Claude Provost

O-PEE-CHEE 1968-69 No. 163

Claude Joseph Antoine Provost (born September 17, 1933, in Montreal, Canada - died April 17, 1984, in Miami, United States, at the age of 50) was a professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was one of the first forwards in the NHL to become a specialist in defensive coverage of opposing teams' star players. He was said to be the shadow of Bobby Hull, formerly a star forward for the Chicago Black Hawks.