The 1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Leafs finish in second place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 37 wins, 22 losses, and 11 ties for 85 points. They ousted the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before defeating the defending champion Chicago Black Hawks, also in six games, to win their first Stanley Cup championship since 1951. It would be the first of three straight Stanley Cup titles for the team, and four overall during the decade of the 1960s.
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Division | 2nd NHL |
1961–62 record | 37–22–11 |
Goals for | 232 |
Goals against | 180 |
Team information | |
General manager | Punch Imlach |
Coach | Punch Imlach |
Captain | George Armstrong |
Alternate captains | Dick Duff Bert Olmstead |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Frank Mahovlich (33) |
Assists | Frank Mahovlich (38) |
Points | Frank Mahovlich (71) |
Penalty minutes | Bob Pulford (98) |
Wins | Johnny Bower (31) |
Goals against average | Don Simmons (2.33) |
Offseason
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 259 | 166 | +93 | 98 |
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 232 | 180 | +52 | 85 |
3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 217 | 186 | +31 | 75 |
4 | New York Rangers | 70 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 195 | 207 | −12 | 64 |
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 23 | 33 | 14 | 184 | 219 | −35 | 60 |
6 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 15 | 47 | 8 | 177 | 306 | −129 | 38 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 2–10–2 | 4–8–2 | 3–10–1 | 2–10–2 | 4–9–1 | ||||||
Chicago | 10–2–2 | — | 7–3–4 | 3–9–2 | 7–6–1 | 4–6–4 | ||||||
Detroit | 8–4–2 | 3–7–4 | — | 3–8–3 | 6–5–3 | 3–9–2 | ||||||
Montreal | 10–3–1 | 9–3–2 | 8–3–3 | — | 8–1–5 | 7–4–3 | ||||||
New York | 10–2–2 | 6–7–1 | 5–6–3 | 1–8–5 | — | 4–9–1 | ||||||
Toronto | 9–4–1 | 6–4–4 | 9–3–2 | 4–7–3 | 9–4–1 | — |
Schedule and results
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October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 2–2–0)
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November: 9–4–2 (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 3–4–1)
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December: 6–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 2–3–1)
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January: 8–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 2–2–2)
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February: 5–6–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–4–0)
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March: 5–3–3 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–2–2)
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All times EASTERN [3]
Playoffs
editThe Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup for the 10th time in franchise history and the first Stanley Cup since 1951 after defeating the New York Rangers 4–2 in the Stanley Cup Semifinals and the Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 in the Stanley Cup Finals.
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1962 Stanley Cup Semifinals vs. New York Rangers – Maple Leafs wins series 4–2
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1962 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Maple Leafs wins series 4–2
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All times EASTERN
Player statistics
editForwards
editNote: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | Penalty minutes |
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Frank Mahovlich | 70 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 87 |
Dave Keon | 64 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 2 |
George Armstrong | 70 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 27 |
Bob Nevin | 69 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 10 |
Bob Pulford | 70 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 98 |
Dick Duff | 51 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 37 |
Bert Olmstead | 56 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 10 |
Billy Harris | 67 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 14 |
Eddie Shack | 44 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 62 |
Ed Litzenberger | 37 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 14 |
Ron Stewart | 60 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 |
John MacMillan | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Les Kozak | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Larry Keenan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Conacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Faulkner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defencemen
editNote: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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Red Kelly | 58 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 6 |
Tim Horton | 70 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 88 |
Allan Stanley | 60 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 24 |
Carl Brewer | 67 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 89 |
Bobby Baun | 65 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 94 |
Al Arbour | 52 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 68 |
Arnie Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Hillman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Goaltending
editNote: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Johnny Bower | 59 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2.56 |
Don Simmons | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.33 |
Gerry Cheevers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
Awards and records
edit- Dave Keon, Lady Byng Trophy[4]
See also
edit- Fifty Mission Cap, a song about the Leafs 1951 and 1962 Cup wins.
References
edit- ^ "1961–1962 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5