| 1963 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2, 5) Detroit: Olympia (3, 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Detroit: Sid Abel Toronto: Punch Imlach | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Detroit: Alex Delvecchio Toronto: George Armstrong | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 9–18, 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Eddie Shack (13:28, third, G5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Red Wings: Alex Delvecchio (1977) Bill Gadsby (1970) Gordie Howe (1972) Marcel Pronovost (1978) Terry Sawchuk (1971) Norm Ullman (1982) Maple Leafs: George Armstrong (1975) Johnny Bower (1976) Dick Duff (2006) Tim Horton (1977) Red Kelly (1969) Dave Keon (1986) Frank Mahovlich (1981) Bob Pulford (1991) Allan Stanley (1981) Coaches: Sid Abel (1969, player) Punch Imlach (1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1962–63 season, and the culmination of the 1963 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings. The Maple Leafs won the best-of-seven series, four games to one, to win the Stanley Cup, their second straight NHL championship and their 11th title overall.