1966–67 Montreal Canadiens season

1966–67 Montreal Canadiens season
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1966–67 Montreal Canadiens
Conference champions
Division champions
League	2nd NHL
1966–67 record	32–25–13
Goals for	202
Goals against	188
Team information
General Manager	Sam Pollock
Coach	Toe Blake
Captain	Jean Beliveau
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Yvan Cournoyer (25)
Assists	Bobby Rousseau (44)
Points	Bobby Rousseau (63)
Penalties in minutes	John Ferguson (177)
Wins	Charlie Hodge and Rogie Vachon (11)
Goals against average	Rogie Vachon (2.18)

<1965–66	1967–68>

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 Stanley Cup final to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games. This was the final season before the 1967 NHL expansion.

Contents:	Regular season — Playoffs — Player stats — Awards and records — Transactions Roster — Draft picks — See also — References

Regular season

Season standings

National Hockey League	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Chicago Black Hawks	70	41	17	12	94	264	170	757
Montreal Canadiens	70	32	25	13	77	202	188	879
Toronto Maple Leafs	70	32	27	11	75	204	211	736
New York Rangers	70	30	28	12	72	188	189	664
Detroit Red Wings	70	27	39	4	58	212	241	719
Boston Bruins	70	17	43	10	44	182	253	764

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

For more details on this topic, see 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 stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bobby Rousseau	68	19	44	63	58
Henri Richard	65	21	34	55	28
John Ferguson	67	20	22	42	177
Ralph Backstrom	69	14	27	41	39
Yvan Cournoyer	69	25	15	40	14
Jean Beliveau	53	12	26	38	22
Claude Larose	69	19	16	35	82
Gilles Tremblay	62	13	19	32	16
Claude Provost	64	11	13	24	16
Dick Duff	51	12	11	23	23
Dave Balon	48	11	8	19	31

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
J.C. Trembla	60	8	26	34	14
Jacques Laperriere	61	0	20	20	48
Ted Harris	65	2	16	18	86
Terry Harper	56	0	16	16	99
Jean-Guy Talbot	68	3	5	8	51
Noel Price	24	0	3	3	8
Carol Vadnais	11	0	3	3	35

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

References

^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 162, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1967.html

Montreal Canadiens seasons (100)

1900s	1909–10

1910s	1910–11 • 1911–12 • 1912–13 • 1913–14 • 1914–15 • 1915–16 • 1916–17 • 1917–18 • 1918–19 • 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 • 1921–22 • 1922–23 • 1923–24 • 1924–25 • 1925–26 • 1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10

Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship

v • d • e Montreal Canadiens

History • Centennial • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Heritage Classic • Records • Draft picks Youppi • Bell Centre • Montreal Forum

Stanley Cups	1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993

Retired numbers	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 12, 16, 18, 19, 23, 29, 33

Affiliates	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL), Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

v • d • e 1966–67 NHL season by team

Teams	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto

See also	1966 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1967 Stanley Cup Finals

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