1966 Stanley Cup

Game 6 highlights - Henri Richard scores the Stanley Cup winning goal in overtime, Play-by-play announcer is Danny Gallivan, postgame with Ward Cornell and Frank Selke Jr, Originally broadcast on May 5, 1966 HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA on CBC
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[@nezahual2000]

No ads, no masks, no helmets, pure fun! Amazing to watch this nowadays. This were heroes! Not only pro players, and commentary was amazing! Make you love the sport. Thanks for sharing this amazing piece of pure gold 🙏

[@Skanzool]

JC Tremblay was an incredible player! I think a lot of fans don't realize how good Henri Richard was. He was far and away the most impactful player on the ice in this game. Five years later he would do the same thing in Chicago in Game 7. What a player he was!!

[@rkgrant]

Gallivan was unmatched for the play-by-play.

[@1aquinas]

Tremendous! Was there. Thanks for showing it. Love the plain ice and plain announcer!!!

[@Grandtrunk]

The CBC with Hockey Night in Canada was my mainstay! Galivan and Dick Irvin. Best hockey broadcast duo ever!

[@Grandtrunk]

Gallivan. Sorry.

[@alexchristopher221]

Only the best of the best players made it to the NHL during the Original Six era. Every game was virtually all-star calibre of today.

[@RichD384]

The two teams shaking hands after the series ends is still one of the greatest things in all of sports.

[@chais1111]

Jean Beliveau, what a presence and charisma this man had.....

[@michaelleroy9281]

Those Original 6 days were great 👍 hockey

[@joanschooley5160]

A goal and a assist from Leon Rochefort who played one regular season game and four playoff games for Habs that season. Biggest game of his life!?

[@MrPunkforlife]

I lived in Montreal, back then, and this is MY first time seeing this broadcast. 8O Thanx.

[@Habs8691]

What an amazing piece of film. First time I've seen it since 1966. Watched Batman first then this game at 9.

[@robertgoodman8473]

Number one in my book. And, I have been listening to radio and tv hockey broadcasts since 1961.

[@michaelohalloran2800]

Great footage for back in day.

[@OldRustySteele]

Note starting at 2:52, Danny Gallivan describes the weather in Detroit using Fahrenheit, not Celsius. Canada didn’t go to the metric system until the late ‘70’s or maybe even early ‘80’s.

[@Lava1964]

The change occurred when I was in the fifth grade in 1974 or 1975. That school year had a lot of math units about how do converts imperial to metric.

[@OldRustySteele]

@@Lava1964 Hi Lava! Thanks for the info. I was in college (In Missouri) then, and we did most of our studies in metric units. After graduating in 1976, I was surprised that in my first job, all the technical measurements were in “English” non-metric units. Of the US states, Ohio was the most aggressive trying to convert to metric - their Interstate Highway signs were in dual units - but that effort fizzled out.

[@davids9520]

You can see Roger Crozier immediately after the puck went into the net, gesture to the referee about an arm pushing the puck into the goal. Such an immediate reaction. Too bad there was no replay back in the day.

[@MegaWolfgang]

Crozier would get revenge in 1975 when his goal tending would eliminate a Habs team in the semi finals for the Buffalo Sabres. A Habs team which would win the cup the next 4 years in a row.

[@collegesuccess]

Cue to 16:39 min. mark and run at .25 speed. Though a huge Wings fan who believed that we got cheated, it is clear now that Gary Bergman was trying to stop Pocket Rocket, fell in front #16 and cause Henri Richard to fall, too. That the puck got carried in to the net WAS a fluke--A tragic one. But, I am glad to see that the Cup was not stolen from us. For over a half century I thought we were robbed. How wrong the film shows. But it takes slow motion and better media than we had then to understand what honestly happened, sorry to admit after years of throwing a fit about this killer goal.

[@davids9520]

@@collegesuccess The time was actually 16:39. Yeah, it might be a legal goal according to rules of the day. But one hates to see a Stanley Cup won on a goal that involved opposing players pushing the puck into the goal. Not exactly a Bobby Orr style goal. I think a lot of it goes back to the Red Wings coming so close to winning the Cup against Toronto and Montreal during the 1960's, and them losing in the finals. I probably felt the same way when they lost to the Devils. A long wait to get back to finals, and they end up being swept.

[@marioc3521]

Sawchuk was better

[@sawchucksaves1867]

@@marioc3521 Yes, he surely was.

[@basilsmith104]

Classic hockey.

[@basilsmith104]

Classic series.

[@michaelleroy9281]

RIP Henri Richard Series winning goal game 6

[@johngore7744]

Back in the day of Nos Glorieux, Les blue Blanc rouge. The flying Frenchmen. When we still had a lot Quebecois on the team.

[@michaelohalloran2800]

Never got to the old Maple leafs Garden. Went to The forum wishing I went there

[@davids9520]

The 1960's for the Detroit Red Wings was an era of frustration. We kept getting to the Stanley Cup finals and losing to a Canadian team, either the Maple Leafs or Canadians. After that the Red Wings went into a steep decline. The 'Dead" Wings of the 1970's was a terrible era. Had to wait another 30 years before they finally won a Stanley Cup again. Though now I feel sympathy for the Maple Leafs. Too bad the Red Wings, Maple Leafs & Canadians will never meet in the Stanley Cup finals, now.

[@casparuskruger4807]

Ya, you had to feel for that 60's Detroit teams. Then came the Harkness years. I thought the Blackhawks got snake-bit a few times during the 60's-early 70's after they won the cup in 1961. But hey, Montreal sure was a powerhouse during those years.

[@Woody10719]

They're considering changing the format so teams in the same division can meet in the cup final

[@robertshaw3711]

@@casparuskruger4807 I remember watching game 7 in 1971 between Montreal and Chicago. I am not a Montreal fan and was disappointed at Chicago blowing a 2-0 lead in that game . The Montreal comeback for a 3-2 victory started with a long shot by Jaques Lemaire that handcuffed Tony Esposito. Although Montreal came back to win the Cup this was one Stanley Cup that they didn't deserve. It was only because of Ken Dryden that they won the cup.

[@casparuskruger4807]

@@robertshaw3711 Yup. a real heart breaker for Blackhawks fans. They were going into the 3rd period in the 6th game of that series with a one goal lead too. A couple of really lucky bounces for the Habs. They score two goals to force that 7th game. Earlier in that series, the Habs beat an extremely powerful Boston team--who were actually the class of the league that year. And there again, Dryden out-performed Cheevers --who was absolutely terrible.

[@MonTube2006]

@@Woody10719 they should do conferences crossovers in the Semi-finals

[@casparuskruger4807]

How long did it take the production crew of these HNIC telecasts to discover that inserting these quick close-ups of the goaltender when the puck is in their area, totally disrupts the viewers understanding of how the play flows and develops close to the net? And as a result, watching these clips for the 60's is so incredibly aggravating. Often it's impossible to tell what's going on when you can't see that last pass going to the goal scorer before he scores. That clinching goal by Henri Richard is a perfect example. But do I sure ever miss Danny Gallivan and Bill Hewitt.

[@leafyutube]

The winning goal in this one certainly ranks up there among the biggest goals in Stanley Cup history.

[@mksaelens]

OMG. I actually watched this broadcast while living in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We used to receive CKPR-TV, the then-CBC affiliate (it's now affiliated with CTV) in Port Arthur/Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) via cable. That was my only way to watch it. With the exception of the then-CBS (now NBC) affiliate in Marquette, WLUC, the rest of our TV signals were CKPR and two Green Bay stations - WFRV (then an NBC affiliate) and WLUK (which was then with ABC). Ironically, 11 years later I was working as a sportswriter in northern Virginia, covering the then-woefully bad Washington Capitals, when they acquired Roger Crozier in a trade with Buffalo. He only played a handful of games with the Capitals before he retired and went to work in their front office. I was interviewing him for a feature story one day when I mentioned that I'd watched this game and how disappointed I was in how it ended. He was one of the nicest people I ever interviewed in 25 years as a journalist. To his credit, all he said was, "not as disappointed as I was." More irony still is that Danny Gallivan, who was the play-by-play announcer in this game, wrapped up his broadcasting career after leaving Hockey Night in Canada as the TV voice for one season of the Capitals.

[@montrealsports29]

Are you sure that it was Danny Gallivan who became the TV voice of the Capitals for one season? I grew up idolizing him and I never heard of that before.

[@johnhorn3344]

Gallivan in Washington? I’m doubtful.

[@altfactor]

I thought Danny Gallivan had retired, but that the regular TV announcer for the Capitals had to take a medical leave of absence and Gallivan was asked to fill in.

[@edmourgagnon1504]

Thank you for telling us your story!

[@604bigE]

Great audio and commentary!!

[@altfactor]

Although NBC had rights to weekend-afternoon playoff games in 1966, they passed on Game 6, perhaps because it was in prime-time (had there been a Game 7, it would have been a weekend afternoon and would have been on the Peacock Network). With NBC passing on this game, the RKO General station group got the rights for Game 6 and produced their own telecast. Since RKO's WOR-TV New York telecast the New York Rangers, I suspect that the announcers for their 1965-66 Rangers' games (Bob Wolff and Emile "The Cat" Francis?) called the game. Additionally, WOR's color remote van was driven to Detroit, so American viewers got to see Game 6 in color. By contrast, the CBC (and CTV, which had a package of Wednesday-night games during the regular-season) was still televising the NHL in black-and-white, and would not televise NHL games in color until the 1967 playoffs.

[@basilsmith104]

Great series.

[@billdang3953]

To think that in a few short years, Darkness With Darkness and the subsequent Dead Wings/Dead Things era would overcome the Red Wings.

[@SigmaRho2922]

1966 was the last time that none of the New York area hockey teams participated in the playoffs. This could happen again in 2020.

[@normthompson923]

Goalie interference?Guiding the puck in with your arm.Dubious refs.Nothing much has changed other than a players ice time.Feal honored to watch these legends,Thank You

[@EJBates]

Times have changed. At the end all those kids come out of the stands and on the ice and the players give away their sticks.

[@dpayne6567]

Beautiful footage. Thanks. Good goal by the way. I read about the goal in books, but it's a good goal. Richard is knocked down and was falling with the defenseman when the puck hit one of them. Ridiculous to suggest he directed it with his arm. Watched it in slo mo a couple times. God goal.

[@michaelohalloran2800]

I'm a Ranger fan . A lot of respect for The Maple .

[@werqa123]

Great! Alas this is not a full game. Anyway thank you for sharing.

[@basilsmith104]

Great hockey.

[@rkgrant]

The old Olympic ice Arena in Detroit...another temple of hockey.

[@billdeblaey6078]

I think you meant Olympia!! I have an autographed brick from there. Gordie personally signed it for me on his 65th birthday your!!

[@dennisandry1632]

The ice looks so BIG !

[@billybrah4904]

because the players were smaller with smaller equipment

[@michaelleroy9281]

The Olympia did have a larger rink than the other arenas

[@edmourgagnon1504]

Wow... That Stan Mikita was quite a player... Did not see much of him. Was not quite 8 years old that day...

[@Edwardo485]

Stan Mikita played his entire 22 - year NHL career With the Chicago Blackhawks. Winning only One Stanley Cup in 1961 #21 what a great Hockey player he was. ⭐ ✊

[@markrocovich2234]

Budd Lynch was the PA announcer at the Olympia...

[@far02222]

Budd was doing radio with Bruce Martyn on the game. Bob Liggett was the PA announcer at Olympia in "64.

[@michaelcanney7218]

​@@far02222it was 1966

[@markrocovich2234]

This game was on a Sunday afternoon, and it was blacked out in Detroit..If you had a outdoor antenna, you could see it on the NBCaffiliate in Toledo, WSPD-13...

[@broonsdad]

It was at night. I remember like it was yesterday. We were watching the game on our front porch, because it was too hot in the house...

[@markrocovich2234]

broonsdad i would have swore it was an afternoon game..i was not too popular in my house, because i LOVED the Habs, and Mom &Grandma were Wings fans...

[@broonsdad]

I never forgot!

[@joebearhughes]

CHANNEL 9?

[@ricmazur8620]

You're wrong. I lived in Detroit and watched the game on TV. It was on the CBC feed from Windsor's CKLW TV channel 9.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Red Wings thought they had it won after they won 1st 2 at Forum Habs came back to win 4 straight

[@davedduchene]

that's Paul Henderson for the Wings, right?

[@auckland18]

It sure is.

[@Chrisman77]

nice game...unfortunate it ended on a goal pushed in with the hand.

[@MrPunkforlife]

8^/

[@joanschooley5160]

Interesting we really see only 2 lines for Habs; Beliveau/Provost/G Trembley and Henri Richard with two pretty much "journeyman" wingers is Balon and Rochefort who clearly stepped up their games. We don't get to see the likes of Duff, Backstrom, Rousseau, Fergusson, or the Roadrunner!

[@Jay9999]

Lol Just met Habs player Balon's family in Prince Albert sask tonight

[@jimbrickley9613]

His brother Chick was in Fort Wayne two years ago.

[@michaelcanney7218]

Richard sweeps it in with his hand and the Montreal announcers say Montreal deserves the cup.

[@MrPunkforlife]

8^\

[@casparuskruger4807]

Back in the day, the HNIC camera production crew had this annoying habit of switching to a close up of the goaltender when the play was close to him. It's impossible to see the pass and what Richard did as a result. Even when I was kid watching these games that just drove me nuts!

[@MonTube2006]

The puck rebounds on his back* Are you blind ?!?!

[@clintscroggs65]

Always assumed the Original Six semi-finals were 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3. I guess that's not the case. Was it always like this?

[@richardprue2304]

It was 1-4 and 2-3

[@johnhorn3344]

It was 1 vs 3 and 2 vs 4 until 1971.

[@1aquinas]

I was there. Saw all home games vs Hawks and Canadians. Of course WE WAS ROBBED as Richard kicked it in while interfering with Crozier!

[@pierrericard4687]

Anyway... Montreal was to good !

[@larryorsiniorsini9788]

As always. Habs always get it their way

[@fewerbeansplease]

What was it like in black and white?

[@MonTube2006]

Give me a break

[@endlessmountain]

By no means no goalie interference with goal number one.

[@altfactor]

Where were the phone calls to Montreal coach Toe Blake from Prime Minister Lester Pearson and President Lyndon Johnson?

[@jaymorgenthal9479]

Black Hawks 1961 cup was the only cup won by a US based team from 1956 to 1969. Now the US teams have won every cup since the Rangers in 1994. The unfair territorial rights prior to the draft kept the best players in montreal and toronto. Things are much different now. The draft brought Bobby Orr to the Bruins instead of the Leafs. Gilbert Perrault to the Sabres instead of the Habs.

[@brucemorton7787]

you should do some research on the territorial rights claims. Orr was not drafted. A Leaf scout didn't think he would amount to anything and ignored him. The Bruins signed him shortly thereafter. The Canadian teams, especially Montreal, had better scouting systems back then.

[@sawchucksaves1867]

Bobby Orr wasn't drafted. He signed a contract with Wren Blair of the Bruins when he was 12 or 13 tying his future to that organization, and came up to the Bruins through their owned minor league junior affiliate, the Oshawa Generals.

[@jimanderson7648]

there was no draft then JR A & JR B teams were sponsored by NHL teams

[@michaelcanney7218]

Wrong, bobby was signed by the Bruins not drafted

[@ronmailloux9370]

as a habs fan I can truly say that was not a goal for montreal in ot

[@tomstanek8125]

I was at that game.

[@Firearcher4]

Sounds like BOB COLE

[@michaelleroy9281]

Danny Gallivan

[@LDehaut]

12:56 seriously?

[@jaymorgenthal9479]

The REAL NHL. There is no more NHL.It’s crap now.

[@shayflyer5446]

look at the bitter red wing fans at 16;51 to 17;00 all the garbage thrown on the ice

[@jgriffin282]

“A record low of 28 yesterday morning to a high today of 81”. So there was climate change in 1966 too? 😂😂

[@basilsmith104]

Great hockey.