1964 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1964 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1963–64 season, and the culmination of the 1964 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight year. The Maple Leafs overcame a 3-2 series deficit to defeat the Red Wings in seven games for their third-straight championship. It was the second Stanley Cup three-peat by the Maple Leafs.

1964 Stanley Cup Finals
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Detroit Red Wings 24*4223*0 3
Toronto Maple Leafs 33*3414*4 4
* indicates periods of overtime.
Location(s)Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2, 5, 7)
Detroit: Olympia Stadium (3, 4, 6)
CoachesDetroit: Sid Abel
Toronto: Punch Imlach
CaptainsDetroit: Alex Delvecchio
Toronto: George Armstrong
DatesApril 11–25, 1964
Series-winning goalAndy Bathgate (3:04, first, G7)
Hall of FamersRed Wings:
Alex Delvecchio (1977)
Bill Gadsby (1970)
Gordie Howe (1972)
Marcel Pronovost (1978)
Terry Sawchuk (1971)
Norm Ullman (1982)
Maple Leafs:
Al Arbour (1996, builder)
George Armstrong (1975)
Andy Bathgate (1978)
Johnny Bower (1976)
Tim Horton (1977)
Red Kelly (1969)
Dave Keon (1986)
Frank Mahovlich (1981)
Bob Pulford (1991)
Allan Stanley (1981)
Coaches:
Sid Abel (1969, player)
Punch Imlach (1984)
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As of 2023, this was the last time the Stanley Cup Finals had ended before the month of May. There would not be another game seven at Maple Leaf Gardens for almost three decades.

Paths to the Finals

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Toronto defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 to advance to the finals and Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–3.

Game summaries

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This series is famous for the courageous play of Bob Baun. In game six of the Final, he took a Gordie Howe slapshot on his ankle and had to leave play. He returned in overtime and scored the winning goal. He also played in game seven despite the pain and only after the series was over, was it revealed that he had played on a fractured ankle.[1]

Until the 2008–09 Final, John MacMillan was the only player to play in back-to-back Finals with different teams in successive series that pitted the same teams against each other. MacMillan won the Cup with the 1963 Toronto Maple Leafs in a five-game decision over Detroit and then lost the 1964 Cup Final to the Leafs as a member of the Red Wings.[2]


April 11 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Bruce MacGregor (3) - 4:31
Gordie Howe (6) - pp - 10:25
First period 4:44 - George Armstrong (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 4:02 - pp - George Armstrong (3)
19:58 - sh - Bob Pulford (3)
Terry Sawchuck Goalie stats Johnny Bower
April 14 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Norm Ullman (7) - 12:43 First period 4:41 - Allan Stanley (1)
Eddie Joyal (1) - 3:19
Floyd Smith (2) - pp - 16:15
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 11:57 - Red Kelly (3)
19:17 - Gerry Ehman (1)
Larry Jeffrey (1) - 7:52 First overtime period No scoring
Terry Sawchuck Goalie stats Johnny Bower
April 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 2:40 - Floyd Smith (3)
3:38 - Bruce MacGregor (4)
14:47 - pp - Floyd Smith (4)
Andy Bathgate (3) - pp - 4:16 Second period No scoring
Dave Keon (4) - 7:34
Don McKenney (4) - 18:47
Third period 19:43 - Alex Delvecchio (3)
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Terry Sawchuck
April 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
Dave Keon (5) - 5:45 First period No scoring
Dave Keon (6) - pp - 16:09 Second period 5:57 - Bruce MacGregor (5)
13:05 - pp - Gordie Howe (7)
Andy Bathgate (4) - 10:55
Frank Mahovlich (4) - 18:09
Third period No scoring
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Terry Sawchuck
April 21 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Gordie Howe (8) - 10:52 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Eddie Joyal (2) - 7:50 Third period 14:57 - pp - George Armstrong (4)
Terry Sawchuck Goalie stats Johnny Bower
April 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 OT Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
Bob Pulford (4) - sh - 17:01 First period No scoring
Bob Pulford (5) - 14:36
Billy Harris (1) - 17:48
Second period 4:20 - Paul Henderson (2)
10:56 - pp - Pit Martin (1)
15:56 - Gordie Howe (9)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Bob Baun (2) - 1:43 First overtime period No scoring
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Terry Sawchuck
April 25 Detroit Red Wings 0–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 3:04 - Andy Bathgate (5)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 4:26 - Dave Keon (7)
5:53 - Red Kelly (4)
15:26 - George Armstrong (5)
Terry Sawchuck Goalie stats Johnny Bower
Toronto won series 4–3


Stanley Cup engraving

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The 1964 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 4–0 win over the Red Wings in game seven.

The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1963–64 Toronto Maple Leafs

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

  • Frank "King" Clancy name was misspelled on the Stanley Cup as FRANK KING CLANCE ASST COACH GEN MAN. In 1992–93 the mistake was corrected on the newly created Replica Cup.
  • † Played in the Stanley Cup Finals qualifying to be on the cup, but name was left off the Stanley Cup. Players spent most of season in the minors.
  • †† #19 Kent Douglas played 43 games for Toronto. He name was left off the Stanley Cup, because he played in the minors during the playoffs.
  • Bob Davidson (Chief Scout), Dr. Karl Elieff (Physiotherapist), Dr. Jame Murphy, Dr. Hugh Smythe (Team Doctors) - left off
  • (Also see 1965 Montreal about Toronto 1962-63-64 engravings).

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Fischler, Stan (May 22, 2018). "Baun was unlikely hero of Maple Leafs' run to Cup in 1964". nhl.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Dater, Adrian (March 29, 2009). "Red Wings are a formidable foe". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

References

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Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup Champions

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