The 1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the first full season using the Maple Leafs name for the Toronto National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The club finished 4th in the Canadian Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Off-season [ ]
Conn Smythe left his duties as coach at the University of Toronto and became the general manager and coach of the Leafs. Smythe would be general manager for 30 years. Captain Bert Corbeau was put on waivers in October, he cleared and joined the Toronto Ravinia of the Canadian-American Professional Hockey League. Smythe named Hap Day as team captain.
Regular Season [ ]
Final Standings [ ]
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.
Game Log [ ]
Regular Season Results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
L
November 15, 1927
2–4
New York Rangers (1927–28 )
0–1–0
2
W
November 19, 1927
4–2
Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28 )
1–1–0
3
L
November 22, 1927
0–1
@ Boston Bruins (1927–28 )
1–2–0
4
W
November 24, 1927
2–1
@ New York Americans (1927–28 )
2–2–0
5
W
November 26, 1927
2–1 OT
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28 )
3–2–0
6
L
December 3, 1927
1–2
Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
3–3–0
7
T
December 6, 1927
0–0 OT
@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
3–3–1
8
L
December 8, 1927
1–2 OT
@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28 )
3–4–1
9
T
December 10, 1927
0–0 OT
Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
3–4–2
10
W
December 14, 1927
4–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28 )
4–4–2
11
L
December 17, 1927
0–1 OT
Detroit Cougars (1927–28 )
4–5–2
12
W
December 20, 1927
5–2
New York Americans (1927–28 )
5–5–2
13
L
December 22, 1927
2–3 OT
Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28 )
5–6–2
14
T
December 24, 1927
1–1 OT
@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
5–6–3
15
W
December 29, 1927
2–1
Boston Bruins (1927–28 )
6–6–3
16
W
January 2, 1928
4–1
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28 )
7–6–3
17
L
January 5, 1928
1–2
@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
7–7–3
18
L
January 7, 1928
1–9
Montreal Canadiens (1927–28 )
7–8–3
19
L
January 10, 1928
1–2
@ New York Americans (1927–28 )
7–9–3
20
W
January 12, 1928
2–1
@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28 )
8–9–3
21
W
January 14, 1928
6–1
New York Rangers (1927–28 )
9–9–3
22
W
January 17, 1928
2–1
@ New York Rangers (1927–28 )
10–9–3
23
W
January 21, 1928
2–1
Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
11–9–3
24
L
January 26, 1928
0–1
@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
11–10–3
25
W
January 28, 1928
4–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28 )
12–10–3
26
L
January 31, 1928
0–4
@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
12–11–3
27
W
February 2, 1928
4–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28 )
13–11–3
28
W
February 4, 1928
2–0
Detroit Cougars (1927–28 )
14–11–3
29
L
February 7, 1928
1–2
Montreal Canadiens (1927–28 )
14–12–3
30
T
February 11, 1928
2–2 OT
New York Americans (1927–28 )
14–12–4
31
L
February 14, 1928
2–4
Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28 )
14–13–4
32
W
February 16, 1928
3–2
@ New York Americans (1927–28 )
15–13–4
33
L
February 18, 1928
1–2
@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
15–14–4
34
T
February 21, 1928
0–0 OT
@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28 )
15–14–5
35
T
February 23, 1928
2–2 OT
Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
15–14–6
36
L
February 28, 1928
0–1
@ New York Rangers (1927–28 )
15–15–6
37
L
March 1, 1928
2–4
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28 )
15–16–6
38
T
March 3, 1928
0–0 OT
Boston Bruins (1927–28 )
15–16–7
39
L
March 6, 1928
1–3
@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28 )
15–17–7
40
W
March 8, 1928
4–2
New York Americans (1927–28 )
16–17–7
41
T
March 13, 1928
1–1 OT
Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
16–17–8
42
W
March 17, 1928
5–3
Montreal Canadiens (1927–28 )
17–17–8
43
W
March 20, 1928
6–2
@ Boston Bruins (1927–28 )
18–17–8
44
L
March 24, 1928
4–8
Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
18–18–8
Playoffs [ ]
The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the post season.
Player Stats [ ]
Regular Season [ ]
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Carson, Bill Bill Carson
C
32
20
6
26
36
Day, Hap Hap Day
D
22
9
8
17
48
Keeling, Butch Butch Keeling
LW
43
10
6
16
52
Cox, Danny Danny Cox
LW
41
9
6
15
27
Bailey, Ace Ace Bailey
RW
43
9
3
12
72
Duncan, Art Art Duncan
D
43
7
5
12
97
Lowrey, Gerry Gerry Lowrey
LW
25
6
5
11
29
Rodden, Eddie Eddie Rodden
C
25
3
6
9
36
Herberts, Jimmy Jimmy Herberts
C/RW
31
7
1
8
40
Smith, Art Art Smith
D
15
5
3
8
22
McCaffrey, Bert Bert McCaffrey
RW/D
9
1
1
2
9
Ramsay, Beattie Beattie Ramsay
D
43
0
2
2
10
Patterson, George George Patterson
W
12
1
0
1
14
Gorman, Ed Ed Gorman
D
19
0
1
1
30
Primeau, Joe Joe Primeau
C
2
0
0
0
0
Ironstone, Joe Joe Ironstone
G
1
0
0
0
0
Ross Roach, John John Ross Roach
G
43
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
Ross Roach, John John Ross Roach
2690
43
18
18
7
88
1.96
4
Ironstone, Joe Joe Ironstone
70
1
0
0
1
0
0.00
1
Team:
2760
44
18
18
8
88
1.91
5
[1]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts
Awards and Records [ ]
The Maple Leafs did not win any awards this season.
Game Ads [ ]
See Also [ ]
References [ ]