1965–66 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1965–66 1965 New York Rangers 6th 18–41–11 12–16–7 6–25–4 195 261 Emile Francis Red SullivanEmile Francis Bob Nevin Madison Square Garden Bob Nevin (29) Bob Nevin (33) Bob Nevin (62) Reggie Fleming (124) Cesare Maniago (9) Cesare Maniago (3.50) The 1965–66 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 40th season. The Rangers posted an 18–41–11 record in the regular season, finished in last place in the NHL and did not make the playoffs for the fourth year in a row for the first time since the 1951–52 to 1954–55 seasons.1965–66 NHL Season Summary Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1966.html 2011-01-15New York Rangers Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/history.html 2026-03-16 2 Regular season Final standings NYR Record vs. opponents NYR Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1965–66 regular season1965–66 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1966_games.html Hockey-Reference March 31, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 1–2–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–1–0) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 24 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 27 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 0–2–0 |- | 3 || 30 || @ Boston Bruins || 8–2 || 1–2–0 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 4–6–4 (home: 2–3–3; road: 2–3–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 4 || 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 1–2–1 |- | 5 || 6 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 2–2–1 |- | 6 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 3–2–1 |- | 7 || 10 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 3–2–2 |- | 8 || 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 3–2–3 |- | 9 || 13 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 3–3–3 |- | 10 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 4–3–3 |- | 11 || 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 4–4–3 |- | 12 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 9–3 || 4–5–3 |- | 13 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 4–5–4 |- | 14 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 5–5–4 |- | 15 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 5–6–4 |- | 16 || 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 5–7–4 |- | 17 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 5–8–4 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 2–9–3 (home: 2–3–2; road: 0–6–1) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 18 || 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 5–8–5 |- | 19 || 4 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 5–9–5 |- | 20 || 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 5–10–5 |- | 21 || 8 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 5–10–6 |- | 22 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 5–11–6 |- | 23 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 5–12–6 |- | 24 || 12 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 5–12–7 |- | 25 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–4 || 5–13–7 |- | 26 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 6–13–7 |- | 27 || 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 6–14–7 |- | 28 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 6–15–7 |- | 29 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 6–16–7 |- | 30 || 26 || Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 7–16–7 |- | 31 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || 7–17–7 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 4–7–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–5–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 32 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 7–18–7 |- | 33 || 2 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 7–19–7 |- | 34 || 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 8–19–7 |- | 35 || 9 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 8–20–7 |- | 36 || 15 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 8–20–8 |- | 37 || 16 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–5 || 9–20–8 |- | 38 || 19 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || 9–21–8 |- | 39 || 22 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 9–22–8 |- | 40 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–1 || 9–23–8 |- | 41 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 10–23–8 |- | 42 || 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 10–24–8 |- | 43 || 30 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–4 || 11–24–8 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 3–9–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–6–0) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 44 || 2 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 11–25–8 |- | 45 || 5 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 11–26–8 |- | 46 || 6 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–0 || 11–27–8 |- | 47 || 9 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 11–28–8 |- | 48 || 10 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 11–29–8 |- | 49 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 9–2 || 12–29–8 |- | 50 || 13 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–1 || 12–30–8 |- | 51 || 16 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 12–31–8 |- | 52 || 19 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 13–31–8 |- | 53 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 13–32–8 |- | 54 || 23 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–0 || 14–32–8 |- | 55 || 26 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 14–33–8 |- | 56 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 14–33–9 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 4–7–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–4–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 57 || 2 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 15–33–9 |- | 58 || 3 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–4 || 16–33–9 |- | 59 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 16–33–10 |- | 60 || 9 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 17–33–10 |- | 61 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 17–34–10 |- | 62 || 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 18–34–10 |- | 63 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 18–35–10 |- | 64 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 18–36–10 |- | 65 || 20 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 18–37–10 |- | 66 || 23 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 18–38–10 |- | 67 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 18–39–10 |- | 68 || 31 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 18–40–10 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; April: 0–1–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–0–1) Game April Opponent Score Record |- | 69 || 2 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 18–40–11 |- | 70 || 3 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 18–41–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Bob Nevin 69 29 33 62 10 Donnie Marshall 69 26 28 54 6 Jean Ratelle 67 21 30 51 10 Phil Goyette 60 11 31 42 6 Earl Ingarfield Earl Ingarfield Sr. 68 20 16 36 35 Vic Hadfield 67 16 19 35 112 Harry Howell Harry Howell (ice hockey) 70 4 29 33 92 Bill Hicke 49 9 18 27 21 Rod Gilbert 34 10 15 25 20 Reg Fleming† 35 10 14 24 124 Jim Neilson 65 4 19 23 84 Doug Robinson Doug Robinson (ice hockey) 51 8 12 20 8 Wayne Hillman 68 3 17 20 70 Rod Seiling 52 5 10 15 24 Mike McMahon Mike McMahon Jr. 41 0 12 12 34 John McKenzie John McKenzie (ice hockey)‡ 35 6 5 11 36 Garry Peters ice hockey 63 7 3 10 42 Arnie Brown 64 1 7 8 106 Bob Plager 18 0 5 5 22 Lou Angotti‡ 21 2 2 4 2 Ray Cullen 8 1 3 4 0 Paul Andrea 4 1 1 2 0 Jim Johnson Jim Johnson (ice hockey b. 1942) 5 1 0 1 0 Ted Taylor Ted Taylor (ice hockey) 4 0 1 1 2 Dunc McCallum 2 0 0 0 2 Al LeBrun 2 0 0 0 0 Al Hamilton 4 0 0 0 0 Larry Mickey 7 0 0 0 2 John Brenneman 11 0 0 0 14 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Ed Giacomin 36 2096 8 19 7 128 3.66 0 Cesare Maniago 28 1613 9 16 3 94 3.50 2 Don Simmons Don Simmons (ice hockey) 11 491 1 6 1 37 4.52 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. hockeydb.com 2010-08-08 1965–66 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481966.html Draft picks New York's picks at the 1965 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.1965 NHL Amateur Draft Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_1965_amateur.html 2012-03-24NHL Draft History National Hockey League http://www.nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html 2017-06-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010128131400/http://nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html 2001-01-28 Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 1 Andre Veilleux RW Canada Montreal Rangers (LHJAA) 2 6 George Surmay G Canada Kelvin Midgets (MAAAMHL) 3 10 Michel Parizeau C Canada Montreal Rangers (LHJAA) See also 1965–66 NHL season References 1965-66 Category:1965–66 NHL season by team Category:1965 in sports in New York City Category:1966 in sports in New York City 1965-66 New York Rangers season