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1940–41 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1940–41 |
| year | 1940 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Record | 28–14–6 |
| HomeRecord | 16–5–3 |
| RoadRecord | 12–9–3 |
| LeagueRank | 2nd |
| GoalsFor | 145 |
| GoalsAgainst | 99 |
| GeneralManager | Conn Smythe |
| Coach | Hap Day |
| Captain | Syl Apps |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Gordie Drillon (23) |
| AssistsLeader | Syl Apps (24) |
| PointsLeader | Gordie Drillon (44) |
| Syl Apps (44) | |
| PIMLeader | Reg Hamilton (59) |
| WinsLeader | Turk Broda (28) |
| GAALeader | Turk Broda (2.00) |
Syl Apps (44) The 1940–41 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto franchise's 24th season of play.
Offseason
Conn Smythe was making preparations for his eventual tour of duty in Europe. He felt that Dick Irvin would not be strong enough to deal with player issues while he was gone and Smythe convinced the Montreal Canadiens to hire Irvin. Smythe hired Hap Day as coach.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||November 2, 1940||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1940–41) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||November 9, 1940||3–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||November 14, 1940||6–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||November 16, 1940||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||November 17, 1940||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||4–1–0 |- |6||W||November 21, 1940||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1940–41) ||5–1–0 |- |7||L||November 23, 1940||0–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||5–2–0 |- |8||W||November 24, 1940||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||6–2–0 |- |9||W||November 26, 1940||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||7–2–0 |- |10||W||November 30, 1940||6–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1940–41) ||8–2–0
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Playoffs
The Maple Leafs took on the first-place Boston Bruins in the semifinals. Boston would win the series four games to three. The Bruins would go on to win the Stanley Cup versus Detroit in four games.
|- |1|| March 20 || Boston Bruins || align="center"| 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || align="center"| 0 || |- |2|| March 22 || Boston Bruins || align="center"| 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || align="center"| 5 || |- |3|| March 25 || Toronto Maple Leafs || align="center"| 7 || Boston Bruins || align="center"| 2 || |- |4|| March 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || align="center"| 1 || Boston Bruins || align="center"| 2 || |- |5|| March 29 || Boston Bruins || align="center"| 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || align="center"| 2 || (OT) |- |6|| April 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || align="center"| 1 || Boston Bruins || align="center"| 2 || |- |7|| April 3 || Boston Bruins || align="center"| 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || align="center"| 1 ||
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| RW | 42 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 2 | |
| C | 41 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 6 | |
| LW | 48 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 6 | |
| LW | 47 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 10 | |
| C | 47 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 15 | |
| D | 47 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 35 | |
| C | 47 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | |
| D | 31 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | |
| LW | 26 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | |
| D | 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 59 | |
| C | 35 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |
| RW | 31 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | |
| RW | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |
| LW | 37 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 39 | |
| D | 39 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 53 | |
| C/RW | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| RW/C | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |
| G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2970 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 99 | 2.00 | 5 | |
| Team: | 2970 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 99 | 2.00 | 5 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| LW | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| RW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| LW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| D | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 438 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2.05 | 0 | |
| Team: | 438 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2.05 | 0 |
Transactions
- May 10, 1940: Traded Murph Chamberlain to the Montreal Canadiens for $7,500
- May 10, 1940: Traded Pep Kelly to the Chicago Black Hawks for cash
- June 7, 1940: Acquired Frank Eddolls from the Montreal Canadiens for Joe Benoit
- July 1, 1940: Acquired Chuck Shannon from the New York Americans for cash
- October 20, 1940: Traded Chuck Shannon to the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL for cash
- October 22, 1940: Traded Phil Stein to the New Haven Eagles of the AHL for cash
- October 31, 1940: Signed Free Agent Nick Knott
- January 17, 1941: Acquired Jack Howard and Loan of Peanuts O'Flaherty from the New York Americans for Clarence Drouillard
References
References
- Smythe, p. 143
- "1940-41 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "1940-41 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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