1963–64 New York Rangers season

1963–64 New York Rangers
Division	5th NHL
1963–64 record	22–38–10
Home record	14–13–8
Road record	8–25–2
Goals for	186
Goals against	242
Team information
General Manager	Muzz Patrick
Coach	George Sullivan
Captain	Andy Bathgate
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Camille Henry (29)
Assists	Andy Bathgate (43)
Points	Phil Goyette (65)
Penalties in minutes	Vic Hadfield (151)
Wins	Jacques Plante (22)
Goals against average	Jacques Plante (3.38)
<1962–63 1964–65>

The 1963–64 New York Rangers season was the 38th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The highlight of the season was trading for goaltender Jacques Plante.

Offseason

On June 4, 1963, Plante was traded to the New York Rangers, with Phil Goyette and Don Marshall in exchange for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, and Leon Rochefort.

Final standings

Regular season

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

1963–64 Game Log
October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–4–0) Game October Opponent Score Record 1 9 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 0–1–0 2 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–2 0–2–0 3 16 Detroit Red Wings 3–0 1–2–0 4 20 Boston Bruins 5–1 2–2–0 5 24 @ Boston Bruins 2–0 3–2–0 6 26 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4 3–3–0 7 27 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 3–4–0 8 30 Boston Bruins 4–3 4–4–0 9 31 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 4–5–0
November: 2–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 0–5–0) Game November Opponent Score Record 10 3 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 4–6–0 11 5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 4–7–0 12 7 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–0 4–8–0 13 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 4–9–0 14 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 4–10–0 15 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 4–11–0 16 17 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 5–11–0 17 20 Boston Bruins 1–1 5–11–1 18 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 5–11–2 19 27 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 6–11–2 20 28 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 6–12–2 21 30 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 6–13–2
December: 2–7–4 (Home: 2–2–3; Road: 0–5–1) Game December Opponent Score Record 22 1 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 6–13–3 23 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 6–14–3 24 7 @ Boston Bruins 8–6 6–15–3 25 8 Boston Bruins 2–2 6–15–4 26 11 Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 6–16–4 27 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–4 6–17–4 28 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 6–18–4 29 15 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 7–18–4 30 18 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 7–18–5 31 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 7–18–6 32 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–3 7–19–6 33 27 Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 8–19–6 34 29 Montreal Canadiens 6–2 8–20–6
January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 5–3–1) Game January Opponent Score Record 35 1 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 9–20–6 36 4 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 10–20–6 37 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 11–20–6 38 9 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 12–20–6 39 12 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 12–21–6 40 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 13–21–6 41 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 13–22–6 42 19 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 14–22–6 43 22 Boston Bruins 6–4 15–22–6 44 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 15–23–6 45 25 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 15–23–7 46 26 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 16–23–7 47 30 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 17–23–7
February: 3–9–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–5–0) Game February Opponent Score Record 48 1 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 17–23–8 49 2 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 18–23–8 50 5 Boston Bruins 3–2 18–24–8 51 6 @ Boston Bruins 4–0 18–25–8 52 8 Montreal Canadiens 8–2 18–26–8 53 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 18–27–8 54 12 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 18–28–8 55 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 19–28–8 56 19 Chicago Black Hawks 7–2 19–29–8 57 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 19–30–8 58 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 19–31–8 59 27 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 20–31–8 60 29 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–0 20–32–8
March: 2–6–2 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 1–3–0) Game March Opponent Score Record 61 1 Detroit Red Wings 2–2 20–32–9 62 4 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 21–32–9 63 7 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 22–32–9 64 8 Montreal Canadiens 0–0 22–32–10 65 11 Boston Bruins 5–3 22–33–10 66 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 22–34–10 67 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 22–35–10 68 17 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 22–36–10 69 19 @ Detroit Red Wings 9–3 22–37–10 70 22 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 22–38–10

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts PIM Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette 67 24 41 65 15 Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert 70 24 40 64 62 Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate^‡ 56 16 43 59 26 Henry, CamilleCamille Henry 68 29 26 55 8 Howell, HarryHarry Howell 70 5 31 36 75 Neilson, JimJim Neilson 69 5 24 29 93 Ingarfield, EarlEarl Ingarfield 63 15 11 26 26 McKenney, DonDon McKenney^‡ 55 9 17 26 6 Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield 69 14 11 25 151 Fonteyne, ValVal Fonteyne 69 7 18 25 4 Marshall, DonDon Marshall 70 11 12 23 8 Cahan, LarryLarry Cahan 53 4 8 12 80 Johns, DonDon Johns 57 1 9 10 26 Nevin, BobBob Nevin^† 14 5 4 9 9 Duff, DickDick Duff^† 14 4 4 8 2 Meissner, DickDick Meissner 35 3 5 8 0 Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle 15 0 7 7 6 Langlois, AlbertAlbert Langlois^‡ 44 4 2 6 32 Richardson, DaveDave Richardson 34 3 1 4 21 Ingram, RonRon Ingram^‡ 16 1 3 4 8 Harvey, DougDoug Harvey 14 0 2 2 10 Dufour, MarcMarc Dufour 10 1 0 1 2 Glover, HowieHowie Glover 25 1 0 1 9 Seiling, RodRod Seiling 2 0 1 1 0 McMahon, MikeMike McMahon 18 0 1 1 16 McGregor, DonaldDonald McGregor 2 0 0 0 2 Schinkel, KenKen Schinkel 4 0 0 0 0 Labossiere, GordGord Labossiere 15 0 0 0 12

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	65	3900	22	36	7	220	3.38	2442	.910	3
Villemure, GillesGilles Villemure	5	300	0	2	3	18	3.60	179	.899	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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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

1963–1964 New York Rangers Roster
Goaltenders 1 – Jacques Plante  1 – Gilles Villemure		Defenсemen 2 – Doug Harvey  3 – Harry Howell  4 – Ron Ingram  4 – Albert Langlois  5 – Larry Cahan  6 – Don Johns  6 – Mike McMahon  15 – Jim Neilson  16 – Rod Seiling		Wingers 6 – Marc Dufour  7 – Rod Gilbert  8 – Howie Glover  8 – Bob Nevin  9 – Andy Bathgate (C) 9 – Dick Duff  11 – Vic Hadfield  12 – Dick Meissner  14 – Val Fonteyne  16 – Donald “Sandy” McGregor  18 – Dave Richardson  18 – Ken Schinkel  21 – Camille Henry		Centers 10 – Earl Ingarfield  17 – Don McKenney  19 – Gord Labossiere  19 – Jean Ratelle  20 – Phil Goyette  22 – Don Marshall  GM: Muzz Patrick Coach: Red Sullivan

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	Position	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Al Osborne	Canada	RW	Weston (OHA Jr. B)
2	10	Terry Jones	Canada	C	Weston (Ont. Midgets)
3	15	Mike Cummins	Canada	F	Georgetown (Ont. Midgets)
4	20	Cam Allison	Canada	D	Portage la Prairie (Man. Jr. A)

References

• Rangers on Hockey Database

1. "1963–1964 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
2. "1963–64 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.