The NHL Belt · reign 1,057
Toronto Maple Leafs
Took the belt from Detroit Red Wings, 4–3, on April 23, 1964. Lost it to Montréal Canadiens, 5–2, on October 28, 1964.
7Defenses
188Days
181stReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Oct 27, 1964
3.0Average winning margin
48thLongest of 3,434 reigns, by days
77thMost defenses of 3,434 reigns
Defended against
Red Wings ×2Bruins ×2Rangers ×2Chicago Black Hawks
The seasons
- 1963–64: Toronto Maple Leafs finished 33–25–12, 3rd of 6 by record; they won the Stanley Cup while holding the belt; 2 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 33 times that season.
- 1964–65: Toronto Maple Leafs finished 30–26–14, 4th of 6 by record; Montréal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup; 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 37 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for Toronto Maple Leafs across the 9 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Mahovlich | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Kent Douglas | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | Bob Pulford | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Red Kelly | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | Don McKenney | 7 | 7 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Toronto Maple Leafs’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,697 | Apr 23, 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT) Playoffs Game → | +1 OT | Title change |
| 2,698 | Apr 25, 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0 Playoffs | +4 | Defense |
| 2,699 | Oct 15, 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 | +2 | Defense |
| 2,700 | Oct 17, 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 7–2 | +5 | Defense |
| 2,701 | Oct 18, 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 3–3 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,702 | Oct 22, 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,703 | Oct 24, 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,704 | Oct 27, 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,705 | Oct 28, 1964 | Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 Game → | −3 | Title change |