The Montreal Canadiens have been the most notable team in NHL history, with more Stanley Cups and star players over the years than all the other teams. In 1967 the Toronto Maple Leafs had some star players that prevailed that season to win the Stanley Cup.
Montreal had won the Cup the last two seasons, in 1965 and 1966, with team leader Jean Beliveau, who had been on 7 winning Stanley Cup seasons before the 1967 series with Toronto.
The Montreal player Yvan Cournoyer was nick named the road runner because he was the fastest skater in the NHL.
Henri Richard brother of the great Maurice(Rocket)Richard, had been on 7 Stanley Cup winning seasons before 1967. A skilled player forward and skater. John Ferguson was the tough guy for Montreal, playing a physical game.
Ralph Backstrom had 4 Stanley Cup winning seasons before 1967. Terry Harper playing defence for Montreal was reliable at clearing his own end, when Terry was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1974 the talented player was made captain. Claude Larose a good defensive forward, when he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars in 1968, he was also made captain.
The talented Montreal Canadiens had many players that if playing with other teams in the league, they would hold the captaincy as that teams leader. Montreal went on after the 1967 season to win the next two Stanley Cups in a row 1968 and 1969.
Below is the list of Montreal Canadian players for 1967.