1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
Division | 5th NHL |
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1945–46 record | 19–24–7 |
Goals for | 185 |
Goals against | 247 |
Team information | |
General manager | Conn Smythe |
Coach | Hap Day |
Captain | Syl Apps |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Gaye Stewart (37) |
Assists | Gus Bodnar (23) |
Points | Gaye Stewart (52) |
Penalty minutes | Bob Goldham (44) |
Wins | Frank McCool (10) |
Goals against average | Turk Broda (3.53) |
The 1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 29th season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs finished fifth in the league and missed the playoffs.
Off-season[]
Regular Season[]

Bill Shill scores during the Leafs home opener, October 27, 1945.
The Boston Bruins were part of a special home opener for the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 27, 1945. Six winners of the Victoria Cross were in attendance and the puck drop was conducted by "Smokey" Smith. Fittingly, the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
A news bombshell exploded on January 30, 1946 when Leafs defenceman Babe Pratt was expelled from the NHL for betting on games. However, he only bet on his own team and appealed his expulsion. On his promise he would not bet on any more games, he was reinstated. Pratt missed 9 games during his suspension.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 61 | 172 | 134 | 337 |
Boston Bruins | 50 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 56 | 167 | 156 | 273 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 50 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 53 | 200 | 178 | 339 |
Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 146 | 159 | 298 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 50 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 45 | 174 | 185 | 247 |
New York Rangers | 50 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 35 | 144 | 191 | 285 |
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 | T | October 27, 1945 | 1–1 | Boston Bruins (1945–46) | 0–0–1 |
2 | L | November 1 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) | 0–1–1 |
3 | L | November 3 | 1–4 | New York Rangers (1945–46) | 0–2–1 |
4 | L | November 4 | 4–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) | 0–3–1 |
5 | L | November 7 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1945–46) | 0–4–1 |
6 | L | November 8 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) | 0–5–1 |
7 | W | November 10 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) | 1–5–1 |
8 | L | November 11 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) | 1–6–1 |
9 | L | November 14 | 1–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) | 1–7–1 |
10 | L | November 17 | 5–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) | 1–8–1 |
11 | W | November 18 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1945–46) | 2–8–1 |
12 | W | November 24 | 4–3 | New York Rangers (1945–46) | 3–8–1 |
13 | L | November 25 | 3–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1945–46) | 3–9–1 |
14 | L | December 1 | 2–8 | Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) | 3–10–1 |
15 | W | December 2 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) | 4–10–1 |
16 | L | December 8 | 0–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) | 4–11–1 |
17 | L | December 9 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1945–46) | 4–12–1 |
18 | W | December 13 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) | 5–12–1 |
19 | W | December 15 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) | 6–12–1 |
20 | T | December 16 | 3–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1945–46) | 6–12–2 |
21 | T | December 22 | 5–5 | New York Rangers (1945–46) | 6–12–3 |
22 | W | December 23 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1945–46) | 7–12–3 |
23 | L | December 25 | 3–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) | 7–13–3 |
24 | L | December 26 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) | 7–14–3 |
25 | L | December 29 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1945–46) | 7–15–3 |
26 | L | January 1, 1946 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) | 7–16–3 |
27 | L | January 5 | 0–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) | 7–17–3 |
28 | W | January 10 | 5–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) | 8–17–3 |
29 | W | January 12 | 9–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) | 9–17–3 |
30 | W | January 19 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1945–46) | 10–17–3 |
31 | W | January 20 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) | 11–17–3 |
32 | L | January 23 | 1–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1945–46) | 11–18–3 |
33 | W | January 26 | 6–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) | 12–18–3 |
34 | L | February 2 | 3–5 | Boston Bruins (1945–46) | 12–19–3 |
35 | T | February 3 | 6–6 | @ New York Rangers (1945–46) | 12–19–4 |
36 | T | February 6 | 3–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1945–46) | 12–19–5 |
37 | W | February 9 | 4–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) | 13–19–5 |
38 | T | February 10 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) | 13–19–6 |
39 | L | February 16 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) | 13–20–6 |
40 | W | February 23 | 7–2 | Boston Bruins (1945–46) | 14–20–6 |
41 | L | February 24 | 2–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) | 14–21–6 |
42 | L | February 27 | 4–6 | New York Rangers (1945–46) | 14–22–6 |
43 | W | March 2 | 9–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) | 15–22–6 |
44 | W | March 3 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (1945–46) | 16–22–6 |
45 | W | March 6 | 5–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) | 17–22–6 |
46 | L | March 9 | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) | 17–23–6 |
47 | L | March 10 | 3–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1945–46) | 17–24–6 |
48 | T | March 14 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) | 17–24–7 |
49 | W | March 16 | 7–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) | 18–24–7 |
50 | W | March 17 | 11–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) | 19–24–7 |
Playoffs[]
The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the post season.
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Gaye Stewart | 50 | 37 | 15 | 52 | 8 |
Billy Taylor | 48 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 14 |
Syl Apps | 40 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 2 |
Gus Bodnar | 49 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 14 |
Babe Pratt | 41 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 36 |
Nick Metz | 41 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 |
Bob Goldham | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 44 |
Sweeney Schriner | 47 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 15 |
Bob Davidson | 41 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 |
Jackie Hamilton | 40 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 |
Lorne Carr | 42 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
Wally Stanowski | 45 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
Mel Hill | 35 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
Bill Ezinicki | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
Bud Poile | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
Moe Morris | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Ted Kennedy | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Ernie Dickens | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Don Metz | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Doug Baldwin | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Jimmy Thomson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Baz Bastien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gordie Bell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turk Broda | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank McCool | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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Frank McCool | 1320 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 3.68 | 0 | |||
Turk Broda | 900 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | |||
Gordie Bell | 480 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 3.87 | 0 | |||
Baz Bastien | 300 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | |||
Team: | 3000 | 50 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 185 | 3.70 | 0 |
Awards and Records[]
- NHL Goal Scoring Leader: Gaye Stewart
- Gaye Stewart, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Farm Teams[]
- Pittsburgh Hornets, American Hockey League
- Toronto Marlboros, Ontario Hockey Association
- Tulsa Oilers, United States Hockey League
Gallery[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1945-46 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-27.
1945–46 NHL season by team | |
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Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
See also | 1946 Stanley Cup Finals |