1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
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
Regular season
Final standings
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
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
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
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
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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Awards and records
Transactions
The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1965–66 season.
Trades
May 20, 1965 | To Detroit Red Wings Andy Bathgate Billy Harris Gary Jarrett | To Toronto Maple Leafs Autry Erickson Larry Jeffrey Eddie Joyal Lowell MacDonald Marcel Pronovost |
June 8, 1965 | To Boston Bruins Ron Stewart | To Toronto Maple Leafs Andy Hebenton Orland Kurtenbach Pat Stapleton |
September 1, 1965 | To Springfield Indians (AHL) Larry Johnston Bill Smith | To Toronto Maple Leafs Bruce Gamble |
Intra-League Draft
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
June 8, 1965 | From Tulsa Oilers (CPHL) Larry Johnston |
Reverse Draft
June 9, 1965 | To Baltimore Clippers (AHL) Mike Corbett |
June 9, 1965 | From Boston Bruins Bob Perreault |
Waivers
June 8, 1965 | To Detroit Red Wings Don McKenney |
Draft picks
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
See also
References
- "1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.