
According to the Canadian Press on Thursday, former Montreal Canadiens left winger Don Marshall of Montreal, Quebec passed away at the age of 92. Marshall was reportedly the last surviving player on the Canadiens’s dynasty from the 1950s that won five consecutive Stanley Cups from 1956 to 1960.
Marshall played for four National Hockey League franchises over 19 seasons. He was with the Montreal Canadiens for a decade (1951 to 1952, and again from 1954 to 1963). Marshall also played for the New York Rangers for seven seasons from 1965 to 1970, and one season each with the Buffalo Sabres (1970 to 1971) and Toronto Maple Leafs (1971 to 1972).
In 1176 NHL regular season games, Marshall had 265 goals and 324 assists for 589 points. He had 25 penalty minutes, 129 power-play points, 36 shorthanded points, two hat tricks and 40 game-winning goals. In the playoffs, Marshall had eight goals and 15 assists for 23 points in 94 games. He had 12 penalty minutes, three power-play points, two shorthanded points and two game-winning goals. Marshall’s hat tricks came in a 9-1 Canadiens win over the Boston Bruins on February 16, 1961 and in a 10-5 Rangers win over the Detroit Red Wings on March 29, 1967.
Marshall’s first postseason shorthanded goal was also a game-winning goal. It came on March 29, 1955 in game four of the Stanley Cup semifinals. Marshall scored from Dickie Moore of Montreal at 3:05 of overtime in a 4-3 Canadiens win over the Boston Bruins.
Marshall had his second postseason shorthanded goal on April 3, 1956. Marshall opened the scoring from Bert Olmstead of Sceptre, Saskatchewan at 7:23 of the first period in a 5-1 Canadiens win over the Red Wings in game two of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Marshall’s second postseason game-winning goal came on April 9, 1968 in a 2-1 Rangers win over the Chicago Black Hawks in game two of the quarterfinals. On an all-Canadian goal, Marshall scored from Phil Goyette of Lachine, Quebec and Bob Nevin of South Porcupine, Ontario at 12:40 of the third period to break a 1-1 tie.
Marshall participated in seven NHL All-Star Games. He represented the Canadiens in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961. Marshall also represented the Rangers in 1968. Known as an elite defensive forward, Marshall’s three shorthanded goals led the NHL in 1956-57, and his four shorthanded goals led the NHL in 1962-63.