1966–67 New York Rangers season explained

League:NHL
Season:1966–67
Year:1966
Team:New York Rangers
Divisionrank:4th
Record:30–28–12
Goalsfor:188
Goalsagainst:189
Coach:Emile Francis
Goalsleader:Rod Gilbert (28)
Assistsleader:Phil Goyette (49)
Pointsleader:Phil Goyette (61)
Pimleader:Reggie Fleming (146)
Winsleader:Ed Giacomin (30)
Gaaleader:Ed Giacomin (2.61)

The 1966–67 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 41st season. In the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the NHL with 72 points and qualified for the playoffs. New York lost in the NHL semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens in a four-game sweep.[1]

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 1 || 19 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 0–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 2 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 0–1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3 || 23 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 1–1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 4 || 27 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 1–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 || 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 1–3–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 6 || 3 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–1 || 2–3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 7 || 5 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 2–4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 8 || 6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 2–4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 9 || 8 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 2–5–2|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 10 || 9 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 2–5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 11 || 12 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 3–5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 12 || 13 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 4–5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 13 || 16 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 4–5–4|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 14 || 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 4–5–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 15 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 4–6–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 16 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 5–4 || 5–6–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 17 || 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 6–6–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 18 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–0 || 7–6–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 19 || 30 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–0 || 8–6–5|-|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 20 || 3 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 8–6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 21 || 4 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 8–7–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 22 || 7 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 9–7–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 23 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 10–7–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 24 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 11–7–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 25 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 12–7–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 26 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 13–7–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 27 || 18 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–0 || 13–8–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 28 || 21 || Boston Bruins || 5–1 || 14–8–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 29 || 24 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 15–8–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 30 || 25 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 16–8–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 31 || 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 16–9–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 32 || 29 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 17–9–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 33 || 31 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 17–10–6|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 34 || 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 17–11–6|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 35 || 4 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 17–11–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 36 || 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 18–11–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 37 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 19–11–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 38 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 19–12–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 39 || 15 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 20–12–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 40 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 20–13–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 41 || 22 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–2 || 20–14–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 42 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 21–14–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 43 || 28 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 21–15–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 44 || 29 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 21–16–7|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 45 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 22–16–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 46 || 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 23–16–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 47 || 8 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 23–17–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 48 || 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–3 || 23–18–7|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 49 || 12 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || 23–18–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 50 || 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–0 || 23–19–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 51 || 18 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 24–19–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 52 || 19 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 25–19–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 53 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 26–19–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 54 || 25 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–0 || 27–19–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 55 || 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 27–20–8|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 56 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–1 || 27–21–8|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 57 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 27–21–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 58 || 5 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 27–22–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 59 || 8 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 27–23–9|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 60 || 11 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 27–23–10|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 61 || 12 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 27–23–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 62 || 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 27–24–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 63 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 27–25–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 64 || 19 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 28–25–11|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 65 || 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 28–25–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 66 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 28–26–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 67 || 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 29–26–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 68 || 29 || Detroit Red Wings || 10–5 || 30–26–12|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 69 || 1 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 30–27–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 70 || 2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 8–0 || 30–28–12|-

Playoffs

See main article: 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Key: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season
Player
70 12 49 61 6
64 28 18 46 12
70 24 22 46 4
67 20 24 44 6
58 17 25 42 42
70 12 28 40 54
60 11 25 36 58
67 12 22 34 12
69 13 20 33 80
61 15 16 31 146
61 4 11 15 65
67 2 12 14 43
69 2 10 12 61
41 6 5 11 4
20 6 3 9 0
48 3 4 7 11
30 0 5 5 2
58 0 4 4 44
12 1 1 2 6
1 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0
8 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player
4 2 2 4 6
4 0 3 3 2
4 0 2 2 11
3 0 2 2 0
4 2 0 2 0
4 0 1 1 2
4 0 1 1 0
4 1 0 1 0
4 1 0 1 17
4 1 0 1 2
4 0 1 1 2
4 1 0 1 0
4 0 0 0 2
4 0 0 0 2
4 0 0 0 6
4 0 0 0 2
4 0 0 0 4
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player
68 3981 30 27 11 173 2.61 9
6 219 0 1 1 14 3.84 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.

[2]

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.[3] [4]

RoundPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
12Brad ParkDToronto Marlboros (OHA)
28Joey JohnstonLWPeterborough Petes (OHA)
314Don LuceCKitchener Rangers (OHA)
420Jack EgersRWKitchener (Junior B)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1966–67 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics. Hockey-Reference. 2010-12-18.
  2. Web site: hockeydb.com . 2010-08-08 . 1966–67 New York Rangers .
  3. Web site: 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. Hockey-Reference. 2012-03-31.
  4. Web site: NHL Draft History . National Hockey League . 2017-06-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010128131400/http://nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html . 2001-01-28 .

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