1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 2nd NHL |
1959–60 record | 35–26–9 |
Goals for | 199 |
Goals against | 195 |
Team information | |
General manager | Punch Imlach |
Coach | Punch Imlach |
Captain | George Armstrong |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bob Pulford (24) |
Assists | Tim Horton (29) |
Points | Bob Pulford (52) |
Penalty minutes | Carl Brewer (150) |
Wins | Johnny Bower (34) |
Goals against average | Johnny Bower (2.68) |
The 1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in second place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 35 wins, 26 losses, and 9 ties for 79 points. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Semi-finals before being swept by their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 255 | 178 | +77 | 92 |
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 199 | 195 | +4 | 79 |
3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 191 | 180 | +11 | 69 |
4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 186 | 197 | −11 | 67 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 220 | 241 | −21 | 64 |
6 | New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 187 | 247 | −60 | 49 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 5–6–3 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–4–2 | 6–6–2 | ||||||
Chicago | 6–5–3 | — | 4–8–2 | 3–7–4 | 11–1–2 | 4–8–2 | ||||||
Detroit | 8–5–1 | 8–4–2 | — | 2–7–5 | 4–6–4 | 4–9–1 | ||||||
Montreal | 8–4 | 7–3–4 | 7–2–5 | — | 6–6–2 | 10–3–1 | ||||||
New York | 4–8–2 | 1–11–2 | 6–4–4 | 6–6–2 | — | 2–9–3 | ||||||
Toronto | 6–6–2 | 8–4–2 | 9–4–1 | 3–10–1 | 9–2–3 | — |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 10, 1959 | 6–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 11, 1959 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 2–0–0 |
3 | L | October 15, 1959 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 17, 1959 | 3–0 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 3–1–0 |
5 | L | October 18, 1959 | 0–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 3–2–0 |
6 | W | October 21, 1959 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 4–2–0 |
7 | T | October 24, 1959 | 1–1 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 4–2–1 |
8 | T | October 28, 1959 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 4–2–2 |
9 | W | October 31, 1959 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 5–2–2 |
10 | L | November 1, 1959 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 5–3–2 |
11 | W | November 4, 1959 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 6–3–2 |
12 | T | November 7, 1959 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 6–3–3 |
13 | W | November 10, 1959 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 7–3–3 |
14 | L | November 12, 1959 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 7–4–3 |
15 | T | November 14, 1959 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 7–4–4 |
16 | T | November 15, 1959 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 7–4–5 |
17 | W | November 18, 1959 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 8–4–5 |
18 | L | November 21, 1959 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 8–5–5 |
19 | W | November 22, 1959 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 9–5–5 |
20 | W | November 26, 1959 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 10–5–5 |
21 | T | November 28, 1959 | 2–2 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 10–5–6 |
22 | W | November 29, 1959 | 4–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 11–5–6 |
23 | W | December 2, 1959 | 1–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 12–5–6 |
24 | W | December 5, 1959 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 13–5–6 |
25 | L | December 6, 1959 | 0–6 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 13–6–6 |
26 | L | December 10, 1959 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 13–7–6 |
27 | L | December 12, 1959 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 13–8–6 |
28 | L | December 13, 1959 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 13–9–6 |
29 | L | December 17, 1959 | 2–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 13–10–6 |
30 | W | December 19, 1959 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 14–10–6 |
31 | L | December 20, 1959 | 4–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 14–11–6 |
32 | W | December 26, 1959 | 4–0 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 15–11–6 |
33 | W | December 27, 1959 | 6–3 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 16–11–6 |
34 | L | December 30, 1959 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 16–12–6 |
35 | W | December 31, 1959 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 17–12–6 |
36 | L | January 2, 1960 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 17–13–6 |
37 | W | January 3, 1960 | 4–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 18–13–6 |
38 | W | January 6, 1960 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 19–13–6 |
39 | L | January 9, 1960 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 19–14–6 |
40 | L | January 10, 1960 | 0–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 19–15–6 |
41 | L | January 14, 1960 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 19–16–6 |
42 | W | January 16, 1960 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 20–16–6 |
43 | L | January 17, 1960 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 20–17–6 |
44 | T | January 23, 1960 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 20–17–7 |
45 | L | January 24, 1960 | 2–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 20–18–7 |
46 | W | January 27, 1960 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 21–18–7 |
47 | W | January 30, 1960 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 22–18–7 |
48 | T | January 31, 1960 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 22–18–8 |
49 | W | February 3, 1960 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 23–18–8 |
50 | L | February 4, 1960 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 23–19–8 |
51 | W | February 6, 1960 | 6–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 24–19–8 |
52 | L | February 7, 1960 | 0–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 24–20–8 |
53 | L | February 10, 1960 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 24–21–8 |
54 | W | February 13, 1960 | 7–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 25–21–8 |
55 | W | February 14, 1960 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 26–21–8 |
56 | W | February 17, 1960 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 27–21–8 |
57 | W | February 20, 1960 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 28–21–8 |
58 | L | February 21, 1960 | 5–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 28–22–8 |
59 | W | February 24, 1960 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 29–22–8 |
60 | L | February 27, 1960 | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 29–23–8 |
61 | W | February 28, 1960 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 30–23–8 |
62 | L | March 3, 1960 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 30–24–8 |
63 | W | March 5, 1960 | 5–2 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 31–24–8 |
64 | W | March 6, 1960 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 32–24–8 |
65 | L | March 9, 1960 | 4–9 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 32–25–8 |
66 | L | March 12, 1960 | 1–4 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 32–26–8 |
67 | T | March 13, 1960 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 32–26–9 |
68 | W | March 17, 1960 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 33–26–9 |
69 | W | March 19, 1960 | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 34–26–9 |
70 | W | March 20, 1960 | 3–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 35–26–9 |
Playoffs
Montreal swept the Chicago Black Hawks in four games to reach the Final. In the other semi-final, Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two.
Stanley Cup Finals
Montreal swept the Maple Leafs, outscoring them 15–5, en route to being the first team since the 1952 Detroit Red Wings to go without a loss in the playoffs.
After the series Rocket Richard retired. He went out with style, finishing with his 34th final-series goal in the third game.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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April 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | |
April 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | |
April 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |
April 14 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 |
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Player statistics
Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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Bob Pulford | 70 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 81 |
George Armstrong | 70 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 60 |
Dick Duff | 67 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 51 |
Frank Mahovlich | 70 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 61 |
Billy Harris | 70 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 29 |
Bert Olmstead | 53 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 63 |
Ron Stewart | 67 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 28 |
Johnny Wilson | 70 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 8 |
Gerry Ehman | 69 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 26 |
Larry Regan | 47 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 |
Gerry James | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 56 |
Ted Hampson | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 |
Garry Edmundson | 39 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 47 |
Dave Creighton | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Rudy Migay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Girard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Hannigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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Allan Stanley | 64 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 22 |
Tim Horton | 70 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 69 |
Carl Brewer | 67 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 150 |
Bobby Baun | 61 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 59 |
Red Kelly | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
Joe Crozier | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Marc Reaume | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Al MacNeil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Johnny Bower | 66 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2.68 |
Ed Chadwick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 |
Awards and records
- Allan Stanley, Defence, NHL Second All-Star Team
Transactions
References
- ↑ "1959–1960 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.