The 1962 Stanley Cup Finals was the
championship series of the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
's (NHL)
1961–62 season, and the culmination of the
1962 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the defending champion
Chicago Black Hawks and the
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...
who had last appeared in the Final in 1960. The Maple Leafs won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to win the
Stanley Cup, their first since 1951.
Paths to the Finals
Toronto defeated the
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...
to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated the
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
.
Game summaries
Stan Mikita broke
Gordie Howe
Gordon Howe (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA); his first 25 seaso ...
's 1955 playoff record of 20 points, finishing with 21, but it was not enough as the Leafs would defeat the Black Hawks.
Dave Keon
David Michael Keon (born March 22, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played professionally from 1960 to 1982, including 15 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986. Ke ...
, making his playoff debut, scored two goals and an assist in the Final.
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Stanley Cup engraving
The 1962 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong by
NHL President Clarence Campbell
Clarence Sutherland Campbell, (July 9, 1905 – June 24, 1984) was a Canadian ice hockey executive, referee, and soldier. He refereed in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1930s, served in the Canadian Army during World War II, th ...
following the Maple Leafs 2–1 win over the Black Hawks in game six.
The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs
See also
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1961–62 NHL season
Notes
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