Claude Provost

Nine-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens and record holder for most NHL All-Star appearances by a player not in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Claude Joseph Antoine Provost (September 17, 1933 – April 17, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A right winger, Provost played all 15 seasons of his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup nine times and was the first recipient of the Bill Masterton Trophy, awarded for perseverance, in 1967-68.

Quick Facts

Position: Right wing
Shoots: Right
Born: 17 September 1933
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 17 April 1984
Place of death: Hallandale, Florida, U.S.
Played for: Montreal Canadiens

Lore & Background

Provost won nine Stanley Cups with the Canadiens and appeared in eleven NHL All-Star Games, the most by a player not in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Provost also holds the NHL record for the earliest goal in a period with four seconds. In the sixth game of the 1965 Stanley Cup semifinals, Provost scored the game-winning goal against Toronto in overtime. In the 'Original Six' era, he was one of 24 players to record five 50-point seasons.

Reader's Guide

Provost's All-Star Game appearances were in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1967. He was named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1965. He won the Bill Masterton Trophy in 1968. His Stanley Cup championships were in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969.