1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
Division | 4th NHL |
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1955–56 record | 24–33–13 |
Goals for | 153 |
Goals against | 181 |
Team information | |
General manager | Conn Smythe |
Coach | King Clancy |
Captain | Sid Smith |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tod Sloan (37) |
Assists | George Armstrong (32) |
Points | Tod Sloan (66) |
Penalty minutes | Tod Sloan (100) |
Wins | Harry Lumley (21) |
Goals against average | Ed Chadwick (0.60) |
The 1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 39th season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs finished 4th in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 1.
Off-season[]
Regular Season[]
On-ice officials first wore striped shirts during the December 29, 1955 game between Toronto and the Montreal Canadiens.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 100 | 222 | 131 |
Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 76 | 183 | 148 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 74 | 204 | 203 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 61 | 153 | 181 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 59 | 147 | 185 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 50 | 155 | 216 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualify for the playoffs are indicated in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | October 6, 1955 | 0–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 8, 1955 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 9, 1955 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 1–2–0 |
4 | L | October 12, 1955 | 0–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 1–3–0 |
5 | T | October 15, 1955 | 2–2 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 1–3–1 |
6 | L | October 16, 1955 | 0–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 1–4–1 |
7 | L | October 19, 1955 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 1–5–1 |
8 | W | October 22, 1955 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 2–5–1 |
9 | W | October 26, 1955 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 3–5–1 |
10 | W | October 29, 1955 | 2–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 4–5–1 |
11 | W | November 2, 1955 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 5–5–1 |
12 | T | November 3, 1955 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 5–5–2 |
13 | L | November 5, 1955 | 0–3 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 5–6–2 |
14 | L | November 6, 1955 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 5–7–2 |
15 | L | November 11, 1955 | 0–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 5–8–2 |
16 | L | November 12, 1955 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 5–9–2 |
17 | L | November 13, 1955 | 1–4 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 5–10–2 |
18 | L | November 16, 1955 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 5–11–2 |
19 | W | November 19, 1955 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 6–11–2 |
20 | T | November 20, 1955 | 1–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 6–11–3 |
21 | L | November 24, 1955 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 6–12–3 |
22 | W | November 26, 1955 | 7–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 7–12–3 |
23 | W | November 27, 1955 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 8–12–3 |
24 | T | November 30, 1955 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 8–12–4 |
25 | L | December 3, 1955 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 8–13–4 |
26 | L | December 4, 1955 | 0–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 8–14–4 |
27 | L | December 7, 1955 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 8–15–4 |
28 | L | December 8, 1955 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 8–16–4 |
29 | W | December 10, 1955 | 6–1 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 9–16–4 |
30 | T | December 11, 1955 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 9–16–5 |
31 | L | December 15, 1955 | 0–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 9–17–5 |
32 | W | December 17, 1955 | 5–1 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 10–17–5 |
33 | L | December 18, 1955 | 1–4 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 10–18–5 |
34 | W | December 24, 1955 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 11–18–5 |
35 | T | December 25, 1955 | 1–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 11–18–6 |
36 | W | December 28, 1955 | 2–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 12–18–6 |
37 | L | December 29, 1955 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 12–19–6 |
38 | T | December 31, 1955 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 12–19–7 |
39 | W | January 4, 1956 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 13–19–7 |
40 | W | January 7, 1956 | 6–2 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 14–19–7 |
41 | L | January 14, 1956 | 5–6 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 14–20–7 |
42 | W | January 15, 1956 | 4–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 15–20–7 |
43 | L | January 18, 1956 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 15–21–7 |
44 | L | January 19, 1956 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 15–22–7 |
45 | W | January 21, 1956 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 16–22–7 |
46 | L | January 22, 1956 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 16–23–7 |
47 | W | January 25, 1956 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 17–23–7 |
48 | L | January 28, 1956 | 1–3 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 17–24–7 |
49 | L | January 29, 1956 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 17–25–7 |
50 | L | February 1, 1956 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 17–26–7 |
51 | L | February 4, 1956 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 17–27–7 |
52 | L | February 5, 1956 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 17–28–7 |
53 | T | February 8, 1956 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 17–28–8 |
54 | T | February 9, 1956 | 1–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 17–28–9 |
55 | W | February 11, 1956 | 5–0 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 18–28–9 |
56 | T | February 12, 1956 | 1–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 18–28–10 |
57 | W | February 15, 1956 | 1–0 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 19–28–10 |
58 | L | February 16, 1956 | 1–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 19–29–10 |
59 | L | February 18, 1956 | 1–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 19–30–10 |
60 | W | February 22, 1956 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 20–30–10 |
61 | W | February 24, 1956 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 21–30–10 |
62 | L | February 25, 1956 | 1–3 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 21–31–10 |
63 | W | February 29, 1956 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 22–31–10 |
64 | T | March 3, 1956 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 22–31–11 |
65 | T | March 4, 1956 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 22–31–12 |
66 | L | March 8, 1956 | 3–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 22–32–12 |
67 | W | March 10, 1956 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 23–32–12 |
68 | L | March 11, 1956 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 23–33–12 |
69 | T | March 17, 1956 | 1–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 23–33–13 |
70 | W | March 18, 1956 | 2–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) | 24–33–13 |
Playoffs[]
Detroit Red Wings 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1[]
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Tod Sloan | 70 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 100 |
George Armstrong | 67 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 97 |
Dick Duff | 69 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 74 |
Rudy Migay | 70 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 52 |
Ron Stewart | 69 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 35 |
Billy Harris | 70 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
Sid Smith | 55 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 8 |
Hugh Bolton | 67 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 65 |
Earl Balfour | 59 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 40 |
Jim Morrison | 63 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 77 |
Gord Hannigan | 48 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 |
Ron Hurst | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 62 |
Marc Reaume | 48 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 50 |
Eric Nesterenko | 40 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 65 |
Brian Cullen | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Jimmy Thomson | 62 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 96 |
Gerry James | 46 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50 |
Tim Horton | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
Larry Cahan | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 |
Bill Burega | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Jack Bionda | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
Joe Klukay | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ray Gariepy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Al MacNeil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Barry Cullen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Dave Reid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Willie Marshall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Lefty Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Chadwick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Mayer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Lumley | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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Harry Lumley | 3527 | 59 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 157 | 2.67 | 3 | |||
Ed Chadwick | 300 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 | |||
Gilles Mayer | 360 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | |||
Lefty Wilson | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 178 | 2.54 | 5 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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George Armstrong | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Dick Duff | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Jimmy Thomson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Ron Stewart | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Ron Hurst | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Marc Reaume | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Brian Cullen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Billy Harris | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Gerry James | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Sid Smith | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Earl Balfour | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Hugh Bolton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Tim Horton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Tod Sloan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Gord Hannigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Rudy Migay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Jim Morrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Harry Lumley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Lumley | 304 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2.57 | 1 | ||||
Team: | 304 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2.57 | 1 |
Awards and Records[]
- Hart Memorial Trophy: Tod Sloan, Runner-up
- Tod Sloan, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Gallery[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1955-56 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.
- 1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Franchise | Franchise • Original Six • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • Award Winners |
Arenas | Mutual Street Arena • Maple Leaf Gardens • Scotiabank Centre |
Affiliates | Toronto Marlies (AHL) • Reading Royals (ECHL) |
Rivalries | Montreal Canadiens • Philadelphia Flyers • Ottawa Senators |
Personnel | Brad Treliving (General manager) • Sheldon Keefe (coach) • John Tavares (captain) |
Media | OPB/Sportsnet/TSN4 (TV) • CJCL-FM/CHUM/CHOQ-FM (Radio) • Sportsnet+ (Online) |
Culture | Hockey Knights in Canada • Leafs Nation Network • Maple Leaf Square • Ford Performance Centre • "Fifty Mission Cap" • Face-Off • The Hockey Sweater |
Stanley Cup Championships (13) | 1918 • 1922 • 1932 • 1942 • 1945 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1951 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1967 |
Division Championships (5) | 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1937–38 • 1999–00 |
1955–56 NHL season by team | |
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Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
See also | All-Star Game • 1956 Stanley Cup Finals |