1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
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The 1939â40 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 23rd season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the New York Rangers.
| 1939â40 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
| League | 3rd NHL |
| 1939â40 record | 25â17â6 |
| Home record | 15â3â6 |
| Road record | 10â14â0 |
| Goals for | 134 |
| Goals against | 110 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Conn Smythe |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Red Horner |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Gordie Drillon (21) |
| Assists | Gordie Drillon (19) |
| Points | Gordie Drillon (40) |
| Penalty minutes | Red Horner (87) |
| Wins | Turk Broda (25) |
| Goals against average | Turk Broda (2.23) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 170 | 98 | 330 | 67 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 136 | 77 | 520 | 64 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 134 | 110 | 485 | 56 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 112 | 120 | 351 | 52 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 91 | 126 | 250 | 38 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 106 | 140 | 236 | 34 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 90 | 167 | 338 | 25 |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalty Minutes, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
| 1939â40 NHL Records [2] | ||||||||||||
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYA | NYR | TOR | |||||
| Boston | â | 6â1â1 | 5â3 | 6â1â1 | 7â1 | 2â4â2 | 5â2â1 | |||||
| Chicago | 1â6â1 | â | 6â0â2 | 5â2â1 | 3â4â1 | 4â4 | 4â3â1 | |||||
| Detroit | 3â5 | 0â6â2 | â | 5â3 | 5â3 | 2â3â2 | 1â6â1 | |||||
| Montreal | 1â6â1 | 2â5â1 | 3â5 | â | 2â4â2 | 1â6â1 | 1â7 | |||||
| N.Y. Americans | 1â7 | 4â3â1 | 3â5 | 4â2â2 | â | 1â6â1 | 2â6 | |||||
| N.Y. Rangers | 4â2â2 | 4â4 | 3â2â2 | 6â1â1 | 6â1â1 | â | 4â1â3 | |||||
| Toronto | 2â5â1 | 3â4â1 | 6â1â1 | 7â1 | 6â2 | 1â4â3 | â | |||||
Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Maple Leafs played the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings in the first two rounds of the playoffs in best of three series, and swept both. In the finals, they played the New York Rangers in a best of seven series and lost 4â2.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Drillon | RW | 43 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 13 |
| Syl Apps | C | 27 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 5 |
| Sweeney Schriner | LW | 39 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 |
| Bob Davidson | LW | 48 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 56 |
| Red Heron | C | 42 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 12 |
| Murph Chamberlain | LW | 40 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 63 |
| Pete Langelle | C | 39 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 |
| Pep Kelly | RW | 34 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 15 |
| Gus Marker | RW | 42 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 15 |
| Bingo Kampman | D | 39 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 59 |
| Lex Chisholm | C/RW | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 |
| Nick Metz | LW | 31 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Hank Goldup | LW | 21 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Billy Taylor | C | 29 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| Red Horner | D | 31 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 87 |
| Wally Stanowski | D | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Bucko McDonald | D | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| Jack Church | D | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 62 |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
| Don Metz | RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Turk Broda | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Stein | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk Broda | 2900 | 47 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 108 | 2.23 | 4 |
| Phil Stein | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.71 | 0 |
| Team: | 2970 | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 110 | 2.22 | 4 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syl Apps | C | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Hank Goldup | LW | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Gordie Drillon | RW | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Gus Marker | RW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| Nick Metz | LW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Sweeney Schriner | LW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Bob Davidson | LW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Pete Langelle | C | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Red Heron | C | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Church | D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Red Horner | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
| Wally Stanowski | D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Taylor | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pep Kelly | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Turk Broda | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murph Chamberlain | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bingo Kampman | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucko McDonald | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Metz | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk Broda | 657 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 1.74 | 1 |
| Team: | 657 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 1.74 | 1 |
- 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 18, 1939: Acquired Sweeney Schriner from the New York Americans for Murray Armstrong, Buzz Boll, Busher Jackson and Doc Romnes
- July 1, 1939: Charlie Conacher returned from the Detroit Red Wings after Detroit failed to renew contract
- September 1, 1939: Signed Free Agent Clarence Drouillard
- September 22, 1939: Traded Charlie Conacher to the New York Americans for Future Considerations
- October 13, 1939: Traded Chuck Shannon to the New York Americans for cash
- October 13, 1939: Traded Jack Howard to the St. Louis Flyers of the AHA for cash