1963 Stanley Cup Final

1963 ice hockey championship series August 2023 1963 Detroit Red Wings Detroit Alex Delvecchio Sid Abel Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto George Armstrong Punch Imlach 2 2 3 2 1 1 4 4 2 4 3 4 April 9–18, 1963 Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2, 5) Detroit: Olympia (3, 4) 1 Eddie Shack (13:28, third) Maple Leafs:George Armstrong (1975)Johnny Bower (1976)Dick Duff (2006)Tim Horton (1977)Red Kelly (1969)Dave Keon (1986)Frank Mahovlich (1981)Bob Pulford (1991)Allan Stanley (1981)Red Wings:Alex Delvecchio (1977)Bill Gadsby (1970)Gordie Howe (1972)Marcel Pronovost (1978)Terry Sawchuk (1971)Norm Ullman (1982)Coaches:Sid Abel (1969, player)Punch Imlach (1984)Officials:Neil Armstrong (1991)George Hayes (1988)Matt Pavelich (1987)Frank Udvari (1973) The 1963 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1962–63 season, and the culmination of the 1963 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings. The Maple Leafs won the best-of-seven series, four games to one, to win the Stanley Cup, their second straight NHL championship and their 11th title overall. Paths to the Finals Toronto defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 to advance to the finals and Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 Game summaries Johnny Bower limited the Wings to 10 goals in the five games, and five different Leafs had multiple-goal games: Duff, Nevin, Stewart, Kelly and Keon. The Leafs had finished first in the regular season, and were installed as 13–5 favourites by oddsmakers.Jenish, p. 212 Game one Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens April 9 1 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1963/04/09/1962030211#game=1962030211,game_state=final In the first 68 seconds, Dick Duff scored twice on Detroit's Terry Sawchuk, the fastest two goals to start a game in Stanley Cup history. The Leafs would suffer a second-period letdown but would win 4–2 to take the lead in the series. Because of the second period letdown, Punch Imlach would put the team through a morning practice the next morning.Jenish, p.213 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TOR Dick Duff (3) Dave Keon (4) and Allan Stanley (3) 00:49 1–0 TOR TOR Dick Duff (4) Tim Horton (1) and Allan Stanley (4) 01:08 2–0 TOR TOR Bob Nevin (1) – sh Unassisted 14:42 3–0 TOR 2nd DET Larry Jeffrey (2) Norm Ullman (9) and Floyd Smith (2) 05:36 3–1 TOR DET Larry Jeffrey (3) – pp Gordie Howe (7) and Norm Ullman (10) 08:05 3–2 TOR 3rd TOR Bob Nevin (2) Bob Pulford (3) and Eddie Shack (1) 05:08 4–2 TOR Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DET Bill Gadsby Tripping 05:19 2:00 TOR Tim Horton Holding 13:20 2:00 DET Pete Goegan Tripping 18:50 2:00 DET Bill Gadsby Holding 19:45 2:00 2nd TOR Eddie Shack Charging 03:28 2:00 TOR Bobby Baun Holding 06:26 2:00 3rd DET Doug Barkley Roughing 07:43 2:00 TOR Ed Litzenberger Roughing 07:43 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Detroit 6 14 12 32 Toronto 13 8 6 27 Game two Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens April 11 1 2–4 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1963/04/11/1962030212 The Leafs would again win 4–2 and would again have to have a morning after workout assigned by Imlach, with Ron Stewart scoring twice and Ed Litzenberger recording three points. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TOR Ed Litzenberger (1) Bob Pulford (4) and Tim Horton (2) 05:31 1–0 TOR TOR Ron Stewart (3) Ed Litzenberger (1) and Red Kelly (5) 18:42 2–0 TOR 2nd TOR Bob Nevin (3) Allan Stanley (5) and Tim Horton (3) 00:49 3–0 TOR DET Gordie Howe (5) Alex Delvecchio (1) and Marcel Pronovost (1) 01:32 3–1 TOR TOR Ron Stewart (4) – pp Ed Litzenberger (2) and Billy Harris (1) 08:55 4–1 TOR 3rd DET Gordie Howe (6) Larry Jeffrey (3) and Norm Ullman (11) 02:03 4–2 TOR Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DET Bill Gadsby Charging 02:38 2:00 TOR Carl Brewer High-sticking 02:38 2:00 DET Bobby Baun Holding 09:53 2:00 2nd DET Norm Ullman Holding 06:56 2:00 DET Larry Jeffrey Roughing 17:32 2:00 TOR Bobby Baun Roughing 17:32 2:00 3rd DET Bill Gadsby Tripping 19:47 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Detroit 7 12 8 27 Toronto 14 12 11 37 Game three Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Detroit Olympia April 14 1 2–3 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1963/04/14/1962030213 The series now moved to Detroit. The team was sequestered out of town in a Toledo, Ohio hotel. The Red Wings, led by rookie centre Alex Faulkner's two goals, including the winner, captured the game 3–2. It was his third game-winning goal and all had been scored on Sundays. Faulkner was a native of Newfoundland and Howie Meeker, exclaimed that there would be "dancing in the streets tonight". Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st DET Vic Stasiuk (3) Norm Ullman (12) and Floyd Smith (3) 00:33 1–0 DET TOR Dave Keon (4) Carl Brewer (1) and Dick Duff (1) 14:56 1–1 2nd DET Alex Faulkner (4) Marcel Pronovost (2) and Bruce MacGregor (4) 08:13 2–1 DET TOR Tim Horton (1) Red Kelly (6) 13:06 2–2 DET Alex Faulkner (5) Marcel Pronovost (2) and Andre Pronovost (4) 13:39 3–2 DET 3rd None Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st TOR Bob Pulford Hooking 09:34 2:00 DET Gordie Howe Cross-checking 16:44 2:00 2nd TOR Tim Horton Hooking 09:35 2:00 TOR Allan Stanley Hooking 14:45 2:00 3rd DET Gordie Howe High-sticking 02:07 2:00 TOR Frank Mahovlich High-sticking 02:07 2:00 DET Pete Goegan Roughing 02:37 2:00 TOR Red Kelly Roughing 02:37 2:00 TOR Kent Douglas Slashing 11:17 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Toronto 11 11 10 32 Detroit 11 10 10 31 Game four Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Detroit Olympia April 16 1 4–2 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1963/04/16/1962030214 The Leafs felt that they had let game three slip away due to overconfidence and were determined to not repeat the mistake in game four. The game was close, and was tied 2–2 until with ten minutes to go Dave Keon scored. Red Kelly scored his second goal of the game to make the score 4–2. On the way to the dressing room the Leafs' players were pelted with paper cups, programs and food containers.Jenish, p.214 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st DET Gordie Howe (7) Alex Delvecchio (6) and Parker MacDonald (2) 02:54 1–0 DET 2nd TOR George Armstrong (3) Dave Keon (5) 01:17 1–1 DET Eddie Joyal (1) – pp Gordie Howe (8) 02:38 2–1 DET TOR Red Kelly (1) Bobby Baun (2) and Frank Mahovlich (4) 17:41 2–2 3rd TOR Dave Keon (5) Unassisted 09:42 3–2 TOR TOR Red Kelly (2) – pp Unassisted 17:45 4–2 TOR Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st TOR Frank Mahovlich Hooking 08:08 2:00 DET Bill Gadsby Holding 09:17 2:00 2nd TOR Bob Pulford High-sticking 01:25 2:00 DET Doug Barkley Holding 04:12 2:00 DET Doug Barkley Tripping 09:22 2:00 TOR Carl Brewer Holding 14:08 2:00 DET Gordie Howe Roughing 18:01 2:00 TOR Dick Duff Spearing 18:01 2:00 3rd TOR Ed Litzenberger Tripping 11:53 2:00 DET Bill Gadsby Holding 16:52 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Toronto 13 10 10 33 Detroit 13 18 9 40 Game five Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens April 18 1 1–3 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1963/04/18/1962030215 Back in Toronto, the Red Wings kept the score close. After Keon scored a short-handed goal, Alex Delvecchio scored for Detroit to tie the game. The game and series winner was scored by Eddie Shack with seven minutes to go on a deflection. Shack had scored the goal unintentionally as he later admitted. Keon then scored another short-handed goal to put the game out of reach for Detroit. The Leafs celebrated their second consecutive Stanley Cup by throwing Imlach, Harold Ballard and Stafford Smythe into the showers fully clothed. The team was given a victory parade along Bay Street with a reception at Toronto City Hall.Jenish, p.215 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TOR Dave Keon (6) – sh George Armstrong (5) 17:44 1–0 TOR 2nd DET Alex Delvecchio (3) Gordie Howe (9) and Marcel Pronovost (4) 00:49 1–1 3rd TOR Eddie Shack (2) Kent Douglas (1) and Bob Pulford (5) 13:28 2–1 TOR TOR Dave Keon (7) – sh – en George Armstrong (6) and Allan Stanley (6) 19:55 3–1 TOR Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DET Alex Faulkner Holding 10:49 2:00 TOR Bob Pulford Slashing 10:49 2:00 DET Gerry Odrowski Tripping 11:01 2:00 DET Parker MacDonald Hooking 14:09 2:00 TOR Allan Stanley Elbowing 17:13 2:00 2nd DET Floyd Smith Tripping 08:35 2:00 TOR Eddie Shack High-sticking 10:49 2:00 DET Larry Jeffrey Holding 13:55 2:00 3rd DET Gordie Howe High-sticking 10:49 2:00 TOR Ron Stewart High-sticking 10:49 2:00 DET Floyd Smith Holding 15:33 2:00 TOR Bob Pulford Holding 18:07 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Detroit 5 8 14 27 Toronto 10 4 14 28 As of 2019, this is the only one of the last seven big four championship series involving a Toronto team (all of which have been won by Toronto) which did not last exactly six games. Stanley Cup engraving The 1963 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 3–1 win over the Red Wings in game five. The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs *1 Johnny Bower 1 Don Simmons *2 Carl Brewer 7 Miles Tim Horton 21 Bob Baun 16 Larry Hillman* 19 Kent Douglas 26 Allan Stanley (A) *4 Leonard Red Kelly 14 Dave Keon 15 Billy Harris *8 John MacMillan † 9 Dick Duff (A) 10 George Armstrong (Captain) 11 Bob Nevin 20 Bob Pulford 23 Eddie Shack 25 Ed Litzenberger 27 Frank Mahovlich 12 Ron Stewart Stafford Smythe (President/Owner), Harold Ballard (Exe. Vice President/Owner) John W. H. Bassett (Chairman/Owner) George Punch Imlach (Manager-Coach), Frank King Clancy (Asst. Manager-Coach) Bob Haggart (Trainer) Tom Nayler (Asst. Trainer), Hugh Holton (Stick Boy/Asst. Trainer) * Larry Hillman played only 5 regular-season games and spent most of the year in the minors. His name was still engraved on the Stanley Cup. † John MacMillan was engraved as C. MacMILLAN, but his first name starts with a "J". MacMillan name was not corrected on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93. Toronto Maple Leafs was engraved as the TORONTO MAPLE LEAES, with an "E" instead of an "F". This mistake was corrected on the Replica Cup. Bob Davidson (Chief Scout), Dr. Karl Elieff (Physiotherapist), Dr. Jame Murphy, Dr. Hugh Smythe (Team Doctors) - left off The large shoulder with all the Stanley Cup-winning team names, first added in 1948, was replaced with a new, stronger shoulder in 1963. See also 1962–63 NHL season Notes References Total Stanley Cup 2000 NHL Jenish D'Arcy The Stanley Cup: A Hundred Years of Hockey at its best McClelland and Stewart 0-7710-4406-2 Toronto, Ontario 1992 Podnieks Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame 2004 Lord Stanley's Cup Triumph Books 1-55168-261-3 http://www.nhl.com/info/all-time-nhl-playoff-results https://web.archive.org/web/20170724171920/https://www.nhl.com/info/all-time-nhl-playoff-results dead July 24, 2017 All-Time NHL Results Toronto Maple Leafs1962 Toronto Maple Leafs 1964 Toronto Maple LeafsStanley Cup champions 1963 Stanley Cup Category:Stanley Cup Finals Category:Detroit Red Wings games Category:Toronto Maple Leafs games Category:April 1963 sports events in Canada Category:1963 in Toronto Category:Ice hockey competitions in Detroit Category:Ice hockey competitions in Toronto Category:1963 in Detroit Stanley Cup