1963–64 Montreal Canadiens season

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 semi-finals.

1963–64 Montreal Canadiens
League1st NHL
1963–64 record36–21–13
Home record22–7–6
Road record14–14–7
Goals for209
Goals against167
Team information
General ManagerFrank J. Selke
CoachToe Blake
CaptainJean Beliveau
Alternate captainsBernie Geoffrion
Henri Richard
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsJean Beliveau (28)
AssistsJean Beliveau (50)
PointsJean Beliveau (78)
Penalty minutesTerry Harper (149)
WinsCharlie Hodge (33)
Goals against averageCharlie Hodge (2.26)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70362113209167+4285
2Chicago Black Hawks70362212218169+4984
3Toronto Maple Leafs70332512192172+2078
4Detroit Red Wings70302911191204−1371
5New York Rangers70223810186242−5654
6Boston Bruins70184012170212−4248

Record vs. opponents
1963–64 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —3–9–23–10–12–7–55–7–25–7–2
Chicago 9–3–2—5–6–37–5–29–3–27–5–2
Detroit 10–3–16–5–3—5–7–26–6–23–8–3
Montreal 7–2–55–7–27–5–2—10–3–17–5–2
New York 7–5–23–9–26–6–23–10–1—3–8–3
Toronto 7–5–25–7–28–3–35–7–28–3–3—

Schedule and results
# R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 8, 19634–4@ Boston Bruins0–0–1
2WOctober 12, 19636–2New York Rangers1–0–1
3LOctober 16, 19632–4Toronto Maple Leafs1–1–1
4WOctober 19, 19632–0Boston Bruins2–1–1
5LOctober 20, 19633–5@ Chicago Black Hawks2–2–1
6TOctober 26, 19631–1Chicago Black Hawks2–2–2
7WOctober 27, 19636–4@ Detroit Red Wings3–2–2
8LOctober 30, 19633–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–3–2
9WNovember 2, 19635–1Detroit Red Wings4–3–2
10WNovember 3, 19635–3@ New York Rangers5–3–2
11TNovember 7, 19632–2Chicago Black Hawks5–3–3
12WNovember 9, 19634–2New York Rangers6–3–3
13LNovember 10, 19630–3@ Detroit Red Wings6–4–3
14TNovember 13, 19632–2Toronto Maple Leafs6–4–4
15LNovember 16, 19632–5Chicago Black Hawks6–5–4
16WNovember 17, 19633–2@ Boston Bruins7–5–4
17WNovember 20, 19633–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs8–5–4
18LNovember 24, 19633–7@ Chicago Black Hawks8–6–4
19WNovember 28, 19637–3@ Detroit Red Wings9–6–4
20TNovember 30, 19630–0Boston Bruins9–6–5
21WDecember 1, 19633–1@ Boston Bruins10–6–5
22LDecember 4, 19630–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs10–7–5
23WDecember 5, 19634–2New York Rangers11–7–5
24WDecember 7, 19635–2Detroit Red Wings12–7–5
25LDecember 8, 19630–3@ Chicago Black Hawks12–8–5
26WDecember 12, 19636–4New York Rangers13–8–5
27WDecember 14, 19633–1Boston Bruins14–8–5
28LDecember 15, 19632–4@ New York Rangers14–9–5
29WDecember 18, 19637–3Toronto Maple Leafs15–9–5
30WDecember 21, 19633–2Chicago Black Hawks16–9–5
31WDecember 22, 19636–1@ Detroit Red Wings17–9–5
32LDecember 25, 19631–3@ Chicago Black Hawks17–10–5
33TDecember 28, 19631–1Detroit Red Wings17–10–6
34WDecember 29, 19636–2@ New York Rangers18–10–6
35TJanuary 1, 19643–3@ Boston Bruins18–10–7
36WJanuary 4, 19645–1Boston Bruins19–10–7
37TJanuary 5, 19643–3@ Detroit Red Wings19–10–8
38LJanuary 8, 19641–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs19–11–8
39WJanuary 12, 19642–1@ Chicago Black Hawks20–11–8
40WJanuary 16, 19641–0Chicago Black Hawks21–11–8
41LJanuary 18, 19640–2Detroit Red Wings21–12–8
42TJanuary 19, 19641–1@ Boston Bruins21–12–9
43WJanuary 22, 19643–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs22–12–9
44WJanuary 23, 19644–2New York Rangers23–12–9
45LJanuary 25, 19640–6Boston Bruins23–13–9
46TJanuary 26, 19642–2@ Chicago Black Hawks23–13–10
47WJanuary 29, 19642–1Toronto Maple Leafs24–13–10
48WFebruary 1, 19649–3Detroit Red Wings25–13–10
49LFebruary 2, 19642–4@ New York Rangers25–14–10
50WFebruary 5, 19642–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs26–14–10
51WFebruary 8, 19648–2@ New York Rangers27–14–10
52TFebruary 9, 19644–4@ Boston Bruins27–14–11
53WFebruary 12, 19644–0Toronto Maple Leafs28–14–11
54LFebruary 15, 19641–4Detroit Red Wings28–15–11
55WFebruary 16, 19645–2@ Detroit Red Wings29–15–11
56WFebruary 20, 19643–2Boston Bruins30–15–11
57WFebruary 22, 19643–1Chicago Black Hawks31–15–11
58LFebruary 23, 19642–3@ Detroit Red Wings31–16–11
59WFebruary 26, 19641–0Toronto Maple Leafs32–16–11
60WFebruary 29, 19644–0New York Rangers33–16–11
61LMarch 1, 19643–4@ Chicago Black Hawks33–17–11
62LMarch 5, 19645–7Detroit Red Wings33–18–11
63LMarch 7, 19642–3New York Rangers33–19–11
64TMarch 8, 19640–0@ New York Rangers33–19–12
65LMarch 11, 19640–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs33–20–12
66WMarch 14, 19644–3Chicago Black Hawks34–20–12
67LMarch 15, 19641–3@ Boston Bruins34–21–12
68TMarch 18, 19642–2Toronto Maple Leafs34–21–13
69WMarch 21, 19645–1Boston Bruins35–21–13
70WMarch 22, 19642–1@ New York Rangers36–21–13

[2]

Player statistics
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Jean BeliveauC6828507842
Bobby RousseauRW7025315632
Henri RichardC6614395373
John FergusonLW59182745125
Dave BalonLW7024184280
Bernie GeoffrionRW5521183941
Gilles TremblayLW6122153721
Claude ProvostRW6815173237
Jacques LaperriereD6522830102
Ralph BackstromC708212941
J. C. TremblayD705162124
Bill HickeRW481192041
Terry HarperD7021517149
Red BerensonC69791612
Jean-Guy TalbotD661131483
Andre BoudriasLW41452
Yvan CournoyerRW54040
Claude LaroseRW2111243
Bryan WatsonD3902218
Ted HarrisD40110
Jim RobertsD/RW150112
Jean GauthierD10002
Terry GrayRW40006
John HannaD60002
Wayne HicksRW20000
Charlie HodgeG620002
Jean-Guy MorissetteG10000
Marc ReaumeD30002
Leon RochefortRW30000
Gump WorsleyG80000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Charlie Hodge3720623318111402.268
Gump Worsley4448322222.971
Jean-Guy Morissette36101046.670
Team:4200703621131662.379

[3]

Playoffs

Semi-Finals
  • 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

[2]

Player statistics
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Claude ProvostRW722422
Ralph BackstromC72138
J. C. TremblayD72139
Jean BeliveauC520218
Dave BalonLW711225
Bernie GeoffrionRW71124
Jacques LaperriereD71128
Henri RichardC71129
Bobby RousseauRW71122
Bill HickeRW70222
Jean-Guy TalbotD702210
Claude LaroseRW21010
John FergusonLW701125
Jim RobertsD/RW701114
Red BerensonC70004
Terry HarperD70006
Charlie HodgeG70000
Gilles TremblayLW20000
Bryan WatsonD60002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Charlie Hodge420734162.291
Team:420734162.291

[3]

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;

Transactions

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
11Garry Monahan CanadaSt. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL)
27Rodney Presswood CanadaGeorgetown Midgets (OAAAMHL)
313Roy Pugh CanadaAurora Bears (SOJCHL)

Awards and records

Roster
1963–64 Montreal Canadiens roster
Goaltenders Defencemen Wingers Centres

See also

References
  1. "1963–1964 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. Results at databasehockey.com Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "1963-64 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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