25. He got his 100th career shutout on March 4, when Toronto defeated Chicago 4–0. Bobby Hull scored his 50th goal of the season when Chicago lost to Toronto 9–5 on March 18 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Another superlative for the Black Hawks was Stan Mikita, who tied the league scoring record with 97 points in claiming the Art Ross Trophy for the third time. Mikita was also awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as most valuable player. The Chicago Black Hawks, who had won three Stanley Cups, finished first overall in the standings for the first time in their history, a full seventeen points ahead of the Montreal Canadiens and nineteen ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Boston Bruins missed the playoffs, their last time before their record 29-season playoff streak. Final standings Playoffs Playoff bracket Semifinals (1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs Despite Chicago's impressive regular season marks, it was the third seed Toronto Maple Leafs who beat the Black Hawks in the first round of the playoffs. (2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) New York Rangers Montreal swept the Rangers in four games. Stanley Cup Finals Awards All-Star teams Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Source: NHL. Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts Coaches Boston Bruins: Harry Sinden Chicago Black Hawks: Billy Reay Detroit Red Wings: Sid Abel Montreal Canadiens: Toe Blake New York Rangers: Emile Francis Toronto Maple Leafs: Punch Imlach Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1966–67 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins Glen Sather, Boston Bruins Ed Van Impe, Chicago Black Hawks Carol Vadnais, Montreal Canadiens Serge Savard, Montreal Canadiens Rogie Vachon, Montreal Canadiens Last games The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1966–67 (listed with their last team): Bill Hay, Chicago Black Hawks Red Kelly, Toronto Maple Leafs See also 1966-67 NHL transactions 1967 NHL Expansion List of Stanley Cup champions 1966 NHL Amateur Draft 20th National Hockey League All-Star Game National Hockey League All-Star Game 1966 in sports 1967 in sports References