1965–66 NHL season

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1965–66 NHL season
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration October 23, 1965 – May 5, 1966
Number of games 70
Number of teams 6
Regular season
Season champion Montreal Canadiens
Season MVP Bobby Hull (Black Hawks)
Top scorer Bobby Hull (Black Hawks)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP Roger Crozier (Red Wings)
Stanley Cup
Finals champions Montreal Canadiens
  Runners-up Detroit Red Wings
NHL seasons

The 1965–66 NHL season was the 49th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens won their second consecutive Stanley Cup as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two in the final series.

League business

A new trophy was introduced for this season. Jack Adams won the first Lester Patrick Trophy for his contribution to hockey in the United States.

February saw the momentous announcement that six conditional franchises had been awarded to Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, all to begin play in 1967. The St. Louis franchise was surprising, as no formal application from the city had been tendered. It was awarded to fulfill the wishes of James D. Norris and Arthur Wirtz, owners of the Chicago Black Hawks, who also owned the St. Louis Arena, which they wanted to sell.

On the debit side, a strong bid from Vancouver was rejected, much to the anger of many Canadians and the protest of their Prime Minister Lester Pearson. A rumor was widely spread — fuelled by a corroborating statement from Leafs' general manager Punch Imlach that the Toronto and Montreal owners had vetoed the bid out of a dislike for sharing the proceeds from television broadcasts of the games. Vancouver would eventually get an NHL franchise in 1970.

Rule changes

The only significant rule change for this season was a requirement that the teams suit up two goaltenders for each game.[1]

Regular season

Among notable players to debut this season was Ed Giacomin for the Rangers, Bill Goldsworthy for the Bruins, Ken Hodge for Chicago and Mike Walton for Toronto. In the meantime, however, the career of future Hockey Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay was over, as his request for reinstatement as an active player was vetoed by the Toronto ownership.

Gordie Howe scored his 600th NHL goal in Montreal November 27th in a 3-2 loss to the Canadiens to the cheers of the local fans. Among lesser milestones in the season were Frank Mahovlich's 250th goal and John Bucyk's and Claude Provost's 200th.

In an unusual incident, the Red Wings' jerseys were stolen from the visitors' dressing room in Montreal the night before a January game, and Detroit was compelled to play in the uniforms of their junior farm team in Hamilton, which were express shipped to Montreal in time for the match.

James D. Norris, owner of the Chicago Black Hawks, died of a heart attack in late February.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

National Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
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

Playoffs

The second game of the semi-final series between Detroit and Chicago on April 10, in which Detroit won by the score of 7–0, was nationally televised in the United States.

For the fourth straight year, it was Montreal vs. Toronto and Detroit vs. Chicago in the first round. The Canadiens were victorious over the Leafs in four straight games, while the Wings beat the Hawks in six.

Playoff bracket

  Semifinals Finals
                 
1 Montreal Canadiens 4  
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 0  
    1 Montreal Canadiens 4
  4 Detroit Red Wings 2
2 Chicago Black Hawks 2
4 Detroit Red Wings 4  

(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal won series 4–0


(2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (4) Detroit Red Wings

  • Chicago held a record of 11–1–2 versus Detroit in the regular season.
  • Game 2 was the first nationally televised playoff game in NHL history.[2]


Detroit won series 4–2


Finals

Behind the skilled goaltending of Roger Crozier, who had missed parts of the regular season with illness, the Red Wings won the first two games of the Finals. However, Crozier was injured in the fourth game and the Canadiens won the Cup four games to two.[Roger Crozier won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the outstanding player of the playoffs.


Montreal won series 4–2


Awards

Mid-season

Awards
  • Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Calder Memorial Trophy: Brit Selby, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Hart Memorial Trophy: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks
  • James Norris Memorial Trophy: Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens
  • Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Alex Delvecchio, Detroit Red Wings
  • Vezina Trophy: Glenn Hall, Chicago Blackhawks
All-Star teams
First Team   Position   Second Team
Glenn Hall, Chicago Blackhawks G Roger Crozier, Detroit Red Wings
Pierre Pilote, Chicago Blackhawks D Doug Barkley, Detroit Red Wings
Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens D Allan Stanley, Toronto Maple Leafs
Norm Ullman, Detroit Red Wings C Stan Mikita, Chicago Blackhawks
Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings RW Bobby Rousseau, Montreal Canadiens
Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks LW Doug Mohns, Chicago Blackhawks

Second Half

Awards
  • Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Calder Memorial Trophy: Brit Selby, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Hart Memorial Trophy: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks
  • James Norris Memorial Trophy: Pat Stapleton, Chicago Blackhawks
  • Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Alex Delvecchio, Detroit Red Wings
  • Vezina Trophy: Gump Worsley & Charlie Hodge, Montreal Canadiens
All-Star teams
First Team   Position   Second Team
Gump Worsley, Montreal Canadiens G Glenn Hall, Chicago Blackhawks
Pat Stapleton, Chicago Blackhawks D Harry Howell, New York Rangers
J.C. Tremblay, Montreal Canadiens D Allan Stanley, Toronto Maple Leafs
Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens C Stan Mikita, Chicago Blackhawks
Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings RW Bobby Rousseau, Montreal Canadiens
Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks LW Frank Mahovlich, Toronto Maple Leafs

End of season

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Awards
  • Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
  • Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Calder Memorial Trophy: Brit Selby, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Conn Smythe Trophy: Roger Crozier, Detroit Red Wings
  • Hart Memorial Trophy: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks
  • James Norris Memorial Trophy: Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens
  • Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Alex Delvecchio, Detroit Red Wings
  • Vezina Trophy: Gump Worsley & Charlie Hodge, Montreal Canadiens
  • Lester Patrick Trophy: J.J. "Jack" Adams
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All-Star teams
First team   Position   Second team
Glenn Hall, Chicago Black Hawks G Gump Worsley, Montreal Canadiens
Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens D Allan Stanley, Toronto Maple Leafs
Pierre Pilote, Chicago Black Hawks D Pat Stapleton, Chicago Black Hawks
Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks C Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens
Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings RW Bobby Rousseau, Montreal Canadiens
Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks LW Frank Mahovlich, Toronto Maple Leafs

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Bobby Hull Chicago Black Hawks 65 54 43 97 70
Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks 68 30 48 78 56
Bobby Rousseau Montreal Canadiens 70 30 48 78 20
Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens 67 29 48 77 50
Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 70 29 46 75 83
Norm Ullman Detroit Red Wings 70 31 41 72 35
Alex Delvecchio Detroit Red Wings 70 31 38 69 16
Bob Nevin New York Rangers 69 29 33 62 10
Henri Richard Montreal Canadiens 62 22 39 61 47
Murray Oliver Boston Bruins 70 18 42 60 30

Source: NHL.[3]

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts

Player Team GP MIN GA GAA W L T SO
Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs 35 1998 75 2.25 18 10 5 3
Lorne Worsley Montreal Canadiens 51 2899 114 2.36 29 14 6 2
Charlie Hodge Montreal Canadiens 26 1301 56 2.58 12 7 2 1
Glenn Hall Chicago Black Hawks 64 3747 164 2.63 34 21 7 4
Roger Crozier Detroit Red Wings 64 3734 173 2.78 27 24 12 7
Dave Dryden Chicago Black Hawks 11 453 23 3.05 3 4 1 0
Terry Sawchuk Toronto Maple Leafs 27 1521 80 3.16 10 11 3 1
Cesare Maniago N.Y. Rangers 28 1613 94 3.50 9 16 3 2
Ed Giacomin N.Y. Rangers 36 2096 128 3.66 8 19 7 0
Bernie Parent Boston Bruins 39 2083 128 3.69 11 20 3 1
Eddie Johnston Boston Bruins 33 1744 108 3.72 10 19 2 1

Team Photos

  • Boston Bruins

    Boston Bruins

  • Chicago Black Hawks

    Chicago Black Hawks

  • Detroit Red Wings

    Detroit Red Wings

  • Montreal Canadiens

    Montreal Canadiens

  • New York Rangers

    New York Rangers

References

  • (1994) in Diamond, Dan: Years of glory, 1942–1967: the National Hockey League's official book of the six-team era. Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart. ISBN 0-7710-2817-2. 
  • (2000) in Diamond, Dan: Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X. 
  • (2011) The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5. 
  • (2000) Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd.. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9. 
  • Duplacey, James (1996). The annotated rules of hockey. New York, NY: Lyons & Burford, Publishers. ISBN 1-55821-466-6. 
  • (2003) The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International Inc.. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1. 
  • McFarlane, Brian (1973). The Story of the National Hockey League. New York, NY: Pagurian Press. ISBN 0-684-13424-1. 
Notes
  1. ↑ Duplacey 1996, p. 33.
  2. ↑ "Red Wings Jar Black Hawks, 7–0." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1966 Apr 11.
  3. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 150.

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