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1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1967–68 |
| year | 1967 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Record | 33–31–10 |
| HomeRecord | 24–9–4 |
| RoadRecord | 9–22–6 |
| GoalsFor | 209 |
| GoalsAgainst | 176 |
| GeneralManager | Punch Imlach |
| Coach | Punch Imlach |
| Captain | George Armstrong |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Mike Walton (30) |
| AssistsLeader | Dave Keon (37) |
| PointsLeader | Mike Walton (59) |
| PIMLeader | Tim Horton, Pete Stemkowski (82) |
| WinsLeader | Bruce Gamble (19) |
| GAALeader | Johnny Bower (2.25) |
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game. It was played at Maple Leaf Gardens on January 16, 1968. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated an all-star team by a score of 4–3. The Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1957–58 season with a record of 33–31–10 for 76 points for a fifth place in the East Division. The Leafs finished with a better record than any of the six expansion teams that season.
Offseason
NHL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16 | J. Bob Kelly | Canada | Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL) |
Players lost in expansion draft
The following Maple Leafs were lost to various franchises in the expansion draft.
| Player | Position | Drafted to |
|---|---|---|
| Al Arbour | (D) | St. Louis Blues |
| Bob Baun | (D) | Oakland Seals |
| Don Blackburn | (W) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| John Brenneman | (LW) | St. Louis Blues |
| Terry Clancy | (W) | Oakland Seals |
| Mike Corrigan | (LW) | Los Angeles Kings |
| Kent Douglas | (D) | Oakland Seals |
| Darryl Edestrand | (D) | St. Louis Blues |
| Aut Erickson | (D) | Oakland Seals |
| Bill Flett | (RW) | Los Angeles Kings |
| Pat Hannigan | (LW) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Fred Hucul | (D) | St. Louis Blues |
| Larry Jeffrey | (LW) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Ed Joyal | (C) | Los Angeles Kings |
| Larry Keenan | (LW) | St. Louis Blues |
| Mike Laughton | (W) | Oakland Seals |
| Lowell MacDonald | (LW) | Los Angeles Kings |
| Terry Sawchuk | (G) | Los Angeles Kings |
| Brit Selby | (W) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Gary Smith | (G) | Oakland Seals |
| Gary Veneruzzo | (LW) | St. Louis Blues |
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 14, 1967||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 15, 1967||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 18, 1967||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 19, 1967||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1967–68) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 21, 1967||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1967–68) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||October 25, 1967||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) ||3–3–0 |- |7||W||October 28, 1967||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| California Seals (1967–68) ||4–3–0 |- |8||L||October 29, 1967||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1967–68) ||4–4–0
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 48 | |
| 74 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 40 | |
| 74 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 8 | |
| 67 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 4 | |
| 74 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 18 | |
| 50 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 30 | |
| 62 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 4 | |
| 58 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 37 | |
| 69 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 82 | |
| 64 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 31 | |
| 60 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 82 | |
| 55 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 13 | |
| 70 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 48 | |
| 65 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34 | |
| 13 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | |
| 64 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |
| 71 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 42 | |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 55 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2201 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 85 | 2.32 | 5 | ||||
| 2239 | 43 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 84 | 2.25 | 4 | ||||
| **Team:** | 4440 | 74 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 169 | 2.28 | 9 |
Awards and records
- Johnny Bower and Bruce Gamble, Runner-up, Vezina Trophy
- Bruce Gamble, All-Star Game MVPNational Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 219, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, .
- Tim Horton, 1967–68 NHL First Team All-Star
Transactions
The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1967–68 season.
Trades
| June 11, 1968 | To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)Bob Barlow | To Toronto Maple LeafsCash |
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Intra-league draft
| June 12, 1968 | From Detroit Red WingsGary Marsh |
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Reverse draft
| June 13, 1968 | From Detroit Red WingsGeorge Gardner |
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Free agents
| Rene Robert | Undrafted free agent |
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| Dickie Moore | St. Louis Blues |
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|}
References
References
- "1967-68 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- (2017). "The California Golden Seals: a tale of white skates, red ink, and one of the NHLs most outlandish teams". University of Nebraska Press.
- "1967-68 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com.
- National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5.
- ''Why the Leafs Still Suck and How They Can Be Fixed'', Updated Edition, Al Strachan, Harper Collins Publishers, 2011, ISBN 978-1-44340-846-2, p.216
- (September 13, 1967). "Flyers Take Phoenix Star". [[Tucson Citizen.
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