The 1962 Stanley Cup Final was contested by 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 the 1951 Stanley Cup Finals.
Paths to the Final[]
Toronto defeated the New York Rangers 4 games to 2 while Chicago defeated the Montreal Canadiens to advance to the Finals.
The Series[]
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.
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | Chicago | 1 | Toronto | 4 | |
| April 12 | Chicago | 2 | Toronto | 3 | |
| April 15 | Toronto | 0 | Chicago | 3 | |
| April 17 | Toronto | 1 | Chicago | 4 | |
| April 19 | Chicago | 4 | Toronto | 8 | |
| April 22 | Toronto | 2 | Chicago | 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs 1962 Stanley Cup Champions[]
Roster
- Centers
- 4 Leonard Red Kelly
- 20 Bob Pulford
- 14 Dave Keon
- 15 Billy Harris
- Wingers
- 10 George Armstrong (Captain)
- 8 John MacMillan
- 9 Dick Duff (A. Capt.)
- 11 Bob Nevin
- 16 Bert Olmstead (A. Capt.)
- 12 Ron Stewart
- 23 Eddie Shack
- 25 Ed Litzenberger
- 27 Frank Mahovlich
- Defensemen
- 2 Carl Brewer
- 3 Al Arbour
- 7 Miles Tim Horton
- 21 Bob Baun
- 22 Larry Hillman*
- 26 Allan Stanley
- Goaltenders
- Non-players
- Stafford Smythe (President/Owner), Conn Smythe (Chairman/Owner)
- Harold Ballard (Exec Vice President/Owner), John Bassett (Vice President/Owner)
- George Punch Imlach (Manager-Coach), Frank King Clancy (Ass't Manager-Coach)
- Bob Davidson(Chief Scout), Bob Haggart (Trainer)
- Tom Nayler, Hugh Holton (Ass't Trainers)
Stanley Cup Engraving
- *Larry Hillman played only 5 regular season games and spent most of the year in the minors. His name was still engraved on the Stanley Cup.
Video[]
Game 3 of the 1962 Stanley Cup Finals between Toronto and Chicago, April 15, 1962.
1962 NHL SCF Game 3 Toronto @ Chicago 4 15 1962
References[]
- (2000) Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3.
| Preceded by Chicago Black Hawks 1961 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions 1962 |
Succeeded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1963 |
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