1955–56 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1955–56 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 47th season of play. The Canadiens placed first in the regular season standings (with their 45 wins setting an NHL record) and won the Stanley Cup for the eighth time in the club's history.

Stanley Cup Finals
This was the first Finals for Henri Richard and Toe Blake's first Finals as coach. The Canadiens faced the Detroit Red Wings for the fourth time in five years, having lost in, , and. This year, they won in five games.

Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens Montreal won the best-of-seven series 4 games to 1.

Awards and records

 * Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
 * Art Ross Trophy: Jean Beliveau
 * Hart Memorial Trophy: Jean Beliveau
 * James Norris Memorial Trophy: Doug Harvey
 * Vezina Trophy: Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
 * Jean Beliveau, Centre, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Doug Harvey, Defenceman, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Tom Johnson, Defenceman, NHL Second Team All-Star
 * Bert Olmstead, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
 * Jacques Plante, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Maurice Richard, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star