The 1963–64 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 38th season. The highlight of the season was trading for goaltender Jacques Plante.
1963–64 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 5th NHL |
1963–64 record | 22–38–10 |
Home record | 14–13–8 |
Road record | 8–25–2 |
Goals for | 186 |
Goals against | 242 |
Team information | |
General manager | Muzz Patrick |
Coach | George Sullivan |
Captain | Andy Bathgate |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Camille Henry (29) |
Assists | Andy Bathgate (43) |
Points | Phil Goyette (65) |
Penalty minutes | Vic Hadfield (151) |
Wins | Jacques Plante (22) |
Goals against average | Jacques Plante (3.38) |
Offseason
editOn June 4, 1963, Plante was traded to the New York Rangers, with Phil Goyette and Don Marshall in exchange for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, and Leon Rochefort.
Final standings
editRegular season
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 209 | 167 | +42 | 85 |
2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 218 | 169 | +49 | 84 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 192 | 172 | +20 | 78 |
4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 191 | 204 | −13 | 71 |
5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 186 | 242 | −56 | 54 |
6 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 18 | 40 | 12 | 170 | 212 | −42 | 48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 3–9–2 | 3–10–1 | 2–7–5 | 5–7–2 | 5–7–2 | ||||||
Chicago | 9–3–2 | — | 5–6–3 | 7–5–2 | 9–3–2 | 7–5–2 | ||||||
Detroit | 10–3–1 | 6–5–3 | — | 5–7–2 | 6–6–2 | 3–8–3 | ||||||
Montreal | 7–2–5 | 5–7–2 | 7–5–2 | — | 10–3–1 | 7–5–2 | ||||||
New York | 7–5–2 | 3–9–2 | 6–6–2 | 3–10–1 | — | 3–8–3 | ||||||
Toronto | 7–5–2 | 5–7–2 | 8–3–3 | 5–7–2 | 8–3–3 | — |
Schedule and results
editRegular season
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October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–4–0)
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November: 2–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 0–5–0)
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December: 2–7–4 (Home: 2–2–3; Road: 0–5–1)
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January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 5–3–1)
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February: 3–9–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–5–0)
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March: 2–6–2 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 1–3–0)
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Playoffs
editThe Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Player statistics
edit- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
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Jacques Plante | 65 | 3900 | 22 | 36 | 7 | 220 | 3.38 | 2442 | .910 | 3 |
Gilles Villemure | 5 | 300 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 3.60 | 179 | .899 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Draft picks
editNew York's picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | Position | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 4 | Al Osborne | Canada | RW | Weston (OHA Jr. B) |
2 | 10 | Terry Jones | Canada | C | Weston (Ont. Midgets) |
3 | 15 | Mike Cummins | Canada | F | Georgetown (Ont. Midgets) |
4 | 20 | Cam Allison | Canada | D | Portage la Prairie (Man. Jr. A) |
Awards and honors
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References
edit- ^ "1963–1964 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1963–64 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.