1964–65 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1964–65 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in first place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 40 wins, 23 losses, and 7 draws. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Chicago Black Hawks in seven games.

Detroit goaltender Roger Crozier won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's Rookie of the Year. He was also named an NHL First Team All-Star, along with centreman Norm Ullman. Defenseman Bill Gadsby and right winger Gordie Howe were named NHL Second Team All-Stars this season.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 15, 1964||3–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||0–1–0

|2||L||October 17, 1964||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||0–2–0

|3||W||October 18, 1964||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||1–2–0

|4||W||October 21, 1964||1–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||2–2–0

|5||T||October 24, 1964||1–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||2–2–1

|6||W||October 25, 1964||4–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||3–2–1

|7||W||October 29, 1964||2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||4–2–1

|8||W||November 1, 1964||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||5–2–1

|9||W||November 5, 1964||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||6–2–1

|10||W||November 8, 1964||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||7–2–1

|11||T||November 10, 1964||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||7–2–2

|12||L||November 11, 1964||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||7–3–2

|13||L||November 14, 1964||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||7–4–2

|14||W||November 15, 1964||6–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||8–4–2

|15||L||November 17, 1964||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||8–5–2

|16||L||November 18, 1964||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||8–6–2

|17||W||November 21, 1964||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||9–6–2

|18||T||November 22, 1964||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||9–6–3

|19||W||November 26, 1964||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||10–6–3

|20||T||November 29, 1964||1–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||10–6–4

|21||W||December 3, 1964||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||11–6–4

|22||L||December 5, 1964||2–10 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||11–7–4

|23||W||December 6, 1964||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||12–7–4

|24||L||December 12, 1964||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||12–8–4

|25||L||December 13, 1964||0–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||12–9–4

|26||W||December 16, 1964||7–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||13–9–4

|27||L||December 17, 1964||3–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||13–10–4

|28||W||December 20, 1964||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||14–10–4

|29||T||December 25, 1964||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||14–10–5

|30||L||December 26, 1964||3–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||14–11–5

|31||W||December 27, 1964||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||15–11–5

|32||T||December 31, 1964||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||15–11–6

|33||L||January 2, 1965||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||15–12–6

|34||W||January 3, 1965||8–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||16–12–6

|35||W||January 6, 1965||5–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||17–12–6

|36||L||January 7, 1965||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||17–13–6

|37||L||January 9, 1965||4–7 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||17–14–6

|38||L||January 10, 1965||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||17–15–6

|39||W||January 16, 1965||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||18–15–6

|40||L||January 17, 1965||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||18–16–6

|41||W||January 21, 1965||3–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||19–16–6

|42||W||January 24, 1965||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||20–16–6

|43||W||January 30, 1965||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||21–16–6

|44||W||January 31, 1965||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||22–16–6

|45||L||February 4, 1965||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||22–17–6

|46||W||February 6, 1965||3–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||23–17–6

|47||W||February 7, 1965||6–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||24–17–6

|48||L||February 10, 1965||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||24–18–6

|49||W||February 11, 1965||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||25–18–6

|50||L||February 13, 1965||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||25–19–6

|51||W||February 14, 1965||6–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||26–19–6

|52||L||February 17, 1965||0–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||26–20–6

|53||W||February 20, 1965||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||27–20–6

|54||W||February 21, 1965||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||28–20–6

|55||L||February 24, 1965||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||28–21–6

|56||W||February 27, 1965||4–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||29–21–6

|57||W||February 28, 1965||5–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||30–21–6

|58||W||March 3, 1965||2–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||31–21–6

|59||W||March 6, 1965||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||32–21–6

|60||W||March 7, 1965||6–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||33–21–6

|61||W||March 9, 1965||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||34–21–6

|62||W||March 10, 1965||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||35–21–6

|63||L||March 13, 1965||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1964–65) ||35–22–6

|64||W||March 14, 1965||5–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||36–22–6

|65||W||March 18, 1965||10–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||37–22–6

|66||T||March 19, 1965||6–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||37–22–7

|67||W||March 21, 1965||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||38–22–7

|68||W||March 25, 1965||7–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||39–22–7

|69||W||March 27, 1965||4–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||40–22–7

|70||L||March 28, 1965||0–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||40–23–7

Legend:

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG C 70 42 41 83 709110 RW 70 29 47 76 1041242 C/LW 68 25 42 67 16607 C 69 13 33 46 38601 RW 67 16 29 45 44615 C 66 21 20 41 19314 LW 58 20 19 39 321002 LW 69 14 14 28 173101 D 67 5 20 25 122000 C 46 8 14 22 4001 RW 70 8 13 21 30001 C 58 8 9 17 32111 D 68 1 15 16 45001 D 65 1 12 13 107010 D 61 0 12 12 122000 D 58 4 7 11 85002 LW 16 2 5 7 4010 LW 41 4 2 6 48002 LW 9 2 1 3 0100 D 4 1 0 1 2000 RW 3 0 1 1 0000 LW 3 0 1 1 0000 G 70 0 0 0 10000 C 4 0 0 0 2000 D 11 0 0 0 8000 C 1 0 0 0 0000 LW 1 0 0 0 2000 C 3 0 0 0 0000 C 1 0 0 0 0000 D 1 0 0 0 0000 D 1 0 0 0 2000 G 2 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 4168 70 40 22 7 168 2.42 6 32 2 0 1 0 4 7.50 0 Team: 4200 70 40 23 7 172 2.46 6

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG C 7 6 4 10 2 RW 7 4 2 6 20 C/LW 7 2 3 5 4 RW 7 1 3 4 4 LW 7 3 0 3 34 D 7 0 3 3 8 D 7 0 3 3 4 C 7 1 1 2 4 C 7 1 1 2 6 RW 7 0 2 2 0 C 7 0 2 2 2 D 6 1 0 1 4 D 5 0 1 1 14 D 5 0 1 1 4 LW 5 0 1 1 0 D 4 0 1 1 2 C 3 0 1 1 2 LW 5 0 1 1 4 G 7 0 0 0 2 C 4 0 0 0 0 RW 1 0 0 0 0 LW 2 0 0 0 0 D 1 0 0 0 4 D 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO 420 7 3 4 23 3.29 0 Team: 420 7 3 4 23 3.29 0

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;

Awards and records Calder Memorial Trophy: Roger Crozier Roger Crozier, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star Norm Ullman, Center, NHL First Team All-Star Bill Gadsby, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star Gordie Howe, Right Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star

Transactions

Draft picks Detroit's draft picks at the 1964 NHL entry draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)11 Claude Gauthier Rosemount Midgets (SAAAMHL)27 Brian Watts Toronto Marlboro Midgets (OAAAMHL)313 Ralph Buchanan Montreal East Midgets (QAAAMHL)419 Rene LeClerc Hamilton Mountain Bees (NDJBHL)

See also 1964–65 NHL season

References