1965–66 New York Rangers season

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]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
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

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.^[1]

Player statistics

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	TOI	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.

^[3]

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;

Roster

1965–1966 New York Rangers Roster

Goaltenders

1 – Ed Giacomin
30 – Cesare Maniago
30 – Don Simmons

Defensemen

2 – Wayne Hillman
3 – Harry Howell
4 – Arnie Brown
6 – Mike McMahon
15 – Jim Neilson
16 – Rod Seiling
18 – Al LeBrun
20 – Dunc McCallum
25 – Al Hamilton
25 – Bob Plager

Wingers

5 – Doug Robinson
7 – Rod Gilbert
8 – Bob Nevin –C
9 – Reg Fleming
9 – Larry Mickey
11 – Vic Hadfield
12 – Bill Hicke
14 – John McKenzie
17 – Lou Angotti
18 – Paul Andrea
18 – John Brenneman
18 – Ted Taylor
22 – Don Marshall

Centers

10 – Earl Ingarfield
17 – Ray Cullen
19 – Jean Ratelle
20 – Phil Goyette
21 – Garry Peters
24 – Jim Johnson

GM: Emile Francis
Coach: Red Sullivan,
Emile Francis

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[4]^[5]

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)

References

1 2 "1965–66 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
↑ "1965–1966 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1965–66 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
↑ "1965 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
↑ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2012-03-24.

External links

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Founded in 1926
Based in New York City, New York

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President: Glen Sather
General manager: Jeff Gorton
Head coach: Alain Vigneault
Team captain: Ryan McDonagh
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See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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