1964–65 Boston Bruins season
Appearance
1964–65 Boston Bruins | |
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Division | 6th NHL |
1964–65 record | 21–43–6 |
Goals for | 166 |
Goals against | 253 |
Team information | |
General manager | Lynn Patrick |
Coach | Milt Schmidt |
Captain | Leo Boivin |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Johnny Bucyk (26) |
Assists | Johnny Bucyk (29) |
Points | Johnny Bucyk (55) |
Penalty minutes | Ted Green (156) |
Wins | Eddie Johnston (11) |
Goals against average | Eddie Johnston (3.47) |
The 1964–65 Boston Bruins season was the 41st season of operation for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins did not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason
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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.[1]
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 | ||||||
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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
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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3 | L | October 17, 1964 | 2–7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 0–3–0 |
4 | L | October 18, 1964 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 0–4–0 |
5 | T | October 22, 1964 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 0–4–1 |
6 | L | October 25, 1964 | 0–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 0–5–1 |
7 | L | October 28, 1964 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1964–65) | 0–6–1 |
8 | L | October 29, 1964 | 0–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 0–7–1 |
9 | L | October 31, 1964 | 2–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 0–8–1 |
10 | W | November 1, 1964 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 1–8–1 |
11 | W | November 8, 1964 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 2–8–1 |
12 | T | November 10, 1964 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 2–8–2 |
13 | L | November 11, 1964 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (1964–65) | 2–9–2 |
14 | W | November 14, 1964 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 3–9–2 |
15 | T | November 15, 1964 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 3–9–3 |
16 | L | November 21, 1964 | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 3–10–3 |
17 | L | November 22, 1964 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 3–11–3 |
18 | W | November 26, 1964 | 6–1 | New York Rangers (1964–65) | 4–11–3 |
19 | L | November 28, 1964 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 4–12–3 |
20 | W | November 29, 1964 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 5–12–3 |
21 | L | December 3, 1964 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 5–13–3 |
22 | T | December 5, 1964 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1964–65) | 5–13–4 |
23 | L | December 10, 1964 | 1–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 5–14–4 |
24 | L | December 12, 1964 | 3–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 5–15–4 |
25 | L | December 13, 1964 | 4–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 5–16–4 |
26 | L | December 16, 1964 | 5–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 5–17–4 |
27 | W | December 17, 1964 | 5–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 6–17–4 |
28 | L | December 20, 1964 | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 6–18–4 |
29 | L | December 25, 1964 | 0–3 | New York Rangers (1964–65) | 6–19–4 |
30 | W | December 26, 1964 | 2–0 | @ New York Rangers (1964–65) | 7–19–4 |
31 | L | December 27, 1964 | 2–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 7–20–4 |
32 | W | January 1, 1965 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 8–20–4 |
33 | L | January 2, 1965 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 8–21–4 |
34 | L | January 3, 1965 | 1–8 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 8–22–4 |
35 | L | January 6, 1965 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1964–65) | 8–23–4 |
36 | W | January 7, 1965 | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 9–23–4 |
37 | L | January 9, 1965 | 1–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 9–24–4 |
38 | W | January 14, 1965 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1964–65) | 10–24–4 |
39 | L | January 16, 1965 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 10–25–4 |
40 | L | January 17, 1965 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 10–26–4 |
41 | L | January 20, 1965 | 1–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 10–27–4 |
42 | L | January 21, 1965 | 0–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 10–28–4 |
43 | L | January 23, 1965 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 10–29–4 |
44 | W | January 24, 1965 | 3–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 11–29–4 |
45 | L | January 27, 1965 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1964–65) | 11–30–4 |
46 | L | January 28, 1965 | 2–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 11–31–4 |
47 | L | January 30, 1965 | 1–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 11–32–4 |
48 | L | January 31, 1965 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 11–33–4 |
49 | W | February 4, 1965 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 12–33–4 |
50 | W | February 6, 1965 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1964–65) | 13–33–4 |
51 | L | February 7, 1965 | 3–8 | @ New York Rangers (1964–65) | 13–34–4 |
52 | L | February 11, 1965 | 1–7 | Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 13–35–4 |
53 | W | February 13, 1965 | 5–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 14–35–4 |
54 | T | February 14, 1965 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 14–35–5 |
55 | L | February 20, 1965 | 2–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 14–36–5 |
56 | L | February 21, 1965 | 0–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 14–37–5 |
57 | W | February 24, 1965 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 15–37–5 |
58 | L | February 27, 1965 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 15–38–5 |
59 | W | February 28, 1965 | 5–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 16–38–5 |
60 | W | March 3, 1965 | 6–1 | @ New York Rangers (1964–65) | 17–38–5 |
61 | L | March 4, 1965 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (1964–65) | 17–39–5 |
62 | L | March 6, 1965 | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 17–40–5 |
63 | T | March 7, 1965 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 17–40–6 |
64 | W | March 13, 1965 | 2–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) | 18–40–6 |
65 | L | March 14, 1965 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 18–41–6 |
66 | W | March 17, 1965 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 19–41–6 |
67 | L | March 18, 1965 | 3–10 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) | 19–42–6 |
68 | L | March 21, 1965 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 19–43–6 |
69 | W | March 27, 1965 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) | 20–43–6 |
70 | W | March 28, 1965 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) | 21–43–6 |
Playoffs
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Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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John Bucyk | LW | 68 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Murray Oliver | C | 65 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Reggie Fleming | D/LW | 67 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 136 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Ted Green | D | 70 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Williams | RW | 65 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Ed Westfall | D/RW | 68 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Orland Kurtenbach | C | 64 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dean Prentice | LW | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wayne Rivers | RW | 58 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ab McDonald | LW | 60 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Bill Knibbs | C | 53 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Maxner | LW | 54 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Leo Boivin | D | 67 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Woytowich | D | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Schock | C | 33 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Forbes Kennedy | C | 52 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Tom Johnson | D | 51 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob McCord | D | 43 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Awrey | D | 47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Leiter | C | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Murray Balfour | RW | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Dornhoefer | RW | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeannot Gilbert | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Watson | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Cashman | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Goldsworthy | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Johnston | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Norris | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Eddie Johnston | 2820 | 47 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 163 | 3.47 | 3 |
Jack Norris | 1380 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 85 | 3.70 | 1 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 248 | 3.54 | 4 |
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
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Transactions
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Roster
Boston Bruins 1964–1965 Roster | ||||||
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Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centers
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Draft picks
Boston's draft picks at the 1964 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 2 | Alex Campbell | ![]() |
Strathroy Midgets (OAAAMHL) |
2 | 8 | Jim Booth | ![]() |
Sault Ste. Marie Midgets (OAAAMHL) |
3 | 14 | Ken Dryden | ![]() |
Etobicoke Capitols (MetJHL) |
4 | 20 | Allister Blair | ![]() |
Ingersoll Marlands (WBJHL) |
Farm teams
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See also
References
- ^ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.33, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
- ^ "1964-65 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- "1964–65 Boston Bruins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.