Claude Provost

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
5 ft 09 in (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg/12 st 7 lb)
Pro clubs Montreal Canadiens
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born September 17, 1933(1933-09-17),
Montreal, QC
Died April 17, 1984 (aged 50),
Florida
Pro career 1955 – 1970

Claude Provost (born September 17, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec17 April 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.

Claude played his entire NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens. Claude would win the Stanley Cup 9 times and the first ever Bill Masterton Trophy awarded for perseverance in 1969. He suffered a fatal heart attack while playing tennis at his home in Florida in 1984.

[edit] Achievements

Stanley Cup Champion 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 (with Montreal)

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Preceded by
first winner
Bill Masterton Trophy Winner
1968
Succeeded by
Ted Hampson
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