1965–66 New York Rangers season

1965–66 New York Rangers
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)
Penalties in minutes Reggie Fleming (124)
Wins Cesare Maniago (9)
Goals against average Cesare Maniago (3.50)
<1964–65 1966–67>

The 1965–66 New York Rangers season was the 40th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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]

Contents

Offseason

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

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

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Schedule and Results

1965-66 Game Log
October: 1-2-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 1-1-0)
November: 4-6-4 (Home: 2-3-3; Road: 2-3-1)
December: 2-9-3 (Home: 2-3-2; Road: 0-6-1)
January: 4-7-1 (Home: 3-2-0; Road: 1-5-1)
February: 3-9-1 (Home: 2-3-1; Road: 1-6-0)
March: 4-7-1 (Home: 3-3-1; Road: 1-4-0)
April: 0-1-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-0-1)

Playoffs

The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1966 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Nevin, BobBob Nevin 69 29 33 62 10
Marshall, DonDon Marshall 69 26 28 54 6
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle 67 21 30 51 10
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette 60 11 31 42 6
Ingarfield, EarlEarl Ingarfield 68 20 16 36 35
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield 67 16 19 35 112
Howell, HarryHarry Howell 70 4 29 33 92
Hicke, BillBill Hicke 49 9 18 27 21
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert 34 10 15 25 20
Fleming, RegReg Fleming† 35 10 14 24 124
Neilson, JimJim Neilson 65 4 19 23 84
Robinson, DougDoug Robinson 51 8 12 20 8
Hillman, WayneWayne Hillman 68 3 17 20 70
Seiling, RodRod Seiling 52 5 10 15 24
McMahon, MikeMike McMahon 41 0 12 12 34
McKenzie, JohnJohn McKenzie‡ 35 6 5 11 36
Peters, GarryGarry Peters 63 7 3 10 42
Brown, ArnieArnie Brown 64 1 7 8 106
Plager, BobBob Plager 18 0 5 5 22
Angotti, LouLou Angotti‡ 21 2 2 4 2
Cullen, RayRay Cullen 8 1 3 4 0
Andrea, PaulPaul Andrea 4 1 1 2 0
Johnson, JimJim Johnson 5 1 0 1 0
Taylor, TedTed Taylor 4 0 1 1 2
McCallum, DuncDunc McCallum 2 0 0 0 2
LeBrun, AlAl LeBrun 2 0 0 0 0
Hamilton, AlAl Hamilton 4 0 0 0 0
Mickey, LarryLarry Mickey 7 0 0 0 2
Brenneman, JohnJohn Brenneman 11 0 0 0 14

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L T GA GAA SO
Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin 36 2096 8 19 7 128 3.66 0
Maniago, CesareCesare Maniago 28 1613 9 16 3 94 3.50 2
Simmons, DonDon 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.

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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

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 1 Andre Veilleux RW  Canada Montreal (Junior B)
2 6 George Surmay G  Canada Kelvin Juveniles
3 10 Michel Parizeau C  Canada Montreal (Junior B)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ "1965–66 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1966.html. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 
  2. ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.162, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  3. ^ "1965-66 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481966.html. Retrieved 2010-08-08. 

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