1964–65 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1964–65 1964 New York Rangers 5th 20–38–12 8–19–8 12–19–4 179 246 Emile Francis Red Sullivan Camille Henry Madison Square Garden Rod Gilbert (25) Rod Gilbert (36) Rod Gilbert (61) Arnie Brown (145) Marcel Paille/Jacques Plante (10) Jacques Plante (3.37) The 1964–65 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 39th season. In the regular season, the Rangers posted a 20–38–12 record, and missed the NHL playoffs with a fifth-place finish for the third year in a row for the first time since the 1958–59 to 1960–61 seasons.1964–65 NHL Season Summary Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1965.html 2011-01-22New York Rangers Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/history.html 2026-03-16 2 Regular season On January 27, 1965, Ulf Sterner, the first European trained player, made his debut in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers in a game versus the Boston Bruins.Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.33, James Duplacey, JG Press, 978-1-57215-037-9 Final standings NYR Record vs. opponents NYR Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1964–65 regular season1964–65 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1965_games.html Hockey-Reference March 31, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 2–3–3 (home: 1–3–1; road: 1–0–2) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 17 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 1–1–1 |- | 4 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 1–1–2 |- | 5 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 1–2–2 |- | 6 || 24 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 1–2–3 |- | 7 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 1–3–3 |- | 8 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 2–3–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 6–5–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–3–0) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 9 || 1 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 3–3–3 |- | 10 || 3 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 3–4–3 |- | 11 || 5 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 3–5–3 |- | 12 || 7 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 4–5–3 |- | 13 || 11 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 5–5–3 |- | 14 || 15 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 5–6–3 |- | 15 || 17 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 6–6–3 |- | 16 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 6–6–4 |- | 17 || 25 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 7–6–4 |- | 18 || 26 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–1 || 7–7–4 |- | 19 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 8–7–4 |- | 20 || 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 8–8–4 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 2–9–3 (home: 0–5–2; road: 2–4–1) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 21 || 2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 8–8–5 |- | 22 || 5 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 8–8–6 |- | 23 || 6 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 9–8–6 |- | 24 || 9 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–1 || 9–9–6 |- | 25 || 12 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–1 || 9–10–6 |- | 26 || 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 9–10–7 |- | 27 || 16 || Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 9–11–7 |- | 28 || 19 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 9–12–7 |- | 29 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 9–13–7 |- | 30 || 23 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 9–14–7 |- | 31 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 10–14–7 |- | 32 || 26 || Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 10–15–7 |- | 33 || 27 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 10–16–7 |- | 34 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 10–17–7 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 5–6–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 3–4–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 35 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 10–18–7 |- | 36 || 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 10–18–8 |- | 37 || 6 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 11–18–8 |- | 38 || 9 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || 12–18–8 |- | 39 || 10 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–0 || 12–19–8 |- | 40 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 12–20–8 |- | 41 || 16 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 13–20–8 |- | 42 || 17 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 14–20–8 |- | 43 || 23 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 14–20–9 |- | 44 || 24 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–2 || 14–21–9 |- | 45 || 27 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 15–21–9 |- | 46 || 30 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 15–22–9 |- | 47 || 31 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 15–23–9 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 3–7–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–5–0) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 48 || 3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 15–24–9 |- | 49 || 6 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 15–25–9 |- | 50 || 7 || Boston Bruins || 8–3 || 16–25–9 |- | 51 || 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || 16–26–9 |- | 52 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 16–27–9 |- | 53 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–4 || 16–28–9 |- | 54 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 16–29–9 |- | 55 || 21 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 16–29–10 |- | 56 || 24 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 16–30–10 |- | 57 || 27 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 17–30–10 |- | 58 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || 18–30–10 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 2–8–2 (home: 0–5–2; road: 2–3–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 59 || 3 || Boston Bruins || 6–1 || 18–31–10 |- | 60 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 19–31–10 |- | 61 || 6 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 19–32–10 |- | 62 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–5 || 19–33–10 |- | 63 || 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 19–33–11 |- | 64 || 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–4 || 19–34–11 |- | 65 || 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–6 || 19–34–12 |- | 66 || 20 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 19–35–12 |- | 67 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 10–1 || 19–36–12 |- | 68 || 23 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 20–36–12 |- | 69 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–4 || 20–37–12 |- | 70 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 20–38–12 |- |- | 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 Rod Gilbert 70 25 36 61 52 Phil Goyette 52 12 34 46 6 Vic Hadfield 70 18 20 38 102 Camille Henry‡ 48 21 15 36 20 Donnie Marshall 69 20 15 35 2 Jean Ratelle 54 14 21 35 14 Bob Nevin 64 16 14 30 28 Earl Ingarfield Earl Ingarfield Sr. 69 15 13 28 40 Rod Seiling 68 4 22 26 44 Doug Robinson Doug Robinson (ice hockey)† 21 8 14 22 2 Harry Howell Harry Howell (ice hockey) 68 2 20 22 63 Lou Angotti 70 9 8 17 20 Bill Hicke† 40 6 11 17 26 Jim Neilson 62 0 13 13 58 Dick Duff‡ 29 3 9 12 20 Arnie Brown 58 1 11 12 145 Wayne Hillman† 22 1 7 8 26 John Brenneman† 22 3 3 6 6 Larry Cahan 26 0 5 5 32 Jim Mikol 30 1 3 4 6 Dave Richardson Dave Richardson (ice hockey) 7 0 1 1 4 Don Johns 22 0 1 1 4 Val Fonteyne‡ 27 0 1 1 2 Trevor Fahey 1 0 0 0 0 Mike McMahon Mike McMahon Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 Dick Meissner 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Johnson Jim Johnson (ice hockey b. 1942) 1 0 0 0 0 Gord Labossiere 1 0 0 0 0 Billy Taylor Billy Taylor (ice hockey b. 1942) 2 0 0 0 0 Marc Dufour 2 0 0 0 0 Ron Ingram 3 0 0 0 2 Ted Taylor Ted Taylor (ice hockey) 4 0 0 0 4 Ulf Sterner 4 0 0 0 0 Alex Fitzpatrick Alex "Sandy" Fitzpatrick 4 0 0 0 2 Mel Pearson Mel Pearson (ice hockey b. 1938) 5 0 0 0 4 Bob Plager 10 0 0 0 18 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts Marcel Paille 39 2262 10 21 7 135 3.58 1248 .892 0 Jacques Plante 33 1938 10 17 5 109 3.37 1116 .902 2 †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 1964–65 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481965.html Draft picks New York's picks at the 1964 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.1964 NHL Amateur Draft Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_1964_amateur.html 2012-03-17NHL 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 3 Bob Graham D Canada 1957 Toronto Marlboro Midgets 2 9 Tim Ecclestone RW Canada 1957 Etobicoke (Junior B) 3 15 Gordon Lowe D Canada 1957 Toronto Marlboro Midgets 4 21 Syl Apps, Jr C Canada 1957 Kingston Midgets See also 1964–65 NHL season References 1964-65 Category:1964–65 NHL season by team Category:1964 in sports in New York City Category:1965 in sports in New York City 1964-65 New York Rangers season