1961-62 Boston Bruins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 15-47-8 - 38 points
in the NHL
Coach: Phil Watson (15-47-8)
1961-62 Boston Bruins RosterTeam Record: 15-47-8 - 38 points
in the NHL
Coach: Phil Watson (15-47-8)
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 in the NHL.
The team netted 177 goals, worst in the circuit and yielded 306, most in the league. Don McKenney scored 22 goals for the team, 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 | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bucyk | L | 67 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 32 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 |
| Don McKenney | C | 70 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.47 | 0.79 |
| Jerry Toppazzini | R | 70 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 26 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.71 |
| Murray Oliver | C | 70 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 20 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.66 |
| Doug Mohns | D | 69 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.65 |
| Cliff Pennington | C | 70 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.46 | 0.59 |
| Charlie Burns | C | 70 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 43 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.40 |
| Andre Pronovost | L | 70 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 74 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.33 |
| Leo Boivin | D | 65 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 70 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.35 |
| Wayne Connelly | R | 61 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.33 |
| Terry Gray | R | 42 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.36 |
| Tommy Williams | C | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.46 |
| Ted Green | D | 66 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 116 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.17 |
| Ed Westfall | R | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.17 |
| Bob Beckett | C | 34 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.26 |
| Larry Leach | C | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.25 |
| Pat Stapleton | D | 69 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.10 |
| Dick Meissner | R | 66 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| Bob Armstrong | D | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.33 |
| Don Head | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Ed Chadwick | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Gamble | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Orland Kurtenbach | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Smith | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1170 | 177 | 295 | 472 | 712 | 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 | 1307 | 1146 | .877 |
| Bruce Gamble | 28 | 1680 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 4.32 | 1004 | 883 | .879 |
| Ed Chadwick | 4 | 240 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5.50 | 149 | 127 | .852 |
| Totals | 70 | 4200 | 15 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 304 | 4.34 | 2460 | 2156 | .876 |
