The 1966-67 Topps NHL hockey card set consists of 132 cards featuring players from the Original 6 teams of the National Hockey League. The set is dominated by the rookie card of Bobby Orr, defenseman for the Boston Bruins.
Other than Orr, rookie cards include Pete Mahovlich, Wally Boyer, Bert Marshall, Bob Wall, Gilles Marotte, Brit Selby and Joe Watson.
1966-67 Topps NHL Checklist
Number | Player |
1 | Hector “Toe” Blake [Coach] |
2 | Lorne “Gump” Worsley |
3 | Jean-Guy Talbot |
4 | Gilles Tremblay |
5 | J.C. Tremblay |
6 | Jim Roberts |
7 | Bobby Rousseau |
8 | Henri Richard |
9 | Claude Provost |
10 | Claude Larose |
11 | George “Punch” Imlach [Coach] |
12 | Johnny Bower |
13 | Terry Sawchuk |
14 | Mike Walton |
15 | Pete Stemkowski |
16 | Allan Stanley |
17 | Eddie Shack |
18 | Brit Selby RC |
19 | Bob Pulford |
20 | Marcel Pronovost |
21 | Emile Francis RC |
22 | Rod Seiling |
23 | Ed Giacomin |
24 | Don Marshall |
25 | Orland Kurtenbach |
26 | Rod Gilbert |
27 | Bob Nevin |
28 | Phil Goyette |
29 | Jean Ratelle |
30 | Earl Ingarfield |
31 | Harry Sinden RC |
32 | Ed Westfall |
33 | Joe Watson RC |
34 | Bob Woytowich |
35 | Bobby Orr RC |
36 | Gilles Marotte RC |
37 | Ted Green |
38 | Tom Williams |
39 | Johnny Bucyk |
40 | Wayne Connelly |
41 | Pit Martin |
42 | Sid Abel [Coach] |
43 | Roger Crozier |
44 | Andy Bathgate |
45 | Dean Prentice |
46 | Paul Henderson |
47 | Gary Bergman |
48 | Bryan Watson |
49 | Bob Wall RC |
50 | Leo Boivin |
51 | Bert Marshall RC |
52 | Norm Ullman |
53 | Billy Reay [Coach] |
54 | Glenn Hall |
55 | Wally Boyer RC |
56 | Fred Stanfield |
57 | Pat Stapleton |
58 | Matt Ravlich |
59 | Pierre Pilote |
60 | Eric Nesterenko |
61 | Doug Mohns |
62 | Stan Mikita |
63 | Phil Esposito |
64 | Bobby Hull [Leading Scorer] |
65 | Lorne “Gump” Worsley [Vezina Trophy] |
66 | Checklist |
67 | Jacques Laperriere |
68 | Terry Harper |
69 | Ted Harris |
70 | John Ferguson |
71 | Dick Duff |
72 | Yvan Cournoyer |
73 | Jean Beliveau |
74 | Dave Balon |
75 | Ralph Backstrom |
76 | Jim Pappin |
77 | Frank Mahovlich |
78 | Dave Keon |
79 | Red Kelly |
80 | Tim Horton |
81 | Ron Ellis |
82 | Kent Douglas |
83 | Bob Baun |
84 | George Armstrong |
85 | Bernie “Boom-Boom” Geoffrion |
86 | Vic Hadfield |
87 | Wayne Hillman |
88 | Jim Neilson |
89 | Al MacNeil |
90 | Arnie Brown |
91 | Harry Howell |
92 | Gordon “Red” Berenson |
93 | Reg Fleming |
94 | Ron Stewart |
95 | Murray Oliver |
96 | Ron Murphy |
97 | John McKenzie |
98 | Bob Dillabough |
99 | Ed Johnston |
100 | Ron Schock |
101 | Dallas Smith |
102 | Alex Delvecchio |
103 | Pete Mahovlich RC |
104 | Bruce MacGregor |
105 | Murray Hall |
106 | Floyd Smith |
107 | Hank Bassen |
108 | Val Fonteyne |
109 | Gordie Howe |
110 | Ron “Chico” Maki |
111 | Doug Jarrett RC |
112 | Bobby Hull |
113 | Dennis Hull |
114 | Ken Hodge |
115 | Denis DeJordy |
116 | Lou Angotti |
117 | Ken Wharram |
118 | Montreal Canadiens Team |
119 | Detroit Red Wings [Team Card] |
120 | Checklist |
121 | Gordie Howe [All-Star] |
122 | Jacques Laperriere [All-Star] |
123 | Pierre Pilote [All-Star] |
124 | Stan Mikita [All-Star] |
125 | Bobby Hull [All-Star] |
126 | Glenn Hall [All-Star] |
127 | Jean Beliveau [All-Star] |
128 | Allan Stanley [All-Star] |
129 | Pat Stapleton [All-Star] |
130 | Lorne “Gump” Worsley [All-Star] |
131 | Frank Mahovlich [All-Star] |
132 | Bobby Rousseau [All-Star] |
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1966-67 NHL Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 94 | 264 | 170 |
Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 77 | 202 | 188 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 75 | 204 | 211 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 72 | 188 | 189 |
Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 27 | 39 | 4 | 58 | 212 | 241 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 17 | 43 | 10 | 44 | 182 | 253 |
1966-67 NHL Scoring Leaders
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
Stan Mikita | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 12 |
Bobby Hull | Chicago Black Hawks | 66 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 52 |
Norm Ullman | Detroit Red Wings | 68 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 26 |
Ken Wharram | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 21 |
Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 69 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 53 |
Bobby Rousseau | Montreal Canadiens | 68 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 58 |
Phil Esposito | Chicago Black Hawks | 69 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 40 |
Phil Goyette | New York Rangers | 70 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 6 |
Doug Mohns | Chicago Black Hawks | 61 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 58 |
Henri Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 65 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 28 |
Alex Delvecchio | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 10 |
1966-67 NHL Season
1966-67 is known for many historic events in the National Hockey League. It was the last year of the Original 6 era. It was the first year Bobby Orr played in the NHL. It was the last year the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup championship.
With Orr entering the league after a junior career with the Oshawa Generals, it would be the last season until 1975-76 that he would not be the recipient of the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman. The winner in 1966-67 was Harry Howell of the New York Rangers. The winner in 1975-76 was Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders.
Bobby Orr did take home some hardware in his first season with the Boston Bruins. Orr took home the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year with Ed Van Impe, Brian Conacher, Joe Watson and Pete Mahovlich also in the running. He was also named a Second Team All-Star.
For the Norris Trophy, it was a tight battle between Howell and Pierre Pilote of the Chicago Blackhawks. Harry received 113 total votes while Pilote was given 95 votes. Bobby Orr finished third in voting with 36 votes.
Stan Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks was a triple crown winner, taking home the Art Ross Trophy, Hart Trophy and Lady Byng Trophy while also being named a First Team All-Star. Mikita won the scoring title with 97 points, a 17 point edge over teammate Bobby Hull.
The Chicago Blackhawks dominated the regular season with 41 wins and 94 points. The next team in line was the Montreal Canadiens with 77 points. However, in the opening round of the playoffs, the Hawks were stunned by the third seed Toronto Maple Leafs with the Buds eliminated the favourites in six games. Toronto would then oust the Montreal Canadiens in the final for the Stanley Cup championship.
Along with Bobby Orr, fellow future Hockey Hall of Fame members Serge Savard and Rogatien Vachon also played their first games in the NHL. Bill Hay and Red Kelly both called it a career and retired from the game as players.