1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs season
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1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 3rd NHL |
1965–66 record | 34–25–11 |
Goals for | 208 |
Goals against | 187 |
Team information | |
General manager | Punch Imlach |
Coach | Punch Imlach |
Captain | George Armstrong |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Frank Mahovlich (32) |
Assists | George Armstrong (35) |
Points | Frank Mahovlich (56) Bob Pulford (56) |
Penalty minutes | Eddie Shack (88) |
Wins | Johnny Bower (18) |
Goals against average | Al Smith (1.94) |
The 1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 49th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
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Regular season
[edit]Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 239 | 173 | +66 | 90 |
2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 240 | 187 | +53 | 82 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 208 | 187 | +21 | 79 |
4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 221 | 194 | +27 | 74 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 174 | 275 | −101 | 48 |
6 | New York Rangers | 70 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 195 | 261 | −66 | 47 |
Source: National Hockey League
Record vs. opponents
[edit]1965–66 NHL Records [1] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 4–8–2 | 2–11–1 | 4–9–1 | 8–5–1 | 4–9–1 | ||||||
Chicago | 8–4–2 | — | 11–1–2 | 4–8–2 | 9–4–1 | 5–8–1 | ||||||
Detroit | 11–2–1 | 1–11–2 | — | 4–8–2 | 7–3–4 | 8–4–2 | ||||||
Montreal | 9–4–1 | 8–4–2 | 8–4–2 | — | 12–2 | 5–7–2 | ||||||
New York | 5–8–1 | 4–9–1 | 3–7–4 | 2–12 | — | 3–6–5 | ||||||
Toronto | 9–4–1 | 8–5–1 | 4–8–2 | 7–5–2 | 6–3–5 | — |
Schedule and results
[edit]No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 23, 1965 | 0–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 24, 1965 | 0–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 0–2–0 |
3 | W | October 27, 1965 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 1–2–0 |
4 | W | October 30, 1965 | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 2–2–0 |
5 | T | November 3, 1965 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1965–66) | 2–2–1 |
6 | L | November 4, 1965 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 2–3–1 |
7 | L | November 6, 1965 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1965–66) | 2–4–1 |
8 | L | November 7, 1965 | 0–9 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 2–5–1 |
9 | T | November 10, 1965 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 2–5–2 |
10 | W | November 13, 1965 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1965–66) | 3–5–2 |
11 | L | November 14, 1965 | 0–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 3–6–2 |
12 | W | November 18, 1965 | 3–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 4–6–2 |
13 | W | November 20, 1965 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 5–6–2 |
14 | W | November 21, 1965 | 7–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 6–6–2 |
15 | L | November 24, 1965 | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 6–7–2 |
16 | L | November 27, 1965 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 6–8–2 |
17 | W | November 28, 1965 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1965–66) | 7–8–2 |
18 | T | December 1, 1965 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1965–66) | 7–8–3 |
19 | L | December 4, 1965 | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 7–9–3 |
20 | L | December 5, 1965 | 1–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 7–10–3 |
21 | W | December 11, 1965 | 8–3 | Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 8–10–3 |
22 | T | December 12, 1965 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1965–66) | 8–10–4 |
23 | W | December 15, 1965 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 9–10–4 |
24 | W | December 16, 1965 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 10–10–4 |
25 | W | December 18, 1965 | 8–4 | New York Rangers (1965–66) | 11–10–4 |
26 | W | December 19, 1965 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 12–10–4 |
27 | W | December 25, 1965 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 13–10–4 |
28 | T | December 26, 1965 | 1–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 13–10–5 |
29 | W | December 29, 1965 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 14–10–5 |
30 | W | January 1, 1966 | 6–3 | Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 15–10–5 |
31 | L | January 2, 1966 | 0–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 15–11–5 |
32 | L | January 8, 1966 | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 15–12–5 |
33 | L | January 9, 1966 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 15–13–5 |
34 | W | January 13, 1966 | 6–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 16–13–5 |
35 | W | January 15, 1966 | 6–1 | Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 17–13–5 |
36 | L | January 16, 1966 | 0–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 17–14–5 |
37 | W | January 19, 1966 | 6–2 | New York Rangers (1965–66) | 18–14–5 |
38 | W | January 22, 1966 | 4–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 19–14–5 |
39 | L | January 23, 1966 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 19–15–5 |
40 | W | January 29, 1966 | 6–3 | Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 20–15–5 |
41 | L | January 30, 1966 | 4–8 | @ New York Rangers (1965–66) | 20–16–5 |
42 | L | February 3, 1966 | 4–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 20–17–5 |
43 | W | February 5, 1966 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 21–17–5 |
44 | L | February 6, 1966 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 21–18–5 |
45 | W | February 9, 1966 | 3–0 | New York Rangers (1965–66) | 22–18–5 |
46 | T | February 12, 1966 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 22–18–6 |
47 | T | February 13, 1966 | 4–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 22–18–7 |
48 | W | February 16, 1966 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 23–18–7 |
49 | L | February 19, 1966 | 1–3 | New York Rangers (1965–66) | 23–19–7 |
50 | L | February 20, 1966 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 23–20–7 |
51 | W | February 23, 1966 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 24–20–7 |
52 | W | February 26, 1966 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 25–20–7 |
53 | T | February 27, 1966 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1965–66) | 25–20–8 |
54 | T | March 2, 1966 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 25–20–9 |
55 | W | March 3, 1966 | 4–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 26–20–9 |
56 | W | March 5, 1966 | 5–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 27–20–9 |
57 | W | March 6, 1966 | 5–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 28–20–9 |
58 | W | March 9, 1966 | 1–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 29–20–9 |
59 | W | March 12, 1966 | 6–0 | Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 30–20–9 |
60 | L | March 13, 1966 | 1–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 30–21–9 |
61 | L | March 16, 1966 | 2–7 | Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 30–22–9 |
62 | W | March 19, 1966 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66) | 31–22–9 |
63 | L | March 20, 1966 | 1–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 31–23–9 |
64 | W | March 24, 1966 | 2–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 32–23–9 |
65 | W | March 26, 1966 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 33–23–9 |
66 | W | March 27, 1966 | 5–1 | @ New York Rangers (1965–66) | 34–23–9 |
67 | L | March 30, 1966 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1965–66) | 34–24–9 |
68 | L | March 31, 1966 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1965–66) | 34–25–9 |
69 | T | April 2, 1966 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1965–66) | 34–25–10 |
70 | T | April 3, 1966 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66) | 34–25–11 |
Playoffs
[edit]For the fourth straight year, Toronto met Montreal in the first round. The Canadiens were victorious over the Leafs in four straight games.
April 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
Eddie Shack (1) – 02:12 Frank Mahovlich (1) – pp – 18:08 |
First period | 12:08 – pp – J.C. Tremblay (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 03:05 – John Ferguson (1) 08:13 – pp – Bobby Rousseau (1) | ||||||
Bob Pulford (1) – 10:35 | Third period | 17:48 – Jean Beliveau (1) | ||||||
Terry Sawchuck | Goalie stats | Gump Worsley |
April 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 09:30 – pp – Claude Provost (1) 16:07 – Bobby Rousseau (2) | ||||||
Terry Sawchuck | Goalie stats | Gump Worsley |
April 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 01:26 – pp – Eddie Shack (2) 17:32 – Tim Horton (1) | ||||||
Ralph Backstrom (1) – 08:16 Bobby Rousseau (3) – pp – 11:00 Terry Harper (1) – 11:26 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
John Ferguson (2) – 00:16 Jean Beliveau (2) – 19:50 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Gump Worsley | Goalie stats | Johnny Bower |
April 14 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 05:40 – Larry Hillman (1) | ||||||
Gilles Tremblay (1) – pp – 09:32 Gilles Tremblay (2) – pp – 13:28 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Jimmy Roberts (1) – sh – 04:04 Dick Duff (1) – pp – 07:16 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Gump Worsley | Goalie stats | Johnny Bower |
Montreal won series 4–0 | |
Player statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Frank Mahovlich | 68 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 68 |
Bob Pulford | 70 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 51 |
Dave Keon | 69 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 4 |
George Armstrong | 70 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 12 |
Eddie Shack | 63 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 88 |
Ron Ellis | 70 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 24 |
Red Kelly | 63 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 12 |
Tim Horton | 70 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 76 |
Larry Hillman | 48 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 34 |
Brit Selby | 61 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 26 |
Wally Boyer | 46 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
Kent Douglas | 64 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 97 |
Allan Stanley | 59 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 35 |
Pete Stemkowski | 56 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 55 |
Orland Kurtenbach | 70 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 54 |
Marcel Pronovost | 54 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
Bob Baun | 44 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 68 |
Mike Walton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Jim Pappin | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Larry Jeffrey | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
Eddie Joyal | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dick Gamble | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Al Arbour | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Johnny Bower | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wayne Carleton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Duane Rupp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Terry Sawchuk | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Brian Conacher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bruce Gamble | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brent Imlach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim McKenny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Darryl Sly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Bower | 1998 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 2.25 | 3 | |||
Terry Sawchuk | 1521 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 80 | 3.16 | 1 | |||
Bruce Gamble | 501 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 2.51 | 4 | |||
Al Smith | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.94 | 0 | |||
Gary Smith | 118 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.56 | 0 | |||
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 185 | 2.64 | 8 |
Playoffs
[edit]- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Eddie Shack | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
Larry Hillman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Bob Pulford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Red Kelly | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Dave Keon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Tim Horton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Frank Mahovlich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
George Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Bob Baun | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Wally Boyer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kent Douglas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Johnny Bower | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Orland Kurtenbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Marcel Pronovost | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Terry Sawchuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brit Selby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Allan Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Stemkowski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Bower | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | ||||
Terry Sawchuk | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | ||||
Team: | 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 |
Awards and records
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Transactions
[edit]The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1965–66 season.
Trades
[edit]Intra-League Draft
[edit]June 8, 1965 | To New York Rangers Don Simmons |
June 8, 1965 | To Montreal Canadiens Tom McCarthy |
June 9, 1965 | To Boston Bruins Gerry Cheevers |
June 9, 1965 | To Chicago Black Hawks Pat Stapleton |
Intra-League Draft
[edit]June 8, 1965 | From Tulsa Oilers (CPHL) Larry Johnston |
Reverse Draft
[edit]June 9, 1965 | To Baltimore Clippers (AHL) Mike Corbett |
June 9, 1965 | From Boston Bruins Bob Perreault |
Waivers
[edit]June 8, 1965 | To Detroit Red Wings Don McKenney |
Draft picks
[edit]The Maple Leafs opted not to participate in the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held on April 27, 1965, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Farm teams
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1965-66 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- "1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.