1962 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1962 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1961–62 season, and the culmination of the 1962 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the defending champion Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs who had last appeared in the Final in 1960. The Maple Leafs won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to win the Stanley Cup, their first since 1951.

1962 Stanley Cup Finals
123456 Total
Chicago Black Hawks 123441 2
Toronto Maple Leafs 430182 4
Location(s)Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2, 5)
Chicago: Chicago Stadium (3, 4, 6)
CoachesChicago: Rudy Pilous
Toronto: Punch Imlach
CaptainsChicago: Pierre Pilote
Toronto: George Armstrong
DatesApril 10 to April 22, 1962
Series-winning goalDick Duff (14:14, third, G6)

Paths to the Finals

Toronto defeated the New York Rangers to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated the Montreal Canadiens.

Game summaries

Stan Mikita broke Gordie Howe's 1955 playoff record of 20 points, finishing with 21, but it was not enough as the Leafs would defeat the Black Hawks. Dave Keon, making his playoff debut, scored two goals and an assist in the Final.[1]

Toronto won series 4–2

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1962 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 2–1 win over the Black Hawks in game six.

The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1962 Toronto Maple Leafs

Players

  Centres

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

  • *Larry Hillman played only 3 regular-season games, and spent most of the year in the minors. His name was still engraved on the Stanley Cup.
  • Dr. Karl Elieff (Physiotherapist), Dr. Jame Murphy, Dr. Hugh Smythe (Team Doctors) - left off[1]

See also

Notes

  1. Diamond, p. 51

References

  • "All-Time NHL Results".
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2008). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Dan Diamond and Associates.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
Preceded by
Chicago Black Hawks
1961
Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup Champions

1962
Succeeded by
Toronto Maple Leafs
1963
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