Clarence Campbell presents the 1964 Stanley Cup to Leafs Captain George Armstrong.
The 1964 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight year. The Maple Leafs won the best-of-seven series four games to three to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup.
Paths to the Final[]
Toronto defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 while Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 to advance to the Finals.
The Series[]
Leafs celebrate Cup win.
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.
Until 2008-09 finals, John MacMillan was the only player to play in back-to-back Finals with different teams in successive series that pitted the same teams against each other. MacMillan won the Cup with the 1963 Toronto Maple Leafs in a five-game decision over Detroit, and then lost the 1964 Cup Final to the Leafs as a member of the Red Wings.
| 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 |
Toronto wins Stanley Cup four games to three
Toronto Maple Leafs 1964 Stanley Cup Champions[]
Roster
- Centers
- 4 Leonard Red Kelly
- 14 Dave Keon
- 15 Billy Harris
- 20 Bob Pulford (A. Capt.)
- Wingers
- 8 Gerry Ehman
- 9 Andy Bathgate
- 10 George Armstrong (Captain)
- 12 Ron Stewart
- 17 Don McKenney
- 18 Jim Pappin
- 23 Eddie Shack
- 25 Ed Litzenberger†
- 27 Frank Mahovlich
- Defensemen
- 2 Carl Brewer
- 3 Al Arbour†
- 7 Miles Tim Horton
- 21 Bob Baun
- 16 Larry Hillman
- 19 Kent Douglas††
- 26 Allan Stanley (A. Capt.)
- Goaltenders
- Non-players
- Stafford Smythe (President/Owner), Harold Ballard (Exe. Vice President/Owner)
- John Bassett (Chairman/Owner)
- George Punch Imlach (Manager-Coach), Frank King Clancy (Ass't Manager-Coach)
- Bob Haggart (Trainer)
- Tom Nayler, Hugh Holton (Ass't Trainers)
Stanley Cup Engraving
- Frank "King" Clancy name was misspelled on the Stanley Cup as FRANK KING CLANCE ASST COACH GEN MAN. Clancy last name should end with a "Y" instead an "E". In 1992–93, the mistake was corrected on the newly created Replica Cup.
- † Played in the Stanley Cup Finals, qualifying to be on the Cup, but name was left off.
- †† Douglas played 43 games for Toronto. His name was left off the Stanley Cup, because he played in the minors during the playoffs.
- (See 1965 Montreal about Toronto 1962-63-64 engravings).
Notes[]
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 Toronto Maple Leafs 1963 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions 1964 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1965 |
