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1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)
NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1961–62 |
| year | 1961 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| LeagueRank | 2nd |
| Record | 37–22–11 |
| HomeRecord | 25–5–5 |
| RoadRecord | 12–17–6 |
| GoalsFor | 232 |
| GoalsAgainst | 180 |
| GeneralManager | Punch Imlach |
| Coach | Punch Imlach |
| Captain | George Armstrong |
| AltCaptain | Dick Duff |
| Bert Olmstead | |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Frank Mahovlich (33) |
| AssistsLeader | Frank Mahovlich (38) |
| PointsLeader | Frank Mahovlich (71) |
| PIMLeader | Bob Pulford (98) |
| WinsLeader | Johnny Bower (31) |
| GAALeader | Don Simmons (2.33) |
| StanleyCup | yes |
Bert Olmstead
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
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 12, 1961||4–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) ||1–0–0||2|| W1 |- |2||W||October 14, 1961||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||2–0–0||4|| W2 |- |3||L||October 15, 1961||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||2–1–0||4|| L1 |- |4||T||October 21, 1961||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||2–1–1||5|| T1 |- |5||W||October 22, 1961||9–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||3–1–1||7|| W1 |- |6||W||October 28, 1961||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||4–1–1||9|| W2 |- |7||L||October 29, 1961||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||4–2–1||9|| L1
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| Legend:
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.
|- |1||W||March 27, 1962||4–2 || || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) || 1–0 || W1 |- |2||W||March 29, 1962||2–1 || || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) || 2–0 || W2 |- |3||L||April 1, 1962||4–5 || || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) || 2–1 || L1 |- |4||L||April 3, 1962||2–4 || || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) || 2–2 || L2 |- |5||W||April 5, 1962||3–2 || 2OT || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) || 3–2 || W1 |- |6||W||April 7, 1962||7–1 || || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) || 4–2 || W2
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | Penalty minutes |
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| Frank Mahovlich | 70 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 87 |
| Dave Keon | 64 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 2 |
| George Armstrong | 70 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 27 |
| Red Kelly | 58 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| 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 |
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| 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
References
References
- "1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5
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