1964–65 New York Rangers season

1964–65 New York Rangers
1964–65 New York Rangers
Division	5th NHL
1964–65 record	20–38–12
Goals for	179
Goals against	246
Team information
General manager	Emile Francis
Coach	Red Sullivan
Captain	Camille Henry
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Rod Gilbert (25)
Assists	Rod Gilbert (36)
Points	Rod Gilbert (61)
Penalty minutes	Arnie Brown (145)
Wins	Marcel Paille/Jacques Plante (10)
Goals against average	Jacques Plante (3.37)
	← 1963–64 1965–66 →

The 1964–65 New York Rangers season was the 39th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the regular season, the Rangers posted a 20–38–12 record, and missed the NHL playoffs with a fifth-place finish.^[1]

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.^[2]

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	70	40	23	7	224	175	+49	87
2	Montreal Canadiens	70	36	23	11	211	185	+26	83
3	Chicago Black Hawks	70	34	28	8	224	176	+48	76
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	30	26	14	204	173	+31	74

5	New York Rangers	70	20	38	12	179	246	−67	52
6	Boston Bruins	70	21	43	6	166	253	−87	48

Source: National Hockey League

Record vs. opponents

1964–65 NHL Records
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	MON	NYR	TOR
Boston	—	6–8	3–10–1	3–10–1	5–8–1	4–7–3
Chicago	8–6	—	8–5–1	5–6–3	9–3–2	4–8–2
Detroit	10–3–1	5–8–1	—	8–4–2	10–2–2	7–6–1
Montreal	10–3–1	6–5–3	4–8–2	—	10–2–2	6–5–3
New York	8–5–1	3–9–2	2–10–2	2–10–2	—	5–4–5
Toronto	7–4–3	8–4–2	6–7–1	5–6–3	4–5–5	—

Schedule and results

1964–65 Game Log

October: 2–3–3 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–0–2)

November: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–3–0)

December: 2–9–3 (Home: 0–5–2; Road: 2–4–1)

January: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 3–4–1)

February: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)

March: 2–8–2 (Home: 0–5–2; Road: 2–3–0)

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1965 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[1]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Rod Gilbert	70	25	36	61	52
Phil Goyette	52	12	34	46	6
Vic Hadfield	70	18	20	38	102
Camille Henry^‡	48	21	15	36	20
Don Marshall	69	20	15	35	2
Jean Ratelle	54	14	21	35	14
Bob Nevin	64	16	14	30	28
Earl Ingarfield	69	15	13	28	40
Rod Seiling	68	4	22	26	44
Doug Robinson^†	21	8	14	22	2
Harry Howell	68	2	20	22	63
Lou Angotti	70	9	8	17	20
Bill Hicke^†	40	6	11	17	26
Jim Neilson	62	0	13	13	58
Dick Duff^‡	29	3	9	12	20
Arnie Brown	58	1	11	12	145
Wayne Hillman^†	22	1	7	8	26
John Brenneman^†	22	3	3	6	6
Larry Cahan	26	0	5	5	32
Jim Mikol	30	1	3	4	6
Dave Richardson	7	0	1	1	4
Don Johns	22	0	1	1	4
Val Fonteyne^‡	27	0	1	1	2
Trevor Fahey	1	0	0	0	0
Mike McMahon	1	0	0	0	0
Dick Meissner	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Johnson	1	0	0	0	0
Gord Labossiere	1	0	0	0	0
Billy Taylor	2	0	0	0	0
Marc Dufour	2	0	0	0	0
Ron Ingram	3	0	0	0	2
Ted Taylor	4	0	0	0	4
Ulf Sterner	4	0	0	0	0
Alex Fitzpatrick	4	0	0	0	2
Mel Pearson	5	0	0	0	4
Bob Plager	10	0	0	0	18

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Marcel Paille	39	2262	10	21	7	135	3.58	1248	.892	0
Jacques Plante	33	1938	10	17	5	109	3.37	1116	.902	2

^†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

1964–1965 New York Rangers Roster

Goaltenders

1 – Jacques Plante
23 – Marcel Paille

Defensemen

2 – Wayne Hillman
2 – Bob Plager
3 – Harry Howell
4 – Arnie Brown
4 – Ron Ingram
4 – Mike McMahon
5 – Larry Cahan
6 – Don Johns
15 – Jim Neilson
16 – Rod Seiling

Wingers

5 – Doug Robinson
5 – Ulf Sterner
6 – Marc Dufour
7 – Rod Gilbert
8 – Bob Nevin
9 – Dick Duff
11 – Vic Hadfield
12 – Bill Hicke
12 – Dick Meissner
12 – Jim Mikol
12 – Mel Pearson
14 – Val Fonteyne
17 – Lou Angotti
18 – John Brenneman
18 – Dave Richardson
18 – Ted Taylor
21 – Camille Henry –C
24 – Trevor Fahey

Centers

6 – Sandy Fitzpatrick
10 – Earl Ingarfield
18 – Gord Labossiere
19 – Jean Ratelle
19 – Billy Taylor
20 – Phil Goyette
22 – Don Marshall
24 – Jim Johnson
GM: Emile Francis
Coach: Red Sullivan

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[4]^[5]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	3	Bob Graham	D	Canada	Toronto Marlboro Midgets
2	9	Tim Ecclestone	RW	Canada	Etobicoke (Junior B)
3	15	Gordon Lowe	D	Canada	Toronto Marlboro Midgets
4	21	Syl Apps, Jr	C	Canada	Kingston Midgets

Farm teams

References

^ ^a ^b "1964–65 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
^ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.33, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
^ "1964–65 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
^ "1964 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2001-01-28. Retrieved 2017-06-15.

External links

[hr-1] "1964–65 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

[2] Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.33, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9

[3] "1964–65 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

[4] "1964 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-17.

[5] "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2001-01-28. Retrieved 2017-06-15.

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