Bobby Hull's 1965-1966 season
Left winger Bobby Hull was 26 years old when the 1965-1966 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 65 of a possible 70 games and scored 54 goals and 43 assists for 97 points, 1.49 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 4 points. He won Art Ross Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it. He also won Hart Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
- Year 196561 years agoSeason opener
Bobby Hull plays the 1965-1966 season for Chicago Blackhawks
Bobby was 26 years old when the 1965-1966 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- +1 goalThe gameCHI6–2BOSWgame 2/70His night+1P+1G-1+/-6SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameCHI5–1DETWgame 3/70His night+3P+2G+1A+1+/-6SOG1PPP
- November 1965
- The gameBOS2–2CHIgame 5/70His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
MilestoneBobby Hull reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · November 7
- The gameDET2–5CHIWgame 7/70His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +1 goalThe gameMTL5–2CHILgame 8/70His night+1P+1G-2+/-3SOG1PPP
- The gameNYR4–2CHILgame 9/70His nightNo points-1+/-6SOG
- +2 goalsThe gameCHI5–3NYRWgame 10/70His night+2P+2G+1+/-6SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameCHI1–3TORLgame 11/70His night+1P+1G-1+/-6SOG1PPP
- The gameTOR7–3CHILgame 12/70His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- December 1965
- +3 assistsThe gameBOS2–4CHIWgame 17/70His night+3P+3A+2+/-11SOG1PPP
- +2 pointsThe gameCHI10–1BOSWgame 18/70His night+2P+1G+1A+4+/-4SOG
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 18 of 7014 of 18 played26pointsNHL#216goalsNHL#110assistsNHL#10CHI12-5-0W-L-OT25Points1st in the whole NHL - The gameNYR2–2CHIgame 20/70His nightNo points-1+/-6SOG
- The gameCHI1–2MTLLgame 21/70His nightNo points-1+/-6SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMTL5–3CHILgame 22/70His night+1P+1A0+/-5SOG1PPP
MilestoneBobby Hull reaches 100 career points
in the game against Montréal Canadiens · December 12
- +1 assistThe gameCHI1–3DETLgame 24/70His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameDET4–5CHIWgame 25/70His night+3P+2G+1A+5+/-8SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameNYR3–4CHIWgame 26/70His night+3P+2G+1A+2+/-6SOG1PPP
- The gameCHI3–0NYRWgame 29/70His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameCHI4–1DETWgame 30/70His night+2P+1G+1A+3+/-7SOG
Year 196660 years ago- +2 pointsThe gameBOS1–3CHIWgame 31/70His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-4SOG1PPP
- +2 assistsThe gameCHI4–6NYRLgame 33/70His night+2P+2A-2+/-3SOG1PPP
- The gameCHI1–1BOSgame 35/70His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 35 of 7031 of 35 played55pointsNHL#132goalsNHL#123assistsNHL#3CHI21-10-0W-L-OT46Points1st in the whole NHL - The gameCHI4–6MTLLgame 36/70His nightNo points-3+/-4SOG
- +1 goalThe gameCHI3–4BOSLgame 38/70His night+1P+1G-1+/-8SOG1PPP
- The gameCHI0–4TORLgame 39/70His nightNo points0+/-8SOG
- +1 goalThe gameMTL3–3CHIgame 40/70His night+1P+1G+1+/-4SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameCHI4–2MTLWgame 41/70His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-6SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameCHI3–5BOSLgame 42/70His night+1P+1G+2+/-4SOG1PPP
- +1 assistThe gameCHI5–1DETWgame 44/70His night+1P+1A+1+/-3SOG
- February 1966
- +2 goalsThe gameNYR3–4CHIWgame 45/70His night+2P+2G0+/-8SOG1PPP
- +2 assistsThe gameCHI2–5TORLgame 46/70His night+2P+2A-1+/-6SOG1PPP
- The gameDET1–2CHIWgame 48/70His nightNo points+1+/-3SOG
- +1 goalThe gameMTL2–2CHIgame 49/70His night+1P+1G0+/-2SOG
- +1 goalThe gameCHI5–2NYRWgame 51/70His night+1P+1G0+/-5SOG
- The gameCHI2–5MTLLgame 52/70His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameBOS1–5CHIWgame 53/70His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-4SOG1PPP
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 53 of 7048 of 53 played77pointsNHL#147goalsNHL#130assistsNHL#8CHI29-17-0W-L-OT65PointsPlayoff spot1st in the whole NHL - +1 assistThe gameTOR3–2CHILgame 54/70His night+1P+1A-1+/-6SOG
- +1 goalThe gameCHI4–1DETWgame 55/70His night+1P+1G0+/-7SOG1PPP
- +5 pointsThe gameBOS1–7CHIWgame 56/70His night+5P+1G+4A+5+/-8SOG
- March 1966
- The gameCHI0–5TORLgame 58/70His nightNo points-1+/-6SOG
- The gameMTL1–0CHILgame 59/70His nightNo points0+/-5SOG
- The gameCHI0–1NYRLgame 60/70His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameNYR2–4CHIWgame 61/70His night+3P+1G+2A+2+/-8SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameTOR1–5CHIWgame 62/70His night+1P+1G+1+/-7SOG
- The gameCHI2–4TORLgame 64/70His nightNo points0+/-6SOG
- The gameMTL2–4CHIWgame 65/70His nightNo points+1+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCHI1–3BOSLgame 66/70His night+1P+1A0+/-4SOG1PPP
- The gameCHI1–1DETgame 67/70His nightNo points-1+/-9SOG
- +1 assistThe gameBOS2–4CHIWgame 68/70His night+1P+1A0+/-5SOG1PPP
- April 1966
- +1 goalThe gameCHI3–8MTLLgame 69/70His night+1P+1G-2+/-4SOG1PPP
The season in numbersBobby Hull closes the 1965-1966 season with 97 points
Points97NHL#1Games65of 7093%Goals54NHL#1Assists43NHL#5P/GP1.49NHL#1+/-+19NHL#13Events4hat tricks · 4 goals in one game100NHL games100career points50career assists50career goals8 i radgames with a point · 13 pts4 i radgames with a goal4 days laterPlayoffsChicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs
QuarterfinalChicago Blackhawks meet Detroit Red Wings
CHIvsDETSwedes on Chicago BlackhawksSwedes on Detroit Red WingsNo Swedes- +1 goalGame 1DET1–2CHIWHis night+1P+1G0+/-8SOG1PPP
- Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 2DET7–0CHILHis nightNo points0+/-4SOG
- Chicago Blackhawksare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
- +1 assistGame 3CHI2–1DETWHis night+1P+1A-1+/-3SOG1PPP
- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 4CHI1–5DETLHis nightNo points-2+/-2SOG
- Chicago Blackhawksare2–2withDetroit Red Wings
- +1 goalGame 5DET5–3CHILHis night+1P+1G0+/-3SOG
- Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstChicago Blackhawks
- +1 assistGame 6CHI2–3DETLHis night+1P+1A0+/-4SOG1PPP
QuarterfinalDetroit Red Wings knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2
CHI2–4DETEliminatedHe did not play in this roundThe run in numbersBobby Hull ends the 1965-1966 playoffs with 4 points
Points4NHL#22Games6Goals2NHL#11Assists2NHL#24P/GP0.67NHL#14+/--3NHL#66DET2–4HonoursBobby Hull won Art Ross Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy for 1965-1966