1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks season

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1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks
Division1st NHL
1966–67 record41–17–12
Home record24–5–6
Road record17–12–6
Goals for264
Goals against170
Team information
General manager Tommy Ivan
Coach Billy Reay
Captain Pierre Pilote
Alternate captains Bobby Hull
Stan Mikita
Arena Chicago Stadium
Team leaders
Goals Bobby Hull (52)
Assists Stan Mikita (62)
Points Stan Mikita (97)
Penalty minutes Ed Van Impe (111)
Wins Denis DeJordy (22)
Goals against average Glenn Hall (2.38)
  1965–66
1967–68  

The 1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 41st season in the National Hockey League, and the team was coming off a team record 37 victories in the 1965–66 season, as they finished in second place in the NHL. The Black Hawks then were upset by the fourth place Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL semi-finals, losing in six games. [1]

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Chicago started the season very strong, leading the NHL with a record of 8–2–2 in their first 12 games, and continued their winning ways all season long. The Black Hawks finished the season with a club record in wins with 41, and points with 94, as Chicago finished in first place for the first time in team history. The Hawks were 17 points better than the second place Montreal Canadiens, and heavy favorites to win their second Stanley Cup of the decade. [2]

Offensively, the Hawks were led by Stan Mikita, who led the NHL with 97 points, winning the Art Ross Trophy, Hart Memorial Trophy, and the Lady Byng Trophy. His 97 points tied the NHL record, set by teammate Bobby Hull in the 1965–66 season. Hull recorded his second straight 50+ goal season, as he scored 52 goals, and added 28 assists to finish second in the league with 80 points. Kenny Wharram finished fourth in league scoring, as he scored 31 goals and 65 points, while Phil Esposito and Doug Mohns were not far behind, earning 61 and 60 points respectively. Team captain Pierre Pilote anchored the blueline, scoring 6 goals and 52 points. Fellow defenseman Ed Van Impe led the team with 111 penalty minutes.

In goal, Denis DeJordy earned the majority of playing time, as he won a team high 22 games, while posting a 2.46 GAA and 4 shutouts. [3] Glenn Hall had his playing time cut back, however, he had a very solid season, winning 19 games, while having a team best 2.38 GAA, and earning 2 shutouts. [4] DeJordy and Hull earned the Vezina Trophy as the Hawks allowed the fewest goals against in the league.

The Hawks opened the playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs finished the season in third place, as they had a record of 32–27–11, earning 75 points, 19 fewer than the Black Hawks. The series opened with two games at Chicago Stadium, and the Hawks had an easy time defeating Toronto in the series opener, with a 5–2 victory, however, the Leafs stormed back in the second game, beating Chicago 3–1 to even the series up. The series shifted to Maple Leaf Gardens for the next two games, and the teams once again split the games, as Toronto won the third game by a 3–1 score, and Chicago took the fourth game, holding off the Leafs for a 4–3 win. Game 5 returned to Chicago, however, Toronto took a 3–2 series lead, beating Chicago 4–2. Game 6 was played in Toronto, and the Maple Leafs completed the upset, winning the game 3–1 to advance to the Stanley Cup finals, and end Chicago's season. [5]

Offseason

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
13 Terry Caffery Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
29 Ron Dussiaume Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
315Larry GibbonsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Markham Seal-a-Wax (Junior B)
421 Brian Morenz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)

Season standings

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 70411712264170+9494
2 Montreal Canadiens 70322513202188+1477
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70322711204211775
4 New York Rangers 70302812188189172
5 Detroit Red Wings 70273942122412958
6 Boston Bruins 701743101822537144
Source: National Hockey League

Record vs. opponents

1966–67 NHL Records [6]
TeamBOSCHIDETMTLNYRTOR
Boston 2–11–16–6–25–7–22–8–42–11–1
Chicago 11–2–110–45–2–77–5–28–4–2
Detroit 6–6–24–104–107–76–6–2
Montreal 7–5–22–5–710–47–5–26–6–2
New York 8–2–45–7–27–75–7–25–5–4
Toronto 11–2–14–8–26–6–26–6–25–5–4

Game log

Regular season

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 19Chicago Black Hawks6–3 New York Rangers 1–0–02
2October 22Chicago Black Hawks7–4 Detroit Red Wings 2–0–04
3October 23 Detroit Red Wings 1–4Chicago Black Hawks3–0–06
4October 26Chicago Black Hawks5–3 Montreal Canadiens 4–0–08
5November 1 Boston Bruins 3–2Chicago Black Hawks4–1–08
6November 6Chicago Black Hawks4–2 Boston Bruins 5–1–010
7November 8 New York Rangers 1–3Chicago Black Hawks6–1–012
8November 10Chicago Black Hawks0–3 Detroit Red Wings 6–2–012
9November 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–6Chicago Black Hawks7–2–014
10November 16Chicago Black Hawks2–2 New York Rangers 7–2–115
11November 19 Detroit Red Wings 2–7Chicago Black Hawks8–2–117
12November 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2Chicago Black Hawks8–2–218
13November 23Chicago Black Hawks3–6 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–3–218
14November 24 Montreal Canadiens 0–5Chicago Black Hawks9–3–220
15November 26Chicago Black Hawks1–4 New York Rangers 9–4–220
16November 27Chicago Black Hawks5–4 Boston Bruins 10–4–222
17November 30 New York Rangers 5–0Chicago Black Hawks10–5–222
18December 3Chicago Black Hawks1–3 Montreal Canadiens 10–6–222
19December 4 Detroit Red Wings 1–4Chicago Black Hawks11–6–224
20December 8Chicago Black Hawks10–2 Boston Bruins 12–6–226
21December 10Chicago Black Hawks3–5 Toronto Maple Leafs 12–7–226
22December 11 Boston Bruins 2–2Chicago Black Hawks12–7–327
23December 14 Montreal Canadiens 1–2Chicago Black Hawks13–7–329
24December 17Chicago Black Hawks4–4 Montreal Canadiens 13–7–430
25December 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3Chicago Black Hawks14–7–432
26December 21 Detroit Red Wings 4–6Chicago Black Hawks15–7–434
27December 25 New York Rangers 1–0Chicago Black Hawks15–8–434
28December 27Chicago Black Hawks3–2 New York Rangers 16–8–436
29December 31Chicago Black Hawks5–1 Toronto Maple Leafs 17–8–438
30January 1 Boston Bruins 2–3Chicago Black Hawks18–8–440
31January 4 Montreal Canadiens 2–2Chicago Black Hawks18–8–541
32January 5Chicago Black Hawks4–6 Detroit Red Wings 18–9–541
33January 8 Boston Bruins 3–1Chicago Black Hawks18–10–541
34January 11 Detroit Red Wings 1–6Chicago Black Hawks19–10–543
35January 12Chicago Black Hawks1–4 Detroit Red Wings 19–11–543
36January 14 New York Rangers 3–5Chicago Black Hawks20–11–545
37January 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–4Chicago Black Hawks21–11–547
38January 19Chicago Black Hawks4–2 Boston Bruins 22–11–549
39January 21Chicago Black Hawks3–3 Montreal Canadiens 22–11–650
40January 22 Montreal Canadiens 1–4Chicago Black Hawks23–11–652
41January 26Chicago Black Hawks4–3 Detroit Red Wings 24–11–654
42January 28Chicago Black Hawks5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 25–11–656
43January 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5Chicago Black Hawks26–11–658
44February 1 Boston Bruins 1–6Chicago Black Hawks27–11–660
45February 4Chicago Black Hawks3–3 Montreal Canadiens 27–11–761
46February 5Chicago Black Hawks5–0 Boston Bruins 28–11–763
47February 8 Montreal Canadiens 0–5Chicago Black Hawks29–11–765
48February 11Chicago Black Hawks4–4 Toronto Maple Leafs 29–11–866
49February 12 Detroit Red Wings 2–3Chicago Black Hawks30–11–868
50February 16Chicago Black Hawks5–1 Detroit Red Wings 31–11–870
51February 18Chicago Black Hawks1–4 New York Rangers 31–12–870
52February 19 New York Rangers 3–2Chicago Black Hawks31–13–870
53February 25 Boston Bruins 3–6Chicago Black Hawks32–13–872
54February 26 Montreal Canadiens 2–2Chicago Black Hawks32–13–973
55March 1 New York Rangers 1–6Chicago Black Hawks33–13–975
56March 2Chicago Black Hawks5–2 Boston Bruins 34–13–977
57March 4Chicago Black Hawks0–3 Toronto Maple Leafs 34–14–977
58March 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5Chicago Black Hawks35–14–979
59March 8 Boston Bruins 1–3Chicago Black Hawks36–14–981
60March 11Chicago Black Hawks3–3 Montreal Canadiens 36–14–1082
61March 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–5Chicago Black Hawks37–14–1084
62March 15Chicago Black Hawks3–1 New York Rangers 38–14–1086
63March 18Chicago Black Hawks5–9 Toronto Maple Leafs 38–15–1086
64March 19 Montreal Canadiens 4–4Chicago Black Hawks38–15–1187
65March 22 New York Rangers 3–3Chicago Black Hawks38–15–1288
66March 26Chicago Black Hawks2–4 Detroit Red Wings 38–16–1288
67March 28 Detroit Red Wings 2–7Chicago Black Hawks39–16–1290
68March 30Chicago Black Hawks3–1 Boston Bruins 40–16–1292
69April 1Chicago Black Hawks4–5 Montreal Canadiens 40–17–1292
70April 2Chicago Black Hawks8–0 New York Rangers 41–17–1294

Stanley Cup Playoffs

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5Chicago Black Hawks1–0
2April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Chicago Black Hawks1–1
3April 11Chicago Black Hawks1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2
4April 13Chicago Black Hawks4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2
5April 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2Chicago Black Hawks2–3
6April 18Chicago Black Hawks1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Bobby Hull 64260
Pierre Pilote 62466
Doug Mohns 50558
Kenny Wharram 62242
Stan Mikita 62242

Goaltending

PlayerGPTOIWLGASOGAA
Glenn Hall 317612802.73
Denis DeJordy 4184121003.26

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