The 1965 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1964âÂÂ65 season, and the culmination of the 1965 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested 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. Significantly, Game 7 marked the first time that any NHL competition had taken place during the month of May.
Montreal defeated the three-time defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs 4âÂÂ2 to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4âÂÂ3.
As in , all games were won by the home team. This was the last final until that this happened. 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 the inaugural winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, scoring eight goals and eight assists in thirteen games.
The 1965 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 4âÂÂ0 win over the Black Hawks in game seven.
The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1964âÂÂ65 Montreal Canadiens