1964–65 Boston Bruins season
The 1964–65 Boston Bruins season was the 41st season of operation for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. The Bruins did not qualify for the playoffs.Offseason
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.Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| LW | 68 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 65 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| D/LW | 67 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 136 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| D | 70 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 65 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| D/RW | 68 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| C | 64 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LW | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| RW | 58 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 60 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| C | 53 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 54 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 67 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 33 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 52 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| D | 51 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 43 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | 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 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Boston's draft picks at the 1964 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 2 | Alex Campbell | | Strathroy Midgets |
| 2 | 8 | Jim Booth | | Sault Ste. Marie Midgets |
| 3 | 14 | Ken Dryden | | Etobicoke Capitols |
| 4 | 20 | Allister Blair | | Ingersoll Marlands |
