1966–67 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1966–67 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 58th season of play, and 50th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens lost in the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games. This was the final season before the 1967 NHL Expansion.

1966–67 Montreal Canadiens
League2nd NHL
1966–67 record32–25–13
Goals for202
Goals against188
Team information
General managerSam Pollock
CoachToe Blake
CaptainJean Beliveau
Alternate captainsHenry Richard
Jean-Guy Talbot
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsYvan Cournoyer (25)
AssistsBobby Rousseau (44)
PointsBobby Rousseau (63)
Penalty minutesJohn Ferguson (177)
WinsCharlie Hodge and Rogatien Vachon (11)
Goals against averageRogatien Vachon (2.18)

Regular season

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 70 41 17 12 264 170 +94 94
2 Montreal Canadiens 70 32 25 13 202 188 +14 77
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 32 27 11 204 211 −7 75
4 New York Rangers 70 30 28 12 188 189 −1 72
5 Detroit Red Wings 70 27 39 4 212 241 −29 58
6 Boston Bruins 70 17 43 10 182 253 −71 44
Source: National Hockey League

Record vs. opponents
1966–67 NHL Records [1]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —2–11–16–6–25–7–22–8–42–11–1
Chicago 11–2–1—10–45–2–77–5–28–4–2
Detroit 6–6–24–10—4–107–76–6–2
Montreal 7–5–22–5–710–4—7–5–26–6–2
New York 8–2–45–7–27–75–7–2—5–5–4
Toronto 11–2–14–8–26–6–26–6–25–5–4—

Schedule and results
# R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 22, 19663–1Boston Bruins1–0–0
2WOctober 23, 19663–2@ Boston Bruins2–0–0
3LOctober 26, 19663–5Chicago Black Hawks2–1–0
4WOctober 29, 19663–0New York Rangers3–1–0
5TNovember 2, 19662–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–1–1
6WNovember 5, 19663–1Detroit Red Wings4–1–1
7LNovember 6, 19660–6@ Detroit Red Wings4–2–1
8LNovember 9, 19662–3Toronto Maple Leafs4–3–1
9LNovember 12, 19663–6New York Rangers4–4–1
10LNovember 13, 19661–2@ Boston Bruins4–5–1
11LNovember 19, 19661–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–6–1
12WNovember 20, 19662–1@ New York Rangers5–6–1
13WNovember 22, 19663–0@ Detroit Red Wings6–6–1
14LNovember 24, 19660–5@ Chicago Black Hawks6–7–1
15WNovember 26, 19663–1Detroit Red Wings7–7–1
16LNovember 30, 19662–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–8–1
17WDecember 3, 19663–1Chicago Black Hawks8–8–1
18WDecember 4, 19663–1@ New York Rangers9–8–1
19WDecember 7, 19666–3Toronto Maple Leafs10–8–1
20WDecember 10, 19665–1Detroit Red Wings11–8–1
21LDecember 11, 19662–4@ New York Rangers11–9–1
22LDecember 14, 19661–2@ Chicago Black Hawks11–10–1
23TDecember 17, 19664–4Chicago Black Hawks11–10–2
24LDecember 18, 19661–3@ Boston Bruins11–11–2
25WDecember 21, 19666–2Toronto Maple Leafs12–11–2
26LDecember 24, 19663–4New York Rangers12–12–2
27WDecember 25, 19664–0@ Detroit Red Wings13–12–2
28TDecember 28, 19661–1Boston Bruins13–12–3
29WDecember 31, 19663–0New York Rangers14–12–3
30LJanuary 1, 19671–4@ Detroit Red Wings14–13–3
31TJanuary 4, 19672–2@ Chicago Black Hawks14–13–4
32WJanuary 7, 19674–3Detroit Red Wings15–13–4
33LJanuary 8, 19671–2@ New York Rangers15–14–4
34LJanuary 11, 19671–2Toronto Maple Leafs15–15–4
35LJanuary 14, 19674–5Boston Bruins15–16–4
36WJanuary 15, 19673–1@ Boston Bruins16–16–4
37TJanuary 21, 19673–3Chicago Black Hawks16–16–5
38LJanuary 22, 19671–4@ Chicago Black Hawks16–17–5
39WJanuary 25, 19673–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs17–17–5
40LJanuary 26, 19671–4Boston Bruins17–18–5
41WJanuary 28, 19673–2New York Rangers18–18–5
42WJanuary 29, 19673–2@ Boston Bruins19–18–5
43WFebruary 1, 19677–1Toronto Maple Leafs20–18–5
44TFebruary 4, 19673–3Chicago Black Hawks20–18–6
45LFebruary 5, 19671–6@ Detroit Red Wings20–19–6
46LFebruary 8, 19670–5@ Chicago Black Hawks20–20–6
47WFebruary 11, 19674–3@ Boston Bruins21–20–6
48TFebruary 12, 19674–4@ New York Rangers21–20–7
49LFebruary 16, 19671–5Boston Bruins21–21–7
50WFebruary 18, 19673–2Detroit Red Wings22–21–7
51LFebruary 19, 19671–3@ Detroit Red Wings22–22–7
52LFebruary 22, 19672–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs22–23–7
53TFebruary 23, 19672–2Boston Bruins22–23–8
54LFebruary 25, 19670–5New York Rangers22–24–8
55TFebruary 26, 19672–2@ Chicago Black Hawks22–24–9
56TMarch 1, 19671–1Toronto Maple Leafs22–24–10
57WMarch 4, 19676–2Detroit Red Wings23–24–10
58WMarch 5, 19672–0@ New York Rangers24–24–10
59LMarch 8, 19674–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs24–25–10
60TMarch 11, 19673–3Chicago Black Hawks24–25–11
61TMarch 12, 19672–2@ New York Rangers24–25–12
62WMarch 15, 196711–2Boston Bruins25–25–12
63WMarch 18, 19674–2New York Rangers26–25–12
64TMarch 19, 19674–4@ Chicago Black Hawks26–25–13
65WMarch 22, 19675–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs27–25–13
66WMarch 25, 19674–1Detroit Red Wings28–25–13
67WMarch 26, 19676–3@ Boston Bruins29–25–13
68WMarch 29, 19675–3Toronto Maple Leafs30–25–13
69WApril 1, 19675–4Chicago Black Hawks31–25–13
70WApril 2, 19674–2@ Detroit Red Wings32–25–13

Playoffs

In the playoffs, the Canadiens met the New York Rangers in the first round, sweeping the series 4–0 to advance to the Finals.

Finals
Further information: 1967 Stanley Cup Finals

In the finals, the Canadiens played the Toronto Maple Leafs, whose "Over the Hill Gang" produced an upset win over the defending champion Canadiens, winning the series 4–2.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Bobby RousseauRW6819446358502
Henri RichardC6521345528201
John FergusonLW67202242177502
Ralph BackstromC6914274139100
Yvan CournoyerRW69251540142007
Jean BeliveauC5312263822200
Claude LaroseRW6919163582203
J. C. TremblayD608263414301
Gilles TremblayLW6213193216312
Claude ProvostRW6411132416303
Dick DuffLW5112112323302
Jacques LaperriereD610202048000
Dave BalonLW481181931005
Ted HarrisD652161886100
Leon RochefortRW2797166003
Terry HarperD560161699000
Jean-Guy TalbotD6835851021
Jim RobertsD/RW6330316000
Noel PriceD240338000
Carol VadnaisD1103335000
Andre BoudriasLW20110000
Garry PetersC40112000
Rogie VachonG190110000
Garry BaumanG20000000
Jean GauthierD20002000
Charlie HodgeG370002000
Serge SavardD20000000
Gump WorsleyG180004000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Charlie Hodge20553711157882.573
Rogie Vachon1137191134472.481
Gump Worsley88818962473.181
Garry Bauman120211052.500
Team:4200703225131872.675

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Jean BeliveauC10651126
Henri RichardC1046102
Bobby RousseauRW101784
Ralph BackstromC105276
John FergusonLW1042622
J. C. TremblayD102462
Claude LaroseRW1015615
Yvan CournoyerRW102356
Dick DuffLW102354
Claude ProvostRW71120
Leon RochefortRW101124
Dave BalonLW90226
Jim RobertsD/RW41010
Terry HarperD1001115
Ted HarrisD1001119
Jacques LaperriereD90119
Gilles TremblayLW100110
Jean-Guy TalbotD100000
Rogie VachonG90000
Carol VadnaisD10002
Gump WorsleyG20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Rogie Vachon555963222.380
Gump Worsley8020121.500
Team:6351064242.270

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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

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
15Phil Myre CanadaShawinigan Bruins (QJHL)
211Maurice St. Jacques CanadaLondon Nationals (OHA)
317Jude Drouin CanadaVerdun Maple Leafs (QJHL)
423Bob Pate CanadaMontreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)

See also

References
  1. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  2. "1966-67 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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