1962–63 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1962–63 1962 Detroit Red Wings 4th 32–25–13 19–10–6 13–15–7 200 194 Sid Abel Sid Abel Alex Delvecchio Marcel Pronovost Detroit Olympia Gordie Howe (38) Gordie Howe (48) Gordie Howe (86) Howie Young (273) Terry Sawchuk (22) Terry Sawchuk (2.55) The 1962–63 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 37th season. They finished in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 32 wins, 25 losses, and 13 ties. Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks four games to two in the semi-finals, but lost the Stanley Cup Final to the Toronto Maple Leafs, four games to one. This season saw right winger Gordie Howe capture the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer. He potted 38 goals and added 48 assists for 86 points. Howe was also named winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, his sixth overall. 2 Regular season Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1962–63 regular season1962-63 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1963_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October: 5–0–2 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–0–2) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 11, 1962||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 13, 1962||0–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 14, 1962||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||2–0–1 |- |4||W||October 18, 1962||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||3–0–1 |- |5||W||October 21, 1962||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||4–0–1 |- |6||T||October 25, 1962||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||4–0–2 |- |7||W||October 28, 1962||2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||5–0–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November: 6–5–2 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–3–2) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |8||W||November 1, 1962||4–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||6–0–2 |- |9||W||November 3, 1962||7–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||7–0–2 |- |10||W||November 4, 1962||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||8–0–2 |- |11||L||November 8, 1962||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||8–1–2 |- |12||T||November 10, 1962||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||8–1–3 |- |13||W||November 11, 1962||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||9–1–3 |- |14||L||November 14, 1962||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||9–2–3 |- |15||L||November 17, 1962||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||9–3–3 |- |16||W||November 18, 1962||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||10–3–3 |- |17||L||November 22, 1962||0–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||10–4–3 |- |18||T||November 24, 1962||1–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||10–4–4 |- |19||W||November 25, 1962||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||11–4–4 |- |20||L||November 29, 1962||0–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||11–5–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December: 5–6–3 (home: 5–2–2; road: 0–4–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |21||L||December 2, 1962||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||11–6–4 |- |22||T||December 5, 1962||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||11–6–5 |- |23||W||December 6, 1962||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||12–6–5 |- |24||L||December 8, 1962||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||12–7–5 |- |25||W||December 9, 1962||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||13–7–5 |- |26||W||December 13, 1962||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||14–7–5 |- |27||W||December 15, 1962||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||15–7–5 |- |28||L||December 16, 1962||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||15–8–5 |- |29||L||December 20, 1962||3–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||15–9–5 |- |30||T||December 23, 1962||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||15–9–6 |- |31||W||December 25, 1962||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||16–9–6 |- |32||L||December 26, 1962||4–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||16–10–6 |- |33||L||December 29, 1962||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||16–11–6 |- |34||T||December 31, 1962||1–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||16–11–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January: 5–4–3 (home: 2–1–3; road: 3–3–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||L||January 1, 1963||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||16–12–7 |- |36||T||January 6, 1963||5–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||16–12–8 |- |37||W||January 10, 1963||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||17–12–8 |- |38||L||January 12, 1963||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||17–13–8 |- |39||W||January 13, 1963||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||18–13–8 |- |40||W||January 17, 1963||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||19–13–8 |- |41||L||January 19, 1963||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||19–14–8 |- |42||T||January 20, 1963||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||19–14–9 |- |43||T||January 24, 1963||1–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||19–14–10 |- |44||L||January 26, 1963||0–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||19–15–10 |- |45||W||January 27, 1963||5–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||20–15–10 |- |46||W||January 30, 1963||6–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||21–15–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February: 3–7–3 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–3–2) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |47||T||February 2, 1963||4–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||21–15–11 |- |48||L||February 3, 1963||2–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||21–16–11 |- |49||T||February 6, 1963||3–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||21–16–12 |- |50||T||February 7, 1963||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||21–16–13 |- |51||W||February 10, 1963||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||22–16–13 |- |52||L||February 13, 1963||2–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||22–17–13 |- |53||W||February 16, 1963||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||23–17–13 |- |54||L||February 17, 1963||1–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||23–18–13 |- |55||L||February 21, 1963||3–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||23–19–13 |- |56||L||February 23, 1963||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||23–20–13 |- |57||W||February 24, 1963||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||24–20–13 |- |58||L||February 26, 1963||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||24–21–13 |- |59||L||February 28, 1963||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||24–22–13 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March: 8–3–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 5–2–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |60||W||March 2, 1963||7–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||25–22–13 |- |61||W||March 3, 1963||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||26–22–13 |- |62||L||March 5, 1963||3–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||26–23–13 |- |63||L||March 9, 1963||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||26–24–13 |- |64||W||March 10, 1963||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||27–24–13 |- |65||W||March 14, 1963||9–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||28–24–13 |- |66||L||March 16, 1963||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||28–25–13 |- |67||W||March 17, 1963||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||29–25–13 |- |68||W||March 19, 1963||5–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||30–25–13 |- |69||W||March 23, 1963||2–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||31–25–13 |- |70||W||March 24, 1963||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||32–25–13 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1963 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; Semifinals vs. (2) Chicago Black Hawks: Red Wings win 4–2 Game Result Date Score OT Opponent Series |- |1||L||March 26, 1963||4–5 || || align="left" | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) || 0–1 |- |2||L||March 28, 1963||2–5 || || align="left" | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) || 0–2 |- |3||W||March 31, 1963||4–2 || || align="left" | Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) || 1–2 |- |4||W||April 2, 1963||4–1 || || align="left" | Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) || 2–2 |- |5||W||April 4, 1963||4–2 || || align="left" | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) || 3–2 |- |6||W||April 7, 1963||7–4 || || align="left" | Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) || 4–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; Stanley Cup Finals vs. (1) Toronto Maple Leafs: Maple Leafs win 4–1 Game Result Date Score OT Opponent Series |- |1||L||April 9, 1963||2–4 || || align="left" | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) || 0–1 |- |2||L||April 11, 1963||2–4 || || align="left" | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) || 0–2 |- |3||W||April 14, 1963||3–2 || || align="left" | Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) || 1–2 |- |4||L||April 16, 1963||2–4 || || align="left" | Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) || 1–3 |- |5||L||April 18, 1963||1–3 || || align="left" | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) || 1–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black #ffc Tie 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Gordie Howe RW 70 38 48 86 100 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 70 20 44 64 8 Parker MacDonald C 69 33 28 61 32 Norm Ullman C 70 26 30 56 53 Bill Gadsby D 70 4 24 28 116 Doug Barkley D 70 3 24 27 78 Floyd Smith ice hockey RW 51 9 17 26 10 Bruce MacGregor C 67 11 11 22 12 Alex Faulkner C 70 10 10 20 6 Val Fonteyne LW 67 6 14 20 2 Andre Pronovost LW 47 13 5 18 18 Vic Stasiuk LW 36 6 11 17 37 Larry Jeffrey LW 53 5 11 16 62 Marcel Pronovost D 69 4 9 13 48 Billy McNeill ice hockey RW 42 3 7 10 12 Eddie Joyal C 14 2 8 10 0 Howie Young D/RW 64 4 5 9 273 Pete Goegan D 62 1 8 9 48 Lowell MacDonald LW 26 2 1 3 8 Hank Bassen G 16 0 1 1 14 Ron Harris Ron Harris (ice hockey) D 1 0 1 1 0 Bo Elik LW 3 0 0 0 0 Paul Henderson RW 2 0 0 0 9 Allan Johnson Al Johnson (ice hockey) RW/C 2 0 0 0 0 Roger Lafreniere LW 3 0 0 0 4 Dave Lucas ice hockey D 1 0 0 0 0 Lou Marcon D 1 0 0 0 0 Gerry Odrowski D 1 0 0 0 0 Dennis Riggin G 9 0 0 0 0 Terry Sawchuk G 48 0 0 0 14 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Terry Sawchuk 2781 48 22 16 7 118 2.55 3 Hank Bassen 960 16 6 5 5 51 3.19 0 Dennis Riggin 459 9 4 4 1 22 2.88 0 Team: 4200 70 32 25 13 191 2.73 3 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Gordie Howe RW 11 7 9 16 22 Norm Ullman C 11 4 12 16 14 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 11 3 6 9 2 Larry Jeffrey LW 9 3 3 6 8 Alex Faulkner C 8 5 0 5 2 Parker MacDonald C 11 3 2 5 2 Floyd Smith ice hockey RW 11 2 3 5 4 Bill Gadsby D 11 1 4 5 36 Bruce MacGregor C 10 1 4 5 10 Andre Pronovost LW 11 1 4 5 6 Marcel Pronovost D 11 1 4 5 8 Vic Stasiuk LW 11 3 0 3 4 Doug Barkley D 11 0 3 3 16 Pete Goegan D 11 0 2 2 12 Howie Young D/RW 8 0 2 2 16 Eddie Joyal C 11 1 0 1 2 Bob Dillabough C 1 0 0 0 0 Val Fonteyne LW 11 0 0 0 2 Lowell MacDonald LW 1 0 0 0 2 Gerry Odrowski D 2 0 0 0 2 Terry Sawchuk G 11 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Terry Sawchuk 660 11 5 6 35 3.18 0 Team: 660 11 5 6 35 3.18 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-02 1962-63 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1963.html Note: 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; Awards and honors Art Ross Trophy: Gordie Howe Hart Memorial Trophy: Gordie Howe Gordie Howe, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star Terry Sawchuk, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star References Red Wings on Hockey Database Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Category:1962 in Detroit