1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1966–67 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 32–27–11 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. As of 2023-24 this remains the last time that the Maple Leafs have won the Stanley Cup and the last time they have made an appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals.
1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
League | 3rd NHL |
1966–67 record | 32–27–11 |
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) |
Offseason
editIntra-League Draft
editJune 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 |
Inter-League Draft
editJune 1, 1966 | From Tulsa Oilers Danny Johnson |
Reverse Draft
editJune 12, 1966 | To Providence Reds (AHL) John Sleaver |
Free agents
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Regular season
editFive to a Crease
editIn 1966–67, 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]
Final standings
editPos | 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 2–11–1 | 6–6–2 | 5–7–2 | 2–8–4 | 2–11–1 | ||||||
Chicago | 11–2–1 | — | 10–4 | 5–2–7 | 7–5–2 | 8–4–2 | ||||||
Detroit | 6–6–2 | 4–10 | — | 4–10 | 7–7 | 6–6–2 | ||||||
Montreal | 7–5–2 | 2–5–7 | 10–4 | — | 7–5–2 | 6–6–2 | ||||||
New York | 8–2–4 | 5–7–2 | 7–7 | 5–7–2 | — | 5–5–4 | ||||||
Toronto | 11–2–1 | 4–8–2 | 6–6–2 | 6–6–2 | 5–5–4 | — |
Schedule and results
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October: 1–1–2 (Home: 1–0–2; Road: 0–1–0)
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November: 6–3–5 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–3–4)
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December: 6–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–4–0)
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January: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 2–5–0)
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February: 7–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–2–0)
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March: 6–6–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–4–1)
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April: 2–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 1–0–0)
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Player statistics
editForwards
editNote: 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 |
Defensemen
editNote: 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 |
Goaltending
editNote: 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 |
Playoffs
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1967 Stanley Cup Semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Maple Leafs wins series 4–2
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1967 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Maple Leafs wins series 4–2
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Transactions
editThe Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1966–67 season.
Trades
editMay 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 |
Draft picks
editToronto'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 | Canada | West Clair Gaels (OHA) |
2 | 10 | Cam Crosby | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
3 | 16 | Rick Ley | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
4 | 22 | Dale MacLeish | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
Awards and honors
edit- Dave Keon, Conn Smythe Trophy
- 2024 NHL Alumni Association's Keith Magnuson ‘Man of the Year’ award[4]
References
edit- ^ a b 67: The Maple Leafs, Their Sensational Victory, and the End of an Empire, p. 82, Damien Cox and Gord Stellick, ISBN 0-470-83400-5, Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ "1967 Maple Leafs receive 2024 Keith Magnuson 'Man of the Year' award". nhl.com. February 1, 2024.