1966–67 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1966–67 1966 2nd 32–25–13 19–9–7 13–16–6 202 188 Sam Pollock Toe Blake Jean Beliveau Henri Richard Jean-Guy Talbot Montreal Forum Yvan Cournoyer (25) Bobby Rousseau (44) Bobby Rousseau (63) John Ferguson (177) Charlie Hodge and Rogie Vachon (11) Rogie Vachon (2.18) 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 1967 Stanley Cup Finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games. This was the final season before the 1967 NHL expansion. 2 Regular season Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1966–67 regular season1966-67 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1967_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 7, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 22, 1966||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 23, 1966||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 26, 1966||3–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 29, 1966||3–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers||3–1–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |5||T||November 2, 1966||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||3–1–1 |- |6||W||November 5, 1966||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings||4–1–1 |- |7||L||November 6, 1966||0–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings||4–2–1 |- |8||L||November 9, 1966||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||4–3–1 |- |9||L||November 12, 1966||3–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers||4–4–1 |- |10||L||November 13, 1966||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||4–5–1 |- |11||L||November 19, 1966||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||4–6–1 |- |12||W||November 20, 1966||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||5–6–1 |- |13||W||November 22, 1966||3–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings||6–6–1 |- |14||L||November 24, 1966||0–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks||6–7–1 |- |15||W||November 26, 1966||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings||7–7–1 |- |16||L||November 30, 1966||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||7–8–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |17||W||December 3, 1966||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks||8–8–1 |- |18||W||December 4, 1966||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||9–8–1 |- |19||W||December 7, 1966||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||10–8–1 |- |20||W||December 10, 1966||5–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings||11–8–1 |- |21||L||December 11, 1966||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||11–9–1 |- |22||L||December 14, 1966||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks||11–10–1 |- |23||T||December 17, 1966||4–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks||11–10–2 |- |24||L||December 18, 1966||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||11–11–2 |- |25||W||December 21, 1966||6–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||12–11–2 |- |26||L||December 24, 1966||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers||12–12–2 |- |27||W||December 25, 1966||4–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings||13–12–2 |- |28||T||December 28, 1966||1–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||13–12–3 |- |29||W||December 31, 1966||3–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers||14–12–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |30||L||January 1, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings||14–13–3 |- |31||T||January 4, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks||14–13–4 |- |32||W||January 7, 1967||4–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings||15–13–4 |- |33||L||January 8, 1967||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||15–14–4 |- |34||L||January 11, 1967||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||15–15–4 |- |35||L||January 14, 1967||4–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||15–16–4 |- |36||W||January 15, 1967||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||16–16–4 |- |37||T||January 21, 1967||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks||16–16–5 |- |38||L||January 22, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks||16–17–5 |- |39||W||January 25, 1967||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||17–17–5 |- |40||L||January 26, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||17–18–5 |- |41||W||January 28, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers||18–18–5 |- |42||W||January 29, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||19–18–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |43||W||February 1, 1967||7–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||20–18–5 |- |44||T||February 4, 1967||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks||20–18–6 |- |45||L||February 5, 1967||1–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings||20–19–6 |- |46||L||February 8, 1967||0–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks||20–20–6 |- |47||W||February 11, 1967||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||21–20–6 |- |48||T||February 12, 1967||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||21–20–7 |- |49||L||February 16, 1967||1–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||21–21–7 |- |50||W||February 18, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings||22–21–7 |- |51||L||February 19, 1967||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings||22–22–7 |- |52||L||February 22, 1967||2–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||22–23–7 |- |53||T||February 23, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||22–23–8 |- |54||L||February 25, 1967||0–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers||22–24–8 |- |55||T||February 26, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks||22–24–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |56||T||March 1, 1967||1–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||22–24–10 |- |57||W||March 4, 1967||6–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings||23–24–10 |- |58||W||March 5, 1967||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||24–24–10 |- |59||L||March 8, 1967||4–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||24–25–10 |- |60||T||March 11, 1967||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks||24–25–11 |- |61||T||March 12, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||24–25–12 |- |62||W||March 15, 1967||11–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||25–25–12 |- |63||W||March 18, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers||26–25–12 |- |64||T||March 19, 1967||4–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks||26–25–13 |- |65||W||March 22, 1967||5–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||27–25–13 |- |66||W||March 25, 1967||4–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings||28–25–13 |- |67||W||March 26, 1967||6–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||29–25–13 |- |68||W||March 29, 1967||5–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||30–25–13 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |69||W||April 1, 1967||5–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks||31–25–13 |- |70||W||April 2, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings||32–25–13 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black 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 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 statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Bobby Rousseau RW 68 19 44 63 58502 Henri Richard C 65 21 34 55 28201 John Ferguson John Ferguson Sr. LW 67 20 22 42 177502 Ralph Backstrom C 69 14 27 41 39100 Yvan Cournoyer RW 69 25 15 40 142007 Jean Beliveau Jean Béliveau C 53 12 26 38 22200 Claude Larose Claude Larose (ice hockey, born 1942) RW 69 19 16 35 82203 J. C. Tremblay D 60 8 26 34 14301 Gilles Tremblay Gilles Tremblay (ice hockey) LW 62 13 19 32 16312 Claude Provost RW 64 11 13 24 16303 Dick Duff LW 51 12 11 23 23302 Jacques Laperriere Jacques Laperrière D 61 0 20 20 48000 Dave Balon LW 48 11 8 19 31005 Ted Harris Ted Harris (ice hockey) D 65 2 16 18 86100 Leon Rochefort RW 27 9 7 16 6003 Terry Harper D 56 0 16 16 99000 Jean-Guy Talbot D 68 3 5 8 51021 Jim Roberts Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940) D/RW 63 3 0 3 16000 Noel Price D 24 0 3 3 8000 Carol Vadnais D 11 0 3 3 35000 Andre Boudrias André Boudrias LW 2 0 1 1 0000 Garry Peters ice hockey C 4 0 1 1 2000 Rogie Vachon G 19 0 1 1 0000 Garry Bauman G 2 0 0 0 0000 Jean Gauthier D 2 0 0 0 2000 Charlie Hodge Charlie Hodge (ice hockey) G 37 0 0 0 2000 Serge Savard D 2 0 0 0 0000 Gump Worsley G 18 0 0 0 4000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Charlie Hodge Charlie Hodge (ice hockey) 2055 37 11 15 7 88 2.57 3 Rogie Vachon 1137 19 11 3 4 47 2.48 1 Gump Worsley 888 18 9 6 2 47 3.18 1 Garry Bauman 120 2 1 1 0 5 2.50 0 Team: 4200 70 32 25 13 187 2.67 5 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Jean Beliveau Jean Béliveau C 10 6 5 11 26 Henri Richard C 10 4 6 10 2 Bobby Rousseau RW 10 1 7 8 4 Ralph Backstrom C 10 5 2 7 6 John Ferguson John Ferguson Sr. LW 10 4 2 6 22 J. C. Tremblay D 10 2 4 6 2 Claude Larose Claude Larose (ice hockey, born 1942) RW 10 1 5 6 15 Yvan Cournoyer RW 10 2 3 5 6 Dick Duff LW 10 2 3 5 4 Claude Provost RW 7 1 1 2 0 Leon Rochefort RW 10 1 1 2 4 Dave Balon LW 9 0 2 2 6 Jim Roberts Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940) D/RW 4 1 0 1 0 Terry Harper D 10 0 1 1 15 Ted Harris Ted Harris (ice hockey) D 10 0 1 1 19 Jacques Laperriere Jacques Laperrière D 9 0 1 1 9 Gilles Tremblay Gilles Tremblay (ice hockey) LW 10 0 1 1 0 Jean-Guy Talbot D 10 0 0 0 0 Rogie Vachon G 9 0 0 0 0 Carol Vadnais D 1 0 0 0 2 Gump Worsley G 2 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Rogie Vachon 555 9 6 3 22 2.38 0 Gump Worsley 80 2 0 1 2 1.50 0 Team: 635 10 6 4 24 2.27 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1966-67 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1967.html Transactions June 13, 1966 To Montreal CanadiensGarry PetersTed Taylor To New York RangersRed BerensonNHL trades for 1966-1967 http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/1966-67/1 2021-12-08 NHL Trade TrackerDiamond Dan Total NHL 2003 Triumph Books Chicago 470, 747 & 824 978-1-57243-604-6 Draft picks Montreal's draft picks at the 1966 NHL amateur draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)15 Phil Myre Canada Shawinigan Bruins (QJHL)211 Maurice St. Jacques Canada London Nationals (OHA)317 Jude Drouin Canada Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL)423 Bob Pate Canada Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) See also 1966–67 NHL season Citations References Canadiens on Hockey Database Canadiens on NHL Reference Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Mon Mon Mon Category:1966 in Montreal Category:1967 in Montreal