1966–67 Boston Bruins season

The 1966–67 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL. Despite the debut of Bobby Orr, the Bruins finished in last place and did not qualify for the playoffs. It was the last time the team would miss the playoffs until 1997, as they would embark on a streak of 29 straight seasons in the playoffs the next season.

1966–67 Boston Bruins
Division6th NHL
1966–67 record17–43–10
Goals for182
Goals against253
Team information
General managerHap Emms
CoachHarry Sinden
CaptainJohnny Bucyk
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsPit Martin (20)
AssistsJohnny Bucyk (30)
PointsJohnny Bucyk (48)
Penalty minutesGilles Marotte (112)
Goals against averageGerry Cheevers (3.33)

Offseason

NHL Draft
See also: 1966 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Overall Player Nationality Position
1 1 Barry Gibbs  Canada Defenceman
2 7 Rick Smith  Canada Defenceman
3 13 Garnet Bailey  Canada Left Wing
4 19 Tom Webster  Canada Right Wing

Regular season
  • Bobby Orr made his NHL debut October 19, with an assist in a 6–2 win over Detroit.

Bobby Orr

In his first professional season—although missing nine games with a knee injury presaging such woes throughout his career—he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's outstanding rookie and, while the perennially cellar-dwelling Bruins finished in last place that season, sparked a renaissance that propelled the Bruins to make the playoffs the following twenty-nine straight seasons. New York Rangers defenseman Harry Howell, the winner of the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenseman in Orr's rookie year, famously predicted that he was glad to win when he did, because "Orr will own this trophy from now on."

Season standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League

Record vs. opponents
1966–67 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —2–11–16–6–25–7–22–8–42–11–1
Chicago 11–2–1—10–45–2–77–5–28–4–2
Detroit 6–6–24–10—4–107–76–6–2
Montreal 7–5–22–5–710–4—7–5–26–6–2
New York 8–2–45–7–27–75–7–2—5–5–4
Toronto 11–2–14–8–26–6–26–6–25–5–4—

Schedule and results
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 19, 19666–2Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)1–0–0
2LOctober 22, 19661–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)1–1–0
3LOctober 23, 19662–3Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)1–2–0
4TOctober 29, 19663–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)1–2–1
5LOctober 30, 19661–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)1–3–1
6WNovember 1, 19663–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)2–3–1
7LNovember 3, 19661–7New York Rangers (1966–67)2–4–1
8LNovember 6, 19662–4Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)2–5–1
9TNovember 9, 19663–3@ New York Rangers (1966–67)2–5–2
10WNovember 10, 19664–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)3–5–2
11WNovember 13, 19662–1Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)4–5–2
12TNovember 19, 19663–3New York Rangers (1966–67)4–5–3
13WNovember 20, 19665–2Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)5–5–3
14LNovember 23, 19664–5@ New York Rangers (1966–67)5–6–3
15WNovember 24, 19668–3Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)6–6–3
16LNovember 26, 19662–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)6–7–3
17LNovember 27, 19664–5Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)6–8–3
18LDecember 1, 19661–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)6–9–3
19TDecember 3, 19662–2New York Rangers (1966–67)6–9–4
20LDecember 4, 19663–8Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)6–10–4
21LDecember 7, 19662–4@ New York Rangers (1966–67)6–11–4
22LDecember 8, 19662–10Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)6–12–4
23TDecember 11, 19662–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)6–12–5
24LDecember 14, 19661–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)6–13–5
25LDecember 15, 19660–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)6–14–5
26WDecember 18, 19663–1Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)7–14–5
27LDecember 21, 19661–5@ New York Rangers (1966–67)7–15–5
28LDecember 24, 19660–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)7–16–5
29LDecember 25, 19662–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)7–17–5
30TDecember 27, 19664–4Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)7–17–6
31TDecember 28, 19661–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)7–17–7
32LDecember 31, 19661–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)7–18–7
33LJanuary 1, 19672–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)7–19–7
34LJanuary 7, 19672–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)7–20–7
35WJanuary 8, 19673–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)8–20–7
36LJanuary 12, 19670–3New York Rangers (1966–67)8–21–7
37WJanuary 14, 19675–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)9–21–7
38LJanuary 15, 19671–3Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)9–22–7
39LJanuary 19, 19672–4Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)9–23–7
40WJanuary 21, 19676–2New York Rangers (1966–67)10–23–7
41WJanuary 22, 19673–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)11–23–7
42LJanuary 25, 19671–2@ New York Rangers (1966–67)11–24–7
43WJanuary 26, 19674–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)12–24–7
44LJanuary 29, 19672–3Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)12–25–7
45LFebruary 1, 19671–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)12–26–7
46LFebruary 2, 19673–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)12–27–7
47LFebruary 4, 19673–4New York Rangers (1966–67)12–28–7
48LFebruary 5, 19670–5Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)12–29–7
49WFebruary 8, 19672–1@ New York Rangers (1966–67)13–29–7
50LFebruary 11, 19673–4Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)13–30–7
51LFebruary 12, 19671–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)13–31–7
52WFebruary 14, 19676–3Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)14–31–7
53WFebruary 16, 19675–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)15–31–7
54LFebruary 18, 19673–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)15–32–7
55TFebruary 23, 19672–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)15–32–8
56LFebruary 25, 19673–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)15–33–8
57TFebruary 26, 19673–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)15–33–9
58LMarch 2, 19672–5Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)15–34–9
59TMarch 4, 19674–4New York Rangers (1966–67)15–34–10
60LMarch 5, 19673–5Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)15–35–10
61LMarch 8, 19671–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)15–36–10
62WMarch 12, 19677–3Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)16–36–10
63LMarch 15, 19672–11@ Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)16–37–10
64WMarch 18, 19675–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1966–67)17–37–10
65LMarch 19, 19671–3@ New York Rangers (1966–67)17–38–10
66LMarch 23, 19673–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)17–39–10
67LMarch 25, 19673–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)17–40–10
68LMarch 26, 19673–6Montreal Canadiens (1966–67)17–41–10
69LMarch 30, 19671–3Chicago Black Hawks (1966–67)17–42–10
70LApril 2, 19672–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1966–67)17–43–10

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
John BucykLW5918304812401
Pit MartinC7020224240401
Bobby OrrD61132841102310
John McKenzieRW6917193698315
Ed WestfallD/RW7012243626100
Murray OliverC659263516102
Wayne ConnellyC6413173012101
Ron SchockC661020308101
Ron MurphyLW391116276001
Ron StewartRW5614102431501
Tommy WilliamsRW29813212202
Bob DillaboughC606121814011
Ted GreenD476101667501
Gilles MarotteD677815112110
Joe WatsonD692131538100
Bob WoytowichD6427943000
Skip KrakeC156284200
Bill GoldsworthyRW1835821000
J.P. PariseLW1822410000
Wayne RiversRW82136000
Don AwreyD41016000
Gary DoakD2901150000
Eddie JohnstonG340110000
Ross LonsberryLW80112000
Dallas SmithD3301124000
Nick BeverleyD20000000
Ron BuchananC30000000
Gerry CheeversG2200012000
Ted HodgsonRW40000000
Bernie ParentG180002000
Derek SandersonC20000000
Glen SatherLW50000000
Barry WilkinsD10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Eddie Johnston18803482121163.700
Gerry Cheevers1298225106723.331
Bernie Parent1022184122623.640
Team:4200701743102503.571

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster
Boston Bruins 1966–1967 Roster
Goaltenders Defensemen Wingers Centers

Awards and records

References
  1. "1966-67 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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