1965–66 New York Rangers season
Appearance
1965–66 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 6th NHL |
1965–66 record | 18–41–11 |
Goals for | 195 |
Goals against | 261 |
Team information | |
General manager | Emile Francis |
Coach | Red Sullivan Emile Francis |
Captain | Bob Nevin |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bob Nevin (29) |
Assists | Bob Nevin (33) |
Points | Bob Nevin (62) |
Penalty minutes | Reggie Fleming (124) |
Wins | Cesare Maniago (9) |
Goals against average | Cesare Maniago (3.50) |
The 1965–66 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 40th season. The Rangers posted an 18–41–11 record in the regular season, finished in last place in the NHL and did not make the playoffs.[1]
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
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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
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October: 1–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–1–0)
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November: 4–6–4 (Home: 2–3–3; Road: 2–3–1)
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December: 2–9–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 0–6–1)
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January: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 1–5–1)
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February: 3–9–1 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 1–6–0)
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March: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 1–4–0)
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April: 0–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–0–1)
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Playoffs
[edit]The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1966 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]
Player statistics
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Ed Giacomin | 36 | 2096 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 128 | 3.66 | 0 |
Cesare Maniago | 28 | 1613 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 94 | 3.50 | 2 |
Don Simmons | 11 | 491 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 4.52 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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Draft picks
[edit]New York's picks at the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.[4][5]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 1 | Andre Veilleux | RW | ![]() |
Montreal Rangers (LHJAA) |
2 | 6 | George Surmay | G | ![]() |
Kelvin Midgets (MAAAMHL) |
3 | 10 | Michel Parizeau | C | ![]() |
Montreal Rangers (LHJAA) |
Farm teams
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "1965–66 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1965–66 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ "1965 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2017.