1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the team finish first in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 35 wins, 23 losses, and 12 ties for 82 points. It was the first time they had finished first overall in the league since 1948. In the playoffs, they defeated their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, four games to one, in the Semi-finals. They then defeated the Detroit Red Wings in five games to win their second straight Stanley Cup.

1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup champions
Division1st NHL
1962–63 record35–23–12
Goals for221
Goals against180
Team information
General managerPunch Imlach
CoachPunch Imlach
CaptainGeorge Armstrong
Alternate captainsDick Duff
Bob Pulford
Allan Stanley
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsFrank Mahovlich (36)
AssistsRed Kelly (40)
PointsFrank Mahovlich (73)
Penalty minutesCarl Brewer (168)
WinsJohnny Bower (20)
Goals against averageDon Simmons (2.46)

Regular season

Season standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Toronto Maple Leafs70352312221180+4182
2Chicago Black Hawks70322117194178+1681
3Montreal Canadiens70281923225183+4279
4Detroit Red Wings70322513200194+677
5New York Rangers70223612211233−2256
6Boston Bruins70143917198281−8345

Record vs. opponents

1962–63 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston 2–10–22–7–52–7–54–7–34–8–2
Chicago 10–2–25–6–33–7–410–2–24–7–3
Detroit 7–2–56–5–33–9–29–3–27–6–1
Montreal 7–2–57–3–49–3–25–5–43–6–5
New York 7–4–32–10–23–9–25–5–45–8–1
Toronto 8–4–27–4–36–7–16–3–58–5–1

Schedule and results

1962–63 Game Log (35–23–12) (Home:21–8–6, Road: 14–15–6)

All times EASTERN [2]

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A PTS PIM
Frank Mahovlich6736377356
Dave Keon682828562
Bob Pulford7019254449
George Armstrong7019244327
Dick Duff6916193556
Bob Nevin581221334
Billy Harris658243222
Ron Stewart6316163226
Eddie Shack631692597
Ed Litzenberger585131810
Bronco Horvath1004412
John MacMillan61126
Red Armstrong71122
Jim Mikol40112
Andre Champagne20000
Bruce Draper10000

[3]

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A PTS PIM
Red Kelly662040608
Carl Brewer7022325168
Tim Horton706192569
Kent Douglas7071522105
Allan Stanley614151922
Bobby Baun48481265
Rod Seiling10110
Al Arbour41014
Larry Hillman50002

[3]

Goaltending

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

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Johnny Bower422015712.60
Don Simmons28158512.46

[4]

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

Johnny Bower limited the Wings to 10 goals in the five games, and five different Leafs had multiple-goal games: Duff, Nevin, Stewart, Kelly and Keon.

1963 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game Log

All times EASTERN

1963 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions

Johnny Bower, Don Simmons, Carl Brewer, Tim Horton, Bob Baun, Allan Stanley, Kent Douglas, Larry Hillman, Red Kelly, Dick Duff, George Armstrong (captain), Frank Mahovlich, Bob Nevin, Ron Stewart, Billy Harris, Bob Pulford, Eddie Shack, Dave Keon, Ed Litzenberger, John MacMillan, Punch Imlach (manager-coach), Bob Haggert (trainer)

Awards and records

Roster

1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

References

  1. "1962–1963 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000381975.html
  4. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1963.html
  5. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  6. 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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