1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season
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) |
The 1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 50th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, fortieth 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 2021, this is the last time that the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, or even made it to the Finals.
Offseason[]
Intra-League Draft[]
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 |
Inter-League Draft[]
June 1, 1966 | From Tulsa Oilers Danny Johnson |
Reverse Draft[]
June 12, 1966 | To Providence Reds (AHL) John Sleaver |
Free agents[]
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Regular season[]
Five to a Crease[]
In 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[]
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 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MON | 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[]
1966–67 Game Log (32–27–11) (Home: 21–8–6; Road: 11–19–5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
Forwards[]
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 |
Defensemen[]
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 |
Goaltending[]
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 |
Playoffs[]
1967 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game Log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Toronto Maple Leafs 1967 Stanley Cup champions[]
Players
- 8 Ron Ellis
- 15 Larry Jeffrey
- 18 Jim Pappin
- 20 Bob Pulford (A. Capt.)
- 23 Eddie Shack
- 27 Frank Mahovlich
- 2 Larry Hillman
- 3 Marcel Pronovost
- 7 Tim Horton
- 21 Bob Baun
- 24 Aut Erickson
- 26 Allan Stanley (A. Capt.)
- 30 Terry Sawchuk
- 1 Johnny Bower
- 1 Al Smith††
Coaching and administrative staff
- Stafford Smythe (President/Owner), Harold Ballard (Vice President/Owner)
- John Bassett (Chairman/Owner), George Punch Imlach (Manager-Coach)
- Frank King Clancy (Ass't Manager-Coach), Bob Davidson (Chief Scout)
- John Anderson (Business Manager), Bob Haggert (Trainer)
- Tom Nayler (Ass't Trainer), Dr. Karl Eliett (Physiotherapist)
- Richard Smythe (Mascot).
† #19 Kent Douglas (defence), and #24 John Brenneman (winger) were sent to the minors before the trading deadline. They played half regular season game, qualified to win the Cup, but name was left off. †† Johnny Bower missed 2 games in the finals with an injury. Al Smith was dressed in his place. Smith's name was left off the Cup, because he only played 1 regular season games, and did not play in the playoffs. Al Smith qualified to be on the Cup, because he was dressed in the finals.
Stanley Cup engraving
- The "K" in Peter Stemkowski name was engraved backwards.
- Stafford Smythe name was misspelled C. ST FFORD SMYTHE PRESIDENT missing an "A". Both mistakes were corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
- Leonard "Red" Kelly won 8 Stanley Cups. He was engraved as Leonard Kelly in 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964. Kelly was engraved as Red Kelly in 1950, 1952, 1967.
- Johnny Bower was 42 years old when he won his fourth and final Stanley Cup.
Won all 4 Stanley Cups in 6 Years with Toronto 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967[]
George Armstrong, Bob Baun, Johnny Bower, Larry Hillman, Tim Horton, Red Kelly, Dave Keon, Frank Mahovlich, Bob Pulford, Eddie Shack, Allan Stanley (11 players), Stafford Smythe, Harold Ballard, John Bassette, Punch Imlach, King Clancy, Bob Haggart, Tom Nayler (7 non-players)
Transactions[]
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1966–67 season.
Trades[]
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 |
Draft picks[]
Toronto's draft picks at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
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[]
- Dave Keon, Conn Smythe Trophy
Roster[]
1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||||||
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Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centres
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References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ "1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- Stanley Cup championship seasons
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