1936–37 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
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The 1936â37 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 20th season of play for the Toronto NHL franchise, tenth as the Maple Leafs.
Division3rd Canadian
1936â37 record22â21â5
Home record14â9â1
Road record8â12â4
| 1936â37 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rd Canadian |
| 1936â37 record | 22â21â5 |
| Home record | 14â9â1 |
| Road record | 8â12â4 |
| Goals for | 119 |
| Goals against | 115 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Conn Smythe |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Hap Day |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Busher Jackson (45) |
| Assists | Syl Apps (29) |
| Points | Syl Apps (45) |
| Penalty minutes | Red Horner (124) |
| Wins | Turk Broda (22) |
| Goals against average | Turk Broda (2.30) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 115 | 111 | 54 |
| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 126 | 110 | 53 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 119 | 115 | 49 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 122 | 161 | 34 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
Vs. Canadian Division
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Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Maple Leafs played the New York Rangers in the first round in a best of three series and got swept in 2 games.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syl Apps | C | 48 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 10 |
| Busher Jackson | LW | 46 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 12 |
| Gordie Drillon | RW | 41 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 2 |
| Nick Metz | LW | 48 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 19 |
| Bill Thoms | C | 48 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 14 |
| Jimmy Fowler | D | 48 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 22 |
| Bob Davidson | LW | 46 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 43 |
| Red Horner | D | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 124 |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 39 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| Buzz Boll | LW | 25 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Frank Finnigan | RW | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Jack Shill | C | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
| Charlie Conacher | RW | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Hap Day | D | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| Bill Kendall | RW | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Art Jackson | C | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pep Kelly | RW | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| King Clancy | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| James "Bud" Jarvis | LW | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Turk Broda | G | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Hainsworth | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Howard | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Parsons | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Turk Broda | 2770 | 45 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 106 | 2.30 | 3 |
| George Hainsworth | 190 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2.84 | 0 |
| Team: | 2960 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 115 | 2.33 | 3 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Busher Jackson | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Buzz Boll | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Broda | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Conacher | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Davidson | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Hap Day | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Drillon | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Finnigan | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Fowler | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Horner | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nick Metz | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Shill | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Thoms | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Turk Broda | 133 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.26 | 0 |
| Team: | 133 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.26 | 0 |
Note:
- Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Pos = Position;GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved;SV% = Save percentage;
Transactions
- May 6, 1936: Acquired Turk Broda from the Detroit Red Wings for $8,000
- May 7, 1936: Traded Andy Blair to the Chicago Black Hawks for cash
- May 7, 1936: Claimed Murray Armstrong from the New York Rangers in Inter-league Draft
- November 24, 1936: King Clancy retires
- December 29, 1936: Acquired loan of Bill Kendall from the Chicago Black Hawks for loan of Pep Kelly for remainder of the 1936â37 season