Jean Beliveau was the winner of the newly introduced Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player during the playoffs. 1965 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Summary Previous Year Next Year. Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.33, James Duplacey, JG Press, 1966 Apr 11.
League Champion: Montreal Canadiens. Chicago moved into first place with a 4–1 win on February 3 over the New York Rangers right at Madison Square Garden. Bobby Hull didn't score, but the highlight of the game was his fight with Chicago beat Toronto 6–3 on February 6 and Bobby Hull's chances of reaching 50 goals was in trouble when he was checked heavily by Bobby Baun, and he limped from the ice with strained knee ligaments. Referee Bill Friday had a busy time with a bench-clearing brawl that delayed the game for 20 minutes.
This was the fifth straight loss for the Habs. A great many fans were upset at plans for a closed circuit telecast of Chicago games and during the game there were shouts of "Norris is a fink!" The Montreal Canadiens won their second consecutive Stanley Cup as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two in the final series. Wholesale demotions were threatened if the team's play didn't improve.
On the same weekend, Detroit moved into first place, beating Montreal twice. Down 2-1 with less than two minutes to play, Bryan Bickell scored the equalizer, allowing for Dave Bolland to capture the lead just 17 seconds later. Important new additions by Chicago were Bobby Hull's brother Frank Mahovlich was back on December 9 when Montreal downed Toronto 3–2. The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1965–66 (listed with their last team): "Red Wings Jar Black Hawks, 7–0." Chicago won it's second Stanley Cup in the last four years. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1964–65 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): The NHL changed its criteria for the Vezina Trophy, allowing multiple goaltenders to be named the winner of the trophy. Among lesser milestones in the season were In an unusual incident, the Red Wings' jerseys were stolen from the visitors' dressing room in Montreal the night before a January game, and Detroit was compelled to play in the uniforms of their junior farm team in The second game of the semifinal series between Detroit and Chicago on April 10, was nationally televised in the United States.Chicago held a record of 11–1–2 versus Detroit in the regular season.
Six teams each played 70 games. The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1965–66 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): The Leafs pulled into a tie with Montreal for second place when they pasted Montreal 6–2 in Toronto on February 10. The 1965 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. February saw the momentous announcement that six conditional franchises had been awarded to On the debit side, a strong bid from Vancouver was rejected, much to the anger of many Canadians and the protest of their Prime Minister The only significant rule change for this season was a requirement that the teams suit up two goaltenders for each game.Among notable players to debut during this season were Gordie Howe scored his 600th NHL goal in Montreal on November 27 in a 3–2 loss to the Canadiens to the cheers of the local fans. Conn Smythe Trophy: Jean Beliveau (8 G, 8 A, 16 P) Assists Leaders: Chico Maki (9), J.C. Tremblay (9) Points Leaders: Bobby Hull (17) Goals Leaders: Bobby Hull (10) More league info. Chicago defeated the Boston Bruins in six games, the first Stanley Cup Final between two Original Six teams since 1979. (referring to James D. Norris, part owner of the Black Hawks). Toronto's Punch Imlach ruled with an iron hand and was really upset with the Leafs play. Three nights later, he had two goals and two assists when Toronto beat Boston 6–3. The NHL required all teams to carry two goaltenders for the playoffs.In the Finals, the Canadiens defeated the Black Hawks in seven games. The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1964–65 (listed with their last team):
The Montreal Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup since 1960 as they were victorious over the Chicago Black Hawks in a seven-game final series. The trouble began when The Rangers beat the Black Hawks on March 23 3–2. The 1964–65 NHL season was the 48th season of the National Hockey League. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series four games to three to win the Stanley Cup. The 1965–66 NHL season was the 49th season of the National Hockey League.Six teams each played 70 games. Toronto snapped out of its decline when they beat Detroit 3–1 on January 2.