1963 – 64 Chicago Black Hawks season 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 the Stanley Cup finals . During the off - season , the Black Hawks decided not to bring back head coach Rudy Pilous , and hired former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Billy 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 and Toronto Maple Leafs for first place in the NHL . The Hawks and Maple Leafs played a wild game on December 7 , which resulted in a bench clearing brawl after Leafs player Bobby Baun dragged Black Hawk Reg Fleming out of the penalty box , as Fleming was about to serve a penalty for spearing Toronto player Eddie 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 coach Billy Reay and Leafs head coach Punch Imlach were fined $ 1000 , while Reg Fleming received a $ 200 fine , and Murray Balfour was hit for a $ 100 fine for Chicago , while Bobby Baun ( $ 150 ) , Larry Hillman ( $ 150 ) and Carl 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 . Offensively , the Hawks were led by Stan Mikita , who led the league with 89 points , winning the Art Ross Trophy for the first time in his career . Mikita also led the team with 146 penalty minutes . Mikita became the first player to lead the league in scoring and in penalty minutes . Mikita had 89 points , and 146 penalty minutes . Bobby Hull scored a league high 43 goals , and finished just behind Mikita with 87 points , while Kenny Wharram scored 39 goals and 71 points . Wharram also was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy . Pierre Pilote led the defense , scoring 7 goals and 53 points , while earning his second consecutive Norris 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 . 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 at Chicago 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 the Detroit 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 . Awards and Trophies . NHL All - Star Team Draft picks . Chicago ' s draft picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal , Quebec .