- 1963–64 Chicago Black Hawks season
NHLTeamSeason
Season=1963–64
Team=Chicago
Conference=
ConferenceRank=
Division=
DivisionRank=2nd
Record=36–22–12
HomeRecord=26–4–5
RoadRecord=10–18–4
GoalsFor=218
GoalsAgainst=169
GeneralManager=Tommy Ivan
Coach=Billy Reay
Captain=Pierre Pilote
AltCaptain=
Arena=Chicago Stadium
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Bobby Hull (43)
AssistsLeader=Stan Mikita (50)
PointsLeader=Stan Mikita (89)
PlusMinusLeader=
PIMLeader=Stan Mikita (146)
WinsLeader=Glenn Hall (34)
GAALeader=Glenn Hall (2.30)
StanleyCup=
DivisionWin=The 1963–64 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks thirty-eighth season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a second place finish in 1962-63, as Chicago won a team record 32 games and also set a club record with 81 points. The Hawks would then be defeated by the
Detroit Red Wings in the NHL-semi finals, making it the first time since 1960 that Chicago did not play in theStanley Cup finals. [ [http://hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1963.html 1962-63 NHL Season Summary - Hockey-Reference.com ] ]During the off-season, the Black Hawks decided not to bring back head coach
Rudy Pilous , and hired formerToronto Maple Leafs head coachBilly Reay to replace him, where he coached from 1957-59, posting a record of 26-50-14. Reay had most recently been the head coach of the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL.Chicago started the year off on a hot streak, as they opened the season off with a 15-2-6 record in their first 23 games. The Hawks cooled down, but remained in a battle with the
Montreal Canadiens andToronto Maple Leafs for first place in the NHL. The Hawks and Maple Leafs played a wild game onDecember 7 , which resulted in a bench clearing brawl after Leafs playerBobby Baun dragged Black HawkReg Fleming out of the penalty box, as Fleming was about to serve a penalty for spearing Toronto playerEddie Shack . A total of seven major penalties, six misconducts, three game misconducts and $25 fines were issued against 22 players who left the bench. Hawks head coachBilly Reay and Leafs head coachPunch Imlach were fined $1000, whileReg Fleming received a $200 fine, andMurray Balfour was hit for a $100 fine for Chicago, whileBobby Baun ($150),Larry Hillman ($150) andCarl Brewer ($50) received fines on the Maple Leafs. The other 22 players who left the bench also had an additional $100 fine for their role in the brawl.The Black Hawks continued the season playing very good hockey, and ended the season finished in second place for the second consecutive season, finishing with a club record 36 wins and 84 points, as they finished one point behind the
Montreal Canadiens for top spot in the NHL. [ [http://hockey-reference.com/teams/CBH/1964_games.html 1963-64 Chicago Black Hawks Games - Hockey-Reference.com ] ]Offensively, the Hawks were led by
Stan Mikita , who led the league with 89 points, winning theArt Ross Trophy for the first time in his career. Mikita also led the team with 146 penalty minutes.Bobby Hull scored a league high 43 goals, and finished just behind Mikita with 87 points, whileKenny Wharram scored 39 goals and 71 points. Wharram also was awarded theLady Byng Trophy .Pierre Pilote led the defense, scoring 7 goals and 53 points, while earning his second consecutiveNorris Trophy .In goal,
Glenn Hall once again played the majority of the games, winning a club record 34 games, while posting a 2.30 GAA, and earning 7 shutouts along the way. [ [http://goaliesarchive.com/hawks/indexhall.html Chicago Blackhawks goaltending history : Glenn Hall ] ]The Hawks would face the
Detroit Red Wings in the NHL semi-finals, as Detroit finished fourth in the NHL with a record of 30-29-11, earning 71 points, which was 13 less than Chicago. The series opened up atChicago Stadium for the opening two games, and the Black Hawks won the series opener, defeating the Red Wings 4-1, however, Detroit evened up the series in the second game with a 5-4 win. The series shifted to theDetroit Olympia for the next two games, and Detroit took a 2-1 series lead, shutting out the Hawks 3-0, however, Chicago evened the series up in the fourth game, winning 3-2 in overtime. Chicago took a series lead in the fifth game at home, holding off the Wings for a 3-2 victory, however, Detroit once again even the series up in the sixth game at the Olympia, hammering the Black Hawks 7-2, setting up a seventh and final game of the series. The Black Hawks, who had lost only five times at home all season long, were stunned by the underdog Red Wings, as Detroit won the game 4-2, and eliminated the Black Hawks for the second straight season. [ [http://hockey-reference.com/teams/CBH/1964.html 1963-64 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com ] ]eason standings
eason stats
coring leaders
Goaltending
Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the
1963 NHL Amateur Draft held at theQueen Elizabeth Hotel inMontreal ,Quebec .References
ources
* [http://hockey-reference.com/teams/CBH/1963.html Hockey-Reference]
* [http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/hockey/nhlrecords/nhl1963.htm Rauzulu's Street]
* [http://www.goaliesarchive.com/hawks/index.html Goalies Archive]
* [http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1963a.html HockeyDB]
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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