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1952–53 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1952–53 |
| year | 1952 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Record | 27–30–13 |
| HomeRecord | 17–12–6 |
| RoadRecord | 10–18–7 |
| LeagueRank | 5th |
| GoalsFor | 156 |
| GoalsAgainst | 167 |
| GeneralManager | Conn Smythe |
| Coach | Joe Primeau |
| Captain | Ted Kennedy |
| AltCaptain | Max Bentley |
| Harry Watson | |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Sid Smith (20) |
| AssistsLeader | Ted Kennedy (23) |
| Bob Hassard (23) | |
| PointsLeader | Sid Smith (39) |
| PIMLeader | Fern Flaman (110) |
| WinsLeader | Harry Lumley (27) |
| GAALeader | Harry Lumley (2.39) |
Harry Watson Bob Hassard (23) The 1952–53 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 36th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1945–46 season.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 11, 1952||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 12, 1952||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1952–53) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 16, 1952||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1952–53) ||0–2–1 |- |4||W||October 18, 1952||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1952–53) ||1–2–1 |- |5||W||October 19, 1952||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) ||2–2–1 |- |6||W||October 22, 1952||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1952–53) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 25, 1952||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1952–53) ||3–3–1 |- |8||W||October 29, 1952||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) ||4–3–1
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Smith | 70 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 6 |
| Ted Kennedy | 43 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 42 |
| Gord Hannigan | 65 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 51 |
| Ron Stewart | 70 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 29 |
| Bob Hassard | 70 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 14 |
| Tod Sloan | 70 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 76 |
| George Armstrong | 52 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 54 |
| Harry Watson | 63 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 8 |
| Max Bentley | 36 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 16 |
| Jimmy Thomson | 69 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 73 |
| Eric Nesterenko | 35 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 27 |
| Tim Horton | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 85 |
| Leo Boivin | 70 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 97 |
| Rudy Migay | 40 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| Jim Morrison | 56 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 36 |
| Fern Flaman | 66 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 110 |
| Phil Maloney | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Howie Meeker | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| Danny Lewicki | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Bob Solinger | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Hugh Bolton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Harry Lumley | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Parker MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Reid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Sullivan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Timgren | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Lumley | 4200 | 70 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 167 | 2.39 | 10 | |||
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 167 | 2.39 | 10 |
Awards and records
The Toronto Maple Leafs did not win any NHL awards and no players were selected for the All-Star Teams for the 1952–53 NHL season.
Transactions
The following is a list of all transactions that have occurred for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1952–53 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to and for which player(s) or other consideration(s), if applicable.
| September 16, 1952 | To Toronto Maple Leafscash | To Boston BruinsJoe Klukay | editor-last1=Diamond | editor-first1=Dan | title=Total NHL | date=2003 | publisher=Triumph Books | location=Chicago | pages= 639 | isbn=978-1-57243-604-6}} |
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References
References
- "1952-53 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "1952-53 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- (2003). "Total NHL". Triumph Books.
- (2003). "Total NHL". Triumph Books.
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