1963–64 Detroit Red Wings season

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 Finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

1963–64 Detroit Red Wings
Division4th NHL
1963–64 record30–29–11
Home record23–9–3
Road record7–20–8
Goals for191
Goals against204
Team information
General managerSid Abel
CoachSid Abel
CaptainAlex Delvecchio
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Team leaders
GoalsGordie Howe (26)
AssistsGordie Howe (47)
PointsGordie Howe (73)
Penalty minutesDoug Barkley (115)
WinsTerry Sawchuk (25)
Goals against averageTerry Sawchuk (2.64)

Offseason

Final standings

Regular season
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70362113209167+4285
2Chicago Black Hawks70362212218169+4984
3Toronto Maple Leafs70332512192172+2078
4Detroit Red Wings70302911191204−1371
5New York Rangers70223810186242−5654
6Boston Bruins70184012170212−4248

Record vs. opponents
1963–64 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —3–9–23–10–12–7–55–7–25–7–2
Chicago 9–3–2—5–6–37–5–29–3–27–5–2
Detroit 10–3–16–5–3—5–7–26–6–23–8–3
Montreal 7–2–55–7–27–5–2—10–3–17–5–2
New York 7–5–23–9–26–6–23–10–1—3–8–3
Toronto 7–5–25–7–28–3–35–7–28–3–3—

Schedule and results

Regular season
1963–64 Game Log (30–29–11)
October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 0–3–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordPts.
1WOctober 10, 19635–3Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)1–0–0
2WOctober 13, 19633–0Boston Bruins (1963–64)2–0–0
3LOctober 16, 19630–3@ New York Rangers (1963–64)2–1–0
4LOctober 19, 19631–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)2–2–0
5WOctober 20, 19633–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)3–2–0
6TOctober 24, 19632–2Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)3–2–1
7LOctober 27, 19634–6Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)3–3–1
8LOctober 29, 19631–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)3–4–1
9WOctober 31, 19634–1New York Rangers (1963–64)4–4–1
November: 2–6–2 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–5–2)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordPts.
10LNovember 2, 19631–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)4–5–1
11LNovember 3, 19631–4@ Boston Bruins (1963–64)4–6–1
12WNovember 7, 19631–0New York Rangers (1963–64)5–6–1
13WNovember 10, 19633–0Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)6–6–1
14TNovember 16, 19631–1@ Boston Bruins (1963–64)6–6–2
15LNovember 17, 19632–5@ New York Rangers (1963–64)6–7–2
16LNovember 20, 19632–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)6–8–2
17LNovember 27, 19632–3@ New York Rangers (1963–64)6–9–2
18LNovember 28, 19633–7Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)6–10–2
19TNovember 30, 19631–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)6–10–3
December: 6–6–3 (Home: 5–4–0; Road: 1–2–3)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordPts.
20LDecember 1, 19631–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)6–11–3
21WDecember 5, 19634–2Boston Bruins (1963–64)7–11–3
22LDecember 7, 19632–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)7–12–3
23LDecember 8, 19633–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)7–13–3
24WDecember 11, 19633–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)8–13–3
25WDecember 14, 19635–4Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)9–13–3
26TDecember 15, 19634–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)9–13–4
27TDecember 18, 19631–1@ New York Rangers (1963–64)9–13–5
28WDecember 19, 19633–0Boston Bruins (1963–64)10–13–5
29LDecember 21, 19630–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)10–14–5
30LDecember 22, 19631–6Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)10–15–5
31WDecember 25, 19634–3New York Rangers (1963–64)11–15–5
32TDecember 28, 19631–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)11–15–6
33WDecember 29, 19632–1Boston Bruins (1963–64)12–15–6
34LDecember 31, 19634–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)12–16–6
January: 5–5–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–4–1)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordPts.
35LJanuary 4, 19642–5@ New York Rangers (1963–64)12–17–6
36TJanuary 5, 19643–3Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)12–17–7
37WJanuary 7, 19645–0@ Boston Bruins (1963–64)13–17–7
38WJanuary 9, 19645–3Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)14–17–7
39LJanuary 11, 19643–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)14–18–7
40WJanuary 12, 19645–3New York Rangers (1963–64)15–18–7
41LJanuary 16, 19641–5@ Boston Bruins (1963–64)15–19–7
42WJanuary 18, 19642–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)16–19–7
43LJanuary 19, 19641–3New York Rangers (1963–64)16–20–7
44WJanuary 25, 19645–3Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)17–20–7
45LJanuary 26, 19642–3@ New York Rangers (1963–64)17–21–7
46TJanuary 29, 19642–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)17–21–8
February: 7–5–2 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–4–1)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordPts.
47LFebruary 1, 19643–9@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)17–22–8
48TFebruary 2, 19642–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)17–22–9
49LFebruary 5, 19642–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)17–23–9
50WFebruary 6, 19644–0Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)18–23–9
51WFebruary 8, 19643–2@ Boston Bruins (1963–64)19–23–9
52WFebruary 9, 19644–2New York Rangers (1963–64)20–23–9
53WFebruary 13, 19644–1Boston Bruins (1963–64)21–23–9
54WFebruary 15, 19644–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)22–23–9
55LFebruary 16, 19642–5Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)22–24–9
56TFebruary 19, 19641–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)22–24–10
57WFebruary 22, 19643–2Boston Bruins (1963–64)23–24–10
58WFebruary 23, 19643–2Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)24–24–10
59LFebruary 27, 19642–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)24–25–10
60LFebruary 29, 19641–2@ Boston Bruins (1963–64)24–26–10
March: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–2–1)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordPts.
61TMarch 1, 19642–2@ New York Rangers (1963–64)24–26–11
62WMarch 3, 19643–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)25–26–11
63WMarch 5, 19647–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)26–26–11
64LMarch 7, 19642–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)26–27–11
65WMarch 8, 19645–3@ Boston Bruins (1963–64)27–27–11
66WMarch 12, 19642–1Boston Bruins (1963–64)28–27–11
67WMarch 15, 19645–3Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)29–27–11
68WMarch 19, 19649–3New York Rangers (1963–64)30–27–11
69LMarch 21, 19643–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)30–28–11
70LMarch 22, 19641–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)30–29–11

Playoffs
1964 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game Log
1964 Stanley Cup Semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Red Wings wins series 4–3
No.RDateScoreOTOpponentSeries
1LMarch 26, 19641–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)0–1
2WMarch 29, 19645–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)1–1
3WMarch 31, 19643–0Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)2–1
4LApril 2, 19642–3OTChicago Black Hawks (1963–64)2–2
5LApril 5, 19642–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)2–3
6WApril 7, 19647–2Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)3–3
7WApril 9, 19644–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)4–3
1964 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs wins series 4–3
No.RDateScoreOTOpponentSeries
1LApril 11, 19642–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)0–1
2WApril 14, 19644–3OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)1–1
3WApril 16, 19644–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)2–1
4LApril 18, 19642–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)2–2
5WApril 21, 19642–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)3–2
6LApril 23, 19643–4OTToronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)3–3
7LApril 25, 19640–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)3–4

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Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Gordie HoweRW6926477370
Alex DelvecchioC/LW7023305311
Norm UllmanC6121305155
Parker MacDonaldC6821254625
Doug BarkleyD67112132115
Bruce MacGregorC6311213215
Floyd SmithRW5218133122
Larry JeffreyLW5810182887
Andre PronovostLW707162354
Pit MartinC509122128
Marcel PronovostD673172042
Bill GadsbyD642161880
Eddie JoyalC47107176
Alex FaulknerC3057129
Ron IngramD5036950
Albert LangloisD1716713
Paul HendersonRW3233614
Claude LaforgeLW172354
Lowell MacDonaldLW101450
Irv SpencerD253038
John MacMillanRW200336
Art StrattonC/LW50332
Billy McNeillRW151122
John MiszukD4202230
Ted HampsonC70110
Wayne MuloinD30112
Hank BassenG10000
Roger CrozierG150000
Ian CushenanD50004
Warren GodfreyD40002
Pete GoeganD120008
Harrison GrayG10000
Ron HarrisD30007
Howie MenardC30000
Bill MitchellD10000
Pat RuppG10000
Terry SawchukG530000
Jim WatsonD10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Terry Sawchuk314053252071382.645
Roger Crozier90015564513.402
Hank Bassen60101044.000
Harrison Gray40101057.500
Pat Rupp60101044.000
Team:4200703029112022.897

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Gordie HoweRW149101916
Norm UllmanC14710176
Alex DelvecchioC/LW1438110
Bruce MacGregorC1452712
Andre PronovostLW1443726
Floyd SmithRW144374
Larry JeffreyLW1416728
Parker MacDonaldC143362
Paul HendersonRW142356
Eddie JoyalC1423510
Pit MartinC1414514
Doug BarkleyD1405533
Bill GadsbyD1404422
Marcel PronovostD1402214
John MacMillanRW40112
Bob ChampouxG10000
Roger CrozierG30000
Bob DillaboughC10000
Alex FaulknerC40000
Albert LangloisD1400012
John MiszukD30002
Terry SawchukG130002
Irv SpencerD110000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Terry Sawchuk6771365312.751
Bob Champoux5511044.360
Roger Crozier12630252.380
Team:8581477402.801

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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;

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)
12Peter Mahovlich CanadaSt. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL)
28Bill Cosburn CanadaBick's Pickles Midgets (OAAAMHL)

References
  1. "1963–1964 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1963–64 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  4. "1963-64 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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