1963–64 Detroit Red Wings season
Appearance
1963–64 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 4th NHL |
1963–64 record | 30–29–11 |
Home record | 23–9–3 |
Road record | 7–20–8 |
Goals for | 191 |
Goals against | 204 |
Team information | |
General manager | Sid Abel |
Coach | Sid Abel |
Captain | Alex Delvecchio |
Arena | Detroit Olympia |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Gordie Howe (26) |
Assists | Gordie Howe (47) |
Points | Gordie Howe (73) |
Penalty minutes | Doug Barkley (115) |
Wins | Terry Sawchuk (25) |
Goals against average | Terry Sawchuk (2.64) |
The 1963–64 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in fourth place in the NHL with a record of 30 wins, 29 losses, and 11 ties. They defeated the Chicago Black Hawks in seven games in the Semi-finals before losing a seven-game Stanley Cup Final to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Offseason
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Final standings
Regular season
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 209 | 167 | +42 | 85 |
2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 218 | 169 | +49 | 84 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 192 | 172 | +20 | 78 |
4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 191 | 204 | −13 | 71 |
5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 186 | 242 | −56 | 54 |
6 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 18 | 40 | 12 | 170 | 212 | −42 | 48 |
Record vs. opponents
1963–64 NHL Records | ||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MON | NYR | TOR |
Boston | — | 3–9–2 | 3–10–1 | 2–7–5 | 5–7–2 | 5–7–2 |
Chicago | 9–3–2 | — | 5–6–3 | 7–5–2 | 9–3–2 | 7–5–2 |
Detroit | 10–3–1 | 6–5–3 | — | 5–7–2 | 6–6–2 | 3–8–3 |
Montreal | 7–2–5 | 5–7–2 | 7–5–2 | — | 10–3–1 | 7–5–2 |
New York | 7–5–2 | 3–9–2 | 6–6–2 | 3–10–1 | — | 3–8–3 |
Toronto | 7–5–2 | 5–7–2 | 8–3–3 | 5–7–2 | 8–3–3 | — |
Schedule and results
Regular season
1963–64 Game Log (30–29–11) | |
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October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 0–3–0)
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November: 2–6–2 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–5–2)
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December: 6–6–3 (Home: 5–4–0; Road: 1–2–3)
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January: 5–5–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–4–1)
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February: 7–5–2 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–4–1)
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March: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–2–1)
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Playoffs
1964 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game Log | |
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1964 Stanley Cup Semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Red Wings wins series 4–3
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1964 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs wins series 4–3
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Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Gordie Howe | RW | 69 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 70 |
Alex Delvecchio | C/LW | 70 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 11 |
Norm Ullman | C | 61 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 55 |
Parker MacDonald | C | 68 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 25 |
Doug Barkley | D | 67 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 115 |
Bruce MacGregor | C | 63 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 15 |
Floyd Smith | RW | 52 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 22 |
Larry Jeffrey | LW | 58 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 87 |
Andre Pronovost | LW | 70 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 54 |
Pit Martin | C | 50 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 |
Marcel Pronovost | D | 67 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 42 |
Bill Gadsby | D | 64 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 80 |
Eddie Joyal | C | 47 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 |
Alex Faulkner | C | 30 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 |
Ron Ingram | D | 50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 50 |
Albert Langlois | D | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Paul Henderson | RW | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
Claude Laforge | LW | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Lowell MacDonald | LW | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Irv Spencer | D | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
John MacMillan | RW | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Art Stratton | C/LW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Billy McNeill | RW | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
John Miszuk | D | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
Ted Hampson | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wayne Muloin | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Hank Bassen | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roger Crozier | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ian Cushenan | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Warren Godfrey | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pete Goegan | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Harrison Gray | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Harris | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Howie Menard | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Mitchell | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Rupp | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Sawchuk | G | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Watson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Terry Sawchuk | 3140 | 53 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 138 | 2.64 | 5 |
Roger Crozier | 900 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 3.40 | 2 |
Hank Bassen | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
Harrison Gray | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7.50 | 0 |
Pat Rupp | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 202 | 2.89 | 7 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Gordie Howe | RW | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16 |
Norm Ullman | C | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
Alex Delvecchio | C/LW | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Bruce MacGregor | C | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
Andre Pronovost | LW | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
Floyd Smith | RW | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Larry Jeffrey | LW | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
Parker MacDonald | C | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Paul Henderson | RW | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Eddie Joyal | C | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Pit Martin | C | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
Doug Barkley | D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
Bill Gadsby | D | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
Marcel Pronovost | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
John MacMillan | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bob Champoux | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roger Crozier | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Dillabough | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Faulkner | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Albert Langlois | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
John Miszuk | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Terry Sawchuk | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Irv Spencer | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Terry Sawchuk | 677 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 2.75 | 1 |
Bob Champoux | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.36 | 0 |
Roger Crozier | 126 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.38 | 0 |
Team: | 858 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 2.80 | 1 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Roster
1963–1964 Detroit Red Wings Roster | ||||||
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Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centers
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Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 2 | Peter Mahovlich | ![]() |
St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL) |
2 | 8 | Bill Cosburn | ![]() |
Bick's Pickles Midgets (OAAAMHL) |
Awards and honors
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References
- ^ "1963–1964 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "1963–64 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "1963-64 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.