1962–63 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1962–63 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 37th season in the NHL. The Hawks finished 2nd in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 2.
==Off-season==
During the off-season, the Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly came to agreement which would see the Hawks acquire Frank Mahovlich from Toronto for $1 million, however, the deal was nixed when Maple Leafs general manager Punch Imlach, on the advice from Conn Smythe, refused the deal, stating that $1 million does not score goals.CBC-TV: Life and Times - Frank Mahovlich
==Regular Season==
Chicago started the year off hovering around the .500 level through their first 12 games, as they had a record of 5-4-3. Goaltender Glenn Hall, who had played an NHL record 502 consecutive games, injured his back early in November and suffered a pinch nerve, and was relieved by backup Denis DeJordy in a game against the Boston Bruins.Legends of Hockey - The Legends - Honoured Player - Hall, Glenn - BiographyNHL.com - History Hall would miss the next game against the Montreal Canadiens, ending his streak,Hall's legendary career began at the Montreal Forum 55 years ago - in borrowed equipment however, the Hawks won the game by a 3-1 score. Hall would rebound from his injury, and the team would play very good hockey for the remainder of the season, winning a team record 32 games, and also setting a club record with 81 points, and finishing in second place in the NHL standings for the first time since they finished second in the American Division back in 1935. 1962-63 Chicago Black Hawks Games - Hockey-Reference.com
Offensively, the Hawks were led by Stan Mikita, who led the team with 45 assists and 76 points, and tied Bobby Hull for the team lead in goals, with 31. Hull added 31 assists to his goal total to finish second in team scoring with 62 points, while Ab McDonald set a career high with 61 points, as he scored 20 goals and added 41 assists. On defense, Pierre Pilote led the way, scoring 8 goals and 26 points, along with superb defensive play, as he won the Norris Trophy. Eric Nesterenko provided the team toughness, as he had a team high 103 penalty minutes.
In goal, Glenn Hall played the majority of the games, winning 30 of them, while posting an NHL best GAA of 2.47, and earning 5 shutouts. Hall would win the Vezina Trophy, as Chicago had the fewest goals against during the season.
Chicago Blackhawks goaltending history : Glenn Hall
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 10 	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 13 	Detroit Red Wings 	0–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1–1 	1
3 	October 14 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2 	Boston Bruins 	0–1-2 	2
4 	October 17 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–1 	New York Rangers 	1–1–2 	4
5 	October 20 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–2–2 	4
6 	October 21 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	1–3–2 	4
7 	October 23 	Montreal Canadiens 	4–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3–3 	5
8 	October 27 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	2–3–3 	7
9 	October 28 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–3 	New York Rangers 	3–3–3 	9
10	October 30 	New York Rangers 	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–3–3 	11
11	November 1 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–2 	Boston Bruins 	5–3–3 	13
12	November 4 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	5–4–3 	13
13	November 7 	Boston Bruins 	3–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–4–4 	14
14	November 10	Chicago Black Hawks	3–1 	Montreal Canadiens 	6–4–4 	16
15	November 11	Toronto Maple Leafs	5–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–5–4 	16
16	November 14	Detroit Red Wings 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	7–5–4 	18
17	November 17	Chicago Black Hawks	4–3 	New York Rangers 	8–5–4 	20
18	November 18	Montreal Canadiens 	1-1 	Chicago Black Hawks	8–5–5 	21
19	November 22	Toronto Maple Leafs	0–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	9–5–5 	23
20	November 24	Detroit Red Wings 	1–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	9–5–6 	24
21	November 25	Chicago Black Hawks	2–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	9–6–6 	24
22	November 29	Chicago Black Hawks	5–0 	Boston Bruins 	10–6–6 	26
23	December 1 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	10–7–6 	26
24	December 2 	New York Rangers 	1–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	11–7–6 	28
25	December 5 	Boston Bruins 	4–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	12–7–6 	30
26	December 8 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs	12–7–7 	31
27	December 9 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	13–7–7 	33
28	December 12	New York Rangers 	3–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	14–7–7 	35
29	December 15	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	14–8–7 	35
30	December 16	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	14–9–7 	35
31	December 19	Boston Bruins 	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	15–9–7 	37
32	December 22	Chicago Black Hawks	1–1 	Montreal Canadiens 	15–9–8 	38
33	December 23	Chicago Black Hawks	3–1 	New York Rangers 	16–9–8 	40
34	December 25	Montreal Canadiens 	6–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–10–8 	40
35	December 29	Chicago Black Hawks	1–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs	16–10–9 	41
36	December 30	Boston Bruins 	2-4 	Chicago Black Hawks	17–10–9 	43
37	January 1 	Detroit Red Wings 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	18–10–9 	45
38	January 6 	Toronto Maple Leafs	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	18–11–9 	45
39	January 9 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs	19–11–9 	47
40	January 10 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–5 	Boston Bruins 	19–12–9 	47
41	January 12 	New York Rangers 	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	20–12–9 	49
42	January 13 	Montreal Canadiens 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	20-12–10	50
43	January 16 	Boston Bruins 	5–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	20–13–10	50
44	January 19 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs	21–13–10	52
45	January 20 	New York Rangers 	2–6 	Chicago Black Hawks	22–13–10	54
46	January 23 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–3 	New York Rangers 	22–13–11	55
47	January 26 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–0 	Detroit Red Wings 	23–13–11	57
48	January 27 	Montreal Canadiens 	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	23–14–11	57
49	January 31 	Chicago Black Hawks	9–2 	Boston Bruins 	24–14–11	59
50	February 2 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–3 	Montreal Canadiens 	24–14–12	60
51	February 3 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	25–14–12	62
52	February 6 	Detroit Red Wings 	3–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	25–14–13	63
53	February 9 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–3 	New York Rangers 	25–14–14	64
54	February 10	New York Rangers 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	26–14–14	66
55	February 16	Chicago Black Hawks	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	26–15–14	66
56	February 17	Boston Bruins 	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	27–15–14	68
57	February 21	Chicago Black Hawks	5–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	28–15–14	70
58	February 23	Detroit Red Wings 	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	29–15–14	72
59	February 24	Boston Bruins 	3–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	30–15–14	74
60	February 27	Chicago Black Hawks	3–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs	30–16–14	74
61	February 28	New York Rangers 	6–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	30–17–14	74
62	March 3 	Montreal Canadiens 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	30–17–15	75
63	March 6 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–5 	New York Rangers 	30–18–15	75
64	March 10 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	30–18–16	76
65	March 14 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–0 	Boston Bruins 	31–18–16	78
66	March 16 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs	31–19–16	78
67	March 17 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	31–20–16	78
68	March 19 	Detroit Red Wings 	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	31–21–16	78
69	March 23 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	31–21–17	79
70	March 24 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–3 	Boston Bruins 	32–21–17	81
==Playoffs==
===Detroit Red Wings 4, Chicago Black Hawks 2===
The Hawks would face the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL Semi-finals, as Detroit finished fourth in the NHL with a record of 32-25-13, earning 77 points, and only 4 behind Chicago. The series opened up at Chicago Stadium for the opening two games, and the Black Hawks took advantage, taking a 2-0 series lead a close 5-4 victory in the series opener, followed by a 5-2 win in the second game. The series shifted to the Detroit Olympia for the next two games, and the Red Wings responded, defeating the Black Hawks 4-2 and 4-1 to even the series up. Detroit continued their good play in the fifth game in Chicago, doubling the Hawks 4-2 to take a 3-2 series lead. The sixth game was played back in Detroit, and the Red Wings had no problems closing the series out, easily beating the Black Hawks 7-4, as Chicago was eliminated in the NHL semi-finals for the first time since 1960.1961-62 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 26	Detroit Red Wings 	4–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	1-0
2	March 28	Detroit Red Wings 	2–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	2-0
3	March 31	Chicago Black Hawks	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	2-1
4	April 2 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	2–2
5	April 4 	Detroit Red Wings 	4–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	2-3
6	April 7 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–7 	Detroit Red Wings 	2-4
==Player Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Stan Mikita 	65	31	45	76 	69
Bobby Hull 	65	31	31	62 	27
Ab McDonald 	69	20	41	61 	12
Bill Hay 	64	12	33	45 	36
Kenny Wharram	55	20	18	38 	17
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T 	GA 	SO	GAA
Glenn Hall 	66	3910	30	20	15	161	5 	2.47
Denis DeJordy	5 	290 	2 	1 	2 	12 	0 	2.48
==Playoff Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bobby Hull 	5 	8	2	10 	4
Pierre Pilote	6 	0	8	8 	8
Kenny Wharram	6 	1	5	6 	0
Bill Hay 	6 	3	2	5 	6
Stan Mikita 	6 	3	2	5 	2
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	GAA
Glenn Hall	6 	360	2	4	25	0 	4.17
==Awards and Records==
*James Norris Memorial Trophy: Pierre Pilote
*Vezina Trophy: Glenn Hall
*Stan Mikita, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
*Pierre Pilote, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
*Glenn Hall, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
*Bobby Hull, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Elmer Vasko, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Game Ads==
62-63NHLExhChiOttawaGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Ottawa
==See Also==
*1962–63 NHL season
==References==
==Sources==
*Hockey-Reference
*Rauzulu's Street
*Goalies Archive
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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