
1961-62 Boston Bruins Statistics
Team Record: 15-47-8 - 38 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL
Coach: Phil Watson (15-47-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1961-62 Boston Bruins Results
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 15 wins and 47 losses and 8 ties for 38 points, finishing sixth in the NHL.
The Bruins netted 177 goals, worst in the circuit and yielded 306, most in the league. Don McKenney scored 22 goals for Boston, while John Bucyk contributed 40 assists. Don Head topped the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 4.24 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Phil Watson coached the team.
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Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Bucyk | L | 67 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Don McKenney | C | 70 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jerry Toppazzini | R | 70 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Murray Oliver | C | 70 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Doug Mohns | D | 69 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cliff Pennington | C | 70 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlie Burns | C | 70 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Andre Pronovost | L | 70 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Leo Boivin | D | 65 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wayne Connelly | R | 61 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Terry Gray | R | 42 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tommy Williams | C | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ted Green | D | 66 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ed Westfall | R | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Beckett | C | 34 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pat Stapleton | D | 69 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Leach | C | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dick Meissner | R | 66 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Armstrong | D | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ed Chadwick | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bruce Gamble | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dallas Smith | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Don Head | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Orland Kurtenbach | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1170 | 177 | 295 | 472 | 712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Head | 38 | 2280 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 4.24 | 0 | ||
Bruce Gamble | 28 | 1680 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 4.39 | 0 | ||
Ed Chadwick | 4 | 240 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | ||
Totals | 70 | 4200 | 15 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 306 | 4.37 | 0 |