1962–63 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 4th NHL |
1962–63 record | 32–25–13 |
Goals for | 200 |
Goals against | 194 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Sid Abel |
Coach | Sid Abel |
Captain | Alex Delvecchio |
Alternate captains | Marcel Pronovost |
Arena | Detroit Olympia |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Gordie Howe (38) |
Assists | Gordie Howe (48) |
Points | Gordie Howe (86) |
Penalties in minutes | Howie Young (273) |
Wins | Terry Sawchuk (22) |
Goals against average | Terry Sawchuk (2.55) |
The 1962–63 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 31st season. They finished in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 32 wins, 25 losses, and 13 ties. Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks four games to two in the Semi-Finals, but lost the Stanley Cup Finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs, four games to one.
This season saw right winger Gordie Howe capture the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer. He potted 38 goals and added 48 assists for 86 points. Howe was also named winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, his sixth overall.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;