1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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 2020, this is the last time that the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, or even made it to the Finals.

1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup champions
League3rd NHL
1966–67 record32–27–11
Goals for204
Goals against211
Team information
General managerPunch Imlach
CoachPunch Imlach
CaptainGeorge Armstrong
Alternate captainsBob Pulford
Allan Stanley
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsRon Ellis (22)
AssistsDave Keon (33)
PointsDave Keon (52)
Penalty minutesJim Pappin (89)
WinsTerry Sawchuk (15)
Goals against averageJohnny Bower (2.64)

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
PlayerFormer Team
Andre HinseUndrafted Free Agent

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
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
1966–67 Game Log (32–27–11) (Home: 21–8–6; Road: 11–19–5)
October: 1–1–2 (Home: 1–0–2; Road: 0–1–0)
November: 6–3–5 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–3–4)
December: 6–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–4–0)
January: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 2–5–0)
February: 7–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–2–0)
March: 6–6–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–4–1)
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
Dave Keon661933522
Frank Mahovlich6318284644
Bob Pulford6717284528
Ron Ellis6722234514
Pete Stemkowski6813223575
George Armstrong709243326
Jim Pappin6421113289
Larry Jeffrey5611172827
Brian Conacher6614132747
Eddie Shack6311142558
Mike Walton317101713
John Brenneman4164104
Brit Selby61120
Wayne Carleton510114
Brent Imlach10000
Dick Gamble10000

Defensemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Red Kelly611424384
Tim Horton708172570
Larry Hillman554192340
Marcel Pronovost582121428
Kent Douglas392121448
Allan Stanley531121320
Bob Baun54281083
Jim McKenny61010
Duane Rupp30000

Goaltending

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

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Terry Sawchuk28155422.81
Johnny Bower27129322.64
Bruce Gamble23510403.39
Gary Smith202003.65
Al Smith101005.00

Playoffs
1967 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game Log
1967 Stanley Cup Semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Maple Leafs wins series 4–2
1967 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Maple Leafs wins series 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs 1967 Stanley Cup champions

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

† #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)
14John Wright CanadaWest Clair Gaels (OHA)
210Cam Crosby CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHA)
316Rick Ley CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
422Dale MacLeish CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)

Awards and honors

Roster
1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

References
  1. 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
  2. "1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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