1963–64 New York Rangers season

1963–64 New York Rangers
Division	5th NHL
1963–64 record	22–38–10
Home record	14–13–8
Road record	8–25–2
Goals for	186
Goals against	242
Team information
General Manager	Muzz Patrick
Coach	George Sullivan
Captain	Andy Bathgate
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Camille Henry (29)
Assists	Andy Bathgate (43)
Points	Phil Goyette (65)
Penalties in minutes	Vic Hadfield (151)
Wins	Jacques Plante (22)
Goals against average	Jacques Plante (3.38)

The 1963–64 New York Rangers season was the 38th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The highlight of the season was trading for goaltender Jacques Plante.

Offseason

On June 4, 1963, Plante was traded to the New York Rangers, with Phil Goyette and Don Marshall in exchange for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, and Leon Rochefort.

Final standings

Regular season

National Hockey League^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	70	36	21	13	209	167	+42	85
2	Chicago Black Hawks	70	36	22	12	218	169	+49	84
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	33	25	12	192	172	+20	78
4	Detroit Red Wings	70	30	29	11	191	204	−13	71
5	New York Rangers	70	22	38	10	186	242	−56	54
6	Boston Bruins	70	18	40	12	170	212	−42	48

Record vs. opponents

1963–64 NHL Records
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	MON	NYR	TOR
Boston	—	3–9–2	3–10–1	2–7–5	5–7–2	5–7–2
Chicago	9–3–2	—	5–6–3	7–5–2	9–3–2	7–5–2
Detroit	10–3–1	6–5–3	—	5–7–2	6–6–2	3–8–3
Montreal	7–2–5	5–7–2	7–5–2	—	10–3–1	7–5–2
New York	7–5–2	3–9–2	6–6–2	3–10–1	—	3–8–3
Toronto	7–5–2	5–7–2	8–3–3	5–7–2	8–3–3	—

Schedule and results

Regular season

1963–64 Game Log

October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–4–0)

November: 2–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 0–5–0)

December: 2–7–4 (Home: 2–2–3; Road: 0–5–1)

January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 5–3–1)

February: 3–9–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–5–0)

March: 2–6–2 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 1–3–0)

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Phil Goyette	67	24	41	65	15
Rod Gilbert	70	24	40	64	62
Andy Bathgate^‡	56	16	43	59	26
Camille Henry	68	29	26	55	8
Harry Howell	70	5	31	36	75
Jim Neilson	69	5	24	29	93
Earl Ingarfield	63	15	11	26	26
Don McKenney^‡	55	9	17	26	6
Vic Hadfield	69	14	11	25	151
Val Fonteyne	69	7	18	25	4
Don Marshall	70	11	12	23	8
Larry Cahan	53	4	8	12	80
Don Johns	57	1	9	10	26
Bob Nevin^†	14	5	4	9	9
Dick Duff^†	14	4	4	8	2
Dick Meissner	35	3	5	8	0
Jean Ratelle	15	0	7	7	6
Albert Langlois^‡	44	4	2	6	32
Dave Richardson	34	3	1	4	21
Ron Ingram^‡	16	1	3	4	8
Doug Harvey	14	0	2	2	10
Marc Dufour	10	1	0	1	2
Howie Glover	25	1	0	1	9
Rod Seiling	2	0	1	1	0
Mike McMahon	18	0	1	1	16
Donald McGregor	2	0	0	0	2
Ken Schinkel	4	0	0	0	0
Gord Labossiere	15	0	0	0	12

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Jacques Plante	65	3900	22	36	7	220	3.38	2442	.910	3
Gilles Villemure	5	300	0	2	3	18	3.60	179	.899	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

^[2]

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster

1963–1964 New York Rangers Roster
Goaltenders 1 – Jacques Plante 1 – Gilles Villemure		Defenсemen 2 – Doug Harvey 3 – Harry Howell 4 – Ron Ingram 4 – Albert Langlois 5 – Larry Cahan 6 – Don Johns 6 – Mike McMahon 15 – Jim Neilson 16 – Rod Seiling		Wingers 6 – Marc Dufour 7 – Rod Gilbert 8 – Howie Glover 8 – Bob Nevin 9 – Andy Bathgate (C) 9 – Dick Duff 11 – Vic Hadfield 12 – Dick Meissner 14 – Val Fonteyne 16 – Donald "Sandy" McGregor 18 – Dave Richardson 18 – Ken Schinkel 21 – Camille Henry		Centers 10 – Earl Ingarfield 17 – Don McKenney 19 – Gord Labossiere 19 – Jean Ratelle 20 – Phil Goyette 22 – Don Marshall GM: Muzz Patrick Coach: Red Sullivan

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	Position	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Al Osborne	Canada	RW	Weston (OHA Jr. B)
2	10	Terry Jones	Canada	C	Weston (Ont. Midgets)
3	15	Mike Cummins	Canada	F	Georgetown (Ont. Midgets)
4	20	Cam Allison	Canada	D	Portage la Prairie (Man. Jr. A)

References

Rangers on Hockey Database

↑ "1963–1964 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1963–64 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

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New York Rangers seasons
1920s	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1963–64 NHL season
Teams	Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal New York Toronto
See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals