View source for 1964–65 New York Rangers season

{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
  |League=NHL
  |Season=1964–65
  |year=1964
  |Team=New York Rangers
  |Conference=
  |ConferenceRank=
  |Division=[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
  |DivisionRank=5th
  |Record=20–38–12
  |HomeRecord=
  |RoadRecord=
  |GoalsFor=179
  |GoalsAgainst=246
  |GeneralManager=[[Emile Francis]]
  |Coach=[[Red Sullivan]]
  |Captain=[[Camille Henry]]
  |AltCaptain=
  |Arena=[[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]]
  |Attendance=
  |GoalsLeader=[[Rod Gilbert]] (25)
  |AssistsLeader=Rod Gilbert (36)
  |PointsLeader=Rod Gilbert (61)
  |PIMLeader=[[Arnie Brown]] (145)
  |WinsLeader=[[Marcel Paille]]/[[Jacques Plante]] (10)
  |GAALeader=Jacques Plante (3.37)
  |StanleyCup=
}}

The '''1964–65 New York Rangers season''' was the franchise's [[List of New York Rangers seasons|39th]] season. In the regular season, the Rangers posted a 20–38–12 record, and missed the NHL playoffs with a fifth-place finish.<ref name="hr">{{cite web|title=1964–65 NHL Season Summary|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1965.html|accessdate=2011-01-22}}</ref>

{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

==Regular season==
On January 27, 1965, Ulf Sterner, the first European trained player, made his debut in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers in a game versus the Boston Bruins.<ref>Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.33, James Duplacey, JG Press, {{ISBN|978-1-57215-037-9}}</ref>

===Final standings===
{{1964–65 NHL standings|team=NYR}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{{1964–65 NHL Record vs. opponents|team=NYR}}

==Schedule and results==
{{Game log start|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title= 1964–65 Game Log}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=October: 2–3–3 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–0–2)| Game| October| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 1 || 12 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 6–2 || 1–0–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 2 || 13 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3–0 || 1–1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 3 || 17 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2–2 || 1–1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 4 || 18 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–3 || 1–1–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 5 || 21 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 1–0 || 1–2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 6 || 24 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 1–1 || 1–2–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 7 || 25 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 5–2 || 1–3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 8 || 28 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–1 || 2–3–3
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=November: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–3–0)| Game| November| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 9 || 1 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3–1 || 3–3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 10 || 3 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 2–1 || 3–4–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 11 || 5 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 3–1 || 3–5–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 12 || 7 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 1–0 || 4–5–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 13 || 11 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–2 || 5–5–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 14 || 15 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 6–2 || 5–6–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 15 || 17 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 2–1 || 6–6–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 16 || 22 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 3–3 || 6–6–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 17 || 25 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–3 || 7–6–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 18 || 26 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 6–1 || 7–7–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 19 || 28 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–1 || 8–7–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 20 || 29 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 5–2 || 8–8–4
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=December: 2–9–3 (Home: 0–5–2; Road: 2–4–1)| Game| December| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 21 || 2 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–3 || 8–8–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 22 || 5 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–3 || 8–8–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 23 || 6 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–1 || 9–8–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 24 || 9 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 6–1 || 9–9–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 25 || 12 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 7–1 || 9–10–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 26 || 13 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–3 || 9–10–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 27 || 16 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 7–3 || 9–11–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 28 || 19 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–3 || 9–12–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 29 || 20 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3–2 || 9–13–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 30 || 23 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2–0 || 9–14–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 31 || 25 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–0 || 10–14–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 32 || 26 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 2–0 || 10–15–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 33 || 27 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 3–1 || 10–16–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 34 || 29 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–2 || 10–17–7
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=January: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 3–4–1)| Game| January| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 35 || 1 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 2–1 || 10–18–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 36 || 3 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–3 || 10–18–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 37 || 6 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 5–2 || 11–18–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 38 || 9 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 6–5 || 12–18–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 39 || 10 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–0 || 12–19–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 40 || 14 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 5–2 || 12–20–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 41 || 16 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 6–3 || 13–20–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 42 || 17 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–2 || 14–20–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 43 || 23 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 1–1 || 14–20–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 44 || 24 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 7–2 || 14–21–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 45 || 27 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 5–2 || 15–21–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 46 || 30 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 5–1 || 15–22–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 47 || 31 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–1 || 15–23–9
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=February: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)| Game| February| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 48 || 3 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–1 || 15–24–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 49 || 6 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–2 || 15–25–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 50 || 7 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 8–3 || 16–25–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 51 || 13 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–0 || 16–26–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 52 || 14 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 6–2 || 16–27–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 53 || 17 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 5–4 || 16–28–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 54 || 20 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 3–2 || 16–29–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 55 || 21 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2–2 || 16–29–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 56 || 24 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 6–1 || 16–30–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 57 || 27 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–3 || 17–30–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 58 || 28 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–2 || 18–30–10
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=March: 2–8–2 (Home: 0–5–2; Road: 2–3–0)| Game| March| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 59 || 3 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 6–1 || 18–31–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 60 || 4 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–3 || 19–31–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 61 || 6 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2–1 || 19–32–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 62 || 7 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 6–5 || 19–33–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 63 || 10 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 1–1 || 19–33–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 64 || 14 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 6–4 || 19–34–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 65 || 19 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 6–6 || 19–34–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 66 || 20 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–1 || 19–35–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 67 || 21 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 10–1 || 19–36–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 68 || 23 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–2 || 20–36–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 69 || 25 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 7–4 || 20–37–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 70 || 28 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 5–3 || 20–38–12
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}

==Playoffs==
The Rangers failed to qualify for the [[1965 Stanley Cup playoffs]].<ref name="hr"/>

==Player statistics==
;Skaters
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season
|- align=center
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|G|Goals}}
! {{abbr|A|Assists}}
! {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Rod|Gilbert}} || 70 || 25 || 36 || 61 || 52
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Phil|Goyette}} || 52 || 12 || 34 || 46 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Vic|Hadfield}} || 70 || 18 || 20 || 38 || 102
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Camille|Henry}}<sup>‡</sup> || 48 || 21 || 15 || 36 || 20
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Don|Marshall}} || 69 || 20 || 15 || 35 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jean|Ratelle}} || 54 || 14 || 21 || 35 || 14
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bob|Nevin}} || 64 || 16 || 14 || 30 || 28
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Earl|Ingarfield|Earl Ingarfield Sr.}} || 69 || 15 || 13 || 28 || 40
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Rod|Seiling}} || 68 || 4 || 22 || 26 || 44
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Doug|Robinson|Doug Robinson (ice hockey)}}<sup>†</sup> || 21 || 8 || 14 || 22 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Harry|Howell|Harry Howell (ice hockey)}} || 68 || 2 || 20 || 22 || 63
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Lou|Angotti}} || 70 || 9 || 8 || 17 || 20
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Hicke}}<sup>†</sup> || 40 || 6 || 11 || 17 || 26
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Neilson}} || 62 || 0 || 13 || 13 || 58
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dick|Duff}}<sup>‡</sup> || 29 || 3 || 9 || 12 || 20
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Arnie|Brown}} || 58 || 1 || 11 || 12 || 145
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Wayne|Hillman}}<sup>†</sup> || 22 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 26
|-align=center
| {{sortname|John|Brenneman}}<sup>†</sup> || 22 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Larry|Cahan}} || 26 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 32
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Mikol}} || 30 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dave|Richardson|Dave Richardson (ice hockey)}} || 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Don|Johns}} || 22 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Val|Fonteyne}}<sup>‡</sup> || 27 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Trevor|Fahey}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Mike|McMahon|Mike McMahon Jr.}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dick|Meissner}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Johnson|Jim Johnson (ice hockey b. 1942)}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Gord|Labossiere}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Billy|Taylor|Billy Taylor (ice hockey b. 1942)}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Marc|Dufour}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ron|Ingram}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ted|Taylor|Ted Taylor (ice hockey)}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ulf|Sterner}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Alex|Fitzpatrick|Alex "Sandy" Fitzpatrick}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Mel|Pearson|Mel Pearson (ice hockey b. 1938)}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bob|Plager}} || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18
|-
|}
{{col-2}}
{{col-end}}

;Goaltenders
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}  
! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}} 
! {{abbr|W|Win}}
! {{abbr|L|Loss}}
! {{abbr|T|Tie}}
! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}}
! {{abbr|SA|Shots against}}
! {{abbr|SV%|Save percentage}}
! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Marcel|Paille}} || 39 || 2262 || 10 || 21 || 7 || 135 || 3.58 || 1248 || .892 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jacques|Plante}} || 33 || 1938 || 10 || 17 || 5 || 109 || 3.37 || 1116 || .902 || 2
|}

<sup>†</sup>Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
<br /><sup>‡</sup>Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

<ref>{{cite web |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=2010-08-08 |title=1964–65 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481965.html}}</ref>

{{Hockey season stats note}}

==Awards and records==
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

==Transactions==
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

==Draft picks==
New York's picks at the [[1964 NHL Amateur Draft]] in [[Montreal]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=1964 NHL Amateur Draft|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_1964_amateur.html|accessdate=2012-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NHL Draft History |publisher=National Hockey League |url=http://www.nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html |accessdate=2017-06-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010128131400/http://nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html |archivedate=2001-01-28 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.00%" | Round
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | #
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.0%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="12.25%" | Position
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="17.0%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club team (League)
|-
| 1
| 3
| [[Bob Graham (ice hockey)|Bob Graham]]
| [[Defenceman|D]]
| {{flagu|Canada|1957}}
| Toronto Marlboro Midgets
|-
| 2
| 9
| [[Tim Ecclestone]]
| [[Right Wing (hockey)|RW]]
| {{flagu|Canada|1957}}
| Etobicoke (Junior B)
|-
| 3
| 15
| Gordon Lowe
| D
| {{flagu|Canada|1957}}
| Toronto Marlboro Midgets
|-
| 4
| 21
| [[Syl Apps, Jr]]
| [[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]
| {{flagu|Canada|1957}}
| Kingston Midgets
|}

==Farm teams==

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

==See also==
*[[1964–65 NHL season]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{New York Rangers seasons}}
{{1964–65 NHL season by team}}

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