1963–64 Boston Bruins season

The 1963–64 Boston Bruins season was the 40th season for the franchise. The Bruins missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. Goaltender Ed Johnston appeared in every game, becoming the final goaltender in NHL history to play every minute of every game.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	70	36	21	13	209	167	+42	85
2	Chicago Black Hawks	70	36	22	12	218	169	+49	84
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	33	25	12	192	172	+20	78
4	Detroit Red Wings	70	30	29	11	191	204	−13	71
5	New York Rangers	70	22	38	10	186	242	−56	54
6	Boston Bruins	70	18	40	12	170	212	−42	48

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 8, 1963	4–4	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	0–0–1
2	L	October 12, 1963	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	0–1–1
3	L	October 13, 1963	0–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	0–2–1
4	L	October 16, 1963	2–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	0–3–1
5	L	October 19, 1963	0–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	0–4–1
6	L	October 20, 1963	1–5	@ New York Rangers (1963–64)	0–5–1
7	L	October 24, 1963	0–2	New York Rangers (1963–64)	0–6–1
8	W	October 27, 1963	2–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	1–6–1
9	L	October 30, 1963	3–4	@ New York Rangers (1963–64)	1–7–1
10	W	November 3, 1963	4–1	Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	2–7–1
11	L	November 7, 1963	3–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	2–8–1
12	W	November 10, 1963	4–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	3–8–1
13	L	November 13, 1963	4–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	3–9–1
14	T	November 16, 1963	1–1	Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	3–9–2
15	L	November 17, 1963	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	3–10–2
16	T	November 20, 1963	1–1	@ New York Rangers (1963–64)	3–10–3
17	L	November 23, 1963	1–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	3–11–3
18	W	November 28, 1963	5–3	New York Rangers (1963–64)	4–11–3
19	T	November 30, 1963	0–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	4–11–4
20	L	December 1, 1963	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	4–12–4
21	T	December 4, 1963	2–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	4–12–5
22	L	December 5, 1963	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	4–13–5
23	W	December 7, 1963	8–6	New York Rangers (1963–64)	5–13–5
24	T	December 8, 1963	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1963–64)	5–13–6
25	W	December 12, 1963	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	6–13–6
26	L	December 14, 1963	1–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	6–14–6
27	T	December 15, 1963	4–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	6–14–7
28	W	December 18, 1963	2–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	7–14–7
29	L	December 19, 1963	0–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	7–15–7
30	L	December 22, 1963	1–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	7–16–7
31	L	December 25, 1963	1–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	7–17–7
32	L	December 28, 1963	0–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	7–18–7
33	L	December 29, 1963	1–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	7–19–7
34	T	January 1, 1964	3–3	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	7–19–8
35	L	January 4, 1964	1–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	7–20–8
36	L	January 5, 1964	3–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	7–21–8
37	L	January 7, 1964	0–5	Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	7–22–8
38	L	January 9, 1964	3–5	New York Rangers (1963–64)	7–23–8
39	L	January 11, 1964	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	7–24–8
40	W	January 12, 1964	6–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	8–24–8
41	W	January 16, 1964	5–1	Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	9–24–8
42	W	January 18, 1964	11–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	10–24–8
43	T	January 19, 1964	1–1	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	10–24–9
44	L	January 22, 1964	4–6	@ New York Rangers (1963–64)	10–25–9
45	L	January 23, 1964	1–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	10–26–9
46	W	January 25, 1964	6–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	11–26–9
47	W	January 26, 1964	2–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	12–26–9
48	L	January 30, 1964	1–3	New York Rangers (1963–64)	12–27–9
49	L	February 1, 1964	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	12–28–9
50	L	February 2, 1964	2–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	12–29–9
51	W	February 5, 1964	3–2	@ New York Rangers (1963–64)	13–29–9
52	W	February 6, 1964	4–0	New York Rangers (1963–64)	14–29–9
53	L	February 8, 1964	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	14–30–9
54	T	February 9, 1964	4–4	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	14–30–10
55	L	February 13, 1964	1–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	14–31–10
56	L	February 16, 1964	3–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	14–32–10
57	L	February 20, 1964	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	14–33–10
58	L	February 22, 1964	2–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	14–34–10
59	L	February 23, 1964	0–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	14–35–10
60	L	February 27, 1964	2–4	New York Rangers (1963–64)	14–36–10
61	W	February 29, 1964	2–1	Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	15–36–10
62	W	March 1, 1964	5–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	16–36–10
63	T	March 4, 1964	4–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	16–36–11
64	T	March 5, 1964	4–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	16–36–12
65	L	March 8, 1964	3–5	Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	16–37–12
66	W	March 11, 1964	5–3	@ New York Rangers (1963–64)	17–37–12
67	L	March 12, 1964	1–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1963–64)	17–38–12
68	W	March 15, 1964	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	18–38–12
69	L	March 21, 1964	1–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64)	18–39–12
70	L	March 22, 1964	3–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	18–40–12

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Oliver, MurrayMurray Oliver	C	70	24	44	68	41
Bucyk, JohnJohn Bucyk	LW	62	18	36	54	36
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	LW	70	23	16	39	37
Kurtenbach, OrlandOrland Kurtenbach	C	70	12	25	37	91
Mohns, DougDoug Mohns	LW/D	70	9	17	26	95
Kennedy, ForbesForbes Kennedy	C	70	8	17	25	95
Johnson, TomTom Johnson	D	70	4	21	25	33
Boivin, LeoLeo Boivin	D	65	10	14	24	42
Hebenton, AndyAndy Hebenton	RW	70	12	11	23	8
Williams, TommyTommy Williams	RW	37	8	15	23	8
Dornhoefer, GaryGary Dornhoefer	RW	32	12	10	22	20
Leiter, BobbyBobby Leiter	C	56	6	13	19	43
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	LW	54	5	13	18	43
Green, TedTed Green	D	70	4	10	14	145
Toppazzini, JerryJerry Toppazzini	RW	65	7	4	11	15
McCord, BobBob McCord	D	65	1	9	10	49
Rivers, WayneWayne Rivers	RW	12	2	7	9	6
Westfall, EdEd Westfall	D/RW	55	1	5	6	35
Connelly, WayneWayne Connelly	C	26	2	3	5	12
Schock, RonRon Schock	C	5	1	2	3	0
Awrey, DonDon Awrey	D	16	1	0	1	4
Beckett, BobBob Beckett	C	7	0	1	1	0
Irvine, TedTed Irvine	LW	1	0	0	0	0
Johnston, EddieEddie Johnston	G	70	0	0	0	0
Krake, SkipSkip Krake	C	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Johnston, EddieEddie Johnston	4200	70	18	40	12	211	3.01	6
Team:	4200	70	18	40	12	211	3.01	6

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster

Boston Bruins 1963–1964 Roster

Goaltenders

1 – Eddie Johnston

Defensemen

4 – Bob McCord
6 – Ted Green
10 – Tom Johnson
18 – Ed Westfall
19 – Doug Mohns
20 – Leo Boivin –C
26 – Don Awrey

Wingers

Centers

7 – Orland Kurtenbach
14 – Forbes Kennedy
16 – Murray Oliver
21 – Skip Krake
23 – Ron Schock
24 – Bob Beckett
24 – Bobby Leiter

GM: Lynn Patrick
Coach: Milt Schmidt

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 1963 NHL Entry Draft, which was the first amateur draft in league history, picking 16-year-olds. None of the players picked ever played professional hockey.

Round	Player	Nationality	Position	College/junior/club team (league)
1	Orest Romashyma	West Germany	LW	New Hamburg (Junior C)
2	Terrance Lane	Canada	–	Georgetown Midgets
3	Roger Bamburak	Canada	RW	Isaac Brock
4	Jim Blair	Canada	LW	Georgetown Midgets

References

Bruins on Hockey Database

↑ "1963–1964 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1963-64 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.

Boston Bruins

Founded in 1924 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	All-time roster Records Award Winners 1956 exhibition game in Newfoundland

Personnel	Owner Jeremy Jacobs President Cam Neely General manager Don Sweeney Head coach Claude Julien Team captain Zdeno Chára Current roster

Arenas	Boston Arena Boston Garden TD Garden

Rivalries	Montreal Canadiens

Retired numbers	2 3 4 5 7 8 9 15 24 77

Affiliates	AHL Providence Bruins ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

General managers	Ross Patrick Emms Schmidt Sinden O'Connell Gorton Chiarelli Sweeney

Head coaches	Ross Denneny Ross Patrick Ross Weiland Ross Clapper Boucher Patrick Schmidt Watson Schmidt Sinden Johnson Guidolin Cherry Creighton Sinden Cheevers Sinden Goring O'Reilly Milbury Bowness Sutter Kasper Burns Keenan Ftorek O'Connell Sullivan Lewis Julien

Media	NESN WBZ-FM/Radio Network Broadcasters

Culture	Rene Rancourt The Goal Willie O'Ree North Station The Sports Museum of New England Original Six The Big Bad Bruins The Kraut Line "Time to Go"

Boston Bruins seasons

1920s	1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1963–64 NHL season

Teams	Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal New York Toronto

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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