1962–63 NHL season

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1962–63 NHL season
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration October 10, 1962 – April 18, 1963
Number of games 70
Number of teams 6
Regular season
Season champion Toronto Maple Leafs
Season MVP Gordie Howe (Red Wings)
Top scorer Gordie Howe (Red Wings)
Stanley Cup
Finals champions Toronto Maple Leafs
  Runners-up Detroit Red Wings
NHL seasons

The 1962–63 NHL season was the 46th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs won their second Stanley Cup in a row as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to one.

Regular season

Some diversionary news hit the sports pages the day of the All-Star Game when it was reported that Toronto had sold Frank Mahovlich to Chicago for $1 million and James D. Norris produced a cheque for the amount. On the advice of Conn Smythe, Leafs general manager and head coach Punch Imlach declined the deal, saying that a million dollars does not score goals, and Mahovlich would remain a Maple Leaf.

A serious incident took place on October 23 between the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks. A vicious stick-swinging duel took place between Gilles Tremblay and Reg Fleming that was said to be the worst since the Bernie Geoffrion-Ron Murphy fight in 1953. Both players received match penalties and $100 fines. Tremblay emerged with a bad cut on his head that required many stitches. Montreal coach Toe Blake had some caustic remarks for Fleming when he was leaving the ice, which almost resulted in another fight. The Canadiens and Black Hawks played to a 4–4 tie. President Clarence Campbell suspended both Tremblay and Fleming for three games.

Glenn Hall's consecutive game streak came to an end on November 8 when he suffered a pinched nerve in his back and he was relieved by Denis DeJordy in the first period of a game in which Hall's Black Hawks tied Boston 3–3. DeJordy played well in the next game as the Black Hawks beat the Canadiens 3–1.

Chicago was improving and moved into a first-place tie with Detroit when they blanked Boston 5–0 on November 29. Stan Mikita scored two goals and Bobby Hull had one. The same night, the Rangers shut out the Red Wings 5–0 as Gump Worsley played a fine game. Worsley was unlucky in his next game, however, as Chicago beat the Rangers 5–1. Worsley badly injured his shoulder and had to be replaced by Marcel Pelletier. Gump went to the hospital where he would have his shoulder in traction for ten days.

Andy Hebenton had the hat trick on December 16 as the Rangers beat Detroit 5–2 at Madison Square Garden. The game was spoiled by a brawl, the chief participants being Dave Balon, Bill Gadsby, Doug Barkley and Terry Sawchuk. All were fined.

Andy Bathgate got both goals when the Rangers tied Montreal 2–2 at the Montreal Forum on January 5. This was the tenth consecutive game in which he had scored. The streak was terminated when Jacques Plante blanked the Rangers 6–0 in New York.

Jean Beliveau scored his 300th NHL goal on January 26 when the Rangers beat the Canadiens 4–2 at the Forum. Goals had not come very fast this year, and he hinted that this might be his last season. The writers did not take him seriously, however. The next night, the Canadiens beat the Black Hawks 3–1 at Chicago Stadium and Beliveau scored a spectacular goal, giving a beautiful exhibition of stick-handling.

Bernie Geoffrion and Don Marshall were back on January 31, but the Canadiens lost 6–3 to Toronto at the Forum. Coach Toe Blake was not pleased with the officiating and was quoted in a French newspaper that referee Eddie Powers handled the game as if he had bet on the outcome. This attracted the attention of NHL president Clarence Campbell, who said the matter would be investigated. Later, Blake was fined $200 by Campbell. Powers considered the fine inadequate and submitted his resignation as a referee. He cited Red Storey when Campbell would not support decisions he made. Powers then sued Blake for libel.

Bobby Hull scored all three goals as Chicago beat Boston 3–1 on February 17. On the same night, Montreal beat Detroit 6–1 and Howie Young established a penalty record when he high-sticked a Canadiens player and then commenced a tantrum, which drew him a minor, a major, a misconduct and a game misconduct totalling 27 minutes. His season total was now 208 minutes in penalties. NHL president Campbell then tacked on a three-game suspension.

Detroit ousted the Rangers from the playoffs on March 3 with a 3–2 win.

Bernie Geoffrion was in trouble for an incident during a game on March 5 in which Montreal beat Detroit 4–3. Referee Vern Buffey had given Jacques Plante a penalty for slashing Howie Young and then a bench penalty when the Canadiens protested. Geoffrion threw his stick at Buffey and his gloves as well. Geoffrion was given a match penalty and President Campbell assessed Geoffrion a five-game suspension.

The career of the Canadiens' Lou Fontinato came to a tragic end on March 9 when he tried to check Vic Hadfield and instead was thrown headlong into the boards by the Ranger player. Fontinato lay motionless on the ice for some time before being carried off the ice on a stretcher and taken to Montreal General Hospital where the diagnosis was a fractured neck, a crushed cervical vertebra. He gradually recovered from his paralyzed condition, but would never play hockey again. Jacques Laperriere replaced Fontinato on the Canadiens defence.

It was quite a race for playoff positions, as five points separated fourth and first. Gordie Howe led the Red Wings and the NHL as he won his sixth and last Art Ross Trophy and Hart Trophy.

Final standings

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Teams that qualified for playoffs are highlighted in bold

National Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Toronto Maple Leafs 70 35 23 12 82 221 180 816
Chicago Black Hawks 70 32 21 17 81 194 178 906
Montreal Canadiens 70 28 19 23 79 225 183 751
Detroit Red Wings 70 32 25 13 77 200 194 964
New York Rangers 70 22 36 12 56 211 233 657
Boston Bruins 70 14 39 17 45 198 281 636

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

  Semifinals Finals
                 
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 4  
3 Montreal Canadiens 1  
    1 Toronto Maple Leafs 4
  4 Detroit Red Wings 1
2 Chicago Black Hawks 2
4 Detroit Red Wings 4  

Semifinals

(1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (3) Montreal Canadiens

Toronto wins 4–1


(2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (4) Detroit Red Wings

Detroit wins 4–2


Stanley Cup Final

Toronto wins 4–1


Awards

Mid-season

  • Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Andy Bathgate, New York Rangers
  • Calder Memorial Trophy: Kent Douglas, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Hart Memorial Trophy: Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings
  • James Norris Memorial Trophy: Pierre Pilote, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Dave Keon, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Vezina Trophy: Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens

All-star teams

First Team   Position   Second Team
Glenn Hall, Chicago Blackhawks G Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings
Pierre Pilote, Chicago Blackhawks D Moose Vasko, Chicago Blackhawks
Carl Brewer, Toronto Maple Leafs D Jean Guy Talbot, Montreal Canadiens
Stan Mikita, Chicago Blackhawks C Henri Richard, Montreal Canadiens
Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings RW Andy Bathgate, New York Rangers
Frank Mahovlich, Toronto Maple Leafs LW Gilles Tremblay, Montreal Canadiens
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End of season

  • Prince of Wales Trophy: Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
  • Calder Memorial Trophy: Kent Douglas, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Hart Memorial Trophy: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
  • James Norris Memorial Trophy: Pierre Pilote, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Dave Keon, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Vezina Trophy: Glenn Hall, Chicago Black Hawks
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All-Star teams

First team   Position   Second team
Glenn Hall, Chicago Black Hawks G Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings
Pierre Pilote, Chicago Black Hawks D Tim Horton, Toronto Maple Leafs
Carl Brewer, Toronto Maple Leafs D Moose Vasko, Chicago Black Hawks
Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks C Henri Richard, Montreal Canadiens
Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings RW Andy Bathgate, New York Rangers
Frank Mahovlich, Toronto Maple Leafs LW Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 70 38 48 86 100
Andy Bathgate New York Rangers 70 35 46 81 54
Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks 65 31 45 76 69
Frank Mahovlich Toronto Maple Leafs 67 36 37 73 56
Henri Richard Montreal Canadiens 67 23 50 73 57
Jean Béliveau Montreal Canadiens 69 18 49 67 68
John Bucyk Boston Bruins 69 27 39 66 36
Alex Delvecchio Detroit Red Wings 69 20 44 64 8
Bobby Hull Chicago Black Hawks 65 31 31 62 27
Murray Oliver Boston Bruins 65 22 40 62 38

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Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts

Player Team GP MIN GA GAA W L T SO
Jacques Plante Montreal Canadiens 56 3320 138 2.49 22 14 19 5
Don Simmons Toronto Maple Leafs 28 1680 70 2.50 15 8 5 1
Glenn Hall Chicago Black Hawks 66 3910 166 2.52 30 20 15 5
Terry Sawchuk Detroit Red Wings 48 2781 117 2.52 21 17 7 3
Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs 42 2520 109 2.60 20 15 7 1
Hank Bassen Detroit Red Wings 16 960 52 3.25 6 5 5 0
Gump Worsley New York Rangers 67 3980 217 3.27 22 34 10 2
Bob Perreault Boston Bruins 22 1320 82 3.73 3 12 7 1
Eddie Johnston Boston Bruins 50 2880 193 4.02 11 27 10 1

Team Photos

  • Boston Bruins

    Boston Bruins

  • Chicago Black Hawks

    Chicago Black Hawks

  • Detroit Red Wings

    Detroit Red Wings

  • Montreal Canadiens

    Montreal Canadiens

  • New York Rangers

    New York Rangers

  • Toronto Maple Leafs

    Toronto Maple Leafs

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Notes
  1. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 149.

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