The 1964–65 Boston Bruins season was the 41st season of operation for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins did not qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season for the first time in franchise history.
Regular season On January 27, 1965, Ulf Sterner, the first European trained player, made his debut in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers in a game versus the Boston Bruins.Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.33, James Duplacey, JG Press,
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|3||L||October 17, 1964||2–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||0–3–0
|4||L||October 18, 1964||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||0–4–0
|5||T||October 22, 1964||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||0–4–1
|6||L||October 25, 1964||0–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||0–5–1
|7||L||October 28, 1964||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||0–6–1
|8||L||October 29, 1964||0–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||0–7–1
|9||L||October 31, 1964||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||0–8–1
|10||W||November 1, 1964||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||1–8–1
|11||W||November 8, 1964||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||2–8–1
|12||T||November 10, 1964||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||2–8–2
|13||L||November 11, 1964||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||2–9–2
|14||W||November 14, 1964||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||3–9–2
|15||T||November 15, 1964||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||3–9–3
|16||L||November 21, 1964||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||3–10–3
|17||L||November 22, 1964||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||3–11–3
|18||W||November 26, 1964||6–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||4–11–3
|19||L||November 28, 1964||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||4–12–3
|20||W||November 29, 1964||4–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||5–12–3
|21||L||December 3, 1964||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||5–13–3
|22||T||December 5, 1964||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||5–13–4
|23||L||December 10, 1964||1–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||5–14–4
|24||L||December 12, 1964||3–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||5–15–4
|25||L||December 13, 1964||4–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||5–16–4
|26||L||December 16, 1964||5–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||5–17–4
|27||W||December 17, 1964||5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||6–17–4
|28||L||December 20, 1964||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||6–18–4
|29||L||December 25, 1964||0–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||6–19–4
|30||W||December 26, 1964||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||7–19–4
|31||L||December 27, 1964||2–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||7–20–4
|32||W||January 1, 1965||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||8–20–4
|33||L||January 2, 1965||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||8–21–4
|34||L||January 3, 1965||1–8 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||8–22–4
|35||L||January 6, 1965||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||8–23–4
|36||W||January 7, 1965||5–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||9–23–4
|37||L||January 9, 1965||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||9–24–4
|38||W||January 14, 1965||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||10–24–4
|39||L||January 16, 1965||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||10–25–4
|40||L||January 17, 1965||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||10–26–4
|41||L||January 20, 1965||1–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||10–27–4
|42||L||January 21, 1965||0–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||10–28–4
|43||L||January 23, 1965||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||10–29–4
|44||W||January 24, 1965||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||11–29–4
|45||L||January 27, 1965||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||11–30–4
|46||L||January 28, 1965||2–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||11–31–4
|47||L||January 30, 1965||1–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||11–32–4
|48||L||January 31, 1965||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||11–33–4
|49||W||February 4, 1965||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||12–33–4
|50||W||February 6, 1965||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||13–33–4
|51||L||February 7, 1965||3–8 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||13–34–4
|52||L||February 11, 1965||1–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||13–35–4
|53||W||February 13, 1965||5–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||14–35–4
|54||T||February 14, 1965||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||14–35–5
|55||L||February 20, 1965||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||14–36–5
|56||L||February 21, 1965||0–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||14–37–5
|57||W||February 24, 1965||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||15–37–5
|58||L||February 27, 1965||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||15–38–5
|59||W||February 28, 1965||5–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||16–38–5
|60||W||March 3, 1965||6–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||17–38–5
|61||L||March 4, 1965||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||17–39–5
|62||L||March 6, 1965||3–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||17–40–5
|63||T||March 7, 1965||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||17–40–6
|64||W||March 13, 1965||2–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||18–40–6
|65||L||March 14, 1965||2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||18–41–6
|66||W||March 17, 1965||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||19–41–6
|67||L||March 18, 1965||3–10 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||19–42–6
|68||L||March 21, 1965||2–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||19–43–6
|69||W||March 27, 1965||6–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||20–43–6
|70||W||March 28, 1965||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||21–43–6
Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG LW 68 26 29 55 24702 C 65 20 23 43 30604 D/LW 67 18 23 41 136124 D 70 8 27 35 156200 RW 65 13 21 34 28203 D/RW 68 12 15 27 65022 C 64 6 20 26 86010 LW 31 14 9 23 12312 RW 58 6 17 23 72000 LW 60 9 9 18 6203 C 53 7 10 17 4000 LW 54 7 6 13 42100 D 67 3 10 13 68001 D 21 2 10 12 16000 C 33 4 7 11 14100 C 52 6 4 10 41040 D 51 0 9 9 30000 D 43 0 6 6 26000 D 47 2 3 5 41000 C 18 3 1 4 6000 RW 15 0 2 2 26000 RW 20 0 1 1 13000 C 4 0 1 1 0000 D 4 0 1 1 0000 LW 1 0 0 0 0000 RW 2 0 0 0 0000 G 47 0 0 0 4000 G 23 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 2820 47 11 32 4 163 3.47 3 1380 23 10 11 2 85 3.70 1 Team: 4200 70 21 43 6 248 3.54 4
Draft picks Boston's draft picks at the 1964 NHL entry draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)12 Alex Campbell Strathroy Midgets (OAAAMHL)28 Jim Booth Sault Ste. Marie Midgets (OAAAMHL)314 Ken Dryden Etobicoke Capitols (MetJHL)420 Allister Blair Ingersoll Marlands (WBJHL)
See also 1964–65 NHL season
References