The 1963-64 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 47th season in the NHL . The Maple Leafs finished 3rd in the league and won the 1964 Stanley Cup Finals over the Detroit Red Wings four games to three.
Off-season
Regular Season
On November 8, 1963, Maple Leaf Gardens would be the first arena in the NHL to have separate penalty boxes. [1]
Final Standings
Note: 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 .
Game Log
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
W
October 12, 1963
5–1
Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
1–0–0
2
L
October 13, 1963
2–4
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
1–1–0
3
W
October 16, 1963
4–2
@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
2–1–0
4
W
October 19, 1963
2–1
Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
3–1–0
5
L
October 20, 1963
2–3
@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
3–2–0
6
W
October 26, 1963
6–4
New York Rangers (1963–64 )
4–2–0
7
L
October 27, 1963
0–2
@ Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
4–3–0
8
W
October 30, 1963
6–3
Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
5–3–0
9
L
November 2, 1963
0–2
Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
5–4–0
10
W
November 7, 1963
4–3
@ Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
6–4–0
11
T
November 9, 1963
3–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
6–4–1
12
T
November 13, 1963
2–2
@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
6–4–2
13
W
November 14, 1963
5–4
@ New York Rangers (1963–64 )
7–4–2
14
W
November 16, 1963
5–4
New York Rangers (1963–64 )
8–4–2
15
L
November 17, 1963
0–6
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
8–5–2
16
L
November 20, 1963
1–3
Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
8–6–2
17
W
November 23, 1963
4–1
Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
9–6–2
18
T
November 24, 1963
3–3
@ New York Rangers (1963–64 )
9–6–3
19
L
November 28, 1963
0–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
9–7–3
20
T
November 30, 1963
1–1
Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
9–7–4
21
W
December 1, 1963
4–1
@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
10–7–4
22
W
December 4, 1963
3–0
Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
11–7–4
23
W
December 7, 1963
3–0
Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
12–7–4
24
W
December 8, 1963
5–3
@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
13–7–4
25
L
December 11, 1963
1–3
Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
13–8–4
26
W
December 14, 1963
5–3
New York Rangers (1963–64 )
14–8–4
27
T
December 15, 1963
4–4
@ Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
14–8–5
28
L
December 18, 1963
3–7
@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
14–9–5
29
W
December 21, 1963
2–0
Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
15–9–5
30
T
December 22, 1963
1–1
@ New York Rangers (1963–64 )
15–9–6
31
W
December 25, 1963
5–1
@ Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
16–9–6
32
W
December 28, 1963
2–0
Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
17–9–6
33
L
December 29, 1963
0–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
17–10–6
34
W
December 31, 1963
5–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
18–10–6
35
W
January 4, 1964
3–0
Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
19–10–6
36
L
January 5, 1964
2–3
@ New York Rangers (1963–64 )
19–11–6
37
W
January 8, 1964
6–1
Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
20–11–6
38
W
January 11, 1964
3–1
Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
21–11–6
39
L
January 12, 1964
3–6
@ Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
21–12–6
40
L
January 15, 1964
4–5
New York Rangers (1963–64 )
21–13–6
41
L
January 18, 1964
0–11
Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
21–14–6
42
W
January 19, 1964
2–0
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
22–14–6
43
L
January 22, 1964
0–3
Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
22–15–6
44
T
January 25, 1964
1–1
New York Rangers (1963–64 )
22–15–7
45
L
January 26, 1964
0–2
@ Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
22–16–7
46
L
January 29, 1964
1–2
@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
22–17–7
47
W
February 1, 1964
5–1
Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
23–17–7
48
T
February 2, 1964
2–2
@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
23–17–8
49
L
February 5, 1964
0–2
Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
23–18–8
50
T
February 8, 1964
3–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
23–18–9
51
L
February 9, 1964
1–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
23–19–9
52
L
February 12, 1964
0–4
@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
23–20–9
53
W
February 15, 1964
4–0
Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
24–20–9
54
L
February 16, 1964
2–4
@ New York Rangers (1963–64 )
24–21–9
55
T
February 19, 1964
1–1
Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
24–21–10
56
W
February 22, 1964
5–2
New York Rangers (1963–64 )
25–21–10
57
W
February 23, 1964
4–3
@ New York Rangers (1963–64 )
26–21–10
58
L
February 26, 1964
0–1
@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
26–22–10
59
W
February 29, 1964
4–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
27–22–10
60
L
March 1, 1964
3–5
@ Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
27–23–10
61
L
March 3, 1964
2–3
@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
27–24–10
62
T
March 4, 1964
4–4
Boston Bruins (1963–64 )
27–24–11
63
W
March 7, 1964
4–2
Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
28–24–11
64
L
March 8, 1964
3–4
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64 )
28–25–11
65
W
March 11, 1964
1–0
Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
29–25–11
66
W
March 14, 1964
7–3
New York Rangers (1963–64 )
30–25–11
67
W
March 15, 1964
3–1
@ New York Rangers (1963–64 )
31–25–11
68
T
March 18, 1964
2–2
@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64 )
31–25–12
69
W
March 21, 1964
5–3
Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
32–25–12
70
W
March 22, 1964
4–1
@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64 )
33–25–12
Playoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Montreal Canadiens 3
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 3
This series is famous for the courageous play of Bob Baun . In game six of the Finals, he took a Gordie Howe slapshot on his ankle and had to leave play. He returned in overtime and scored the winning goal. He also played in game seven despite the pain and only after the series was over, was it revealed that he had broken the ankle.
Date
Visitors
Score
Home
Score
Notes
April 11
Detroit
2
Toronto
3
April 14
Detroit
4
Toronto
3
OT
April 16
Toronto
3
Detroit
4
April 18
Toronto
4
Detroit
2
April 21
Detroit
2
Toronto
1
April 23
Toronto
4
Detroit
3
OT
April 25
Detroit
0
Toronto
4
Player Stats
Regular Season
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SA
SV
SV%
SO
Johnny Bower
3009
51
24
16
11
106
2.11
5
Don Simmons
1191
21
9
9
1
63
3.17
3
Team:
4200
70
33
25
12
169
2.41
8
Playoffs
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SA
SV
SV%
SO
Johnny Bower
850
14
8
6
30
2.12
2
Team:
850
14
8
6
30
2.12
2
[2]
Awards and Records
Notable Games
Boston 11 Toronto 0: Jan 18,1964
Farm Teams
1964 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions
Johnny Bower , Don Simmons , Carl Brewer , Tim Horton , Bob Baun , Allan Stanley , Al Arbour , Larry Hillman , Red Kelly , Gerry Ehman , George Armstrong (captain), Frank Mahovlich , Andy Bathgate , Ron Stewart , Billy Harris , Bob Pulford , Eddie Shack , Dave Keon , Ed Litzenberger , Jim Pappin , Punch Imlach (manager-coach), Bob Haggert (trainer)
Gallery
Score clock showing the Boston 11, Toronto 0 score with goalie #24 Don Simmons, January 18, 1964.
Away game @ movie theatres
Video
A short video of Bob Leiter hitting Eddie Shack , causing glass on the side boards to shatter and then the fight between the two, January 18, 1964.
Bob Leiter vs Eddie Shack Jan 18, 1964
References