1963–64 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1963–64 1963 Boston Bruins 6th 18–40–12 13–15–7 5–25–5 170 212 Lynn Patrick Milt Schmidt Leo Boivin Boston Garden Murray Oliver (24) Murray Oliver (44) Murray Oliver (68) Ted Green (145) Ed Johnston (18) Ed Johnston (3.01) The 1963–64 Boston Bruins season was the 40th season for the franchise. The Bruins missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season for the first time in franchise history. Goaltender Ed Johnston appeared in every game, becoming the final goaltender in NHL history to play every minute of every game. 2 Regular season Final standings BOS Record vs. opponents BOS Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1963–64 regular season1963-64 Boston Bruins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1964_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 3, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||October 8, 1963||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 12, 1963||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 13, 1963||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||0–2–1 |- |4||L||October 16, 1963||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||0–3–1 |- |5||L||October 19, 1963||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||0–4–1 |- |6||L||October 20, 1963||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||0–5–1 |- |7||L||October 24, 1963||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||0–6–1 |- |8||W||October 27, 1963||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||1–6–1 |- |9||L||October 30, 1963||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||1–7–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||W||November 3, 1963||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||2–7–1 |- |11||L||November 7, 1963||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||2–8–1 |- |12||W||November 10, 1963||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||3–8–1 |- |13||L||November 13, 1963||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||3–9–1 |- |14||T||November 16, 1963||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||3–9–2 |- |15||L||November 17, 1963||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||3–10–2 |- |16||T||November 20, 1963||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||3–10–3 |- |17||L||November 23, 1963||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||3–11–3 |- |18||W||November 28, 1963||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||4–11–3 |- |19||T||November 30, 1963||0–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||4–11–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |20||L||December 1, 1963||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||4–12–4 |- |21||T||December 4, 1963||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||4–12–5 |- |22||L||December 5, 1963||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||4–13–5 |- |23||W||December 7, 1963||8–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||5–13–5 |- |24||T||December 8, 1963||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||5–13–6 |- |25||W||December 12, 1963||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||6–13–6 |- |26||L||December 14, 1963||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||6–14–6 |- |27||T||December 15, 1963||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||6–14–7 |- |28||W||December 18, 1963||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||7–14–7 |- |29||L||December 19, 1963||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||7–15–7 |- |30||L||December 22, 1963||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||7–16–7 |- |31||L||December 25, 1963||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||7–17–7 |- |32||L||December 28, 1963||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||7–18–7 |- |33||L||December 29, 1963||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||7–19–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |34||T||January 1, 1964||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||7–19–8 |- |35||L||January 4, 1964||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||7–20–8 |- |36||L||January 5, 1964||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||7–21–8 |- |37||L||January 7, 1964||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||7–22–8 |- |38||L||January 9, 1964||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||7–23–8 |- |39||L||January 11, 1964||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||7–24–8 |- |40||W||January 12, 1964||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||8–24–8 |- |41||W||January 16, 1964||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||9–24–8 |- |42||W||January 18, 1964||11–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||10–24–8 |- |43||T||January 19, 1964||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||10–24–9 |- |44||L||January 22, 1964||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||10–25–9 |- |45||L||January 23, 1964||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||10–26–9 |- |46||W||January 25, 1964||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||11–26–9 |- |47||W||January 26, 1964||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||12–26–9 |- |48||L||January 30, 1964||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||12–27–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |49||L||February 1, 1964||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||12–28–9 |- |50||L||February 2, 1964||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||12–29–9 |- |51||W||February 5, 1964||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||13–29–9 |- |52||W||February 6, 1964||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||14–29–9 |- |53||L||February 8, 1964||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||14–30–9 |- |54||T||February 9, 1964||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||14–30–10 |- |55||L||February 13, 1964||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||14–31–10 |- |56||L||February 16, 1964||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||14–32–10 |- |57||L||February 20, 1964||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||14–33–10 |- |58||L||February 22, 1964||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||14–34–10 |- |59||L||February 23, 1964||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||14–35–10 |- |60||L||February 27, 1964||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||14–36–10 |- |61||W||February 29, 1964||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||15–36–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||W||March 1, 1964||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||16–36–10 |- |63||T||March 4, 1964||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||16–36–11 |- |64||T||March 5, 1964||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||16–36–12 |- |65||L||March 8, 1964||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||16–37–12 |- |66||W||March 11, 1964||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||17–37–12 |- |67||L||March 12, 1964||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64) ||17–38–12 |- |68||W||March 15, 1964||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||18–38–12 |- |69||L||March 21, 1964||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||18–39–12 |- |70||L||March 22, 1964||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||18–40–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Murray Oliver C 70 24 44 68 41 John Bucyk LW 62 18 36 54 36 Dean Prentice LW 70 23 16 39 37 Orland Kurtenbach C 70 12 25 37 91 Doug Mohns LW/D 70 9 17 26 95 Forbes Kennedy C 70 8 17 25 95 Tom Johnson Tom Johnson (ice hockey) D 70 4 21 25 33 Leo Boivin D 65 10 14 24 42 Andy Hebenton RW 70 12 11 23 8 Tommy Williams Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1940) RW 37 8 15 23 8 Gary Dornhoefer RW 32 12 10 22 20 Bobby Leiter Bob Leiter C 56 6 13 19 43 Jean-Guy Gendron LW 54 5 13 18 43 Ted Green D 70 4 10 14 145 Jerry Toppazzini RW 65 7 4 11 15 Bob McCord D 65 1 9 10 49 Wayne Rivers RW 12 2 7 9 6 Ed Westfall D/RW 55 1 5 6 35 Wayne Connelly C 26 2 3 5 12 Ron Schock C 5 1 2 3 0 Don Awrey D 16 1 0 1 4 Bob Beckett C 7 0 1 1 0 Ted Irvine LW 1 0 0 0 0 Eddie Johnston G 70 0 0 0 0 Skip Krake C 2 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Eddie Johnston 4200 70 18 40 12 211 3.01 6 Team: 4200 70 18 40 12 211 3.01 6 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-09 1963-64 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1964.html Draft picks Boston's picks at the 1963 NHL entry draft, which was the first amateur draft in league history, picking 16-year-olds. None of the players picked ever played professional hockey. Round Player Nationality Position College/junior/club team (league) 1 Orest Romashyna LW New Hamburg (Junior C) 2 Terrance Lane CAN 1957 – Georgetown Midgets 3 Roger Bamburak CAN 1957 RW Isaac Brock 4 Jim Blair CAN 1957 LW Georgetown Midgets References Bruins on Hockey Database Category:Boston Bruins seasons Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Category:1960s in Boston