1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Leafs finish in second place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 37 wins, 22 losses, and 11 ties for 85 points. They ousted the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before defeating the defending champion Chicago Black Hawks, also in six games, to win their first Stanley Cup championship since 1951. It would be the first of three straight Stanley Cup titles for the team, and four overall during the decade of the 1960s.

1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup champions
Division2nd NHL
1961–62 record37–22–11
Goals for232
Goals against180
Team information
General managerPunch Imlach
CoachPunch Imlach
CaptainGeorge Armstrong
Alternate captainsDick Duff
Bert Olmstead
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsFrank Mahovlich (33)
AssistsFrank Mahovlich (38)
PointsFrank Mahovlich (71)
Penalty minutesBob Pulford (98)
WinsJohnny Bower (31)
Goals against averageDon Simmons (2.33)

Regular season

Season standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70421414259166+9398
2Toronto Maple Leafs70372211232180+5285
3Chicago Black Hawks70312613217186+3175
4New York Rangers70263212195207−1264
5Detroit Red Wings70233314184219−3560
6Boston Bruins7015478177306−12938
1961-62 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston2–10–24–8–23–10–12–10–24–9–1
Chicago10–2–27–3–43–9–27–6–14–6–4
Detroit8–4–23–7–43–8–35–6–33–9–2
Montreal10–3–19–3–28–3–38–1–57–4–3
New York10–2–26–7–16–5–31–8–54–9–1
Toronto9–4–16–4–49–3–24–7–39–4–1

Schedule and results

1961–62 Game Log (37–22–11) (Home: 25–5–5; Road: 12–17–6)

All times EASTERN [2]

Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup for the 10th time in franchise history and the first Stanley Cup since 1951 after defeating the New York Rangers 4–2 in the Stanley Cup Semifinals and the Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 in the Stanley Cup Finals.

1962 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game Log

All times EASTERN

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS Penalty minutes
Frank Mahovlich7033387187
Dave Keon642635612
George Armstrong7021325327
Bob Nevin6915304510
Bob Pulford7018213998
Dick Duff5117203737
Bert Olmstead5613233610
Billy Harris6715102514
Eddie Shack447142162
Ed Litzenberger3710102014
Ron Stewart60891714
John MacMillan311018
Les Kozak121012
Larry Keenan20000
Brian Conacher10000
Alex Faulkner10000

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Red Kelly582227496
Tim Horton7010283888
Allan Stanley609263524
Carl Brewer671222389
Bobby Baun654111594
Al Arbour5215668
Arnie Brown20000
Larry Hillman50004

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Johnny Bower5931181022.56
Don Simmons953112.33
Gerry Cheevers211003.00

Awards and records

Roster

1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

See also

References

  1. "1961–1962 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5


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