Claude Dufour

1 NHL Game

April 8, 1965 Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs. 2-4 loss.

   The Montreal Canadiens dressed four goalies through two rounds of the 1965 playoffs en route to a Stanley Cup win. Due to recent rules changes, the 1965 playoffs were the first time teams were required to dress a backup goalie. The Habs started the series with Charlie Hodge in net and Gump Worsley as his backup. Game three saw a change in goal as Hodge had to sit out with a groin injury. Worsley took over the #1 role and Ernie Wakeley was recalled from the AHL to served as his backup. Immediately after that game finished, Wakeley was sent back to the AHL as his Quebec Aces were in a heated playoff battle with the Rochester Americans. For game four the Habs recalled Claude Dufour from the Hershey Bears. Wakely's team ended up loosing their playoff battle and so he was back on the Habs bench for game five. Wakely also dressed as a backup briefly in the final series against Chicago. Even though Wakely didn't play a minute of goal all season with the Habs, he, along with Hodge and Worsley, had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup. Dufour went unrecognized for his one game on Montreal's bench.

   Claude Dufour attracted attention from NHL scouts at a young age. He won the 1956/57 Memorial Cup and earned a contract with the Detroit Red Wings. June, 1960 the Red Wings traded Dufour to the Bruins. He attended a Bruins training camp but was never given much of a shot with the team. He was later acquired by the Canadiens. June, 1965 the Bruins reacquired Dufour, claiming him in the inter-league draft from Montreal. His career was cut short in 1966 with a serious eye injury. Younger brother, Marc Dufour, played 14 games in the NHL during the 1960s.

Career stats from hockeydb.com

Born Aug 13 1936 -- Three Rivers, PQ

Height 5.08 -- Weight 155

RS Scoring			RS Goalie Stats										PO Scoring
Season	Team	Lge	GP	A	PIM	Min	GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	Svs	Pct	GP	A	PIM
1953-54	Trois Rivieres Reds	QPJHL	0	0	0
1954-55	Kitchener Canucks	OHA	28	0	0
1956-57	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	OHASr	1	0	0		3	0	0	3.00
1956-57	Ottawa Jr. Canadiens	QHL	10	0	0
1957-58	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QHL	4	0	0
1957-58	Quebec Aces	QHL	39	0	34
1957-58	Springfield Indians	AHL	3	0	0		16	0	0	5.33						-	-	-
1958-59	Trois Rivieres Lions	QHL	24	0	0
1958-59	Cleveland Barons	AHL	18	0	0											-	-	-
1959-60	Hershey Bears	AHL	7	0	0											-	-	-
1960-61	Quebec Aces	AHL	24	0	0											-	-	-
1961-62	North Bay Trappers	EPHL	60	0	0											-	-	-
1961-62	Quebec Aces	AHL	3	0	2											-	-	-
1962-63	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	EPHL	1	0	0											-	-	-
1962-63	Spokane Comets	WHL	65	1	8		215	6	5	3.31				1707	0.888	-	-	-
1963-64	Seattle Totems	WHL	70	1	8											-	-	-
1964-65	Hershey Bears	AHL	66	0	0	4019	217	1	3	3.23						-	-	-
1965-66	Hershey Bears	AHL	58	1	32											3	0	2
1966-67	Hershey Bears	AHL	2	0	0	120	6	0	0	3.00						-	-	-