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1963–64 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1963–64 |
| year | 1963 |
| LeagueRank | 1st |
| Record | 36–21–13 |
| HomeRecord | 22–7–6 |
| RoadRecord | 14–14–7 |
| GoalsFor | 209 |
| GoalsAgainst | 167 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Toe Blake |
| Captain | Jean Beliveau |
| AltCaptain | Bernie Geoffrion |
| Henri Richard | |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Jean Beliveau (28) |
| AssistsLeader | Jean Beliveau (50) |
| PointsLeader | Jean Beliveau (78) |
| PIMLeader | Terry Harper (149) |
| WinsLeader | Charlie Hodge (33) |
| GAALeader | Charlie Hodge (2.26) |
| PoWTrophy | Yes |
Henri Richard
The 1963–64 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 55th season of play. The team placed first in the regular season, earning top seed in the playoffs, but lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the semifinals.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 8, 1963||4–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||0–0–1 |- |2||W||October 12, 1963||6–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers||1–0–1 |- |3||L||October 16, 1963||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 19, 1963||2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 20, 1963||3–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks||2–2–1 |- |6||T||October 26, 1963||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks||2–2–2 |- |7||W||October 27, 1963||6–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings||3–2–2 |- |8||L||October 30, 1963||3–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||3–3–2
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Playoffs
Semifinals
- March 26, 1964, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – 0
- March 28, 1964, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – 2
- March 31, 1964, at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – 2
- April 2, 1964, at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – 5
- April 4, 1964, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 2
- April 7, 1964, at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 – 3
- April 9, 1964, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – 3
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 68 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 42 | |
| RW | 70 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 32 | |
| C | 66 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 73 | |
| LW | 59 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 125 | |
| LW | 70 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 80 | |
| RW | 55 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 41 | |
| LW | 61 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 21 | |
| RW | 68 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 37 | |
| D | 65 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 102 | |
| C | 70 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 41 | |
| D | 70 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 24 | |
| RW | 48 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 41 | |
| D | 70 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 149 | |
| C | 69 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | |
| D | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 83 | |
| LW | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| RW | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| RW | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | |
| D | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D/RW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3720 | 62 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 140 | 2.26 | 8 | |
| 444 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2.97 | 1 | |
| 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6.67 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 166 | 2.37 | 9 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | |
| C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| D | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| D/RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 420 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 |
Transactions
- June 4, 1963 – Jacques Plante was traded to the New York Rangers, along with Phil Goyette and Don Marshall, in exchange for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, and Leon Rochefort.
Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1963 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Garry Monahan | CAN | St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL) |
| 2 | 7 | Rodney Presswood | CAN | Georgetown Midgets (OAAAMHL) |
| 3 | 13 | Roy Pugh | CAN | Aurora Bears (SOJCHL) |
Citations
References
References
- "1963-64 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1963-64 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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