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 seasonPlayoffsPlayer statsAwards and recordsTransactions
RosterDraft picksSee alsoReferences


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

1

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

2

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

See also

References

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