1962–63 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1962–63 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 37th season. They finished in fourth place in the National Hockey League with a record of 32 wins, 25 losses, and 13 ties. Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks four games to two in the Semi-Finals, but lost the Stanley Cup Finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs, four games to one.
This season saw right winger Gordie Howe capture the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer. He potted 38 goals and added 48 assists for 86 points. Howe was also named winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, his sixth overall.Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| RW | 70 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 100 |
| C/LW | 70 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 8 |
| C | 69 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 32 |
| C | 70 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 53 |
| D | 70 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 116 |
| D | 70 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 78 |
| RW | 51 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 |
| C | 67 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 |
| C | 70 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
| LW | 67 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 |
| LW | 47 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 18 |
| LW | 36 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 37 |
| LW | 53 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 62 |
| D | 69 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 48 |
| RW | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| C | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| D/RW | 64 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 273 |
| D | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 48 |
| LW | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| RW/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 2781 | 48 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 118 | 2.55 | 3 |
| 960 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 3.19 | 0 |
| 459 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 2.88 | 0 |
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 191 | 2.73 | 3 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| RW | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 |
| C | 11 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| C/LW | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| LW | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| C | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| C | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| RW | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| C | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| LW | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| D/RW | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 660 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 |
| Team: | 660 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 3.18 | 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;Playoffs
Roster
Awards and honors
- Art Ross Trophy: Gordie Howe
- Hart Memorial Trophy: Gordie Howe
- Gordie Howe, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
- Terry Sawchuk, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star
