1964–65 New York Rangers season

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.[1]

1964–65 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
1964–65 record20–38–12
Goals for179
Goals against246
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachRed Sullivan
CaptainCamille Henry
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsRod Gilbert (25)
AssistsRod Gilbert (36)
PointsRod Gilbert (61)
Penalty minutesArnie Brown (145)
WinsMarcel Paille/Jacques Plante (10)
Goals against averageJacques Plante (3.37)

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.[2]

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 70 40 23 7 224 175 +49 87
2 Montreal Canadiens 70 36 23 11 211 185 +26 83
3 Chicago Black Hawks 70 34 28 8 224 176 +48 76
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 30 26 14 204 173 +31 74
5 New York Rangers 70 20 38 12 179 246 −67 52
6 Boston Bruins 70 21 43 6 166 253 −87 48
Source: National Hockey League

Record vs. opponents
1964–65 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —6–83–10–13–10–15–8–14–7–3
Chicago 8–6—8–5–15–6–39–3–24–8–2
Detroit 10–3–15–8–1—8–4–210–2–27–6–1
Montreal 10–3–16–5–34–8–2—10–2–26–5–3
New York 8–5–13–9–22–10–22–10–2—5–4–5
Toronto 7–4–38–4–26–7–15–6–34–5–5—

Schedule and results
1964–65 Game Log
October: 2–3–3 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–0–2)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
112@ Boston Bruins6–21–0–0
213Montreal Canadiens3–01–1–0
317@ Montreal Canadiens2–21–1–1
418Toronto Maple Leafs3–31–1–2
521Detroit Red Wings1–01–2–2
624@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–11–2–3
725Chicago Black Hawks5–21–3–3
828Boston Bruins3–12–3–3
November: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–3–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
91Montreal Canadiens3–13–3–3
103@ Chicago Black Hawks2–13–4–3
115@ Detroit Red Wings3–13–5–3
127@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–04–5–3
1311Boston Bruins4–25–5–3
1415Detroit Red Wings6–25–6–3
1517@ Detroit Red Wings2–16–6–3
1622Detroit Red Wings3–36–6–4
1725Toronto Maple Leafs6–37–6–4
1826@ Boston Bruins6–17–7–4
1928@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–18–7–4
2029Montreal Canadiens5–28–8–4
December: 2–9–3 (Home: 0–5–2; Road: 2–4–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
212Chicago Black Hawks3–38–8–5
225@ Boston Bruins3–38–8–6
236@ Chicago Black Hawks4–19–8–6
249Chicago Black Hawks6–19–9–6
2512@ Montreal Canadiens7–19–10–6
2613Toronto Maple Leafs3–39–10–7
2716Detroit Red Wings7–39–11–7
2819@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–39–12–7
2920Montreal Canadiens3–29–13–7
3023@ Montreal Canadiens2–09–14–7
3125@ Boston Bruins3–010–14–7
3226Boston Bruins2–010–15–7
3327@ Detroit Red Wings3–110–16–7
3429Chicago Black Hawks4–210–17–7
January: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 3–4–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
351@ Chicago Black Hawks2–110–18–7
363Toronto Maple Leafs3–310–18–8
376Boston Bruins5–211–18–8
389@ Montreal Canadiens6–512–18–8
3910Toronto Maple Leafs6–012–19–8
4014@ Boston Bruins5–212–20–8
4116@ Chicago Black Hawks6–313–20–8
4217@ Detroit Red Wings4–214–20–8
4323@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–114–20–9
4424@ Chicago Black Hawks7–214–21–9
4527Boston Bruins5–215–21–9
4630@ Montreal Canadiens5–115–22–9
4731Detroit Red Wings4–115–23–9
February: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
483Chicago Black Hawks4–115–24–9
496@ Boston Bruins3–215–25–9
507Boston Bruins8–316–25–9
5113Chicago Black Hawks3–016–26–9
5214@ Detroit Red Wings6–216–27–9
5317@ Chicago Black Hawks5–416–28–9
5420@ Detroit Red Wings3–216–29–9
5521Montreal Canadiens2–216–29–10
5624@ Montreal Canadiens6–116–30–10
5727@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–317–30–10
5828Toronto Maple Leafs6–218–30–10
March: 2–8–2 (Home: 0–5–2; Road: 2–3–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
593Boston Bruins6–118–31–10
604@ Boston Bruins4–319–31–10
616@ Montreal Canadiens2–119–32–10
627Detroit Red Wings6–519–33–10
6310Chicago Black Hawks1–119–33–11
6414Montreal Canadiens6–419–34–11
6519Detroit Red Wings6–619–34–12
6620@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–119–35–12
6721Toronto Maple Leafs10–119–36–12
6823@ Chicago Black Hawks3–220–36–12
6925@ Detroit Red Wings7–420–37–12
7028Montreal Canadiens5–320–38–12

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1965 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Marcel Paille392262102171353.581248.8920
Jacques Plante331938101751093.371116.9022

†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.

[4]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[5][6]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 3 Bob Graham D  Canada Toronto Marlboro Midgets
2 9 Tim Ecclestone RW  Canada Etobicoke (Junior B)
3 15 Gordon Lowe D  Canada Toronto Marlboro Midgets
4 21 Syl Apps, Jr C  Canada Kingston Midgets

See also

References
  1. "1964–65 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  2. Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.33, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "1964–65 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  5. "1964 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  6. "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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