The 1963–64 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 38th season. The highlight of the season was trading for goaltender Jacques Plante. The Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row for the first time since the 1959–60 season and the 1960–61 season.
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
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Regular season
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
Legend:
Player statistics Skaters
Regular season Player 67 24 41 65 15 70 24 40 64 62 ‡ 56 16 43 59 26 68 29 26 55 8 70 5 31 36 75 69 5 24 29 93 63 15 11 26 26 ‡ 55 9 17 26 6 69 14 11 25 151 69 7 18 25 4 70 11 12 23 8 53 4 8 12 80 57 1 9 10 26 † 14 5 4 9 9 † 14 4 4 8 2 35 3 5 8 0 15 0 7 7 6 ‡ 44 4 2 6 32 34 3 1 4 21 ‡ 16 1 3 4 8 14 0 2 2 10 10 1 0 1 2 25 1 0 1 9 2 0 1 1 0 18 0 1 1 16 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 12
Goaltenders Regular season Player 65 3900 22 36 7 220 3.38 2442 .910 3 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.
Draft picks New York's picks at the 1963 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada. Round # Player Nationality Position College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 4 Al Osborne RW Weston (OHA Jr. B) 2 10 Terry Jones C Weston (Ont. Midgets) 3 15 Mike Cummins F Georgetown (Ont. Midgets) 4 20 Cam Allison D Portage la Prairie (Man. Jr. A)
References
External links Rangers on Hockey Database