1966–67 New York Rangers season

New York Rangers
1966–67 New York Rangers
Division	4th NHL
1966–67 record	30–28–12
Goals for	188
Goals against	189
	Team information
General Manager	Emile Francis
Coach	Emile Francis
Captain	Bob Nevin
Alternate captains	Harry Howell; Earl Ingarfield; Don Marshall
Arena	Madison Square Garden
	Team leaders
Goals	Rod Gilbert (28)
Assists	Phil Goyette (49)
Points	Phil Goyette (61)
Penalties in minutes	Reggie Fleming (146)
Wins	Ed Giacomin (30)
Goals against average	Ed Giacomin (2.61)
<1965–66	1967–68>

The 1966–67 New York Rangers season was the 41st season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	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

Schedule and results

1966–67 Game Log

October: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–2–1)

November: 7–3–4 (Home: 4–1–3; Road: 3–2–1)

December: 9–4–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 4–2–1)

January: 4–6–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–4–1)

February: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–2–0)

March: 3–6–4 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 0–3–3)

April: 0–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–0–1)

Playoffs

Key: Win Loss

1967 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Semi-finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens – Montreal wins series 4–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	April 6	New York Rangers	4–6	Montreal Canadiens		Montreal leads series 1–0
2	April 8	New York Rangers	1–3	Montreal Canadiens		Montreal leads series 2–0
3	April 11	Montreal Canadiens	3–2	New York Rangers		Montreal leads series 3–0
4	April 13	Montreal Canadiens	2–1	New York Rangers	OT	Montreal wins series 4–0

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Phil Goyette	70	12	49	61	6
Rod Gilbert	64	28	18	46	12
Don Marshall	70	24	22	46	4
Bob Nevin	67	20	24	44	6
Bernie Geoffrion	58	17	25	42	42
Harry Howell	70	12	28	40	54
Orland Kurtenbach	60	11	25	36	58
Earl Ingarfield	67	12	22	34	12
Vic Hadfield	69	13	20	33	80
Reg Fleming	61	15	16	31	146
Jim Neilson	61	4	11	15	65
Wayne Hillman	67	2	12	14	43
Arnie Brown	69	2	10	12	61
Jean Ratelle	41	6	5	11	4
Ken Schinkel	20	6	3	9	0
Bill Hicke	48	3	4	7	11
Gordon Berenson	30	0	5	5	2
Al MacNeil	58	0	4	4	44
Rod Seiling	12	1	1	2	6
Bob Plager	1	0	0	0	0
Doug Robinson	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Johnson	2	0	0	0	0
Larry Mickey	8	0	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Rod Gilbert	4	2	2	4	6
Bob Nevin	4	0	3	3	2
Reg Fleming	4	0	2	2	11
Orland Kurtenbach	3	0	2	2	0
Bernie Geoffrion	4	2	0	2	0
Gordon Berenson	4	0	1	1	2
Ken Schinkel	4	0	1	1	0
Jim Neilson	4	1	0	1	0
Vic Hadfield	4	1	0	1	17
Earl Ingarfield	4	1	0	1	2
Don Marshall	4	0	1	1	2
Phil Goyette	4	1	0	1	0
Al MacNeil	4	0	0	0	2
Jean Ratelle	4	0	0	0	2
Arnie Brown	4	0	0	0	6
Wayne Hillman	4	0	0	0	2
Harry Howell	4	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Ed Giacomin	68	3981	30	27	11	173	2.61	9
Cesare Maniago	6	219	0	1	1	14	3.84	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Ed Giacomin	4	246	0	4	14	3.41	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.

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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

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Transactions

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Roster

1966–1967 New York Rangers Roster view talk edit
Goaltenders 1 – Ed Giacomin 30 – Cesare Maniago		Defensemen 2 – Wayne Hillman 3 – Harry Howell 4 – Arnie Brown 6 – Al MacNeil 15 – Jim Neilson 16 – Rod Seiling 25 – Bob Plager		Wingers 5 – Bernie Geoffrion 5 – Doug Robinson 7 – Rod Gilbert 8 – Bob Nevin –C 9 – Reg Fleming 11 – Vic Hadfield 12 – Bill Hicke 18 – Larry Mickey 18 – Ken Schinkel 22 – Don Marshall		Centers 10 – Earl Ingarfield 19 – Jean Ratelle 20 – Phil Goyette 24 – Red Berenson 24 – Jim Johnson 25 – Orland Kurtenbach GM/Coach: Emile Francis

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[4]^[5]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	2	Brad Park	D	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
2	8	Joey Johnston	LW	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
3	14	Don Luce	C	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
4	20	Jack Egers	RW	Canada	Kitchener (Junior B)

Farm teams

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References

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1966–67 New York Rangers season

Contents

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Farm teams

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