1953–54 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
Division | 3rd NHL |
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1953–54 record | 32–24–14 |
Goals for | 152 |
Goals against | 131 |
Team information | |
General manager | Conn Smythe |
Coach | King Clancy |
Captain | Ted Kennedy |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Sid Smith (22) |
Assists | Tod Sloan (32) |
Points | Tod Sloan (43) |
Penalty minutes | Tod Sloan (100) |
Wins | Harry Lumley (32) |
Goals against average | Harry Lumley (1.86) |
The 1953–54 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 37th 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 1.
Regular Season[]
Howie Meeker played the last five games of his NHL career beginning November 21, 1953 and ending November 29, scoring 1 goal.
Goalie Gil Mayer played his only game of the season on March 4, 1954 in a 3-3 tie with the Detroit Red Wings.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 88 | 191 | 132 |
Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 81 | 195 | 141 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 78 | 152 | 131 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 74 | 177 | 181 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 68 | 161 | 182 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 12 | 51 | 7 | 31 | 133 | 242 |
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 | W | October 10, 1953 | 6–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 11, 1953 | 0–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 15, 1953 | 4–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 2–1–0 |
4 | T | October 17, 1953 | 1–1 | New York Rangers (1953–54) | 2–1–1 |
5 | W | October 18, 1953 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 3–1–1 |
6 | T | October 21, 1953 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 3–1–2 |
7 | L | October 24, 1953 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 3–2–2 |
8 | L | October 25, 1953 | 0–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 3–3–2 |
9 | L | October 29, 1953 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 3–4–2 |
10 | W | October 31, 1953 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1953–54) | 4–4–2 |
11 | T | November 1, 1953 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1953–54) | 4–4–3 |
12 | W | November 4, 1953 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 5–4–3 |
13 | T | November 7, 1953 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 5–4–4 |
14 | W | November 8, 1953 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 6–4–4 |
15 | W | November 11, 1953 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 7–4–4 |
16 | W | November 14, 1953 | 2–0 | Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 8–4–4 |
17 | T | November 15, 1953 | 1–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 8–4–5 |
18 | L | November 19, 1953 | 0–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 8–5–5 |
19 | W | November 21, 1953 | 1–0 | New York Rangers (1953–54) | 9–5–5 |
20 | W | November 22, 1953 | 5–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 10–5–5 |
21 | L | November 26, 1953 | 0–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 10–6–5 |
22 | W | November 28, 1953 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 11–6–5 |
23 | L | November 29, 1953 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 11–7–5 |
24 | L | December 3, 1953 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 11–8–5 |
25 | W | December 5, 1953 | 3–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 12–8–5 |
26 | T | December 6, 1953 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1953–54) | 12–8–6 |
27 | W | December 9, 1953 | 3–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 13–8–6 |
28 | W | December 12, 1953 | 2–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 14–8–6 |
29 | W | December 13, 1953 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (1953–54) | 15–8–6 |
30 | L | December 17, 1953 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 15–9–6 |
31 | W | December 19, 1953 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1953–54) | 16–9–6 |
32 | L | December 20, 1953 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 16–10–6 |
33 | W | December 26, 1953 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 17–10–6 |
34 | T | December 30, 1953 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 17–10–7 |
35 | W | January 2, 1954 | 4–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 18–10–7 |
36 | T | January 3, 1954 | 0–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 18–10–8 |
37 | L | January 7, 1954 | 3–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 18–11–8 |
38 | W | January 9, 1954 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 19–11–8 |
39 | L | January 10, 1954 | 1–4 | @ New York Rangers (1953–54) | 19–12–8 |
40 | W | January 13, 1954 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 20–12–8 |
41 | W | January 16, 1954 | 4–0 | New York Rangers (1953–54) | 21–12–8 |
42 | W | January 17, 1954 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 22–12–8 |
43 | W | January 23, 1954 | 4–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 23–12–8 |
44 | L | January 24, 1954 | 0–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 23–13–8 |
45 | L | January 27, 1954 | 0–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 23–14–8 |
46 | W | January 30, 1954 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 24–14–8 |
47 | L | January 31, 1954 | 0–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 24–15–8 |
48 | W | February 4, 1954 | 4–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 25–15–8 |
49 | W | February 6, 1954 | 6–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 26–15–8 |
50 | L | February 7, 1954 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 26–16–8 |
51 | L | February 10, 1954 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 26–17–8 |
52 | W | February 11, 1954 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 27–17–8 |
53 | T | February 13, 1954 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 27–17–9 |
54 | T | February 14, 1954 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1953–54) | 27–17–10 |
55 | T | February 17, 1954 | 0–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 27–17–11 |
56 | W | February 20, 1954 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 28–17–11 |
57 | L | February 21, 1954 | 1–6 | @ New York Rangers (1953–54) | 28–18–11 |
58 | T | February 25, 1954 | 0–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 28–18–12 |
59 | W | February 27, 1954 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 29–18–12 |
60 | L | February 28, 1954 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) | 29–19–12 |
61 | T | March 3, 1954 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1953–54) | 29–19–13 |
62 | T | March 4, 1954 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 29–19–14 |
63 | L | March 6, 1954 | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 29–20–14 |
64 | W | March 7, 1954 | 4–0 | @ New York Rangers (1953–54) | 30–20–14 |
65 | W | March 11, 1954 | 3–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 31–20–14 |
66 | L | March 13, 1954 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 31–21–14 |
67 | L | March 14, 1954 | 0–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) | 31–22–14 |
68 | W | March 17, 1954 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) | 32–22–14 |
69 | L | March 20, 1954 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1953–54) | 32–23–14 |
70 | L | March 21, 1954 | 1–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) | 32–24–14 |
Playoffs[]
Detroit Red Wings 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1[]
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
# | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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15 | Tod Sloan | 67 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 100 |
8 | Sid Smith | 70 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 28 |
9 | Ted Kennedy | 67 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 78 |
10 | George Armstrong | 63 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 60 |
7 | Tim Horton | 70 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 94 |
4 | Harry Watson | 70 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 30 |
2 | Jimmy Thomson | 61 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 86 |
12 | Ron Stewart | 70 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 72 |
16 | Eric Nesterenko | 68 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 70 |
14, 22 | Rudy Migay | 70 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 60 |
14, 22, 24 | Jim Morrison | 60 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 51 |
18, 20, 23 | Bob Bailey | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 70 |
17, 18 | Gord Hannigan | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
3 | Fern Flaman | 62 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 84 |
17, 19 | Leo Boivin | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 81 |
21 | Bob Solinger | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
20 | Bob Hassard | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
11, 25 | Howie Meeker | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | Danny Lewicki | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
21, 23, 25 | Earl Balfour | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
23 | Hugh Bolton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
21 | Gilles Mayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Harry Lumley | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Lumley | 4140 | 69 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 128 | 1.86 | 13 | |||
Gilles Mayer | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | |||
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 131 | 1.87 | 13 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Gord Hannigan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Tim Horton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Ted Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Tod Sloan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Sid Smith | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Bob Bailey | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
George Armstrong | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Rudy Migay | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Hugh Bolton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Eric Nesterenko | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Ron Stewart | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Harry Watson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Fern Flaman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Thomson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Leo Boivin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Morrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Harry Lumley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Lumley | 321 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2.80 | 0 | ||||
Team: | 321 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2.80 | 0 |
Awards and Records[]
- Vezina Trophy: Harry Lumley
- Harry Lumley, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
- Ted Kennedy, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Tim Horton, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Gallery[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1953-54 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.
- 1953–54 Toronto Maple Leafs Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Franchise | Franchise • Original Six • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • Award Winners |
Arenas | Mutual Street Arena • Maple Leaf Gardens • Scotiabank Centre |
Affiliates | Toronto Marlies (AHL) • Reading Royals (ECHL) |
Rivalries | Montreal Canadiens • Philadelphia Flyers • Ottawa Senators |
Personnel | Brad Treliving (General manager) • Sheldon Keefe (coach) • John Tavares (captain) |
Media | OPB/Sportsnet/TSN4 (TV) • CJCL-FM/CHUM/CHOQ-FM (Radio) • Sportsnet+ (Online) |
Culture | Hockey Knights in Canada • Leafs Nation Network • Maple Leaf Square • Ford Performance Centre • "Fifty Mission Cap" • Face-Off • The Hockey Sweater |
Stanley Cup Championships (13) | 1918 • 1922 • 1932 • 1942 • 1945 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1951 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1967 |
Division Championships (5) | 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1937–38 • 1999–00 |
1953–54 NHL season by team | |
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Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
See also | All-Star Game • 1954 Stanley Cup Finals |