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1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1928–29 |
| year | 1928 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Record | 21–18–5 |
| HomeRecord | 15–5–2 |
| RoadRecord | 6–13–3 |
| GoalsFor | 85 |
| GoalsAgainst | 69 |
| Division | Canadian |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| GeneralManager | Conn Smythe |
| Coach | Conn Smythe |
| Captain | Hap Day |
| Arena | Arena Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Ace Bailey (22) |
| AssistsLeader | Andy Blair (15) |
| PointsLeader | Ace Bailey (32) |
| WinsLeader | Lorne Chabot (20) |
| GAALeader | Lorne Chabot (1.52) |
| PIMLeader | Art Smith (91) |
The 1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs season featured the first playoffs appearance. The franchise qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 1924–25 season, after finishing in third position in the Canadian Division. The Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Cougars before losing to the New York Rangers in the semi-finals.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||November 15, 1928||2–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||November 17, 1928||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||November 20, 1928||1–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||November 22, 1928||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1928–29) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||November 24, 1928||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||November 27, 1928||0–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||3–3–0
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Playoffs
In their first playoff appearance the Maple Leafs met the Detroit Cougars in the two game total goals quarterfinals, and won 7–2. The Leafs next faced the New York Rangers in a best-of-three series, losing 2–0.
|- | 1 ||March 19 ||Detroit Cougars ||1 ||Toronto Maple Leafs ||3 || |- | 2 ||March 21 ||Toronto Maple Leafs ||4 || Detroit Cougars ||1 ||
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 44 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 78 | |
| C | 44 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 41 | |
| LW | 42 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 14 | |
| LW | 32 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | |
| C | 24 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 45 | |
| RW | 39 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 32 | |
| D | 44 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 84 | |
| D | 39 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 53 | |
| LW/C | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | |
| D | 43 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 91 | |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2562 | 44 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 65 | 1.52 | 10 | |
| 156 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.54 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 2720 | 44 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 69 | 1.52 | 10 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW/C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 242 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.24 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 242 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.24 | 0 |
Transactions
- June 20, 1928: Traded Eddie Rodden to the Boston Bruins for cash
- July 17, 1928: Signed Free Agent Joe Primeau
- October 1, 1928: Acquired George Horne from the Montreal Maroons for Fred Elliott
- October 18, 1928: Acquired Lorne Chabot and $10,000 from the New York Rangers for John Ross Roach
- November 27, 1928: Traded Dave Trottier to the Montreal Maroons for $15,000
- November 28, 1928: Traded Alex Gray to the Toronto Ravinas of the CPHL for cash
- December 12, 1928: Traded Jack Arbour to the London Panthers of the CPHL for cash
- January 10, 1929: Acquired Eric Pettinger and Hugh Plaxton from the Boston Bruins for George Owen
- January 12, 1929: Signed Free Agent Clem Loughlin
- January 20, 1929: Signed Free Agent Red Horner
- January 25, 1929: Traded Bill Carson to the Boston Bruins for cash
- February 12, 1929: Acquired Baldy Cotton from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Gerry Lowrey and $9,500
References
References
- "1928-29 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "1928-29 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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