1965–66 New York Rangers season

1965–66 New York Rangers
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)
Penalty 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]

Regular season

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	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

Source: National Hockey League

Record vs. opponents

1965–66 NHL Records
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	MON	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

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
Bob Nevin	69	29	33	62	10
Don Marshall	69	26	28	54	6
Jean Ratelle	67	21	30	51	10
Phil Goyette	60	11	31	42	6
Earl Ingarfield	68	20	16	36	35
Vic Hadfield	67	16	19	35	112
Harry Howell	70	4	29	33	92
Bill Hicke	49	9	18	27	21
Rod Gilbert	34	10	15	25	20
Reg Fleming^†	35	10	14	24	124
Jim Neilson	65	4	19	23	84
Doug Robinson	51	8	12	20	8
Wayne Hillman	68	3	17	20	70
Rod Seiling	52	5	10	15	24
Mike McMahon	41	0	12	12	34
John McKenzie^‡	35	6	5	11	36
Garry Peters	63	7	3	10	42
Arnie Brown	64	1	7	8	106
Bob Plager	18	0	5	5	22
Lou Angotti^‡	21	2	2	4	2
Ray Cullen	8	1	3	4	0
Paul Andrea	4	1	1	2	0
Jim Johnson	5	1	0	1	0
Ted Taylor	4	0	1	1	2
Dunc McCallum	2	0	0	0	2
Al LeBrun	2	0	0	0	0
Al Hamilton	4	0	0	0	0
Larry Mickey	7	0	0	0	2
John Brenneman	11	0	0	0	14

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
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.

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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

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.^[3]^[4]

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

Farm teams

References

^ ^a ^b "1965–66 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
^ "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. Archived from the original on 2001-01-28. Retrieved 2017-06-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[hr-1] "1965–66 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-15.

[2] "1965–66 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

[3] "1965 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-24.

[4] "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2001-01-28. Retrieved 2017-06-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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