Montreal Canadiens

Entwined with the dynasty enjoyed by the Toronto Maple in the 1960s were the Montreal Canadiens, who won four championships in five seasons, meaning that the Canadian franchises monopolized Stanley Cup championships during that decade. The Canadiens triumphed over Chicago in 1965, beat Detroit in 1966 and then, in the new Expansion era, defeated the St. Louis Blues in the back‐to‐back seasons of 1968 and 1969.

Montreal was hungry to return to the glory days of the 1950s when they captured five Stanley Cup championships in a row. While they didn't accomplish that feat, the Canadiens definitely iced an accomplished lineup with a mix of veterans who had experienced the previous dynasty and younger players who benefited from the experience of the veterans but brought their own talents to the team. One of those was Jean Beliveau, who was the inaugural winner of the Conn Smythe Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs, winning in 1965.

Jean Beliveau (1972), Dick Duff (2006) and Henri Richard (1979) were Honoured Members who already had Stanley Cup wins under their belt. The three were members of each of the four victories of this dynasty, and were joined by Yvan Cournoyer (1982), Jacques Laperriere (1987) and veteran Gump Worsley (1980). Other members of the team who contributed to these wins were Guy Lapointe (1993), Jacques Lemaire (1984), Serge Savard (1986) and Rogie Vachon (2016). Once again, Toe Blake's leadership contributed significantly to the successes of the Canadiens at this time. Blake was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1966.