1965–66 New York Rangers season

1965–66 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1965–66 record18–41–11
Goals for195
Goals against261
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachRed Sullivan
Emile Francis
CaptainBob Nevin
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBob Nevin (29)
AssistsBob Nevin (33)
PointsBob Nevin (62)
Penalty minutesReggie Fleming (124)
WinsCesare Maniago (9)
Goals against averageCesare Maniago (3.50)

The 1965–66 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 40th season. 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
 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 [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL 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)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 24 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 0–1–0
2 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 0–2–0
3 30 @ Boston Bruins 8–2 1–2–0
November: 4–6–4 (Home: 2–3–3; Road: 2–3–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
4 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 1–2–1
5 6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 2–2–1
6 7 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 3–2–1
7 10 Boston Bruins 2–2 3–2–2
8 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–3 3–2–3
9 13 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 3–3–3
10 14 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 4–3–3
11 17 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 4–4–3
12 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 9–3 4–5–3
13 21 Detroit Red Wings 3–3 4–5–4
14 24 Boston Bruins 4–1 5–5–4
15 25 @ Boston Bruins 6–2 5–6–4
16 27 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 5–7–4
17 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 5–8–4
December: 2–9–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 0–6–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
18 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 5–8–5
19 4 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 5–9–5
20 5 Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 5–10–5
21 8 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 5–10–6
22 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 7–3 5–11–6
23 11 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 5–12–6
24 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 5–12–7
25 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 8–4 5–13–7
26 19 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 6–13–7
27 22 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 6–14–7
28 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 6–15–7
29 25 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 6–16–7
30 26 Boston Bruins 6–4 7–16–7
31 29 Chicago Black Hawks 3–0 7–17–7
January: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 1–5–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
32 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–1 7–18–7
33 2 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 7–19–7
34 8 Chicago Black Hawks 6–4 8–19–7
35 9 Boston Bruins 3–1 8–20–7
36 15 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–4 8–20–8
37 16 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–5 9–20–8
38 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 9–21–8
39 22 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 9–22–8
40 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–1 9–23–8
41 26 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 10–23–8
42 29 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–2 10–24–8
43 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–4 11–24–8
February: 3–9–1 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 1–6–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
44 2 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 11–25–8
45 5 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 11–26–8
46 6 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 11–27–8
47 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 11–28–8
48 10 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–2 11–29–8
49 12 Boston Bruins 9–2 12–29–8
50 13 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 12–30–8
51 16 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 12–31–8
52 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 13–31–8
53 20 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 13–32–8
54 23 Detroit Red Wings 5–0 14–32–8
55 26 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 14–33–8
56 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 14–33–9
March: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 1–4–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
57 2 Boston Bruins 5–3 15–33–9
58 3 @ Boston Bruins 5–4 16–33–9
59 6 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 16–33–10
60 9 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 17–33–10
61 12 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 17–34–10
62 13 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 18–34–10
63 16 Boston Bruins 3–1 18–35–10
64 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–2 18–36–10
65 20 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 18–37–10
66 23 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 18–38–10
67 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 18–39–10
68 31 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 18–40–10
April: 0–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–0–1)
Game April Opponent Score Record
69 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 18–40–11
70 3 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 18–41–11

Playoffs

The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1966 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]

Player statistics

Skaters
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.

[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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "1965–66 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1965–66 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "1965 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2017.