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[[File:63-64TorML.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs]]
 
The '''1963-64 NHL season''' was the 47th [[season]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Six teams each played 70 games. The [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] won their third consecutive [[Stanley Cup]] by defeating the [[Detroit Red Wings]] four games to three in the final series.
  
The '''1963-64 NHL season''' was the 47th [[season]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Six teams each played 70 games. The [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] won their third consecutive [[Stanley Cup]] by defeating the [[Detroit Red Wings]] four games to three in the final series.
   
 
A big trade took place in June with the New York Rangers trading [[Gump Worsley]],
  
A big trade took place in June with the New York Rangers trading [[Gump Worsley]],
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[[Dave Balon]], Len Ronson and [[Leon Rochefort]] to the Montreal Canadiens for
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[[Dave Balon]], [[Len Ronson]] and [[Leon Rochefort]] to the Montreal Canadiens for
 
[[Jacques Plante]], [[Don Marshall]] and [[Phil Goyette]].
  
[[Jacques Plante]], [[Don Marshall]] and [[Phil Goyette]].
   
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publicity.
  
publicity.
   
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==Regular season==
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==Predictions==
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The ''Canadian'' magazine was a weekend supplement that appeared in the Saturday editions of many newspapers in [[Canada]]. On October 19,1963, they published their annual [[NHL]] predictions by one reporter from each of the six [[NHL]] cities.
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===Individual Predictions===
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| colspan="9" bgcolor="#002266" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF">'''''Canadian magazine'' 's experts' pre-season predictions''' </span>
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! Rank
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! Red Burnett<br />(Toronto)
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! Pat Curran<br />(Montreal)
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! Jack Griffin<br />(Chicago)
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! Don Anderson<br />(New York)
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! Lou Monahan<br />(Boston)
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! Jack May<br />(Detroit)
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| 1. || Toronto || Toronto || Toronto || Toronto || Toronto || Toronto
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| 2. || Chicago || Montreal || Chicago || Chicago || Chicago || Chicago
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| 3. || Detroit || Chicago || New York || New York || Montreal || Detroit
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| 4. || New York || Detroit ||Detroit || Montreal || New York || New York
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| 5. || Montreal || New York || Montreal || Detroit || Detroit || Montreal
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| 6. || Boston || Boston || Boston || Boston || Boston || Boston
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| '''[[Stanley Cup]]''' || '''Toronto''' || '''Toronto''' || '''Chicago''' || '''Toronto''' || '''Toronto''' || '''Toronto'''
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===Combined Predictions===
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On the basis of 6 points for a 1st place, 5 for a second, etc.
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*1. [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] (36 points)
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*2. [[Chicago Black Hawks]] (29 points)
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*3. [[New York Rangers]] (19 points)
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*4. [[Montreal Canadiens]] (18 points) (tied)
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*4. [[Detroit Red Wings]] (18 points) (tied)
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*6. [[Boston Bruins]] ( 6 points)
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[[File:Howe-Sawchuk.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Gordie Howe]] (left) and [[Terry Sawchuk]] broke NHL records this season.]]
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==Regular Season==
 
Jacques Plante made his debut as a Ranger October 9th in Chicago and it was a rough game for him, losing 3-1 and being cut by an elbow of [[Johnny McKenzie]].
  
Jacques Plante made his debut as a Ranger October 9th in Chicago and it was a rough game for him, losing 3-1 and being cut by an elbow of [[Johnny McKenzie]].
   
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of the cheekbone and was unable to play the next night. The game was delayed for 20 minutes
  
of the cheekbone and was unable to play the next night. The game was delayed for 20 minutes
 
while [[Hank Bassen]] was located to replace Crozier. Toronto won the game 4-1.
  
while [[Hank Bassen]] was located to replace Crozier. Toronto won the game 4-1.
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[[File:Dec7,63Fight.jpg|thumb|400px|December 7, 1963 brawl]]
   
 
Toronto blanked Chicago 3-0 December 7th in a wild brawl. Three minutes before the end of
  
Toronto blanked Chicago 3-0 December 7th in a wild brawl. Three minutes before the end of
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On February 1st, [[Bobby Rousseau]] joined the elite who have scored five goals in a game
  
On February 1st, [[Bobby Rousseau]] joined the elite who have scored five goals in a game
 
when he scored five against Detroit in a 9-3 trouncing of Detroit.
  
when he scored five against Detroit in a 9-3 trouncing of Detroit.
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[[File:Andybathgate.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Andy Bathgate]] was traded by New York to Toronto.]]
   
 
On February 5th, the Rangers had a 2-1 lead late in the third period when Andy Hebenton and
  
On February 5th, the Rangers had a 2-1 lead late in the third period when Andy Hebenton and
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[[Wildor Larochelle]], a former Canadiens player of the early 1930's, died March 23rd at age 58.
  
[[Wildor Larochelle]], a former Canadiens player of the early 1930's, died March 23rd at age 58.
   
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===Final standings===
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===Final Standings===
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{{1963–64 NHL standings|team=}}
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''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
  
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| '''[[Montreal Canadiens]]''' || 70 ||36 ||21 ||13 || 85 ||209 ||167 ||982
  
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| '''[[Chicago Black Hawks]]''' || 70 || 36 ||22|| 12 || 84|| 218 ||169 ||1116
  
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| '''[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]''' || 70 ||33|| 25 ||12 || 78|| 192 ||172 ||928
  
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| '''[[Detroit Red Wings]]''' || 70 ||30|| 29 ||11 || 71|| 191 ||204 ||771
  
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| [[New York Rangers]] || 70 ||22 ||38 ||10 || 54 ||186|| 242 ||715
  
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| [[Boston Bruins]] || 70 ||18|| 40 ||12 || 48 ||170 ||212 ||858
  
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===Scoring leaders===
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===Scoring Leaders===
 
''Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
  
''Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
 
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===Leading goaltenders===
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===Leading Goaltenders===
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''Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts''
   
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==Stanley Cup playoffs==
  
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This playoff season saw the exact same match-ups as the previous season with the two Canadian teams, [[Toronto Maple Leafs|Toronto]] and [[Montreal Canadiens|Montreal]], and the two American teams, [[Detroit Red Wings|Detroit]] and [[Chicago Black Hawks|Chicago]], matching up. As with last season, the Maple Leafs ousted the Canadiens, but it was the Red Wings over the Black Hawks this time. For the first time since the league began using the best-of-seven playoff format in [[1938-39 NHL season|1939]], all three series went the full seven games.
  
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|[[Johnny Bower]] || Toronto Maple Leafs || 51 || 3009 || 106 || 2.11 || 24 || 16 || 11 || 5
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|[[Charlie Hodge]] || Montreal Canadiens || 62 || 3720 || 140 || 2.26 || 33 || 18 || 11 || 8
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|[[Glenn Hall]] || Chicago Black Hawks || 65 || 3860 || 148 || 2.30 || 34 || 19 || 11 || 7
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|[[Terry Sawchuk]] || Detroit Red Wings || 53 || 3140 || 138 || 2.64 || 25 || 20 || 7 || 5
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|[[Eddie Johnston]] || Boston Bruins || 70 || 4200 || 211 || 3.01 || 18 || 40 || 12 || 6
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|[[Don Simmons]] || Toronto Maple Leafs || 21 || 1191 || 63 || 3.17 || 9 || 9 || 1 || 3
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|[[Jacques Plante]] || N.Y. Rangers || 65 || 3900 || 220 || 3.38 || 22 || 36 || 7 || 3
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|[[Roger Crozier]] || Detroit Red Wings || 15 || 900 || 51 || 3.40 || 5 || 6 || 4 || 2
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==Stanley Cup Playoffs==
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This playoff season saw the exact same match-ups as the previous season with the two Canadian teams, [[Toronto Maple Leafs|Toronto]] and [[Montreal Canadiens|Montreal]], and the two American teams, [[Detroit Red Wings|Detroit]] and [[Chicago Black Hawks|Chicago]], matching up. As with last season, the Maple Leafs ousted the Canadiens and the Red Wings beat the Black Hawks. For the first time since the league began using the best-of-seven playoff format in [[1938-39 NHL season|1939]], all three series went the full seven games.
   
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===Playoff bracket===
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===Playoff Bracket===
 
{{4TeamBracket
  
{{4TeamBracket
 
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===Stanley Cup finals===
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===Stanley Cup Finals===
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The 1964 Stanley Cup finals between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings were an exciting series -- probably one of the most exciting and memorable ones ever. Toronto won the first game by one goal, 3-2, and the second game was won by Detroit by one goal in [[Overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]]. The third game saw Detroit win, again by one goal, and take a two games to one series lead. The Leafs came back in game four with a 4-2 victory to tie the series. But game five was won, again by one goal, by Detroit giving the Wings a three games to two lead. Game six saw the second overtime of the series, but before the game went into overtime, Toronto [[defenceman]] [[Bobby Baun]] stopped a hard shot and was taken off the ice with a broken ankle. He later returned to the game in overtime, with the broken ankle, and scored the game winning goal. After six close games, game seven was anticlimactic as Toronto handily won 4-0 for the Stanley Cup, their third in a row.
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The 1964 Stanley Cup finals between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings was an exciting series. Toronto won the first game by one goal, 3-2, and the second game was won by Detroit by one goal in [[Overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]]. The third game saw Detroit win, again by one goal, and take a two games to one series lead. The Leafs came back in game four with a 4-2 victory to tie the series. But game five was won, again by one goal, by Detroit giving the Wings a three games to two lead. Game six saw the second overtime of the series, but before the game went into overtime, Toronto [[defenceman]] [[Bobby Baun]] stopped a hard shot and was taken off the ice with a broken ankle. He later returned to the game in overtime, with the broken ankle, and scored the game winning goal. After six close games, game seven was anticlimactic as Toronto handily won 4-0 for the Stanley Cup, their third in a row.
   
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==NHL awards (Mid-Season)==
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==NHL Awards (Mid-Season)==
 
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" border="1" class="wikitable"
  
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" border="1" class="wikitable"
 
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="2" | 1963-64 NHL awards (Mid-Season)
  
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="2" | 1963-64 NHL awards (Mid-Season)
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|[[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Ken Wharram]]
  
|[[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Ken Wharram]]
 
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|[[Vezina Trophy]]: || [[Glen Hall]]
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|[[Vezina Trophy]]: || [[Glenn Hall]]
 
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===All-Star teams (Mid-Season)===
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===All-Star Teams (Mid-Season)===
 
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! First Team !! &nbsp; Position &nbsp; !! Second Team
  
! First Team !! &nbsp; Position &nbsp; !! Second Team
 
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|[[Frank Mahovlich]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
  
|[[Frank Mahovlich]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
 
|[[Dave Balon]], [[Montreal Canadiens]] (tie)
  
|[[Dave Balon]], [[Montreal Canadiens]] (tie)
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==NHL Awards (Second Half)==
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==NHL awards (Second Half)==
  
 
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===All-Star teams (Second Half)===
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===All-Star Teams (Second Half)===
 
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| align=center | [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]
  
| align=center | [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]
 
|[[Camille Henry]], [[New York Rangers]]
  
|[[Camille Henry]], [[New York Rangers]]
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<gallery widths="150" orientation="portrait" captionalign="left">
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==NHL awards==
  
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WharramKen.jpg|[[Lady Byng Trophy]] winner [[Ken Wharram]]
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PilotePierre.jpg|[[Norris Trophy]] winner [[Pierre Pilote]]
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MikitaStan.jpg|[[Art Ross Trophy]] winner [[Stan Mikita]]
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LaperriereJacques.jpg|[[Calder Trophy]] winner [[Jacques Laperriere]]
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HodgeCharlie.jpg|[[Vezina Trophy]] winner [[Charlie Hodge]]
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BeliveauJean.jpg|[[Hart Trophy]] winner [[Jean Beliveau]]
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</gallery>
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==NHL Awards==
 
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|[[Art Ross Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Stan Mikita]]
  
|[[Art Ross Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Stan Mikita]]
 
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|[[Calder Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Jacques Laperriere]]
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|[[1963-64 Calder Memorial Trophy|Calder Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Jacques Laperriere]]
 
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|[[Hart Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Jean Beliveau]]
  
|[[Hart Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Jean Beliveau]]
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|[[James Norris Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Pierre Pilote]]
  
|[[James Norris Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Pierre Pilote]]
 
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|[[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Ken Wharram]]
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|[[1963-64 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy|Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Ken Wharram]]
 
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|[[Vezina Trophy]]: || [[Charlie Hodge (hockey)|Charlie Hodge]]
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|[[Vezina Trophy]]: || [[Charlie Hodge]]
 
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[[File:1963-64NHL1AS.jpg|thumb|250px|First All-Star Team]]
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===All-Star teams===
  
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[[File:1963-64NHL2AS.jpg|thumb|250px|Second All-Star Team]]
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==All-Star Teams==
 
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| align=center | [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]
  
| align=center | [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]
 
|[[Frank Mahovlich]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
  
|[[Frank Mahovlich]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
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[[File:PhilEspositoChiBH.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Phil Esposito]] made his NHL debut.]]
   
 
==Debuts==
  
==Debuts==
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*[[Ron Ellis]], Toronto Maple Leafs
  
*[[Ron Ellis]], Toronto Maple Leafs
   
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==Last games==
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==Last Games==
 
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1963-64 (listed with their last team):
  
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1963-64 (listed with their last team):
 
*[[Andy Hebenton]], Boston Bruins
  
*[[Andy Hebenton]], Boston Bruins
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*[[Ed Litzenberger]], Toronto Maple Leafs
  
*[[Ed Litzenberger]], Toronto Maple Leafs
   
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== See also ==
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==Team Captains==
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<gallery widths="250" captionalign="center">
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63-64LeoBoivinCap.jpg|[[Leo Boivin]], Boston
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63-64PierrePiloteCap.jpg|[[Pierre Pilote]], Chicago
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63-64AlexDelvecchioCap.jpg|[[Alex Delvecchio]], Detroit
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63-64JeanBeliveauCap.jpg|[[Jean Beliveau]], Montreal
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63-64AndyBathgateCap.jpg|[[Andy Bathgate]], New York
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63-64GeorgeArmstrongCap.jpg|[[George Armstrong]], Toronto
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==Attendance==
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#Chicago: 581,593
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#Toronto: 494,634
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#Montreal: 488,663
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#New York: 435,531
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#Boston: 368,002
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#Detroit: 364,219
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==Gallery==
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<gallery captionalign="center">
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3Nov1963-Leiter_Howe.jpg|[[Gordie Howe]] checks [[Bob Leiter]], November 3, 1963.
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18Jan1964-Bruins_11_Leafs_0_Simmons.jpg|Score clock showing the Boston 11, Toronto 0 score with goalie #24 [[Don Simmons]], January 18, 1964.
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8Mar1964-Prentice_Howe_Green.jpg|[[Dean Prentice]], [[Gordie Howe]], [[Leo Boivin]], [[Ted Green]], March 8, 1964.
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==Video==
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First two periods of the 1963 All-Star game with commercials and intermission features.
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1963 All Star Game Oct 5
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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.
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Bob Leiter vs Eddie Shack Jan 18, 1964
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==See Also==
 
* [[List of Stanley Cup champions]]
  
* [[List of Stanley Cup champions]]
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* [[NHL Amateur Draft]]
  
 
* [[1963 NHL Amateur Draft]]
  
* [[1963 NHL Amateur Draft]]
 
* [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]]
  
* [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]]
 
* [[Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics]]
  
* [[Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics]]
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==References==
  
==References==
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*[http://nhl.com/ NHL.com]
  
*[http://nhl.com/ NHL.com]
   
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{{NHL seasons|1963}}
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{{NHL seasons|1963}}<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://nhl.wikia.com NHL Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>
  
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{{1963–64 NHL season by team}}

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63-64TorML

Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs

The 1963-64 NHL season was the 47th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs won their third consecutive Stanley Cup by defeating the Detroit Red Wings four games to three in the final series.

A big trade took place in June with the New York Rangers trading Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, Len Ronson and Leon Rochefort to the Montreal Canadiens for Jacques Plante, Don Marshall and Phil Goyette.

The governors noted with profound regret the death of William Northey, who died August 9th at 92. It was decided to establish a memorial for his favorite charity, Montreal Children's Hospital.

It was announced that Ron Andrews would replace Ken McKenzie as the NHL's director of publicity.

Predictions

The Canadian magazine was a weekend supplement that appeared in the Saturday editions of many newspapers in Canada. On October 19,1963, they published their annual NHL predictions by one reporter from each of the six NHL cities.

Individual Predictions

Canadian magazine 's experts' pre-season predictions
Rank Red Burnett
(Toronto) 		Pat Curran
(Montreal) 		Jack Griffin
(Chicago) 		Don Anderson
(New York) 		Lou Monahan
(Boston) 		Jack May
(Detroit)
1. Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto
2. Chicago Montreal Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago
3. Detroit Chicago New York New York Montreal Detroit
4. New York Detroit Detroit Montreal New York New York
5. Montreal New York Montreal Detroit Detroit Montreal
6. Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston
Stanley Cup Toronto Toronto Chicago Toronto Toronto Toronto

Combined Predictions

On the basis of 6 points for a 1st place, 5 for a second, etc.

Howe-Sawchuk

Gordie Howe (left) and Terry Sawchuk broke NHL records this season.

Regular Season

Jacques Plante made his debut as a Ranger October 9th in Chicago and it was a rough game for him, losing 3-1 and being cut by an elbow of Johnny McKenzie.

Gordie Howe scored two goals in Detroit's opener as the Red Wings beat Chicago 5-3. Howe was now only two goals shy of Maurice Richard's all-time career goal scoring record.

Montreal handed the Rangers a 6-2 pasting in their opener at the Forum. The fans both cheered and jeered Jacques Plante, now a Ranger.

Montreal defeated Detroit 6-4 in Detroit, but the highlight of the game was Gordie Howe scoring his 544th goal to tie Maurice Richard and he drew a five minute ovation. Worsley was the victim of the goal.

Toronto defeated Montreal 6-3 at the Forum October 30th in a penalty-filled game. The main event was put on by Terry Harper and Bob Pulford who drew majors. Gump Worsley badly pulled his hamstring and would be replaced by Charlie Hodge for the season.

The Detroit Red Wings blanked the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 November 10th. While the Wings were a man short, Gordie Howe scored on Charlie Hodge for his 545th career goal, breaking Maurice Richard's record. Yet another record was tied by Terry Sawchuk when he recorded his 94th career NHL shutout, tying him with George Hainsworth as the all-time NHL shutout leader.

Chicago defeated Toronto 2-0 November 28th, and Johnny McKenzie was severely injured when sandwiched by Bobby Baun and Carl Brewer. He was taken to hospital and an operation was performed on his spleen.

There was a lengthy delay in the start of a game between Detroit and Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens November 30th while the ice surface was repaired. A rodeo had been held and the cleaning job took longer than expected. Despite a terrible ice surface, a ragged game was played that ended in a 1-1 tie. Roger Crozier was hit with a slap shot by Frank Mahovlich but returned after a ten minute rest. The plucky goalkeeper had sustained a double fracture of the cheekbone and was unable to play the next night. The game was delayed for 20 minutes while Hank Bassen was located to replace Crozier. Toronto won the game 4-1.

Dec7,63Fight

December 7, 1963 brawl

Toronto blanked Chicago 3-0 December 7th in a wild brawl. Three minutes before the end of the game, Reg Fleming speared Eddie Shack, and after the Chicago player entered the penalty box, Bobby Baun decided to drag him out. Both benches emptied and a free-for-all started, and seven major penalties, six misconducts, three game misconducts and $25 fines were assessed against 22 players who left the benches. The game was completed with each team two men short. NHL president Clarence Campbell fined coaches Billy Reay and Punch Imlach $1000 for allowing their players to fight. Fleming was fined $200, Baun $150, Larry Hillman $150, Murray Balfour $100, and Carl Brewer $50. The 22 players that left the bench were fined $100 each.

Johnny Bower got his third consecutive shutout January 4th with a 3-0 win over Chicago. Mahovlich scored two goals in the win. During the game, the Black Hawks got a bench penalty and Reg Fleming was chosen to serve it. Fleming mocked referee Vern Buffey by applauding which led to a misconduct penalty, after which Fleming bumped Buffey and was given a game misconduct.

On January 18th, Terry Sawchuk broke George Hainsworth's record of career NHL shutouts with his 95th in a 2-0 win over Montreal. Hainsworth still held the major league record with 104, 10 in the Western Hockey League. That same night, Boston, the laughing stock of the league, had some laughs of their own when they walked right into Toronto and clobbered the Leafs 11-0, Andy Hebenton and Dean Prentice each scoring hat tricks. Next, the Bruins walked right into the Forum in Montreal January 25th and whitewashed the Canadiens 6-0, and then shut out Toronto 2-0 the next night.

On February 1st, Bobby Rousseau joined the elite who have scored five goals in a game when he scored five against Detroit in a 9-3 trouncing of Detroit.

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Andy Bathgate was traded by New York to Toronto.

On February 5th, the Rangers had a 2-1 lead late in the third period when Andy Hebenton and Orland Kurtenbach scored 27 seconds of each other to give the Bruins a 3-2 win.

A trade that was rumoured most of the season finally took place when the New York Rangers traded Andy Bathgate and Don McKenney to Toronto in exchange for Dick Duff, Bob Nevin, Arnie Brown, Bill Collins and Rod Seiling. Ranger fans did not like the deal and in the next game chants of "Muzz must go!" were heard(referring to Muzz Patrick, Rangers general manager.)

Wildor Larochelle, a former Canadiens player of the early 1930's, died March 23rd at age 58.

Final Standings

National Hockey League
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Montreal Canadiens 70 36 21 13 209 167 982 85
Chicago Black Hawks 70 36 22 12 218 169 1116 84
Toronto Maple Leafs 70 33 25 12 192 172 928 78
Detroit Red Wings 70 30 29 11 191 204 771 71
New York Rangers 70 22 38 10 186 242 715 54
Boston Bruins 70 18 40 12 170 212 858 48

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.

Scoring Leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM
Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks 70 39 50 89 146
Bobby Hull Chicago Black Hawks 70 43 44 87 50
Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens 68 28 50 78 42
Andy Bathgate New York Rangers / Toronto Maple Leafs 71 19 58 77 34
Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 69 26 47 73 70

Leading Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts

Player Team GP MIN GA GAA W L T SO
Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs 51 3009 106 2.11 24 16 11 5
Charlie Hodge Montreal Canadiens 62 3720 140 2.26 33 18 11 8
Glenn Hall Chicago Black Hawks 65 3860 148 2.30 34 19 11 7
Terry Sawchuk Detroit Red Wings 53 3140 138 2.64 25 20 7 5
Eddie Johnston Boston Bruins 70 4200 211 3.01 18 40 12 6
Don Simmons Toronto Maple Leafs 21 1191 63 3.17 9 9 1 3
Jacques Plante N.Y. Rangers 65 3900 220 3.38 22 36 7 3
Roger Crozier Detroit Red Wings 15 900 51 3.40 5 6 4 2

Stanley Cup Playoffs

This playoff season saw the exact same match-ups as the previous season with the two Canadian teams, Toronto and Montreal, and the two American teams, Detroit and Chicago, matching up. As with last season, the Maple Leafs ousted the Canadiens and the Red Wings beat the Black Hawks. For the first time since the league began using the best-of-seven playoff format in 1939, all three series went the full seven games.

Playoff Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Montreal Canadiens 3
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 4
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 4
4 Detroit Red Wings 3
2 Chicago Black Hawks 3
4 Detroit Red Wings 4

Stanley Cup Finals

The 1964 Stanley Cup finals between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings was an exciting series. Toronto won the first game by one goal, 3-2, and the second game was won by Detroit by one goal in overtime. The third game saw Detroit win, again by one goal, and take a two games to one series lead. The Leafs came back in game four with a 4-2 victory to tie the series. But game five was won, again by one goal, by Detroit giving the Wings a three games to two lead. Game six saw the second overtime of the series, but before the game went into overtime, Toronto defenceman Bobby Baun stopped a hard shot and was taken off the ice with a broken ankle. He later returned to the game in overtime, with the broken ankle, and scored the game winning goal. After six close games, game seven was anticlimactic as Toronto handily won 4-0 for the Stanley Cup, their third in a row.

NHL Awards (Mid-Season)

1963-64 NHL awards (Mid-Season)
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Stan Mikita
Calder Memorial Trophy: Jacques Laperriere
Hart Memorial Trophy: Jean Beliveau
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Pierre Pilote
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Ken Wharram
Vezina Trophy: Glenn Hall

All-Star Teams (Mid-Season)

First Team   Position   Second Team
Glenn Hall, Chicago Blackhawks G Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs
Pierre Pilote, Chicago Blackhawks D Moose Vasko, Chicago Blackhawks
Tim Horton, Toronto Maple Leafs D Bob Baun, Toronto Maple Leafs
Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens C Stan Mikita, Chicago Blackhawks
Kenny Wharram, Chicago Blackhawks RW Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks LW Frank Mahovlich, Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Balon, Montreal Canadiens (tie)

NHL Awards (Second Half)

1963-64 NHL awards (Second Half)
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Stan Mikita
Calder Memorial Trophy: Jacques Laperriere
Hart Memorial Trophy: Jean Beliveau
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Pierre Pilote
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Ken Wharram
Vezina Trophy: Charlie Hodge

All-Star Teams (Second Half)

First Team   Position   Second Team
Charlie Hodge, Montreal Canadiens G Glenn Hall, Chicago Blackhawks
Pierre Pilote, Chicago Blackhawks D Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens
Tim Horton, Toronto Maple Leafs D Moose Vasko, Chicago Blackhawks
Stan Mikita, Chicago Blackhawks C Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens
Kenny Wharram, Chicago Blackhawks RW Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks LW Camille Henry, New York Rangers

NHL Awards

1963-64 NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Stan Mikita
Calder Memorial Trophy: Jacques Laperriere
Hart Memorial Trophy: Jean Beliveau
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Pierre Pilote
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Ken Wharram
Vezina Trophy: Charlie Hodge
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First All-Star Team

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Second All-Star Team

All-Star Teams

First Team   Position   Second Team
Glenn Hall, Chicago Blackhawks G Charlie Hodge, Montreal Canadiens
Pierre Pilote, Chicago Blackhawks D Moose Vasko, Chicago Blackhawks
Tim Horton, Toronto Maple Leafs D Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens
Stan Mikita, Chicago Blackhawks C Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens
Kenny Wharram, Chicago Blackhawks RW Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks LW Frank Mahovlich, Toronto Maple Leafs
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Phil Esposito made his NHL debut.

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1963-64 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Last Games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1963-64 (listed with their last team):

Team Captains

Attendance

  1. Chicago: 581,593
  2. Toronto: 494,634
  3. Montreal: 488,663
  4. New York: 435,531
  5. Boston: 368,002
  6. Detroit: 364,219

Gallery

Video

First two periods of the 1963 All-Star game with commercials and intermission features.

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.

See Also

References


NHL Seasons

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1963–64 NHL season by team
TeamsBoston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto
See also1963 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1964 Stanley Cup Finals
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