| 1965 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5, 7) Chicago: Chicago Stadium (3, 4, 6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Chicago: Billy Reay Montreal: Toe Blake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Chicago: Pierre Pilote Montreal: Jean Beliveau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 17 – May 1, 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jean Beliveau (Canadiens) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Jean Beliveau (0:14, first, G7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.