Claude Provost

Not to be confused with Claude Pronovost.
Claude Provost
Provost with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1960s
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.

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.[3]

Provost died of a heart attack during a vacation to Hallandale, Florida, on April 17, 1984. He was 50 years old.[4]

Career statistics

  Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1951–52 Montreal Nationale QJHL 49 24 29 53 46 9 5 2 7 4
1952–53 Montreal Junior Canadiens QJHL 46 24 36 60 29 7 6 5 11 10
1953–54 Montreal Junior Canadiens QJHL 48 45 39 84 83 8 3 8 11 16
1954–55 Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts QHL 61 25 23 48 44 13 6 3 9 6
1954–55 Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts Ed-Cup — — — — — 7 2 2 4 4
1955–56 Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts QHL 9 7 8 15 12 — — — — —
1955–56 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 13 16 29 30 10 3 3 6 12
1956–57 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 16 14 30 24 10 0 1 1 8
1957–58 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 19 32 51 71 10 1 3 4 8
1958–59 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 16 22 38 37 11 6 2 8 2
1959–60 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 17 29 46 42 8 1 1 2 0
1960–61 Montreal Canadiens NHL 49 11 4 15 32 6 1 3 4 4
1961–62 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 33 29 62 22 6 2 2 4 2
1962–63 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 20 30 50 26 5 0 1 1 2
1963–64 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 15 17 32 37 7 2 2 4 22
1964–65 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 27 37 64 28 13 2 6 8 12
1965–66 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 19 36 55 38 10 2 3 5 2
1966–67 Montreal Canadiens NHL 64 11 13 24 16 7 1 1 2 0
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 14 30 44 26 13 2 8 10 10
1968–69 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 13 15 28 18 10 2 2 4 2
1969–70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 10 11 21 22 — — — — —
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. ^ Jacques, Dany (2018-03-02). "Bolton-Est: de nouvelles installations au Spa Bolton". Le Reflet du Lac (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  4. ^ "CLAUDE PROVOST (Published 1984)". The New York Times. 1984-04-19. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
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