Claude Provost

Claude Provost
Provost with the Montreal Canadiens, c. 1963
Born (1933-09-17)September 17, 1933
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died April 17, 1984(1984-04-17) (aged 50)
Hallandale, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
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[1] (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.

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.[2] 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.[3]

Achievements

Personal life and death

Provost had three children. His son, Claude Provost Jr., is the owner and founder of a spa near the municipality of Bolton-Est, Quebec.[4]

Provost died of a heart attack during a vacation to Hallandale, Florida, on April 17, 1984. He was 50 years old.[5]

Career statistics

  Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1951–52Montreal NationaleQJHL492429534695274
1952–53Montreal Junior CanadiensQJHL46243660297651110
1953–54Montreal Junior CanadiensQJHL48453984838381116
1954–55Shawinigan-Falls CataractsQHL6125234844136396
1954–55Shawinigan-Falls CataractsEd-Cup—————72244
1955–56Shawinigan-Falls CataractsQHL9781512—————
1955–56Montreal CanadiensNHL60131629301033612
1956–57Montreal CanadiensNHL6716143024100118
1957–58Montreal CanadiensNHL7019325171101348
1958–59Montreal CanadiensNHL6916223837116282
1959–60Montreal CanadiensNHL701729464281120
1960–61Montreal CanadiensNHL49114153261344
1961–62Montreal CanadiensNHL703329622262242
1962–63Montreal CanadiensNHL672030502650112
1963–64Montreal CanadiensNHL6815173237722422
1964–65Montreal CanadiensNHL70273764281326812
1965–66Montreal CanadiensNHL7019365538102352
1966–67Montreal CanadiensNHL641113241671120
1967–68Montreal CanadiensNHL731430442613281010
1968–69Montreal CanadiensNHL7313152818102242
1969–70Montreal CanadiensNHL6510112122—————
NHL totals 1,005 254 335 589 469 126 25 38 63 86

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Claude Provost". HHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Skater Records: Fastest Goals, From Start of Any Period". records.nhl.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Number of seasons player meets criteria, from 1942-43 to 1966-67, playing skater, in the regular season, requiring Points >= 50, sorted by descending instances". Stathead. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ Jacques, Dany (2018-03-02). "Bolton-Est: de nouvelles installations au Spa Bolton". Le Reflet du Lac (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  5. ↑ "CLAUDE PROVOST (Published 1984)". The New York Times. 1984-04-19. Retrieved 2025-10-29.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 At the time, the All-Star Game pitted the Stanley Cup champion against a select group of All-Stars just before the start of a season, and Provost played in the game as part of the defending Stanley Cup champion team
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