontreal, QC Canada
Billy CarterCDecember 2, 19375'11"155LCornwall, ON Canada
Lou FontinatoDJanuary 20, 19326'1"195LGuelph, ON Canada
Jean GauthierDApril 29, 19376'1"190RMontreal, QC Canada
Bernie GeoffrionRFebruary 16, 19315'9"166RMontreal, QC Canada
Phil GoyetteCOctober 31, 19335'11"170LLachine, QC Canada
Chuck HamiltonRJanuary 18, 19395'11"175LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Bill HickeRMarch 31, 19385'8"164LRegina, SK Canada
Tom JohnsonDFebruary 18, 19286'0"180LBaldur, MB Canada
Al MacNeilDSeptember 27, 19355'10"183LSydney, NS Canada
Don MarshallCMarch 23, 19325'10"160LVerdun, QC Canada
Keith McCrearyLJune 19, 19405'10"180LSundridge, ON Canada
Dickie MooreLJanuary 6, 19315'10"168LMontreal, QC Canada
Jacques PlanteGJanuary 17, 19296'0"175LShawinigan Falls, QC Canada
Claude ProvostRSeptember 17, 19335'9"168RMontreal, QC Canada
Henri RichardCFebruary 29, 19365'7"160RMontreal, QC Canada
Bobby RousseauRJuly 26, 19405'10"178RMontreal, QC Canada
Jean-Guy TalbotDJuly 11, 19325'11"170LCap del la Madeleine, QC Canada
Gilles TremblayLDecember 17, 19385'10"170LMontmorency, QC Canada
J.C. TremblayDJanuary 22, 19395'11"170LBagotville, QC Canada