1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season

1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup champions
League	3rd NHL
1966–67 record	32–27–11
Goals for	204
Goals against	211
Team information
General Manager	Punch Imlach
Coach	Punch Imlach
Captain	George Armstrong
Alternate captains	Bob Pulford Allan Stanley
Arena	Maple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
Goals	Ron Ellis (22)
Assists	Dave Keon (33)
Points	Dave Keon (52)
Penalty minutes	Jim Pappin (89)
Wins	Terry Sawchuk (15)
Goals against average	Johnny Bower (2.64)

The 1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 50th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 40th as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs finished third in the NHL with a record of 32–27–11 for 75 points to qualify for the playoffs. Toronto defeated the first-place Chicago Black Hawks four games to two in the semi-finals before upending their arch-rival Montreal Canadiens in six games to win their thirteenth Stanley Cup in franchise history. As of 2023-24 this remains the last time that the Maple Leafs have won the Stanley Cup and the last time they have made an appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Offseason

Intra-League Draft

June 15, 1966	To Montreal Canadiens Wally Boyer
June 15, 1966	From Montreal Canadiens Don Blackburn
June 15, 1966	From New York Rangers John Brenneman
June 15, 1966	To New York Rangers Orland Kurtenbach

Inter-League Draft

June 1, 1966

From Tulsa Oilers Danny Johnson

Reverse Draft

June 12, 1966

To Providence Reds (AHL) John Sleaver

Free agents

Player Former Team Andre Hinse Undrafted Free Agent

Regular season

Five to a Crease

In 1966–67, the Maple Leafs had five goaltenders suit up during the regular season. Besides Bower and Sawchuk, the Maple Leafs employed Bruce Gamble, Al Smith, and Gary Smith. As Bower struggled with injuries, Al Smith actually sat on the bench for two of the last three Stanley Cup games. For many inside the organization, the controversy was that Smith was on the bench, and not a proven player like Gamble. The concern was that if Sawchuk was injured, having Smith instead of Gamble would be a huge risk. The source of the controversy was that Bruce Gamble was competing for the Rochester Americans. Imlach was a part owner of the Americans, and was anxious to protect Rochester's roster at playoff time, as a means of protecting his investment.

Final standings

(TBA)

Record vs. opponents

(TBA)

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Dave Keon	66	19	33	52	2
Frank Mahovlich	63	18	28	46	44
Bob Pulford	67	17	28	45	28
Ron Ellis	67	22	23	45	14
Boise Taylor	67	20	19	39	21
Pete Stemkowski	68	13	22	35	75
George Armstrong	70	9	24	33	26
Norm Ullman	13	5	12	17	2
Jim Pappin	64	21	11	32	89
Paul Henderson	13	5	6	11	8
Larry Jeffrey	56	11	17	28	27
Brian Conacher	66	14	13	27	47
Floyd Smith	6	6	1	7	0
Eddie Shack	63	11	14	25	58
Mike Walton	61	7	10	17	13
John Brenneman	41	6	4	10	4
Brit Selby	6	1	1	2	0
Wayne Carleton	5	1	0	1	14
Brent Imlach	1	0	0	0	0
Dick Gamble	1	0	0	0	0

Defensemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Red Kelly	61	14	24	38	4
Tim Horton	70	8	17	25	70
Larry Hillman	55	4	19	23	40
Marcel Pronovost	58	2	12	14	28
Kent Douglas	39	2	12	14	48
Doug Barrie	13	9	3	12	3
Allan Stanley	53	1	12	13	20
Bob Baun	54	2	8	10	83
Jim McKenny	6	1	0	1	0
Duane Rupp	3	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Terry Sawchuk	28	15	5	4	2	2.81
Johnny Bower	27	12	9	3	2	2.64
Bruce Gamble	23	5	10	4	0	3.39
Gary Smith	2	0	2	0	0	3.65
Al Smith	1	0	1	0	0	5.00

Playoffs

1967 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game Log
1967 Stanley Cup Semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Maple Leafs wins series 4–2 No. R Date Score OT Opponent Series 1 L April 6, 1967 2–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 2 W April 9, 1967 3–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 3 W April 11, 1967 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 4 L April 13, 1967 3–4 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 5 W April 15, 1967 4–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 6 W April 18, 1967 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks 4–2
1967 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Maple Leafs wins series 4–2 No. R Date Score OT Opponent Series 1 L April 20, 1967 2–6 @ Montreal Canadiens 0–1 2 W April 22, 1967 3–0 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–1 3 W April 25, 1967 3–2 2OT Montreal Canadiens 2–1 4 L April 27, 1967 2–6 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 5 W April 29, 1967 4–1 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 6 W May 2, 1967 3–1 Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1966–67 season.

Trades

June 6, 1966	To Minnesota North Stars Ken Broderick Barry MacKenzie Gary Dineen	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash
June 8, 1966	To Los Angeles Kings Red Kelly	To Toronto Maple Leafs Ken Block
September 12, 1966	To Philadelphia Flyers Al Millar	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash
September 12, 1966	To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) Tom Polanic	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash
October 3, 1966	To California Seals Gerry Ehman	To Toronto Maple Leafs Bryan Hextall Jr. J.P. Parise
October 15, 1966	To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) Walt McKechnie	To Toronto Maple Leafs Steve Witiuk
December 23, 1966	To Minnesota North Stars J.P. Parise Milan Marcetta	To Toronto Maple Leafs Ted Taylor Murray Hall Don Johns Len Landle Duke Harris Carl Wetzel
January 13, 1967	To Minnesota North Stars Bronco Horvath	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash
March 3, 1967	To Rochester Americans (AHL) Duke Harris	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash
March 3, 1967	To Detroit Red Wings Frank Mahovlich Pete Stemkowski Garry Unger Carl Brewer	To Toronto Maple Leafs Doug Barrie Norm Ullman Paul Henderson Floyd Smith
March 25, 1967	To St. Louis Blues Cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Pat Quinn
May 14, 1967	To Oakland Seals Cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Terry Clancy
May 15, 1967	To Boston Bruins Eddie Shack	To Toronto Maple Leafs Murray Oliver Cash
May 23, 1967	To Chicago Black Hawks Jim Pappin	To Toronto Maple Leafs Pierre Pilote
June 1, 1967	To New York Rangers Cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Pete Conacher
June 6, 1967	To Detroit Red Wings Cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Alexavier Uly
June 6, 1967	To Rochester Americans (AHL) Murray Hall	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash
June 11, 1968	To Vancouver Canucks (WHL) Bob Barlow	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash

Draft picks

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

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	4	John Wright	Canada	West Clair Gaels (OHA)
2	10	Cam Crosby	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
3	16	Rick Ley	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
4	22	Dale MacLeish	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)

Awards and honors

• Dave Keon, Conn Smythe Trophy
• 2024 NHL Alumni Association's Keith Magnuson ‘Man of the Year’ award

References

• Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
• Maple Leafs on Database Hockey

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