1963–64 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1963–64 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 38th season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a second-place finish in 1962–63, as Chicago won a team record 32 games and also set a club record with 81 points. The Hawks would then be defeated by the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL-semi finals, making it the first time since 1960 that Chicago did not play in the Stanley Cup finals.[1]

1963–64 Chicago Black Hawks
Division2nd NHL
1963–64 record36–22–12
Home record26–4–5
Road record10–18–4
Goals for218
Goals against169
Team information
General managerTommy Ivan
CoachBilly Reay
CaptainPierre Pilote
Alternate captainsBill Hay
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Hull (43)
AssistsStan Mikita (50)
PointsStan Mikita (89)
Penalty minutesStan Mikita (146)
WinsGlenn Hall (34)
Goals against averageGlenn Hall (2.30)

During the off-season, the Blackhawks decided not to bring back head coach Rudy Pilous, and hired former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Billy Reay to replace him, where he coached from 1957–59, posting a record of 26–50–14. Reay had most recently been the head coach of the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL.

Chicago started the year off on a hot streak, as they opened the season off with a 15–2–6 record in their first 23 games. The Hawks cooled down, but remained in a battle with the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs for first place in the NHL. The Hawks and Maple Leafs played a wild game on December 7, which resulted in a bench clearing brawl after Leafs player Bobby Baun dragged Blackhawk Reg Fleming out of the penalty box, as Fleming was about to serve a penalty for spearing Toronto player Eddie Shack. A total of seven major penalties, six misconducts, three game misconducts and $25 fines were issued against 22 players who left the bench. Hawks head coach Billy Reay and Leafs head coach Punch Imlach were fined $1000, while Reg Fleming received a $200 fine, and Murray Balfour was hit for a $100 fine for Chicago, while Bobby Baun ($150), Larry Hillman ($150) and Carl Brewer ($50) received fines on the Maple Leafs. The other 22 players who left the bench also had an additional $100 fine for their role in the brawl.

The Black Hawks continued the season playing very good hockey, and ended the season finished in second place for the second consecutive season, finishing with a club record 36 wins and 84 points, as they finished one point behind the Montreal Canadiens for top spot in the NHL.[2]

Offensively, the Hawks were led by Stan Mikita, who led the league with 89 points, winning the Art Ross Trophy for the first time in his career. Mikita also led the team with 146 penalty minutes. He became the first player to lead the league in scoring and in penalty minutes.[3] Bobby Hull scored a league high 43 goals, and finished just behind Mikita with 87 points, while Kenny Wharram scored 39 goals and 71 points. Wharram also was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy. Pierre Pilote led the defense, scoring 7 goals and 53 points, while earning his second consecutive Norris Trophy.

In goal, Glenn Hall once again played the majority of the games, winning a club record 34 games, while posting a 2.30 GAA, and earning 7 shutouts along the way.[4]

The Hawks would face the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL semi-finals, as Detroit finished fourth in the NHL with a record of 30–29–11, earning 71 points, which was 13 less than Chicago. The series opened up at Chicago Stadium for the opening two games, and the Black Hawks won the series opener, defeating the Red Wings 4–1, however, Detroit evened up the series in the second game with a 5–4 win. The series shifted to the Detroit Olympia for the next two games, and Detroit took a 2–1 series lead, shutting out the Hawks 3–0, however, Chicago evened the series up in the fourth game, winning 3–2 in overtime. Chicago took a series lead in the fifth game at home, holding off the Wings for a 3–2 victory, however, Detroit once again even the series up in the sixth game at the Olympia, hammering the Black Hawks 7–2, setting up a seventh and final game of the series. The Black Hawks, who had lost only five times at home all season long, were stunned by the underdog Red Wings, as Detroit won the game 4–2, and eliminated the Black Hawks for the second straight season.[5]

Season standings
National Hockey League[6]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70362113209167+4285
2Chicago Black Hawks70362212218169+4984
3Toronto Maple Leafs70332512192172+2078
4Detroit Red Wings70302911191204−1371
5New York Rangers70223810186242−5654
6Boston Bruins70184012170212−4248

Record vs. opponents
1963–64 NHL Records [7]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —3–9–23–10–12–7–55–7–25–7–2
Chicago 9–3–2—5–6–37–5–29–3–27–5–2
Detroit 10–3–16–5–3—5–7–26–6–23–8–3
Montreal 7–2–55–7–27–5–2—10–3–17–5–2
New York 7–5–23–9–26–6–23–10–1—3–8–3
Toronto 7–5–25–7–28–3–35–7–28–3–3—

Game log

Regular season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 9New York Rangers1–3Chicago Black Hawks1–0–02
2October 10Chicago Black Hawks3–5Detroit Red Wings1–1–02
3October 13Toronto Maple Leafs2–4Chicago Black Hawks2–1–04
4October 16Boston Bruins2–5Chicago Black Hawks3–1–06
5October 20Montreal Canadiens3–5Chicago Black Hawks4–1–08
6October 24Chicago Black Hawks2–2Detroit Red Wings4–1–19
7October 26Chicago Black Hawks1–1Montreal Canadiens4–1–210
8October 27Chicago Black Hawks4–1New York Rangers5–1–212
9October 29Detroit Red Wings1–5Chicago Black Hawks6–1–214
10November 2Chicago Black Hawks2–0Toronto Maple Leafs7–1–216
11November 5New York Rangers2–3Chicago Black Hawks8–1–218
12November 7Chicago Black Hawks2–2Montreal Canadiens8–1–319
13November 9Chicago Black Hawks3–3Toronto Maple Leafs8–1–420
14November 10Chicago Black Hawks2–4Boston Bruins8–2–420
15November 13Boston Bruins4–6Chicago Black Hawks9–2–422
16November 16Chicago Black Hawks5–2Montreal Canadiens10–2–424
17November 17Toronto Maple Leafs0–6Chicago Black Hawks11–2–426
18November 20Detroit Red Wings2–5Chicago Black Hawks12–2–428
19November 24Montreal Canadiens3–7Chicago Black Hawks13–2–430
20November 28Toronto Maple Leafs0–2Chicago Black Hawks14–2–432
21November 30Chicago Black Hawks3–2New York Rangers15–2–434
22December 1New York Rangers3–3Chicago Black Hawks15–2–535
23December 4Boston Bruins2–2Chicago Black Hawks15–2–636
24December 7Chicago Black Hawks0–3Toronto Maple Leafs15–3–636
25December 8Montreal Canadiens0–3Chicago Black Hawks16–3–638
26December 11Chicago Black Hawks6–2New York Rangers17–3–640
27December 12Chicago Black Hawks1–2Boston Bruins17–4–640
28December 14Chicago Black Hawks4–5Detroit Red Wings17–5–640
29December 15Detroit Red Wings4–4Chicago Black Hawks17–5–741
30December 18Boston Bruins2–1Chicago Black Hawks17–6–741
31December 21Chicago Black Hawks2–3Montreal Canadiens17–7–741
32December 22Chicago Black Hawks4–1Boston Bruins18–7–743
33December 25Montreal Canadiens1–3Chicago Black Hawks19–7–745
34December 27Chicago Black Hawks2–4New York Rangers19–8–745
35December 29Toronto Maple Leafs0–2Chicago Black Hawks20–8–747
36January 1New York Rangers5–2Chicago Black Hawks20–9–747
37January 4Chicago Black Hawks0–3Toronto Maple Leafs20–10–747
38January 5Boston Bruins3–5Chicago Black Hawks21–10–749
39January 9Chicago Black Hawks3–5Detroit Red Wings21–11–749
40January 11Detroit Red Wings3–6Chicago Black Hawks22–11–751
41January 12Montreal Canadiens2–1Chicago Black Hawks22–12–751
42January 16Chicago Black Hawks0–1Montreal Canadiens22–13–751
43January 18New York Rangers1–6Chicago Black Hawks23–13–753
44January 19Toronto Maple Leafs2–0Chicago Black Hawks23–14–753
45January 23Chicago Black Hawks3–1Boston Bruins24–14–755
46January 23Chicago Black Hawks3–5Detroit Red Wings24–15–755
47January 26Montreal Canadiens2–2Chicago Black Hawks24–15–856
48January 29Detroit Red Wings2–2Chicago Black Hawks24–15–957
49February 1Chicago Black Hawks2–2New York Rangers24–15–1058
50February 2Chicago Black Hawks5–2Boston Bruins25–15–1060
51February 5Detroit Red Wings2–4Chicago Black Hawks26–15–1062
52February 6Chicago Black Hawks0–4Detroit Red Wings26–16–1062
53February 8Chicago Black Hawks3–3Toronto Maple Leafs26–16–1163
54February 9Toronto Maple Leafs1–2Chicago Black Hawks27–16–1165
55February 12New York Rangers2–5Chicago Black Hawks28–16–1167
56February 15Chicago Black Hawks0–4Toronto Maple Leafs28–17–1167
57February 16Boston Bruins3–5Chicago Black Hawks29–17–1169
58February 19Chicago Black Hawks7–2New York Rangers30–17–1171
59February 22Chicago Black Hawks1–3Montreal Canadiens30–18–1171
60February 23Boston Bruins0–2Chicago Black Hawks31–18–1173
61February 27Detroit Red Wings2–4Chicago Black Hawks32–18–1175
62February 29Chicago Black Hawks1–4Toronto Maple Leafs32–19–1175
63March 1Montreal Canadiens3–4Chicago Black Hawks33–19–1177
64March 4Chicago Black Hawks3–4New York Rangers33–20–1177
65March 5Chicago Black Hawks4–4Boston Bruins33–20–1278
66March 8Toronto Maple Leafs3–4Chicago Black Hawks34–20–1280
67March 14Chicago Black Hawks3–4Montreal Canadiens34–21–1280
68March 15Chicago Black Hawks3–5Detroit Red Wings34–22–1280
69March 17New York Rangers0–4Chicago Black Hawks35–22–1282
70March 22Chicago Black Hawks4–3Boston Bruins36–22–1284

Detroit Red Wings 4, Chicago Black Hawks 3
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 26Detroit Red Wings1–4Chicago Black Hawks1–0
2March 29Detroit Red Wings5–4Chicago Black Hawks1–1
3March 31Chicago Black Hawks0–3Detroit Red Wings1–2
4April 2Chicago Black Hawks3–2Detroit Red Wings2–2
5April 5Detroit Red Wings2–3Chicago Black Hawks3–2
6April 7Chicago Black Hawks2–7Detroit Red Wings3–3
7April 9Detroit Red Wings4–2Chicago Black Hawks3–4

Season stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Stan Mikita70395089146
Bobby Hull7043448750
Kenny Wharram7039327118
Bill Hay7023335630
Pierre Pilote707465384

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Glenn Hall65386034191114872.30
Denis DeJordy63402311903.35

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Stan Mikita73698
Pierre Pilote72686
Bobby Hull72572
Bill Hay73144
Kenny Wharram72246

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLGASOGAA
Glenn Hall7408342203.24
Denis DeJordy12000206.00

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
15Art Hampson CanadaTrenton Midgets
211Wayne Davison CanadaGeorgetown Midgets
316Bill Carson CanadaBrampton Midgets

References
  1. 1962–63 NHL Season Summary – Hockey-Reference.com
  2. 1963–64 Chicago Blackhawks Games – Hockey-Reference.com
  3. Dowbiggin, Bruce (2008). The Meaning of Puck. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Key Porter Books. p. 146. ISBN 9781554700417.
  4. "Chicago Blackhawks goaltending history : Glenn Hall". Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2008.
  5. 1963–64 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com
  6. "1963–1964 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  7. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

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