1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season

1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup Champions
Division	2nd NHL
1961–62 record	37–22–11
Goals for	232
Goals against	180
Team information
General Manager	Punch Imlach
Coach	Punch Imlach
Captain	George Armstrong
Alternate captains	Dick Duff Bert Olmstead
Arena	Maple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
Goals	Frank Mahovlich (33)
Assists	Frank Mahovlich (38)
Points	Frank Mahovlich (71)
Penalties in minutes	Bob Pulford (98)
Wins	Johnny Bower (31)
Goals against average	Don Simmons (2.33)
<1960–61	1962–63>

The 1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Leafs finish in second place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 37 wins, 22 losses, and 11 ties for 85 points. They ousted the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before defeating the defending champion Chicago Black Hawks, also in six games, to win their first Stanley Cup championship since 1951. It would be the first of three straight Stanley Cup titles for the team, and four overall during the decade of the 1960s.

Regular season

Season standings

National Hockey League

		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	70	42	14	14	259	166	+93	98
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	37	22	11	232	180	+52	85
3	Chicago Black Hawks	70	31	26	13	217	186	+31	75
4	New York Rangers	70	26	32	12	195	207	−12	64
5	Detroit Red Wings	70	23	33	14	184	219	−35	60
6	Boston Bruins	70	15	47	8	177	306	−129	38

Schedule and results

All times EASTERN

Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup for the 10th time in franchise history and the first Stanley Cup since 1951 after defeating the New York Rangers 4–2 in the Stanley Cup Semifinals and the Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 in the Stanley Cup Finals.

1962 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game Log
1962 Stanley Cup Semifinals vs. New York Rangers – Maple Leafs wins series 4–2 No. R Date Score OT Opponent Series Time National TV Local Radio Report 1 W March 27, 1962 4–2 New York Rangers (1961–62) 1–0 W1 2 W March 29, 1962 2–1 New York Rangers (1961–62) 2–0 W2 3 L April 1, 1962 4–5 @ New York Rangers (1961–62) 2–1 L1 4 L April 3, 1962 2–4 @ New York Rangers (1961–62) 2–2 L2 5 W April 5, 1962 3–2 2OT New York Rangers (1961–62) 3–2 W1 6 W April 7, 1962 7–1 New York Rangers (1961–62) 4–2 W2
1962 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Maple Leafs wins series 4–2 No. R Date Score OT Opponent Series Time National TV Local Radio Report 1 W April 10, 1962 4–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 1–0 W1 2 W April 12, 1962 3–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 2–0 W2 3 L April 15, 1962 0–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 2–1 L1 4 L April 17, 1962 1–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 2–2 L2 5 W April 19, 1962 8–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 3–2 W1 6 W April 22, 1962 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 4–2 W2

All times EASTERN

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	Penalty minutes
Frank Mahovlich	70	33	38	71	87
Dave Keon	64	26	35	61	2
George Armstrong	70	21	32	53	27
Bob Nevin	69	15	30	45	10
Bob Pulford	70	18	21	39	98
Dick Duff	51	17	20	37	37
Bert Olmstead	56	13	23	36	10
Billy Harris	67	15	10	25	14
Eddie Shack	44	7	14	21	62
Ed Litzenberger	37	10	10	20	14
Ron Stewart	60	8	9	17	14
John MacMillan	31	1	0	1	8
Les Kozak	12	1	0	1	2
Larry Keenan	2	0	0	0	0
Brian Conacher	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Faulkner	1	0	0	0	0

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Red Kelly	58	22	27	49	6
Tim Horton	70	10	28	38	88
Allan Stanley	60	9	26	35	24
Carl Brewer	67	1	22	23	89
Bobby Baun	65	4	11	15	94
Al Arbour	52	1	5	6	68
Arnie Brown	2	0	0	0	0
Larry Hillman	5	0	0	0	4

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Johnny Bower	59	31	18	10	2	2.56
Don Simmons	9	5	3	1	1	2.33
Gerry Cheevers	2	1	1	0	0	3.00

Awards and records

• Dave Keon, Lady Byng Trophy

Roster

1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders 1 – Johnny Bower  1 – Gerry Cheevers  1 – Don Simmons		Defensemen 2 – Carl Brewer  3 – Al Arbour  7 – Tim Horton  21 – Bobby Baun  22 – Arnie Brown  22 – Larry Hillman  26 – Allan Stanley		Wingers 8 – Larry Keenan  8 – Les Kozak  9 – Dick Duff  11 – Bob Nevin  16 – Bert Olmstead  17 – Brian Conacher  23 – Eddie Shack  24 – John MacMillan  25 – Ed Litzenberger		Centres 4 – Red Kelly  8 – Alex Faulkner  10 – George Armstrong  – C 12 – Ron Stewart  14 – Dave Keon  15 – Billy Harris  20 – Bob Pulford  27 – Frank Mahovlich  GM: Punch Imlach Coach: Punch Imlach

References

• Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
• Maple Leafs on Database Hockey