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1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1959–60 |
| year | 1959 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| LeagueRank | 2nd |
| Record | 35–26–9 |
| HomeRecord | 20–9–6 |
| RoadRecord | 15–17–3 |
| GoalsFor | 199 |
| GoalsAgainst | 195 |
| GeneralManager | Punch Imlach |
| Coach | Punch Imlach |
| Captain | George Armstrong |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Bob Pulford (24) |
| AssistsLeader | Tim Horton (29) |
| PointsLeader | Bob Pulford (52) |
| PIMLeader | Carl Brewer (150) |
| WinsLeader | Johnny Bower (34) |
| GAALeader | Johnny Bower (2.68) |
The 1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in second place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 35 wins, 26 losses, and 9 ties for 79 points. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Semi-finals before being swept by their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 10, 1959||6–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1959||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 15, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 17, 1959||3–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1959||0–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||October 21, 1959||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||4–2–0 |- |7||T||October 24, 1959||1–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||4–2–1 |- |8||T||October 28, 1959||1–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||4–2–2 |- |9||W||October 31, 1959||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||5–2–2
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| Legend:
Playoffs
Montreal swept the Chicago Black Hawks in four games to reach the Final. In the other semi-final, Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two.
Stanley Cup Finals
Montreal swept the Maple Leafs, outscoring them 15–5, en route to being the first team since the 1952 Detroit Red Wings to go without a loss in the playoffs.
After the series Rocket Richard retired. He went out with style, finishing with his 34th final-series goal in the third game.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **4** | |
| April 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **2** | |
| April 12 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **5** | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |
| April 14 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **4** | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 |
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Player statistics
Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pulford | 70 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 81 |
| George Armstrong | 70 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 60 |
| Dick Duff | 67 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 51 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 70 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 61 |
| Billy Harris | 70 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 29 |
| Bert Olmstead | 53 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 63 |
| Ron Stewart | 67 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 28 |
| Johnny Wilson | 70 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 8 |
| Gerry Ehman | 69 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 26 |
| Larry Regan | 47 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 |
| Gerry James | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 56 |
| Ted Hampson | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 |
| Garry Edmundson | 39 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 47 |
| Dave Creighton | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Rudy Migay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Girard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hannigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Stanley | 64 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 22 |
| Tim Horton | 70 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 69 |
| Carl Brewer | 67 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 150 |
| Bobby Baun | 61 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 59 |
| Red Kelly | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| Joe Crozier | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Marc Reaume | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Al MacNeil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bower | 66 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2.68 |
| Ed Chadwick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 |
Awards and records
- Allan Stanley, Defence, NHL Second All-Star Team
References
References
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