1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 45th season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs finished 2nd in the league and ousted the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before defeating the defending champion Chicago Black Hawks, also in six games, to win their first Stanley Cup championship since 1951. It would be the first of three straight Stanley Cup titles for the team, and four overall during the 1960s.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
Despite being outshot 42-28, the Boston Bruins beat the Maple Leafs on December 23, 1961 in Toronto with Murray Oliver recording the only Hat trick of the Bruins season and adding an assist.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 12, 1961 	4–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 14, 1961 	3–2 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	2–0–0
3 	L 	October 15, 1961 	1–2 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	2–1–0
4 	T 	October 21, 1961 	1–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	2–1–1
5 	W 	October 22, 1961 	9–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	3–1–1
6 	W 	October 28, 1961 	5–1 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	4–1–1
7 	L 	October 29, 1961 	2–4 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	4–2–1
8 	W 	November 1, 1961 	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	5–2–1
9 	W 	November 4, 1961 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	6–2–1
10 	W 	November 5, 1961 	3–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	7–2–1
11 	L 	November 7, 1961 	0–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	7–3–1
12 	L 	November 9, 1961 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	7–4–1
13 	W 	November 11, 1961 	5–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	8–4–1
14 	L 	November 12, 1961 	3–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	8–5–1
15 	W 	November 15, 1961 	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	9–5–1
16 	W 	November 18, 1961 	6–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	10–5–1
17 	L 	November 19, 1961 	3–5 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	10–6–1
18 	W 	November 23, 1961 	5–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	11–6–1
19 	W 	November 25, 1961 	6–0 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	12–6–1
20 	W 	November 26, 1961 	4–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	13–6–1
21 	T 	November 29, 1961 	2–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	13–6–2
22 	T 	November 30, 1961 	1–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	13–6–3
23 	W 	December 2, 1961 	6–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	14–6–3
24 	L 	December 3, 1961 	1–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	14–7–3
25 	L 	December 7, 1961 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	14–8–3
26 	W 	December 9, 1961 	9–2 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	15–8–3
27 	W 	December 10, 1961 	3–2 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	16–8–3
28 	W 	December 16, 1961 	4–2 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	17–8–3
29 	W 	December 17, 1961 	4–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	18–8–3
30 	L 	December 23, 1961 	4–7 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	18–9–3
31 	T 	December 25, 1961 	3–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	18–9–4
32 	T 	December 27, 1961 	0–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	18–9–5
33 	W 	December 30, 1961 	6–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	19–9–5
34 	L 	December 31, 1961 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	19–10–5
35 	W 	January 3, 1962 	3–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	20–10–5
36 	W 	January 6, 1962 	6–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	21–10–5
37 	W 	January 7, 1962 	4–3 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	22–10–5
38 	W 	January 10, 1962 	7–5 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	23–10–5
39 	L 	January 11, 1962 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	23–11–5
40 	W 	January 13, 1962 	4–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	24–11–5
41 	T 	January 14, 1962 	2–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	24–11–6
42 	W 	January 17, 1962 	4–2 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	25–11–6
43 	L 	January 20, 1962 	4–5 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	25–12–6
44 	W 	January 21, 1962 	5–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	26–12–6
45 	L 	January 24, 1962 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	26–13–6
46 	W 	January 27, 1962 	4–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	27–13–6
47 	T 	January 28, 1962 	2–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	27–13–7
48 	L 	February 1, 1962 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	27–14–7
49 	W 	February 3, 1962 	4–1 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	28–14–7
50 	L 	February 4, 1962 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	28–15–7
51 	T 	February 7, 1962 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	28–15–8
52 	L 	February 10, 1962 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	28–16–8
53 	L 	February 11, 1962 	0–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	28–17–8
54 	W 	February 17, 1962 	5–3 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	29–17–8
55 	L 	February 18, 1962 	2–6 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	29–18–8
56 	L 	February 21, 1962 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	29–19–8
57 	W 	February 24, 1962 	7–2 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	30–19–8
58 	W 	February 25, 1962 	8–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	31–19–8
59 	W 	February 28, 1962 	4–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	32–19–8
60 	W 	March 3, 1962 	3–1 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	33–19–8
61 	W 	March 4, 1962 	5–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	34–19–8
62 	T 	March 8, 1962 	1–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	34–19–9
63 	W 	March 10, 1962 	2–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	35–19–9
64 	W 	March 11, 1962 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	36–19–9
65 	W 	March 14, 1962 	5–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	37–19–9
66 	L 	March 17, 1962 	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	37–20–9
67 	T 	March 18, 1962 	2–2 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	37–20–10
68 	L 	March 22, 1962 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	37–21–10
69 	T 	March 24, 1962 	2–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) 	37–21–11
70 	L 	March 25, 1962 	4–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	37–22–11
==Playoffs==
===Toronto Maple Leafs 4, New York Rangers 2===
===Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Chicago Black Hawks 2===
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Frank Mahovlich 	70	33	38 	71 	87
Dave Keon 	64	26	35 	61 	2
George Armstrong	70	21	32 	53 	27
Bob Nevin 	69	15	30 	45 	10
Bob Pulford 	70	18	21 	39 	98
Dick Duff 	51	17	20 	37 	37
Bert Olmstead 	56	13	23 	36 	10
Hinky Harris 	67	15	10 	25 	14
Eddie Shack 	44	7 	14 	21 	62
Ed Litzenberger 	37	10	10 	20 	14
Ron Stewart 	60	8 	9 	17 	14
John MacMillan 	31	1 	0 	1 	8
Les Kozak 	12	1 	0 	1 	2
Larry Keenan 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Brian Conacher 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Alex Faulkner 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Defencemen===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Red Kelly 	58	22	27 	49 	6
Tim Horton 	70	10	28 	38 	88
Allan Stanley	60	9 	26 	35 	24
Carl Brewer 	67	1 	22 	23 	89
Bobby Baun 	65	4 	11 	15 	94
Al Arbour 	52	1 	5 	6 	68
Arnie Brown 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Larry Hillman	5 	0 	0 	0 	4
===Goaltending===
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T 	SO	GAA
Johnny Bower 	59	31	18	10	2 	2.56
Don Simmons 	9 	5 	3 	1 	1 	2.33
Gerry Cheevers	2 	1 	1 	0 	0 	3.00
==Awards and Records==
*Lady Byng Trophy: Dave Keon National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
*Dave Keon, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Carl Brewer, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Gallery==
26Nov1961-Head_Mohns_Pennington_Boivin.jpg|Don Head, #7 Cliff Pennington, #19 Doug Mohns, #4 Red Kelly, #20 Leo Boivin, November 26, 1961.
23Dec1961-Oliver_Bower.jpg|Murray Oliver scoring one of three goals on Johnny Bower, December 23, 1961.
1961-62-Bruins_Leafs.jpg|#20 Leo Boivin and #4 Pat Stapleton defend against #20 Bob Pulford and George Armstrong in 1961-62 season action.
61-62NHLExhTorWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
61-62NHLExhTorMLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Calgary
61-62NHLExhSpokaneGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Spokane
61-62NHLTorontoGameAd.jpg|Home opener
61-62WHLExhVancouverGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Vancouver
==Video==
Game 3 of the 1962 Stanley Cup Finals between Toronto and Chicago, April 15, 1962.
1962 NHL SCF Game 3 Toronto @ Chicago 4 15 1962
==References==
*Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
*Maple Leafs on Database Hockey
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