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1964–65 New York Rangers season

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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)

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]

Regular season

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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

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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

Record vs. opponents

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1964–65 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 6–8 3–10–1 3–10–1 5–8–1 4–7–3
Chicago 8–6 8–5–1 5–6–3 9–3–2 4–8–2
Detroit 10–3–1 5–8–1 8–4–2 10–2–2 7–6–1
Montreal 10–3–1 6–5–3 4–8–2 10–2–2 6–5–3
New York 8–5–1 3–9–2 2–10–2 2–10–2 5–4–5
Toronto 7–4–3 8–4–2 6–7–1 5–6–3 4–5–5


Schedule and results

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1964–65 Game Log
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
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
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
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
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
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

Playoffs

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

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
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.

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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

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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New York's picks at the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, 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

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.