1962 Stanley Cup Final
1962 ice hockey championship series
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The 1962 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1961–62 season, and the culmination of the 1962 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the defending champion Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs who had last appeared in the Final in 1960. The Maple Leafs won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to win the Stanley Cup, their first since 1951.
Chicago: Chicago Stadium (3, 4, 6)
Toronto: Punch Imlach
Toronto: George Armstrong
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| Location(s) | Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2, 5) Chicago: Chicago Stadium (3, 4, 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Chicago: Rudy Pilous Toronto: Punch Imlach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Chicago: Pierre Pilote Toronto: George Armstrong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 10–22, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Dick Duff (14:14, third) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Maple Leafs: Al Arbour (1996, builder) George Armstrong (1975) Johnny Bower (1976) Dick Duff (2006) Tim Horton (1977) Red Kelly (1969) Dave Keon (1986) Frank Mahovlich (1981) Bert Olmstead (1985) Bob Pulford (1991) Allan Stanley (1981) Black Hawks: Glenn Hall (1975) Bill Hay (2015, builder) Bobby Hull (1983) Stan Mikita (1983) Pierre Pilote (1975) Coaches: Punch Imlach (1984) Rudy Pilous (1985) Officials: Neil Armstrong (1991) George Hayes (1988) Matt Pavelich (1987) Frank Udvari (1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paths to the Finals
Toronto defeated the New York Rangers to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated the Montreal Canadiens.
Game summaries
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.[1]
Game one
| April 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap |
George Armstrong recorded 3 points in a 4–1 victory for Toronto as they took a 1–0 series lead.
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | CHI | Bobby Hull (3) – pp | Pierre Pilote (4) and Stan Mikita (11) | 03:35 | 1–0 CHI |
| 2nd | TOR | Dave Keon (4) | Dick Duff (7) and George Armstrong (2) | 01:32 | 1–1 |
| TOR | Frank Mahovlich (3) – pp | Tim Horton (8) and Ron Stewart (2) | 13:54 | 2–1 TOR | |
| 3rd | TOR | George Armstrong (5) | Dick Duff (8) | 06:03 | 3–1 TOR |
| TOR | Tim Horton (3) | George Armstrong (3) and Dave Keon (3) | 14:32 | 4–1 TOR | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | TOR | Tim Horton | Holding | 03:20 | 2:00 |
| TOR | Dick Duff | Boarding | 03:44 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Jack Evans | Holding | 08:24 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Jack Evans | Roughing | 11:49 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Bobby Hull | Roughing | 11:49 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Bobby Baun | Roughing | 11:49 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Carl Brewer | Roughing | 11:49 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Eric Nesterenko | Holding | 11:55 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Tim Horton | Holding | 11:55 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | CHI | Murray Balfour | Holding | 04:22 | 2:00 |
| TOR | Carl Brewer | High-sticking | 10:38 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Eric Nesterenko | Roughing | 13:43 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Eric Nesterenko | High-sticking | 14:30 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Pierre Pilote | Hooking | 17:36 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Frank Mahovlich | Holding | 19:29 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | CHI | Reg Fleming | Hooking | 03:26 | 2:00 |
| TOR | Bobby Baun | Holding | 17:22 | 2:00 | |
| Shots by period | |||||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Chicago | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | |
| Toronto | 8 | 15 | 14 | 27 | |
Game two
| April 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap |
Although Stan Mikita scored twice for Chicago in game two, the Maple Leafs would win the game by a score of 3–2, giving them a 2–0 lead in the series.
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | TOR | Billy Harris (3) – pp | Pierre Pilote (4) and Stan Mikita (11) | 02:35 | 1–0 TOR |
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | CHI | Stan Mikita (4) | Ab McDonald (5) and Kenny Wharram (4) | 08:47 | 1–1 |
| TOR | Frank Mahovlich (4) | Ron Stewart (4) and Red Kelly (5) | 09:47 | 2–1 TOR | |
| TOR | George Armstrong (6) | Dick Duff (9) and Allan Stanley (3) | 16:08 | 3–1 TOR | |
| CHI | Stan Mikita (5) | Pierre Pilote (5) and Bobby Hull (3) | 18:27 | 3–2 TOR | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | CHI | Murray Balfour | Boarding | 01:19 | 2:00 |
| TOR | Dick Duff | Cross-checking | 03:57 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Eric Nesterenko | High-sticking | 12:34 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Carl Brewer | High-sticking | 12:34 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Carl Brewer | Boarding | 15:33 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Pierre Pilote | Cross-checking | 17:31 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | CHI | Jack Evans | Hooking | 02:17 | 2:00 |
| TOR | Bob Nevin | Holding | 06:25 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | CHI | Elmer Vasko | Tripping | 04:03 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Bill Hay | High-sticking | 17:04 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Carl Brewer | High-sticking | 17:04 | 2:00 | |
| Shots by period | |||||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Chicago | 9 | 12 | 10 | 31 | |
| Toronto | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | |
Game three
| April 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap |
Glenn Hall made 19 saves in game three to record his second shutout of the postseason. The Black Hawks won the game 3–0 and cut the series lead in half.
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | CHI | Stan Mikita (4) | Pierre Pilote (6) and Ab McDonald (6) | 04:35 | 1–0 CHI |
| CHI | Ab McDonald (4) – pp | Pierre Pilote (7) and Bill Hay (4) | 08:33 | 2–0 CHI | |
| 3rd | CHI | Bronco Horvath (4) – en | Eric Nesterenko (2) | 19:21 | 3–0 CHI |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | CHI | Bobby Hull | High-sticking | 02:41 | 2:00 |
| TOR | Bob Baun | Charging | 07:06 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | CHI | Reg Fleming | Roughing | 02:03 | 2:00 |
| TOR | Tim Horton | Roughing | 02:03 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Carl Brewer | Holding | 07:15 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Dollard St. Laurent | Holding | 08:51 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Eddie Shack | Tripping | 14:55 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | CHI | Gerry Melnyk | Roughing | 02:42 | 2:00 |
| TOR | Eddie Shack | Roughing | 02:42 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Eddie Shack | Charging | 16:14 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Dick Duff | Misconduct | 19:21 | 10:00 | |
| Shots by period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Toronto | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | |
| Chicago | 8 | 13 | 15 | 36 | |
Game four
| April 17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap |
Bobby Hull and Reg Fleming both scored twice for Chicago in game four, and the Black Hawks won the game 4–1 and tied the series. Toronto also lost goaltender Johnny Bower during the first period to an injury, and he would not return for the remainder of the series. Late in the third period, Frank Mahovlich and Stan Mikita both received major penalties for slashing and were ejected from the game.
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | CHI | Bobby Hull (6) | Stan Mikita (12) | 10:35 | 1–0 CHI |
| CHI | Reg Fleming (1) | Eric Nesterenko (3) | 15:41 | 2–0 CHI | |
| TOR | Red Kelly (4) – pp | George Armstrong (4) and Dick Duff (10) | 18:08 | 2–1 CHI | |
| 2nd | CHI | Bobby Hull (7) – pp | Bill Hay (5) and Stan Mikita (13) | 00:46 | 3–1 CHI |
| CHI | Reg Fleming (2) | Eric Nesterenko (3) and Bronco Horvath (1) | 07:31 | 4–1 CHI | |
| 3rd | None | ||||
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | CHI | Murray Balfour | Fighting – major | 00:17 | 5:00 |
| TOR | Bobby Baun | Fighting – major | 00:17 | 5:00 | |
| TOR | Frank Mahovlich | High-sticking | 01:46 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Eric Nesterenko | Roughing | 07:08 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Carl Brewer | Roughing | 07:08 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Kenny Wharram | Tripping | 17:37 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | TOR | Frank Mahovlich | Charging | 00:29 | 2:00 |
| TOR | Allan Stanley | Charging | 05:21 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Bob Pulford | Misconduct | 07:31 | 10:00 | |
| CHI | Reg Fleming | Roughing | 10:53 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Ron Stewart | Roughing | 10:53 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Dollard St. Laurent | Holding | 12:42 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | TOR | Carl Brewer | Holding | 00:33 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Murray Balfour | Roughing | 08:54 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Eddie Shack | Roughing | 08:54 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Reg Fleming | Roughing | 14:30 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Tim Horton | Roughing | 14:30 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Reg Fleming | Cross-checking | 17:24 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Stan Mikita | Slashing – major | 17:24 | 5:00 | |
| CHI | Stan Mikita | Game misconduct | 17:24 | 10:00 | |
| TOR | Frank Mahovlich | Slashing – major | 17:24 | 5:00 | |
| TOR | Frank Mahovlich | Game misconduct | 17:24 | 10:00 | |
| CHI | Jack Evans | Hooking | 19:31 | 2:00 | |
| Shots by period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Toronto | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 | |
| Chicago | 15 | 13 | 5 | 33 | |
Game five
| April 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap |
With Johnny Bower being injured in game four, Don Simmons would have to take his place in net for Toronto. In game five, Bobby Hull recorded three points and Ab McDonald scored twice for Chicago. However, the Maple Leafs would emerge victorious, with Bob Pulford recording a hat trick, and Frank Mahovlich recording 4 points in an 8–4 victory to take a 3–2 lead in the series.
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | TOR | Bob Pulford (5) | Bob Nevin (4) and Bert Olmstead (1) | 00:17 | 1–0 TOR |
| TOR | Bob Pulford (6) | Unassisted | 17:45 | 2–0 TOR | |
| CHI | Murray Balfour (1) | Bill Hay (4) and Bobby Hull (4) | 18:05 | 2–1 TOR | |
| 2nd | CHI | Ab McDonald (5) | Stan Mikita (14) and Bobby Hull (5) | 00:59 | 2–2 |
| CHI | Ab McDonald (6) – pp | Bobby Hull (6) and Stan Mikita (15) | 03:07 | 3–2 CHI | |
| TOR | Billy Harris (2) | Frank Mahovlich (4) and Tim Horton (10) | 08:31 | 3–3 | |
| TOR | Dave Keon (5) – pp | Tim Horton (11) and Frank Mahovlich (4) | 09:50 | 4–3 TOR | |
| TOR | Frank Mahovlich (5) | Red Kelly (6) and Ron Stewart (5) | 18:05 | 5–3 TOR | |
| 3rd | TOR | George Armstrong (7) | Carl Brewer (2) and Bobby Baun (1) | 04:41 | 6–3 TOR |
| TOR | Frank Mahovlich (6) | Ron Stewart (6) and Bobby Baun (2) | 06:31 | 7–3 TOR | |
| CHI | Bob Turner (2) – sh | Dollard St. Laurent (4) and Eric Nesterenko (5) | 10:31 | 7–4 TOR | |
| TOR | Bob Pulford (7) – pp | Tim Horton (11) and Frank Mahovlich (4) | 13:51 | 8–4 TOR | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | TOR | Bob Nevin | Boarding | 00:31 | 2:00 |
| TOR | Eddie Shack | Cross-checking | 03:47 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Bill Hay | High-sticking | 05:44 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Carl Brewer | Tripping | 08:12 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Jack Evans | Holding | 10:56 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | TOR | Dick Duff | Charging | 01:53 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Reg Fleming | Cross-checking | 08:11 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Eddie Shack | High-sticking | 08:11 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Kenny Wharram | Holding | 08:51 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Dollard St. Laurent | Tripping | 15:15 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Reg Fleming | Roughing | 16:39 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Bob Pulford | Roughing | 16:39 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | TOR | Bobby Baun | Cross-checking | 01:10 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Reg Fleming | High-sticking | 10:12 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Pierre Pilote | Cross-checking | 12:43 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Bronco Horvath | Tripping | 14:07 | 2:00 | |
| Shots by period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Chicago | 13 | 11 | 6 | 31 | |
| Toronto | 10 | 15 | 19 | 44 | |
Game six
| April 22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap |
Game six remained scoreless until Bobby Hull gave the Black Hawks the game's first lead in the third period. One minute and thirty-three seconds later, Bob Nevin would score to tie the game again. Dick Duff scored a power-play goal with 5:46 remaining whilst the Maple Leafs would win their first Stanley Cup in 11 years.
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | CHI | Bobby Hull (8) | Murray Balfour (1) and Bill Hay (7) | 08:56 | 1–0 CHI |
| TOR | Bob Nevin (2) | Bobby Baun (3) and Frank Mahovlich (6) | 10:29 | 1–1 | |
| TOR | Dick Duff (3) – pp | Tim Horton (13) and George Armstrong (5) | 14:14 | 2–1 CHI | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | CHI | Jack Evans | Holding | 02:57 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Bobby Hull | Boarding | 06:08 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Bob Pulford | High-sticking | 12:09 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | CHI | Reg Fleming | Tripping | 05:19 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Eric Nesterenko | High-sticking | 07:42 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Bobby Baun | Holding | 11:46 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Dollard St. Laurent | Holding | 18:07 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | TOR | Tim Horton | Tripping | 04:30 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Eric Nesterenko | Hooking | 13:27 | 2:00 | |
| TOR | Tim Horton | Tripping | 19:02 | 2:00 | |
| Shots by period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Toronto | 13 | 14 | 10 | 37 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | |
Stanley Cup engraving
The 1962 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 2–1 win over the Black Hawks in game six.
The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs
Players
- 4 Leonard Red Kelly
- 14 Dave Keon
- 15 Billy Harris
- 8 John MacMillan
- 9 Dick Duff (A)
- 10 George Armstrong (Captain)
- 11 Bob Nevin
- 12 Ron Stewart
- 16 Bert Olmstead (A)
- 20 Bob Pulford
- 23 Eddie Shack
- 25 Ed Litzenberger
- 27 Frank Mahovlich
- 2 Carl Brewer
- 3 Al Arbour
- 7 Miles Tim Horton
- 21 Bob Baun
- 22 Larry Hillman*
- 26 Allan Stanley
- 1 Johnny Bower
- 1-30 Don Simmons
Coaching and administrative staff
- Stafford Smythe (President/Owner), Conn Smythe (Chairman)
- Harold Ballard (Exe Vice President/Owner), John W. H. 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 3 regular-season games, and spent most of the year in the minors. His name was still engraved on the Stanley Cup.
- Harold Ballard won his first of 4 Stanley Cups as (Vice President/Owner). Ballard would later become the fifth person to get on his name on Stanley Cup & Grey Cup. In 1986 Ballard was President/Owner of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats when they won the Grey Cup. (See Joe Miller, Lionel Conacher, Carl Voss, Leo Dandurand, Norman Kwong & Wayne Gretzky other persons who won both the Grey Cup and Stanley Cup.)
- Dr. Karl Elieff (Physiotherapist), Dr. Jame Murphy, Dr. Hugh Smythe (Team Doctors) - left off[1]