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The 1963–64 season

84 belt games · 33 title changes

Toronto Maple Leafs carried the belt into the 1963–64 season. It changed hands 33 times among 6 franchises, 10 of those in the playoffs, and Toronto Maple Leafs finished the season with it. Most defenses: Chicago Black Hawks, 18. Belt MVP: Bobby Hull (Chicago Black Hawks).

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,615Oct 12, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 5–1Defense
2,616Oct 13, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2Title change
2,617Oct 16, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 5–2Defense
2,618Oct 20, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3Defense
2,619Oct 24, 1963Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,620Oct 26, 1963Chicago Black Hawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,621Oct 27, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
2,622Oct 29, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense
2,623Nov 2, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Defense
2,624Nov 5, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 3–2Defense
2,625Nov 7, 1963Chicago Black Hawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,626Nov 9, 1963Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,627Nov 10, 1963Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–2Title change
2,628Nov 13, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 6–4Title change
2,629Nov 16, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Defense
2,630Nov 17, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0Defense
2,631Nov 20, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
2,632Nov 24, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 7–3Defense
2,633Nov 28, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Defense
2,634Nov 30, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 3–2Defense
2,635Dec 1, 1963Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,636Dec 4, 1963Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,637Dec 7, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–0Title change
2,638Dec 8, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
2,639Dec 11, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
2,640Dec 14, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–4Defense
2,641Dec 15, 1963Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,642Dec 18, 1963Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,643Dec 19, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–0Defense
2,644Dec 21, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Title change
2,645Dec 22, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,646Dec 25, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 5–1Defense
2,647Dec 28, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 2–0Defense
2,648Dec 29, 1963Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Title change
2,649Jan 1, 1964New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–2Title change
2,650Jan 4, 1964New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
2,651Jan 5, 1964New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
2,652Jan 9, 1964New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–3Defense
2,653Jan 12, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–3Title change
2,654Jan 16, 1964Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Title change
2,655Jan 18, 1964Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 11–0Defense
2,656Jan 19, 1964Boston Bruins and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,657Jan 22, 1964New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 6–4Title change
2,658Jan 23, 1964Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
2,659Jan 25, 1964Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 6–0Title change
2,660Jan 26, 1964Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Defense
2,661Jan 30, 1964New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 3–1Title change
2,662Feb 1, 1964New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,663Feb 2, 1964New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Defense
2,664Feb 5, 1964Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–2Title change
2,665Feb 6, 1964Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–0Defense
2,666Feb 8, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
2,667Feb 9, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2Defense
2,668Feb 13, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
2,669Feb 15, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
2,670Feb 16, 1964Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Title change
2,671Feb 20, 1964Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–2Defense
2,672Feb 22, 1964Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–1Defense
2,673Feb 23, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
2,674Feb 27, 1964Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
2,675Feb 29, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–1Title change
2,676Mar 1, 1964Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3Title change
2,677Mar 4, 1964Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,678Mar 5, 1964Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,679Mar 8, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Title change
2,680Mar 12, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–1Defense
2,681Mar 15, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–3Defense
2,682Mar 19, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 9–3Defense
2,683Mar 21, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Title change
2,684Mar 22, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
2,685Mar 26, 1964Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 PlayoffsTitle change
2,686Mar 28, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 PlayoffsTitle change
2,687Mar 31, 1964Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,688Apr 2, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 PlayoffsTitle change
2,689Apr 4, 1964Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,690Apr 7, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 PlayoffsTitle change
2,691Apr 9, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,692Apr 11, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
2,693Apr 14, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
2,694Apr 16, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 PlayoffsDefense
2,695Apr 18, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,696Apr 21, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 PlayoffsTitle change
2,697Apr 23, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
2,698Apr 25, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0 PlayoffsDefense

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