The 1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 46th season in the NHL . The Maple Leafs finished 1st in the league, the first time they had finished first overall in the league since 1948 . They defeated the Montreal Canadiens , 4 games to 1, in the Semi-finals and then beat the Detroit Red Wings in five games in the 1963 Stanley Cup Finals to win their second straight Stanley Cup .
Off-season [ ]
Regular Season [ ]
Final Standings [ ]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for playoffs are highlighted in bold .
Game Log [ ]
Regular Season Results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
W
October 10, 1962
3–1
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
1–0–0
2
T
October 13, 1962
2–2
Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
1–0–1
3
L
October 14, 1962
3–5
@ New York Rangers (1962–63 )
1–1–1
4
L
October 18, 1962
2–4
@ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
1–2–1
5
W
October 20, 1962
3–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
2–2–1
6
W
October 21, 1962
6–4
@ Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
3–2–1
7
L
October 27, 1962
1–5
New York Rangers (1962–63 )
3–3–1
8
L
October 28, 1962
0–2
@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
3–4–1
9
L
October 31, 1962
3–4
Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
3–5–1
10
W
November 1, 1962
3–1
@ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
4–5–1
11
L
November 3, 1962
3–7
Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
4–6–1
12
W
November 7, 1962
5–1
@ New York Rangers (1962–63 )
5–6–1
13
W
November 10, 1962
5–3
New York Rangers (1962–63 )
6–6–1
14
W
November 11, 1962
5–3
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
7–6–1
15
W
November 14, 1962
4–2
Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
8–6–1
16
W
November 17, 1962
3–2
Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
9–6–1
17
L
November 18, 1962
1–3
@ New York Rangers (1962–63 )
9–7–1
18
L
November 22, 1962
0–1
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
9–8–1
19
W
November 24, 1962
4–1
New York Rangers (1962–63 )
10–8–1
20
L
November 25, 1962
2–5
@ Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
10–9–1
21
T
November 29, 1962
4–4
@ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
10–9–2
22
W
December 1, 1962
8–2
Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
11–9–2
23
W
December 2, 1962
3–1
@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
12–9–2
24
W
December 5, 1962
2–1
Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
13–9–2
25
T
December 8, 1962
1–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
13–9–3
26
L
December 9, 1962
3–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
13–10–3
27
W
December 15, 1962
8–2
Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
14–10–3
28
W
December 16, 1962
6–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
15–10–3
29
T
December 20, 1962
4–4
@ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
15–10–4
30
W
December 22, 1962
4–2
New York Rangers (1962–63 )
16–10–4
31
W
December 23, 1962
5–4
@ Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
17–10–4
32
L
December 25, 1962
1–2
@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
17–11–4
33
W
December 26, 1962
5–4
Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
18–11–4
34
T
December 29, 1962
1–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
18–11–5
35
L
January 1, 1963
0–3
@ Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
18–12–5
36
L
January 2, 1963
2–3
@ New York Rangers (1962–63 )
18–13–5
37
W
January 5, 1963
4–2
Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
19–13–5
38
W
January 6, 1963
5–1
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
20–13–5
39
L
January 9, 1963
1–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
20–14–5
40
W
January 12, 1963
2–1
Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
21–14–5
41
T
January 13, 1963
2–2
@ Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
21–14–6
42
L
January 17, 1963
4–6
@ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
21–15–6
43
L
January 19, 1963
1–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
21–16–6
44
T
January 20, 1963
2–2
@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
21–16–7
45
W
January 23, 1963
5–1
Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
22–16–7
46
W
January 24, 1963
6–3
@ Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
23–16–7
47
L
January 26, 1963
2–5
Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
23–17–7
48
W
January 27, 1963
4–2
@ New York Rangers (1962–63 )
24–17–7
49
W
January 31, 1963
6–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
25–17–7
50
T
February 2, 1963
2–2
New York Rangers (1962–63 )
25–17–8
51
L
February 3, 1963
1–3
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
25–18–8
52
T
February 9, 1963
3–3
Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
25–18–9
53
L
February 10, 1963
1–2
@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
25–19–9
54
W
February 13, 1963
6–2
Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
26–19–9
55
W
February 16, 1963
4–2
New York Rangers (1962–63 )
27–19–9
56
L
February 17, 1963
1–4
@ New York Rangers (1962–63 )
27–20–9
57
W
February 20, 1963
2–1
Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
28–20–9
58
L
February 23, 1963
2–4
Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
28–21–9
59
W
February 27, 1963
6–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
29–21–9
60
W
March 2, 1963
4–3
New York Rangers (1962–63 )
30–21–9
61
W
March 3, 1963
6–3
@ Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
31–21–9
62
W
March 6, 1963
4–0
Boston Bruins (1962–63 )
32–21–9
63
W
March 9, 1963
5–3
Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
33–21–9
64
T
March 10, 1963
1–1
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
33–21–10
65
T
March 14, 1963
3–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
33–21–11
66
W
March 16, 1963
3–0
Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63 )
34–21–11
67
W
March 17, 1963
2–1
@ New York Rangers (1962–63 )
35–21–11
68
T
March 20, 1963
3–3
Montreal Canadiens (1962–63 )
35–21–12
69
L
March 23, 1963
1–2
Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
35–22–12
70
L
March 24, 1963
2–3
@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63 )
35–23–12
Playoffs [ ]
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Montreal Canadiens 1 [ ]
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 [ ]
Johnny Bower limited the Wings to 10 goals in the five games, and five different Leafs had multiple-goal games: Duff, Nevin, Stewart, Kelly and Keon.
Date
Visitors
Score
Home
Score
Notes
April 9
Detroit
2
Toronto
4
April 11
Detroit
2
Toronto
4
April 14
Toronto
2
Detroit
3
April 16
Toronto
4
Detroit
2
April 18
Detroit
1
Toronto
3
Player Stats [ ]
Forwards [ ]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
[1]
Defencemen [ ]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
[1]
Goaltending [ ]
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
[2]
Awards and Records [ ]
1963 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions [ ]
Johnny Bower , Don Simmons , Carl Brewer , Tim Horton , Bob Baun , Allan Stanley , Kent Douglas , Larry Hillman , Red Kelly , Dick Duff , George Armstrong (captain), Frank Mahovlich , Bob Nevin , Ron Stewart , Billy Harris , Bob Pulford , Eddie Shack , Dave Keon , Ed Litzenberger , John MacMillan , Punch Imlach (manager-coach), Bob Haggert (trainer)
Gallery [ ]
References [ ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000381975.html
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1963.html
↑ 3.0 3.1 National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5