1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
Division | 3rd NHL |
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1965–66 record | 34–25–11 |
Goals for | 208 |
Goals against | 187 |
Team information | |
General manager | Punch Imlach |
Coach | Punch Imlach |
Captain | George Armstrong |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Frank Mahovlich (32) |
Assists | George Armstrong (35) |
Points | Frank Mahovlich Bob Pulford (56) |
Penalty minutes | Kent Douglas (97) |
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 NHL. The Maple Leafs finished 3rd in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 0.
Off-season[]
Regular Season[]
Final Standings[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 90 | 239 | 173 | 884 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 82 | 240 | 187 | 815 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 79 | 208 | 187 | 811 |
Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 74 | 221 | 194 | 804 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 48 | 174 | 275 | 787 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 47 | 195 | 261 | 894 |
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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[]
Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0[]
Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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April 7 | Toronto | 3 | Montreal | 4 | |
April 9 | Toronto | 0 | Montreal | 2 | |
April 12 | Montreal | 5 | Toronto | 2 | |
April 14 | Montreal | 4 | Toronto | 1 |
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- 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 |
Wayne Carleton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Duane Rupp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Al Arbour | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Terry Sawchuk | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Johnny Bower | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Brian Conacher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
Bruce Gamble | 10 | 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[]
- 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 |
Allan Stanley | 1 | 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 |
Brit Selby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Stemkowski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Johnny Bower | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Sawchuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 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[]
- Calder Memorial Trophy: Brit Selby
- Frank Mahovlich, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Allan Stanley, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Draft Picks[]
The Toronto Maple Leafs did not pick any players at the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft.
Farm Teams[]
- American Hockey League: Rochester Americans finished 1st in Western Division and won Calder Cup.
- Western Hockey League: Victoria Maple Leafs finished second and won Lester Patrick Cup.
- Central Hockey League: Tulsa Oilers finished third and lost Adams Cup final.
- OHA Junior: Toronto Marlboros finished sixth and lost semi-final.
- OHA Junior: London Nationals finished ninth and last.
Gallery[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1965-66 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.
- 1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Franchise | Franchise • Original Six • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • Award Winners |
Arenas | Mutual Street Arena • Maple Leaf Gardens • Scotiabank Centre |
Affiliates | Toronto Marlies (AHL) • Reading Royals (ECHL) |
Rivalries | Montreal Canadiens • Philadelphia Flyers • Ottawa Senators |
Personnel | Brad Treliving (General manager) • Sheldon Keefe (coach) • John Tavares (captain) |
Media | OPB/Sportsnet/TSN4 (TV) • CJCL-FM/CHUM/CHOQ-FM (Radio) • Sportsnet+ (Online) |
Culture | Hockey Knights in Canada • Leafs Nation Network • Maple Leaf Square • Ford Performance Centre • "Fifty Mission Cap" • Face-Off • The Hockey Sweater |
Stanley Cup Championships (13) | 1918 • 1922 • 1932 • 1942 • 1945 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1951 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1967 |
Division Championships (5) | 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1937–38 • 1999–00 |
1965–66 NHL season by team | |
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Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
See also | 1965 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1966 Stanley Cup Finals |