1965–66 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1965–66 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 40th season in the NHL. The Hawks finished 2nd in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 2.
==Regular Season==
Chicago began the season very strong, going unbeaten in their first seven games, with a 6-0-1 record, before recording their first loss of the year. The Hawks continued to play very strong hockey all season long, only once did they have a losing streak of more than three games, as the club set a team record for wins with 37, and their 82 points earned was a six point improvement over the previous season, as the Black Hawks finished second in the NHL, and earned a playoff spot for the eighth consecutive season.1965-66 Chicago Black Hawks Games - Hockey-Reference.com
On February 26, 1966, team owner James D. Norris died due to a heart attack. Norris was 59 years old.
Offensively, the Hawks were led by Bobby Hull, who had a record breaking season, as he scored an NHL record 54 goals, while earning an NHL record 97 points, as he won the Art Ross Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy for his efforts. Stan Mikita recorded a team high 48 assists and finished second with 78 points in NHL scoring. Phil Esposito had a strong season, scoring 27 goals and 53 points, while Bill Hay had 20 goals and 51 points. Kenny Wharram and Doug Mohns each scored over 20 goals, earning 26 and 22 respectively. On the blueline, Pierre Pilote led the way, earning 36 points, while fellow defenseman Pat Stapleton earned 34 points. Matt Ravlich led the club with 78 penalty minutes.
In goal, Glenn Hall earned the majority of playing time, tying the club record with 34 victories, while posting a team best 2.63 GAA, along with 4 shutouts.[http://goaliesarchive.com/hawks/indexhall.html Chicago Blackhawks goaltending history : Glenn Hall
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 23 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–0–0 	2
2 	October 24 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–2 	Boston Bruins 	2–0–0 	4
3 	October 28 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–1 	Detroit Red Wings 	3–0-0 	6
4 	October 30 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	4–0–0 	8
5 	November 3 	Boston Bruins 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–0–1 	9
6 	November 7 	Toronto Maple Leafs	0–9 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–0–1 	11
7 	November 10	Detroit Red Wings 	2–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–0–1 	13
8 	November 13	Montreal Canadiens 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–1–1 	13
9 	November 14	New York Rangers 	4–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–2–1 	13
10	November 17	Chicago Black Hawks	5–3 	New York Rangers 	7–2–1 	15
11	November 20	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs	7–3–1 	15
12	November 21	Toronto Maple Leafs	7–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	7–4–1 	15
13	November 23	Chicago Black Hawks	3–2 	Detroit Red Wings 	8–4–1 	17
14	November 25	Detroit Red Wings 	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	9–4–1 	19
15	November 27	Chicago Black Hawks	1–0 	New York Rangers 	10–4–1 	21
16	November 28	Montreal Canadiens 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	10–5–1 	21
17	December 1 	Boston Bruins 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	11-5–1 	23
18	December 4 	Chicago Black Hawks	10-1 	Boston Bruins 	12–5–1 	25
19	December 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–2 	New York Rangers 	13–5–1 	27
20	December 8 	New York Rangers 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	13–5–2 	28
21	December 11	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	13–6–2 	28
22	December 12	Montreal Canadiens 	5–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	13–7–2 	28
23	December 15	Boston Bruins 	4-8 	Chicago Black Hawks	14–7–2 	30
24	December 18	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	14–8–2 	30
25	December 19	Detroit Red Wings 	4–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	15–8–2 	32
26	December 22	New York Rangers 	3-4 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–8–2 	34
27	December 25	Chicago Black Hawks	3–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs	16–9–2 	34
28	December 26	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-1 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–9–3 	35
29	December 29	Chicago Black Hawks	3–0 	New York Rangers 	17–9–3 	37
30	December 31	Chicago Black Hawks	4–1 	Detroit Red Wings 	18–9–3 	39
31	January 2 	Boston Bruins 	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	19–9–3 	41
32	January 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	20–9–3 	43
33	January 8 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–6 	New York Rangers 	20–10–3	43
34	January 9 	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	21–10–3	45
35	January 13 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–1 	Boston Bruins 	21–10–4	46
36	January 15 	Chicago Black Hawks	4-6 	Montreal Canadiens 	21–11–4	46
37	January 16 	New York Rangers 	6–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	21–12–4	46
38	January 20 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–4 	Boston Bruins 	21–13–4	46
39	January 22 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs	21–14–4	46
40	January 23 	Montreal Canadiens 	3–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	21–14–5	47
41	January 26 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	22–14–5	49
42	January 27 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–5 	Boston Bruins 	22-15–5	49
43	January 29 	Detroit Red Wings 	4–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	22–15–6	50
44	January 30 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–1 	Detroit Red Wings 	23–15–6	52
45	February 2 	New York Rangers 	3–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	24–15–6	54
46	February 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs	24–16–6	54
47	February 6 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	25–16–6	56
48	February 9 	Detroit Red Wings 	1–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	26–16–6	58
49	February 12	Montreal Canadiens 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	26–16–7	59
50	February 13	New York Rangers 	1–6 	Chicago Black Hawks	27–16–7	61
51	February 16	Chicago Black Hawks	5–2 	New York Rangers 	28–16–7	63
52	February 19	Chicago Black Hawks	2–5 	Montreal Canadiens 	28–17–7	63
53	February 20	Boston Bruins 	1–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	29–17–7	65
54	February 23	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	29–18–7	65
55	February 26	Chicago Black Hawks	4–1 	Detroit Red Wings 	30–18–7	67
56	February 27	Boston Bruins 	1–7 	Chicago Black Hawks	31–18–7	69
57	March 2 	Detroit Red Wings 	4–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	32–18–7	71
58	March 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs	32–19–7	71
59	March 6 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	32–20–7	71
60	March 9 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1 	New York Rangers 	32–21–7	71
61	March 12 	New York Rangers 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	33–21–7	73
62	March 13 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	34–21–7	75
63	March 16 	Detroit Red Wings 	1–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	35–21–7	77
64	March 19 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs	35–22–7	77
65	March 20 	Montreal Canadiens 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	36–22–7	79
66	March 23 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	Boston Bruins 	36–23–7	79
67	March 27 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–1 	Detroit Red Wings 	36–23–8	80
68	March 29 	Boston Bruins 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	37–23–8	82
69	April 2 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–8 	Montreal Canadiens 	37–24–8	82
70	April 3 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–4 	Boston Bruins 	37–25–8	82
==Playoffs==
===Detroit Red Wings 4, Chicago Black Hawks 2===
The Hawks would face the Detroit Red Wings in the Semi-finals for the fourth consecutive season, as the Wings finished fourth in the NHL standings with a record of 31-27-12, recording 74 points, which was eight fewer than the Black Hawks. The series opened with two games at Chicago Stadium, and the Black Hawks took a 1-0 series lead, as they defeated Detroit 2-1, however, the Red Wings evened the series up, as Detroit stunned Chicago with a 7-0 win in the second game. The series shifted to the Detroit Olympia for the next two games, however, in the third game, the Hawks took the series lead, with a 2-1 victory, but once again, the Red Wings evened the series, easily defeating Chicago 5-1 to tie the series up at two. The fifth game was played in Chicago, but it was Detroit winning the game 5-3, and taking the series lead, and the underdog Red Wings completed the upset in the sixth game held back in Detroit, as they defeated the Black Hawks 3-2 to end the series.[http://hockey-reference.com/teams/CBH/1966.html 1965-66 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	April 7 	Detroit Red Wings 	1–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	1-0
2	April 10	Detroit Red Wings 	7–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	1-1
3	April 12	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1 	Detroit Red Wings 	2-1
4	April 14	Chicago Black Hawks	1–5 	Detroit Red Wings 	2–2
5	April 17	Detroit Red Wings 	5–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	2-3
6	April 19	Chicago Black Hawks	2–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	2-4
==Player Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Bobby Hull 	65	54	43	97 	70
Stan Mikita 	68	30	48	78 	58
Phil Esposito	69	27	26	53 	49
Bill Hay 	68	20	31	51 	20
Doug Mohns 	70	22	27	49 	63
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T	GA 	SO	GAA
Glenn Hall 	64	3747	34	21	7	164	4 	2.63
Dave Dryden	11	453 	3 	4 	1	23 	0 	3.05
==Playoff Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Pat Stapleton	6 	2	3	5 	4
Bobby Hull 	6 	2	2	4 	10
Stan Mikita 	6 	1	2	3 	2
Chico Maki 	3 	1	1	2 	0
Phil Esposito	6 	1	1	2 	2
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	GAA
Dave Dryden	1 	13 	0	0	0 	0 	0.00
Glenn Hall 	6 	347	2	4	22	0 	3.80
==Awards and Records==
*Hart Memorial Trophy: Bobby Hull
*Art Ross Trophy: Bobby Hull
*James Norris Memorial Trophy: Pierre Pilote
*Bobby Hull, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Stan Mikita, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
*Pierre Pilote, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
*Pat Stapleton, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Glenn Hall, Goalie, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Draft Picks==
Chicago's draft picks at the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
Round	#	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	2	Dave Culligan 	 	St. Michael's (Junior B)
2 	7	Brian McKenney	 	Smiths Falls (Junior)
==Game Ads==
65-66NHLExhMontrealGameAd3.jpg|Pre-season @ Montreal
65-66NHLExhChiBHQuebecGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Quebec City
==See Also==
*1965–66 NHL season
==References==
==Sources==
*Hockey-Reference
*Rauzulu's Street
*Goalies Archive
*HockeyDB
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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