1963–64 Detroit Red Wings season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1963–64 1963 Detroit Red Wings 4th 30–29–11 23–9–3 7–20–8 191 204 Sid Abel Sid Abel Alex Delvecchio Detroit Olympia Gordie Howe (26) Gordie Howe (47) Gordie Howe (73) Doug Barkley (115) Terry Sawchuk (25) Terry Sawchuk (2.64) 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. 2 Final standings Regular season DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1963–64 regular season1963-64 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1964_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October: 4–4–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 0–3–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 10, 1963||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 13, 1963||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 16, 1963||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 19, 1963||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||October 20, 1963||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||3–2–0 |- |6||T||October 24, 1963||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 27, 1963||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||October 29, 1963||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 31, 1963||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||4–4–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November: 2–6–2 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–5–2) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||L||November 2, 1963||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||4–5–1 |- |11||L||November 3, 1963||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||4–6–1 |- |12||W||November 7, 1963||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||5–6–1 |- |13||W||November 10, 1963||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||6–6–1 |- |14||T||November 16, 1963||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||6–6–2 |- |15||L||November 17, 1963||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||6–7–2 |- |16||L||November 20, 1963||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||6–8–2 |- |17||L||November 27, 1963||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||6–9–2 |- |18||L||November 28, 1963||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||6–10–2 |- |19||T||November 30, 1963||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||6–10–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December: 6–6–3 (home: 5–4–0; road: 1–2–3) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |20||L||December 1, 1963||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||6–11–3 |- |21||W||December 5, 1963||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||7–11–3 |- |22||L||December 7, 1963||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||7–12–3 |- |23||L||December 8, 1963||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||7–13–3 |- |24||W||December 11, 1963||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||8–13–3 |- |25||W||December 14, 1963||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||9–13–3 |- |26||T||December 15, 1963||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||9–13–4 |- |27||T||December 18, 1963||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||9–13–5 |- |28||W||December 19, 1963||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||10–13–5 |- |29||L||December 21, 1963||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||10–14–5 |- |30||L||December 22, 1963||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||10–15–5 |- |31||W||December 25, 1963||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||11–15–5 |- |32||T||December 28, 1963||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||11–15–6 |- |33||W||December 29, 1963||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||12–15–6 |- |34||L||December 31, 1963||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||12–16–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January: 5–5–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–4–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||L||January 4, 1964||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||12–17–6 |- |36||T||January 5, 1964||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||12–17–7 |- |37||W||January 7, 1964||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||13–17–7 |- |38||W||January 9, 1964||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||14–17–7 |- |39||L||January 11, 1964||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||14–18–7 |- |40||W||January 12, 1964||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||15–18–7 |- |41||L||January 16, 1964||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||15–19–7 |- |42||W||January 18, 1964||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||16–19–7 |- |43||L||January 19, 1964||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||16–20–7 |- |44||W||January 25, 1964||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||17–20–7 |- |45||L||January 26, 1964||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||17–21–7 |- |46||T||January 29, 1964||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||17–21–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February: 7–5–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 2–4–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |47||L||February 1, 1964||3–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||17–22–8 |- |48||T||February 2, 1964||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||17–22–9 |- |49||L||February 5, 1964||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||17–23–9 |- |50||W||February 6, 1964||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||18–23–9 |- |51||W||February 8, 1964||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||19–23–9 |- |52||W||February 9, 1964||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||20–23–9 |- |53||W||February 13, 1964||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||21–23–9 |- |54||W||February 15, 1964||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||22–23–9 |- |55||L||February 16, 1964||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||22–24–9 |- |56||T||February 19, 1964||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||22–24–10 |- |57||W||February 22, 1964||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||23–24–10 |- |58||W||February 23, 1964||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||24–24–10 |- |59||L||February 27, 1964||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||24–25–10 |- |60||L||February 29, 1964||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||24–26–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March: 6–3–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–2–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |61||T||March 1, 1964||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1963–64) ||24–26–11 |- |62||W||March 3, 1964||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||25–26–11 |- |63||W||March 5, 1964||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) ||26–26–11 |- |64||L||March 7, 1964||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||26–27–11 |- |65||W||March 8, 1964||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||27–27–11 |- |66||W||March 12, 1964||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1963–64) ||28–27–11 |- |67||W||March 15, 1964||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) ||29–27–11 |- |68||W||March 19, 1964||9–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1963–64) ||30–27–11 |- |69||L||March 21, 1964||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||30–28–11 |- |70||L||March 22, 1964||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) ||30–29–11 |- |- | 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; 1964 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 4–3 Game Result Date Score OT Opponent Series |- |1||L||March 26, 1964||1–4 || || align="left" | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) || 0–1 |- |2||W||March 29, 1964||5–4 || || align="left" | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) || 1–1 |- |3||W||March 31, 1964||3–0 || || align="left" | Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) || 2–1 |- |4||L||April 2, 1964||2–3 || OT || align="left" | Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) || 2–2 |- |5||L||April 5, 1964||2–3 || || align="left" | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) || 2–3 |- |6||W||April 7, 1964||7–2 || || align="left" | Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) || 3–3 |- |7||W||April 9, 1964||4–2 || || align="left" | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) || 4–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; Stanley Cup Finals vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Maple Leafs win 4–3 Game Result Date Score OT Opponent Series |- |1||L||April 11, 1964||2–3 || || align="left" | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) || 0–1 |- |2||W||April 14, 1964||4–3 || OT || align="left" | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) || 1–1 |- |3||W||April 16, 1964||4–3 || || align="left" | Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) || 2–1 |- |4||L||April 18, 1964||2–4 || || align="left" | Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) || 2–2 |- |5||W||April 21, 1964||2–1 || || align="left" | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) || 3–2 |- |6||L||April 23, 1964||3–4 || OT || align="left" | Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) || 3–3 |- |7||L||April 25, 1964||0–4 || || align="left" | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) || 3–4 |- |- | 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 69 26 47 73 70 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 70 23 30 53 11 Norm Ullman C 61 21 30 51 55 Parker MacDonald C 68 21 25 46 25 Doug Barkley D 67 11 21 32 115 Bruce MacGregor C 63 11 21 32 15 Floyd Smith ice hockey RW 52 18 13 31 22 Larry Jeffrey LW 58 10 18 28 87 Andre Pronovost André Pronovost LW 70 7 16 23 54 Pit Martin C 50 9 12 21 28 Marcel Pronovost D 67 3 17 20 42 Bill Gadsby D 64 2 16 18 80 Eddie Joyal C 47 10 7 17 6 Alex Faulkner C 30 5 7 12 9 Ron Ingram D 50 3 6 9 50 Albert Langlois Al Langlois D 17 1 6 7 13 Paul Henderson RW 32 3 3 6 14 Claude Laforge Claude LaForge LW 17 2 3 5 4 Lowell MacDonald LW 10 1 4 5 0 Irv Spencer D 25 3 0 3 8 John MacMillan ice hockey RW 20 0 3 3 6 Art Stratton C/LW 5 0 3 3 2 Billy McNeill Billy McNeill (ice hockey) RW 15 1 1 2 2 John Miszuk D 42 0 2 2 30 Ted Hampson C 7 0 1 1 0 Wayne Muloin D 3 0 1 1 2 Hank Bassen G 1 0 0 0 0 Roger Crozier G 15 0 0 0 0 Ian Cushenan D 5 0 0 0 4 Warren Godfrey D 4 0 0 0 2 Pete Goegan D 12 0 0 0 8 Harrison Gray ice hockey G 1 0 0 0 0 Ron Harris Ron Harris (ice hockey) D 3 0 0 0 7 Howie Menard C 3 0 0 0 0 Bill Mitchell Bill Mitchell (ice hockey) D 1 0 0 0 0 Pat Rupp G 1 0 0 0 0 Terry Sawchuk G 53 0 0 0 0 Jim Watson Jim Watson (ice hockey) D 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Terry Sawchuk 3140 53 25 20 7 138 2.64 5 Roger Crozier 900 15 5 6 4 51 3.40 2 Hank Bassen 60 1 0 1 0 4 4.00 0 Harrison Gray ice hockey 40 1 0 1 0 5 7.50 0 Pat Rupp 60 1 0 1 0 4 4.00 0 Team: 4200 70 30 29 11 202 2.89 7 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Gordie Howe RW 14 9 10 19 16 Norm Ullman C 14 7 10 17 6 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 14 3 8 11 0 Bruce MacGregor C 14 5 2 7 12 Andre Pronovost André Pronovost LW 14 4 3 7 26 Floyd Smith ice hockey RW 14 4 3 7 4 Larry Jeffrey LW 14 1 6 7 28 Parker MacDonald C 14 3 3 6 2 Paul Henderson RW 14 2 3 5 6 Eddie Joyal C 14 2 3 5 10 Pit Martin C 14 1 4 5 14 Doug Barkley D 14 0 5 5 33 Bill Gadsby D 14 0 4 4 22 Marcel Pronovost D 14 0 2 2 14 John MacMillan ice hockey RW 4 0 1 1 2 Bob Champoux G 1 0 0 0 0 Roger Crozier G 3 0 0 0 0 Bob Dillabough C 1 0 0 0 0 Alex Faulkner C 4 0 0 0 0 Albert Langlois Al Langlois D 14 0 0 0 12 John Miszuk D 3 0 0 0 2 Terry Sawchuk G 13 0 0 0 2 Irv Spencer D 11 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Terry Sawchuk 677 13 6 5 31 2.75 1 Bob Champoux 55 1 1 0 4 4.36 0 Roger Crozier 126 3 0 2 5 2.38 0 Team: 858 14 7 7 40 2.80 1 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-02 1963-64 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1964.html 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. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)12 Peter Mahovlich CAN 1957 St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL)28 Bill Cosburn CAN 1957 Bick's Pickles Midgets (OAAAMHL) References Red Wings on Hockey Database Red Wings on Hockey Reference Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Category:1963 in Detroit Category:1964 in Detroit