
1949–50 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
Division | 3rd NHL |
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1949–50 record | 31–27–12 |
Goals for | 176 |
Goals against | 173 |
Team information | |
General manager | Conn Smythe |
Coach | Hap Day |
Captain | Ted Kennedy |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Max Bentley (23) |
Assists | Ted Kennedy (24) |
Points | Sid Smith (45) |
Penalty minutes | Bill Ezinicki (144) |
Wins | Turk Broda (30) |
Goals against average | Gil Mayer (1.00) |
The 1949–50 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 33rd season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs finished 3rd in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3.
Off-season[]
Regular Season[]

Paul Ronty, Joe Klukay, Turk Broda, Pete Horeck in 1949-50 season action.
After Chicago Black Hawks defeated Toronto 6-3 on November 27, Conn Smythe told goaltender Turk Broda, "I'm not running a fat man's team!" and said that Broda would not play until he reduced his weight to 190 lbs. At the time, Broda weighed almost 200. Al Rollins was purchased from the Cleveland of the AHL and Gil Mayer was brought up for good measure. When he reached 189 pounds, Broda went back into the Toronto net and he gained his 4th shutout of the season on December 3, 1949 while the Maple Leaf fans cheered all of his 22 saves.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 88 | 229 | 164 |
Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 77 | 172 | 150 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 74 | 176 | 173 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 67 | 170 | 189 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 60 | 198 | 228 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 54 | 203 | 244 |
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 15, 1949 | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 0–0–1 |
2 | W | October 16, 1949 | 5–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 1–0–1 |
3 | L | October 19, 1949 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 1–1–1 |
4 | T | October 22, 1949 | 2–2 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 1–1–2 |
5 | W | October 27, 1949 | 2–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 2–1–2 |
6 | W | October 29, 1949 | 8–1 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 3–1–2 |
7 | W | October 30, 1949 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 4–1–2 |
8 | T | November 2, 1949 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 4–1–3 |
9 | L | November 5, 1949 | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 4–2–3 |
10 | W | November 6, 1949 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 5–2–3 |
11 | L | November 10, 1949 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 5–3–3 |
12 | W | November 12, 1949 | 4–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 6–3–3 |
13 | L | November 13, 1949 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 6–4–3 |
14 | W | November 16, 1949 | 1–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 7–4–3 |
15 | L | November 19, 1949 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 7–5–3 |
16 | L | November 20, 1949 | 2–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 7–6–3 |
17 | L | November 23, 1949 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 7–7–3 |
18 | L | November 24, 1949 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 7–8–3 |
19 | T | November 26, 1949 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 7–8–4 |
20 | L | November 27, 1949 | 3–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 7–9–4 |
21 | L | December 1, 1949 | 0–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 7–10–4 |
22 | W | December 3, 1949 | 2–0 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 8–10–4 |
23 | W | December 4, 1949 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 9–10–4 |
24 | W | December 8, 1949 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 10–10–4 |
25 | W | December 10, 1949 | 2–1 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 11–10–4 |
26 | L | December 11, 1949 | 0–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 11–11–4 |
27 | T | December 14, 1949 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 11–11–5 |
28 | L | December 15, 1949 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 11–12–5 |
29 | L | December 17, 1949 | 1–7 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 11–13–5 |
30 | W | December 18, 1949 | 2–0 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 12–13–5 |
31 | L | December 21, 1949 | 1–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 12–14–5 |
32 | L | December 24, 1949 | 4–8 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 12–15–5 |
33 | L | December 25, 1949 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 12–16–5 |
34 | T | December 28, 1949 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 12–16–6 |
35 | L | December 31, 1949 | 1–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 12–17–6 |
36 | L | January 1, 1950 | 0–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 12–18–6 |
37 | T | January 4, 1950 | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 12–18–7 |
38 | W | January 7, 1950 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 13–18–7 |
39 | W | January 11, 1950 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 14–18–7 |
40 | W | January 14, 1950 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 15–18–7 |
41 | L | January 18, 1950 | 0–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 15–19–7 |
42 | W | January 19, 1950 | 4–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 16–19–7 |
43 | W | January 21, 1950 | 2–1 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 17–19–7 |
44 | W | January 22, 1950 | 1–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 18–19–7 |
45 | W | January 25, 1950 | 5–1 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 19–19–7 |
46 | W | January 28, 1950 | 9–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 20–19–7 |
47 | W | January 29, 1950 | 4–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 21–19–7 |
48 | L | February 1, 1950 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 21–20–7 |
49 | T | February 4, 1950 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 21–20–8 |
50 | W | February 5, 1950 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 22–20–8 |
51 | W | February 8, 1950 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 23–20–8 |
52 | W | February 11, 1950 | 2–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 24–20–8 |
53 | T | February 12, 1950 | 1–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 24–20–9 |
54 | T | February 16, 1950 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 24–20–10 |
55 | W | February 18, 1950 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 25–20–10 |
56 | L | February 19, 1950 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 25–21–10 |
57 | W | February 22, 1950 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 26–21–10 |
58 | W | February 25, 1950 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 27–21–10 |
59 | L | March 1, 1950 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 27–22–10 |
60 | W | March 4, 1950 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 28–22–10 |
61 | L | March 5, 1950 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 28–23–10 |
62 | T | March 9, 1950 | 1–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 28–23–11 |
63 | W | March 11, 1950 | 4–0 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 29–23–11 |
64 | T | March 12, 1950 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 29–23–12 |
65 | L | March 15, 1950 | 0–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 29–24–12 |
66 | W | March 18, 1950 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 30–24–12 |
67 | L | March 19, 1950 | 0–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) | 30–25–12 |
68 | L | March 22, 1950 | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 30–26–12 |
69 | W | March 25, 1950 | 8–0 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 31–26–12 |
70 | L | March 26, 1950 | 3–5 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 31–27–12 |
Playoffs[]
Detroit Red Wings 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3[]
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Sid Smith | 68 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 6 |
Ted Kennedy | 53 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 34 |
Max Bentley | 69 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 14 |
Howie Meeker | 70 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 35 |
Harry Watson | 60 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 11 |
Joe Klukay | 70 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 19 |
Cal Gardner | 31 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 12 |
Ray Timgren | 68 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 22 |
Bill Ezinicki | 67 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 144 |
Vic Lynn | 70 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 |
Fleming MacKell | 36 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 24 |
Bill Barilko | 59 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 85 |
Gus Mortson | 68 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 125 |
Bill Juzda | 62 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 68 |
Jimmy Thomson | 70 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 76 |
John McCormack | 34 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Garth Boesch | 58 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 63 |
Rudy Migay | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Bob Dawes | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Frank Mathers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Al Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Hassard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Horton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Johansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Mayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hugh Bolton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Al Rollins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Samis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Arundel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Turk Broda | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turk Broda | 4040 | 68 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 167 | 2.48 | 9 | |||
Al Rollins | 100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.40 | 1 | |||
Gilles Mayer | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | |||
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 173 | 2.47 | 10 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Max Bentley | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Ray Timgren | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Joe Klukay | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Ted Kennedy | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Sid Smith | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Bill Barilko | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
Fleming MacKell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Vic Lynn | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Jimmy Thomson | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Cal Gardner | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
John McCormack | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Howie Meeker | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Tim Horton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Les Costello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Ezinicki | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Garth Boesch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Bill Juzda | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Gus Mortson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Harry Watson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Turk Broda | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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Turk Broda | 450 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1.33 | 3 | ||||
Team: | 450 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1.33 | 3 |
Awards and Records[]
- Gus Mortson, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
- Ted Kennedy, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Gallery[]
Video[]
A minute worth of video of Game 4 of the 1950 Semi-Finals, won in double overtime 2-1 by the Detroit Red Wings over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Goals by the Leafs Max Bentley, the Wings Marty Pavelich and the OT goal by Leo Reise are shown as are some great saves by Turk Broda.
Over 30 minutes of game footage from the Semi-finals and Finals including the presentation of the Stanley Cup.
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1949-50 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-27.
- 1949–50 Toronto Maple Leafs Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
1949–50 NHL season by team | |
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Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
See also | All-Star Game • 1950 Stanley Cup Finals |