1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
Division | 2nd NHL |
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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 was Toronto's 43rd season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs finished 2nd in the league and defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Semi-finals before being swept by their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in the 1960 Stanley Cup Finals.
Regular Season[]
A typical night for the "Uke Line" was demonstrated on January 23, 1960 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Trailing 1-0 in the first period, John Bucyk tied it up on the power play assisted by Bronco Horvath and Vic Stasiuk. Only 23 seconds into the second period on the power play, Don McKenney took a Bucyk pass and fired on net. Horvath tipped it in for his 31st goal to make it 2-1 Bruins. Later in the period, Stasiuk won a draw at the Leafs blueline and Horvath picked up the puck. Horvath's pass to Bucyk on the left wing found Stasiuk driving to the net and he backhanded it in to make it 3-1 Boston. The game ended in a 3-3 tie after Ron Stewart found the puck in a goal mouth scramble at 7:22 of the third period and Dick Duff scored at 10:35 on a bizarre play. George Armstrong was stopped on a breakaway by Harry Lumley but Armstrong's stick clipped Lumley's face as he skated by. Dazed, Lumley couldn't stop Duff's backhand shot from going in.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 92 | 255 | 178 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 79 | 199 | 195 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 69 | 191 | 180 |
Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 67 | 186 | 197 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 64 | 220 | 241 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 49 | 187 | 247 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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[]
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 2[]
Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0[]
Player Stats[]
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[]
- James Norris Memorial Trophy: Allan Stanley, Runner-up
- Allan Stanley, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Gallery[]
Video[]
Colour highlights and interviews from the 1960 Stanley Cup Finals.
References[]
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 |
1959–60 NHL season by team | |
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Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
See also | All-Star Game • 1960 Stanley Cup Finals |