1967 Stanley Cup playoffs

1967 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
Dates	April 6 – May 2, 1967
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Toronto Maple Leafs
Runner-up	Montreal Canadiens
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The 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) was the conclusion of the 1966–67 NHL season, and the final playoffs before the expansion from six to twelve teams. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the defending champion Montreal Canadiens in six games to win the Stanley Cup. The Leafs squad was the oldest ever to win a Cup final; the average age of the team was well more than 30, and four players were more than 40. Toronto has not won the Cup or been to the Finals since.

Format

In the semi-finals, the Chicago Black Hawks who finished in first place played the third-place Toronto Maple Leafs. The second-place Montreal Canadiens played the fourth-place New York Rangers. The winner of the semi-finals series would play for the championship and Stanley Cup.

Series

Playoff bracket

Semifinals			Finals

1	Chicago	2

3	Toronto	4
			3	Toronto	4

			2	Montreal	2
2	Montreal	4

4	New York	0

Semifinals

(1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs

The Chicago Black Hawks was the best regular season team with 94 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs earned the third seed with 75 points. This was the sixth playoff series between these two teams, with Toronto winning three of their five previous series. Their most recent series had come in the 1962 Stanley Cup Finals, which Toronto won in six games. Chicago earned eighteen of twenty-eight points in this year's regular season series.

Despite Chicago's impressive regular season marks, the third seed Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Black Hawks in the first round of the playoffs.

April 6	Toronto Maple Leafs		2–5	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
Frank Mahovlich (1) - pp - 7:12		First period		5:21 - pp - Kenny Wharram (1) 11:49 - Pierre Pilote (1)
No scoring		Second period		1:57 - pp - Bobby Hull (1) 13:44 - Stan Mikita (1)
Jim Pappin (1) - pp - 19:52		Third period		9:41 - Lou Angotti (1)
Terry Sawchuk		Goalie stats		Denis DeJordy

April 9	Toronto Maple Leafs		3–1	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
Pete Stemkowski (1) - 8:07 Dave Keon (1) - sh - 18:33		First period		No scoring
George Armstrong (1) - pp - 8:24		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		8:45 - Stan Mikita (2)
Terry Sawchuk		Goalie stats		Denis DeJordy

April 11	Chicago Black Hawks		1–3	Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
No scoring		First period		11:10 - Ron Ellis (1)
No scoring		Second period		10:22 - pp - Frank Mahovlich (2) 19:15 - Jim Pappin (2)
Bobby Hull (2) - pp - 16:30		Third period		No scoring
Glenn Hall		Goalie stats		Terry Sawchuk

April 13	Chicago Black Hawks		4–3	Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
Kenny Wharram (2) - 00:09 Pierre Pilote (2) - 8:32		First period		3:42 - Dave Keon (2) 10:14 - pp - Tim Horton (1)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Mike Walton (1) - 17:37		Third period		2:31 - Eric Nesterenko (1) 8:42 - Bobby Hull (3)
Glenn Hall, Denis DeJordy		Goalie stats		Terry Sawchuk

April 15	Toronto Maple Leafs		4–2	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
Mike Walton (2) - pp - 6:16 Frank Mahovlich (3) - pp - 14:14		First period		9:31 - Lou Angotti (2) 11:01 - Bobby Hull (4)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Pete Stemkowski (2) - 2:11 Jim Pappin (3) - 17:14		Third period		No scoring
Terry Sawchuk, Johnny Bower		Goalie stats		Denis DeJordy

April 18	Chicago Black Hawks		1–3	Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
Pat Stapleton (1) - sh - 14:38		First period		5:06 - Brian Conacher (1)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		4:47 - Brian Conacher (2) 13:06 - Pete Stemkowski (3)
Glenn Hall		Goalie stats		Terry Sawchuk

Toronto won series 4–2

(2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) New York Rangers

Montreal earned the second seed with 77 points. New York earned the fourth seed with 72 points. This was the eighth playoff series between these two teams, with New York winning four of their seven previous series. Their most recent series had come in the 1957 semifinals, where Montreal defeated New York in five games. Montreal earned sixteen out of twenty-eight points in this year's regular season series.

Montreal defeated the Rangers in a four-game sweep.

April 6	New York Rangers		4–6	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Bernie Geoffrion (1) - pp - 3:46 Rod Gilbert (1) - pp - 16:06		Second period		9:34 - Ralph Backstrom (1)
Rod Gilbert (2) - pp - 1:49 Vic Hadfield (1) - 5:18		Third period		9:12 - Claude Provost (1) 9:34 - J.C. Tremblay (1) 11:03 - John Ferguson (1) 14:55 - Ralph Backstrom (2) 18:07 - Jean Beliveau (1)
Ed Giacomin		Goalie stats		Rogie Vachon

April 8	New York Rangers		1–3	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period		8:55 - pp - Dick Duff (1)
Bernie Geoffrion (2) - pp - 12:03		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		7:46 - pp - John Ferguson (2) 13:25 - Ralph Backstrom (3)
Ed Giacomin		Goalie stats		Rogie Vachon

April 11	Montreal Canadiens		3–2	New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden III	Recap
Claude Larose (1) - 00:13 Jean Beliveau (2) - 3:09		First period		15:51 - pp - Jim Neilson (1)
Bobby Rousseau (1) - pp - 2:05		Second period		4:34 - Earl Ingarfield (1)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Rogie Vachon		Goalie stats		Ed Giacomin

April 13	Montreal Canadiens		2–1	OT	New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden III	Recap
J.C. Tremblay (2) - 10:46		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			17:56 - pp - Phil Goyette (1)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
John Ferguson (3) - 6:28		First overtime period			No scoring
Rogie Vachon		Goalie stats			Ed Giacomin

Montreal won series 4–0

Finals

The Montreal Canadiens were the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. In the 1966 Stanley Cup Finals, Montreal defeated Detroit in six games. This was their 24th Stanley Cup Finals overall, having won the championship fourteen times previously. This was the Toronto Maple Leafs' twenty-first and most recent Stanley Cup Finals, having won twelve championships previously. This was the thirteenth playoff series between these two teams, and they split their twelve previous series. Their most recent series came in the 1966 semifinals, where Montreal won in a four-game sweep. These teams split their fourteen-game regular season series.

After splitting the first four games, the Maple Leafs won games five and six to win the series.

April 20	Toronto Maple Leafs		2–6	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Larry Hillman (1) - 6:40		First period		6:25 - pp - Yvan Cournoyer (1) 11:19 - Henri Richard (1)
Jim Pappin (4) - pp - 12:59		Second period		5:03 - pp - Yvan Cournoyer (2) 6:36 - Jean Beliveau (3)
No scoring		Third period		4:53 - Henri Richard (2) 8:21 - Henri Richard (3)
Terry Sawchuk, Johnny Bower		Goalie stats		Rogie Vachon

April 22	Toronto Maple Leafs		3–0	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Pete Stemkowski (4) - pp - 12:14		First period		No scoring
Mike Walton (3) - pp - 9:12 Tim Horton (2) - 16:57		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Johnny Bower		Goalie stats		Rogie Vachon

April 25	Montreal Canadiens		2–3	2OT	Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
Jean Beliveau (4) - pp - 2:27		First period			8:39 - pp - Pete Stemkowski (5)
John Ferguson (4) - 19:10		Second period			10:34 - Jim Pappin (5)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		Second overtime period			8:26 - Bob Pulford (1)
Rogie Vachon		Goalie stats			Johnny Bower

April 27	Montreal Canadiens		6–2	Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
Ralph Backstrom (4) - 12:25 Jean Beliveau (5) - pp - 13:08		First period		No scoring
Henri Richard (4) - 2:26 Jean Beliveau (6) - 13:41 Ralph Backstrom (5) - 15:58		Second period		2:09 - pp - Mike Walton (4) 12:16 - Tim Horton (3)
Jimmy Roberts (1) - 15:17		Third period		No scoring
Rogie Vachon		Goalie stats		Terry Sawchuk

April 29	Toronto Maple Leafs		4–1	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Jim Pappin (6) - pp - 15:06		First period		6:03 - Leon Rochefort (1)
Brian Conacher (3) - 3:07 Marcel Pronovost (1) - sh - 12:02 Dave Keon (3) - 19:27		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Terry Sawchuk		Goalie stats		Rogie Vachon, Gump Worsley

May 2	Montreal Canadiens		1–3	Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		6:25 - Ron Ellis (2) 19:24 - Jim Pappin (7)
Dick Duff (2) - 5:28		Third period		19:13 - George Armstrong (2)
Gump Worsley		Goalie stats		Terry Sawchuk

Toronto won series 4–2

Statistical leaders

Leading scorers

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Jim Pappin	Toronto	12	7	8	15
Pete Stemkowski	Toronto	12	5	7	12
Jean Beliveau	Montreal	10	6	5	11
Bob Pulford	Toronto	12	1	10	11
Henri Richard	Montreal	10	4	6	10
Frank Mahovlich	Toronto	12	3	7	10

Leading goaltenders

Player	Team	GP	GA	GAA
Terry Sawchuk	Toronto	10	25	2.65
Rogatien Vachon	Montreal	9	22	2.38

Awards and records

Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP) – Dave Keon, Toronto Maple Leafs

References

Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto, Ontario: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-07-8.
Diamond, Dan; Duplacey, James; Zweig, Eric (2003). The Ultimate Prize: The Stanley Cup. Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McNeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-3830-5.
Falla, Jack (2001). Quest for the Cup : a history of the Stanley Cup finals, 1893–2000. Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55263-343-8.

External links

1967 NHL Playoffs Leaders, Hockey-reference.com

Preceded by 1966 Stanley Cup playoffs	Stanley Cup playoffs 1967	Succeeded by 1968 Stanley Cup playoffs