1964–65 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1964-65 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in first place in the National Hockey League with a record of 40 wins, 23 wins, and 7 losses. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Chicago Black Hawks in seven games.
Detroit goaltender Roger Crozier won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's Rookie of the Year. He was also named an NHL First Team All-Star, along with centreman Norm Ullman. Defenseman Bill Gadsby and right winger Gordie Howe were named NHL Second Team All-Stars this season.Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 70 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| RW | 70 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 104 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| C/LW | 68 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| C | 69 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 67 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| C | 66 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| LW | 58 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| LW | 69 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 67 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 46 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 70 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 58 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D | 68 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 65 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D | 61 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 58 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LW | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LW | 41 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LW | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 4168 | 70 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 168 | 2.42 | 6 |
| 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7.50 | 0 |
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 172 | 2.46 | 6 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | | | |
| RW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | | | |
| C/LW | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| LW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 34 | | | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | | | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | | | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 420 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 |
| Team: | 420 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 3.29 | 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;Awards and records
- Calder Memorial Trophy: Roger Crozier
- Roger Crozier, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
- Norm Ullman, Centre, NHL First Team All-Star
- Bill Gadsby, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Gordie Howe, Right Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1964 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 1 | Claude Gauthier | | Rosemount Midgets |
| 2 | 7 | Brian Watts | | Toronto Marlboro Midgets |
| 3 | 13 | Ralph Buchanan | | Montreal East Midgets |
| 4 | 19 | Rene LeClerc | | Hamilton Mountain Bees |
