1962 Stanley Cup Finals

1962 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 Games Chicago Black Hawks  1 2 3 4 4 1 2 Toronto Maple Leafs  4 3 0 1 8 2 4
Location: Toronto, ON (Maple Leaf Gardens) (1,2,5) Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) (3,4,6) Format: Best-of-seven Coaches: Chicago: Rudy Pilous Toronto: Punch Imlach Captains: Chicago: Pierre Pilote Toronto: George Armstrong Dates: April 10 to April 22, 1962 Series-winning goal: Dick Duff (14:14, third, G6)
< 1961 Stanley Cup Finals 1963 >

The 1962 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the defending champion Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs who had last appeared in the Final in 1960. The Maple Leafs would win the best-of-seven series four games to two to win the Stanley Cup, their first since 1951.

Paths to the Final

Toronto defeated the New York Rangers to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated the Montreal Canadiens.

The series

Stan Mikita broke Gordie Howe's 1955 playoff record of 20 points, finishing with 21, but it was not enough as the Leafs would defeat the Black Hawks. Dave Keon, making his playoff debut, scored two goals and an assist in the Final.

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 10	Chicago	1	Toronto	4	[1]
April 12	Chicago	2	Toronto	3	[2]
April 15	Toronto	0	Chicago	3	[3]
April 17	Toronto	1	Chicago	4	[4]
April 19	Chicago	4	Toronto	8	[5]
April 22	Toronto	2	Chicago	1	[6]

Game 1

April 10

Chicago Black Hawks

1–4 1 – 0, 0 – 2, 0 – 2

Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leaf Gardens

Game reference
	Glenn Hall	Goalies	Johnny Bower	Referee: Eddie Powers Linesmen: Ron Wicks George Hayes
	3:35 – Bobby Hull 5 (Pierre Pilote, Stan Mikita) (PP)	1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 4	Dave Keon 4 (George Armstrong) – 1:32 Frank Mahovlich (Red Kelly, Ron Stewart) (PP) – 13:54 George Armstrong 5 (Dick Duff) – 6:03 Tim Horton 3 (George Armstrong, Dave Keon) – 14:32
	8:24 – Jack Evans 11:49 – Bobby Hull 11:49 – Jack Evans 11:55 – Eric Nesterenko 4:22 – Murray Balfour 13:43 – Eric Nesterenko 17:33 – Pierre Pilote 3:26 – Reggie Fleming min	Penalties	Tim Horton – 3:20 (Dick Duff) – 3:44 Bob Baun – 11:49 Carl Brewer – 11:49 Tim Horton – 11:55 Carl Brewer – 10:38 Frank Mahovlich – 19:29 Bob Baun – 17:22 min
	26	Shots	37

Game 2

April 12

Chicago Black Hawks

2–3 0 – 1, 0 – 0, 2 – 2

Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leaf Gardens

Game reference
	Glenn Hall	Goalies	Johnny Bower	Referee: Frank Udvari Linesmen: George Hayes Ron Wicks
	8:47 – Stan Mikita 3 (Ken Wharram, Ab McDonald) 18:27 – Stan Mikita 4 (Pierre Pilote, Bobby Hull)	0 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3	Billy Harris 1 (Tim Horton, Ron Stewart) (PP) – 2:35 Frank Mahovlich 4 (Ron Stewart, Red Kelly) – 9:47 George Armstrong 6 (Dick Duff, Allan Stanley) – 16:08
	1:19 – Murray Balfour 12:34 – Eric Nesterenko 17:31 – Pierre Pilote 2:17 – Jack Evans 4:03 – Elmer Vasko 17:04 – Bill Hay min	Penalties	Dick Duff – 3:57 Carl Brewer – 12:34 Carl Brewer – 15:33 Bob Nevin – 6:25 Carl Brewer – 17:04 min
	31	Shots	29

Game 3

April 15

Toronto Maple Leafs

0–3 0 – 0, 0 – 2, 0 – 1

Chicago Black Hawks

Chicago Stadium

Game reference
	Johnny Bower	Goalies	Glenn Hall	Referee: Eddie Powers Linesmen: Neil Armstrong Matt Pavelich
		0 – 1 0 – 2 0 – 3	Stan Mikita 5 (Pierre Pilote, Ab McDonald) – 4:35 Ab McDonald 4 (Pierre Pilote, Bill Hay) (PP) – 8:33 Bronco Horvath 4 (Eric Nesterenko) – 19:21
	7:06 – Bob Baun 2:03 – Tim Horton 7:15 – Carl Brewer 14:55 – Eddie Shack 2:42 – Eddie Shack 16:14 – Eddie Shack 19:21 – Dick Duff (10-minute misconduct) min	Penalties	Bobby Hull – 2:41 Reggie Fleming – 2:03 Dollard St. Laurent – 8:51 Gerry Melnyk – 2:42 min
	33	Shots	19

Game 4

April 17

Toronto Maple Leafs

1–4 1 – 2, 0 – 2, 0 – 0

Chicago Black Hawks

Chicago Stadium

Game reference
	Johnny Bower, Don Simmons (14:40 of first period)	Goalies	Glenn Hall	Referee: Frank Udvari Linesmen: Matt Pavelich Neil Armstrong
	18:06 – Red Kelly 4 (Dick Duff, George Armstrong) (PP)	0 – 1 0 – 2 1 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 4	Bobby Hull 6 (Stan Makita) – 10:35 Reggie Fleming 1 (Eric Nesterenko) – 15:41 Bobby Hull 7 (Stan Makita, Bill Hay) – 0:46 Reggie Fleming 2 (Bronco Horvath, Eric Nesterenko) – 7:31
	0:17 – Bob Baun (major) 1:46 – Frank Mahovlich 7:08 – Carl Brewer 5:21 – Allan Stanley 7:08 – Bob Pulford (10-minute misconduct) 10:53 – Ron Stewart 0:33 – Carl Brewer 8:54 – Eddie Shack 14:30 – Tim Horton 14:30 – Frank Mahovlich (major, game misconduct) min	Penalties	Murray Balfour – 0:17 (major) Bronco Horvath – 7:08 Eric Nesterenko – 12:05 Kenny Wharram – 17:37 Murray Balfour – 10:53 Dollard St. Laurent – 12:52 Murray Balfour – 8:54 Reggie Fleming – 14:30 Stan Mikita (major, game misconduct) – 14:30 Reggie Fleming – 17:24 Jack Evans – 19:31 min
	29	Shots	30

Game 5

April 19

Chicago Black Hawks

4–8 1 – 2, 2 – 3, 1 – 3

Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leaf Gardens

Game reference
	Glenn Hall	Goalies	Don Simmons	Referee: Eddie Powers Linesmen: Ron Wicks George Hayes
	18:05 – Murray Balfour 1 (Bill Hay, Bobby Hull) 0:59 – Ab McDonald 5 (Stan Mikita, Dollard St. Laurent) 3:07 – Ab McDonald 6 (Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita) (PP) 10:31 – Bob Turner 1 (Eric Nesterenko, Dollard St. Laurent) (SH)	0 – 1 0 – 2 1 – 2 2 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 3 3 – 4 3 – 5 3 – 6 3 – 7 4 – 7 4 – 8	Bob Pulford 5 (Bert Olmstead, Bob Nevin) – 0:17 Bob Pulford 6 (unassisted) – 17:45 Billy Harris 2 (Tim Horton, Frank Mahovlich) – 8:31 Dave Keon 5 (Tim Horton, Frank Mahovlich) (PP) – 9:50 Frank Mahovlich 5 (Red Kelly, Ron Stewart) – 13:24 George Armstrong 6 (Carl Brewer, Bob Baun) – 4:41 Frank Mahovlich 6 (Ron Stewart, Bob Baun) – 6:31 Bob Pulford 7 (Billy Harris, Tim Horton) (PP) – 13:51
	5:44 – Bill Hay 10:56 – Jack Evans 8:11 – Reggie Fleming 8:51 – Kenny Wharram 15:15 – Dollard St. Laurent 16:39 – Reggie Fleming 10:12 – Reggie Fleming 12:40 – Pierre Pilote 14:07 – Bronco Horvath min	Penalties	Bob Nevin – 0:51 Eddie Shack – 3:47 Carl Brewer – 8:12 Bob Pulford – 16:39 Dick Duff – 1:53 Eddie Shack – 8:11 Bob Baun – 1:10 min
	36	Shots	26

Game 6

April 22

Toronto Maple Leafs

2–1 0 – 0, 0 – 0, 2 – 1

Chicago Black Hawks

Chicago Stadium

Game reference
	Don Simmons	Goalies	Glenn Hall	Referee: Frank Udvari Linesmen: Neil Armstrong Matt Pavelich
	10:29 – Bob Nevin 2 (Bob Baun, Frank Mahovlich) 14:14 – Dick Duff 3 (Tim Horton, George Armstrong) (PP)	0 – 1 1 – 1 2 – 1	Bobby Hull 8 (Stan Mikita, Bill Hay) – 8:56
	12:09 – Bob Pulford 11:46 – Bob Baun 4:30 – Tim Horton 19:02 – Tim Horton min	Penalties	Jack Evans – 2:57 Bobby Hull – 6:08 Reggie Fleming – 5:19 Eric Nesterenko – 7:42 Dollard St. Laurent – 18:07 Eric Nesterenko – 13:27 min
	20	Shots	35

Toronto Maple Leafs 1962 Stanley Cup Champions

Roster

  Centres

• 4 Leonard Red Kelly
• 10 George Armstrong (Captain)
• 14 Dave Keon
• 12 Ron Stewart
• 15 Billy Harris

  Wingers

• 8 John MacMillan
• 9 Dick Duff(A)
• 11 Bob Nevin
• 16 Bert Olmstead(A)
• 20 Bob Pulford
• 23 Eddie Shack
• 25 Ed Litzenberger
• 27 Frank Mahovlich

  Defencemen

• 2 Carl Brewer
• 3 Al Arbour
• 7 Miles Tim Horton
• 21 Bob Baun
• 22 Larry Hillman*
• 26 Allan Stanley

  Goaltenders

• 1 Johnny Bower
• 1 Don Simmons

  Coaching and administrative staff

• Stafford Smythe (President/Owner), Conn Smythe (Chairman)
• Harold Ballard (Exe Vice President/Owner), John Bassett (Vice President/Owner)
• George Punch Imlach (Manager-Coach), Frank King Clancy (Asst. Manager-Coach)
• Bob Davidson (Chief Scout), Bob Haggart (Trainer)
• Tom Nayler (Asst. Trainer), Hugh Holton (Asst. Trainer)

Stanley Cup engraving

• *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.

See also

• 1961–62 NHL season

References

Preceded by Chicago Black Hawks 1961

Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions 1962

Succeeded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1963