| Team1: | Chicago Black Hawks |
| Team1 Short: | Chicago |
| Team1 Captain: | Pierre Pilote |
| Team2: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Team2 Short: | Montreal |
| Team2 Captain: | Jean Beliveau |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Team1 1: | 2 |
| Team2 1: | 3 |
| Team1 2: | 0 |
| Team2 2: | 2 |
| Team1 3: | 3 |
| Team2 3: | 1 |
| Team1 4: | 5 |
| Team2 4: | 1 |
| Team1 5: | 0 |
| Team2 5: | 6 |
| Team1 6: | 2 |
| Team2 6: | 1 |
| Team1 7: | 0 |
| Team2 7: | 4 |
| Team1 Tot: | 3 |
| Team2 Tot: | 4 |
| Dates: | April 17 – May 1, 1965 |
| Location1: | Montreal Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5, 7) |
| Location2: | Chicago Chicago Stadium (3, 4, 6) |
| Team2 Winner: | 1 |
| Mvp: | Jean Beliveau (Canadiens) |
| Series Winner: | Jean Beliveau (0:14, first, G7) |
| Coaches: | Chicago: Billy Reay Montreal: Toe Blake |
| Hofers: | Black Hawks: Phil Esposito (1984) Glenn Hall (1975) Bill Hay (2015, builder) Bobby Hull (1983) Stan Mikita (1983) Pierre Pilote (1975) Canadiens: Jean Beliveau (1972) Yvan Cournoyer (1982) Dick Duff (2006) Jacques Laperriere (1987; did not play) Henri Richard (1979) Gump Worsley (1980) Coaches: Toe Blake (1966, player) |
The 1965 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1964–65 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 4–2 to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–3.
As in, all games were won by the home team. This was the last final until that this happened.[1] 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.
Jean Béliveau wins first Conn Smythe Trophy
The 1965 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 4–0 win over the Black Hawks in game seven.
The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1964–65 Montreal Canadiens