1966β67 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
League | 3rd NHL |
1966β67 record | 32β27β11 |
Goals for | 204 |
Goals against | 211 |
Team information | |
General manager | Punch Imlach |
Coach | Punch Imlach |
Captain | George Armstrong |
Alternate captains |
Bob Pulford Allan Stanley |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ron Ellis (22) |
Assists | Dave Keon (33) |
Points | Dave Keon (52) |
Penalty minutes | Jim Pappin (89) |
Wins | Terry Sawchuk (15) |
Goals against average | Johnny Bower (2.64) |
The 1966β67 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 50th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 40th as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs finished third in the NHL with a record of 32β27β11 for 75 points to qualify for the playoffs. Toronto defeated the first-place Chicago Black Hawks four games to two in the semi-finals before upending their arch-rival Montreal Canadiens in six games to win their thirteenth Stanley Cup in franchise history. This remains the last time that the Maple Leafs have won the Stanley Cup or have even advanced to the Finals.
June 15, 1966 | To
Montreal Canadiens Wally Boyer |
June 15, 1966 | From
Montreal Canadiens Don Blackburn |
June 15, 1966 | From
New York Rangers John Brenneman |
June 15, 1966 | To
New York Rangers Orland Kurtenbach |
June 1, 1966 | From
Tulsa Oilers Danny Johnson |
June 12, 1966 | To
Providence Reds (AHL) John Sleaver |
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In 1966β67, the Maple Leafs had five goaltenders suit up during the regular season. Besides Bower and Sawchuk, the Maple Leafs employed Bruce Gamble, Al Smith, and Gary Smith. As Bower struggled with injuries, Al Smith actually sat on the bench for two of the last three Stanley Cup games. [1] For many inside the organization, the controversy was that Smith was on the bench, and not a proven player like Gamble. The concern was that if Sawchuk was injured, having Smith instead of Gamble would be a huge risk. The source of the controversy was that Bruce Gamble was competing for the Rochester Americans. Imlach was a part owner of the Americans, and was anxious to protect Rochester's roster at playoff time, as a means of protecting his investment. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
1966β67 NHL Records [2] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | β | 2β11β1 | 6β6β2 | 5β7β2 | 2β8β4 | 2β11β1 | ||||||
Chicago | 11β2β1 | β | 10β4 | 5β2β7 | 7β5β2 | 8β4β2 | ||||||
Detroit | 6β6β2 | 4β10 | β | 4β10 | 7β7 | 6β6β2 | ||||||
Montreal | 7β5β2 | 2β5β7 | 10β4 | β | 7β5β2 | 6β6β2 | ||||||
New York | 8β2β4 | 5β7β2 | 7β7 | 5β7β2 | β | 5β5β4 | ||||||
Toronto | 11β2β1 | 4β8β2 | 6β6β2 | 6β6β2 | 5β5β4 | β |
1966β67 Game Log (32β27β11) (Home: 21β8β6; Road: 11β19β5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1β1β2 (Home: 1β0β2; Road: 0β1β0)
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November: 6β3β5 (Home: 5β0β1; Road: 1β3β4)
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December: 6β6β0 (Home: 4β2β0; Road: 2β4β0)
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January: 4β8β1 (Home: 2β3β1; Road: 2β5β0)
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February: 7β3β1 (Home: 4β1β1; Road: 3β2β0)
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March: 6β6β2 (Home: 4β2β1; Road: 2β4β1)
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April: 2β0β0 (Home: 1β0β0; Road: 1β0β0)
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Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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Dave Keon | 66 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 2 |
Frank Mahovlich | 63 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 44 |
Bob Pulford | 67 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 28 |
Ron Ellis | 67 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 14 |
Pete Stemkowski | 68 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 75 |
George Armstrong | 70 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 26 |
Jim Pappin | 64 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 89 |
Larry Jeffrey | 56 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 27 |
Brian Conacher | 66 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 47 |
Eddie Shack | 63 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 58 |
Mike Walton | 31 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 13 |
John Brenneman | 41 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Brit Selby | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Wayne Carleton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Brent Imlach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Gamble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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Red Kelly | 61 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 4 |
Tim Horton | 70 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 70 |
Larry Hillman | 55 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 40 |
Marcel Pronovost | 58 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
Kent Douglas | 39 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 48 |
Allan Stanley | 53 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
Bob Baun | 54 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 83 |
Jim McKenny | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Duane Rupp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Terry Sawchuk | 28 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.81 |
Johnny Bower | 27 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2.64 |
Bruce Gamble | 23 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3.39 |
Gary Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 |
Al Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
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1967 Stanley Cup Semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks β Maple Leafs wins series 4β2
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1967 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens β Maple Leafs wins series 4β2
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The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1966β67 season.
May 15, 1967 | To
Boston Bruins Eddie Shack |
To
Toronto Maple Leafs Murray Oliver Cash |
June 1, 1967 | To
New York Rangers Cash |
To
Toronto Maple Leafs Pete Conacher |
Toronto's draft picks at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 4 | John Wright | ![]() |
West Clair Gaels (OHA) |
2 | 10 | Cam Crosby | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
3 | 16 | Rick Ley | ![]() |
Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
4 | 22 | Dale MacLeish | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHA) |