1965–66 New York Rangers season

1965–66 New York Rangers
Division	6th NHL
1965–66 record	18–41–11
Goals for	195
Goals against	261
Team information
General Manager	Emile Francis
Coach	Red Sullivan Emile Francis
Captain	Bob Nevin
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Bob Nevin (29)
Assists	Bob Nevin (33)
Points	Bob Nevin (62)
Penalties in minutes	Reggie Fleming (124)
Wins	Cesare Maniago (9)
Goals against average	Cesare Maniago (3.50)
<1964–65	1966–67>

The 1965–66 New York Rangers season was the 40th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League

		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	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

Playoffs

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

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bob Nevin	69	29	33	62	10
Don Marshall	69	26	28	54	6
Jean Ratelle	67	21	30	51	10
Phil Goyette	60	11	31	42	6
Earl Ingarfield	68	20	16	36	35
Vic Hadfield	67	16	19	35	112
Harry Howell	70	4	29	33	92
Bill Hicke	49	9	18	27	21
Rod Gilbert	34	10	15	25	20
Reg Fleming†	35	10	14	24	124
Jim Neilson	65	4	19	23	84
Doug Robinson	51	8	12	20	8
Wayne Hillman	68	3	17	20	70
Rod Seiling	52	5	10	15	24
Mike McMahon	41	0	12	12	34
John McKenzie‡	35	6	5	11	36
Garry Peters	63	7	3	10	42
Arnie Brown	64	1	7	8	106
Bob Plager	18	0	5	5	22
Lou Angotti‡	21	2	2	4	2
Ray Cullen	8	1	3	4	0
Paul Andrea	4	1	1	2	0
Jim Johnson	5	1	0	1	0
Ted Taylor	4	0	1	1	2
Dunc McCallum	2	0	0	0	2
Al LeBrun	2	0	0	0	0
Al Hamilton	4	0	0	0	0
Larry Mickey	7	0	0	0	2
John Brenneman	11	0	0	0	14

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.

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;

Roster

1965–1966 New York Rangers Roster
Goaltenders 1 – Ed Giacomin  30 – Cesare Maniago  30 – Don Simmons		Defensemen 2 – Wayne Hillman  3 – Harry Howell  4 – Arnie Brown  6 – Mike McMahon  15 – Jim Neilson  16 – Rod Seiling  18 – Al LeBrun  20 – Dunc McCallum  25 – Al Hamilton  25 – Bob Plager		Wingers 5 – Doug Robinson  7 – Rod Gilbert  8 – Bob Nevin –C 9 – Reg Fleming  9 – Larry Mickey  11 – Vic Hadfield  12 – Bill Hicke  14 – John McKenzie  17 – Lou Angotti  18 – Paul Andrea  18 – John Brenneman  18 – Ted Taylor  22 – Don Marshall		Centers 10 – Earl Ingarfield  17 – Ray Cullen  19 – Jean Ratelle  20 – Phil Goyette  21 – Garry Peters  24 – Jim Johnson  GM: Emile Francis Coach: Red Sullivan, Emile Francis

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	1	Andre Veilleux	RW	Canada	Montreal (Junior B)
2	6	George Surmay	G	Canada	Kelvin Juveniles
3	10	Michel Parizeau	C	Canada	Montreal (Junior B)

See also

• 1965–66 NHL season