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1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1968–69 |
| year | 1968 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 35–26–15 |
| HomeRecord | 20–8–10 |
| RoadRecord | 15–18–5 |
| GoalsFor | 271 |
| GoalsAgainst | 202 |
| GeneralManager | Punch Imlach |
| Coach | Punch Imlach |
| Captain | George Armstrong |
| AltCaptain | Tim Horton |
| Dave Keon | |
| Bob Pulford | |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Norm Ullman (35) |
| AssistsLeader | Norm Ullman (42) |
| PointsLeader | Norm Ullman (77) |
| PIMLeader | Jim Dorey (200) |
| WinsLeader | Bruce Gamble (28) |
| GAALeader | Bruce Gamble (2.80) |
Dave Keon Bob Pulford
The 1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs 52nd season of the franchise, 42nd season as the Maple Leafs. Although the Maple Leafs made the playoffs, they were swept in the quarter-finals by Boston, suffering two crushing defeats at Boston Garden.
Offseason
NHL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Brad Selwood | Defence | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 13, 1968||2–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 16, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||1–0–1 |- |3||L||October 19, 1968||1–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 23, 1968||6–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||2–1–1 |- |5||W||October 26, 1968||2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||3–1–1 |- |6||W||October 27, 1968||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||4–1–1 |- |7||L||October 30, 1968||0–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||4–2–1
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Playoffs
|- |1||L||April 2, 1969||0–10 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins ||0–1 |- |2||L||April 3, 1969||0–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins ||0–2 |- |3||L||April 5, 1969||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins ||0–3 |- |4||L||April 6, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins ||0–4
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 41 | |
| 75 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 12 | |
| 74 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 16 | |
| 76 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 16 | |
| 72 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 12 | |
| 66 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 34 | |
| 74 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 107 | |
| 64 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 22 | |
| 72 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 20 | |
| 61 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 200 | |
| 53 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 10 | |
| 55 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 43 | |
| 69 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 46 | |
| 44 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |
| 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 146 | |
| 38 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 39 | |
| 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 95 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3446 | 61 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 161 | 2.80 | 3 | ||||
| 779 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 2.85 | 2 | ||||
| 335 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2.87 | 0 | ||||
| **Team:** | 4560 | 76 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 214 | 2.82 | 5 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4.29 | 0 | |||||
| 86 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9.07 | 0 | |||||
| **Team:** | 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 |
Awards and records
- Tim Horton, runner-up, Norris Trophy.
- Tim Horton, 1968–69 NHL First Team All-Star
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1968–69 season.
Trades
| May 30, 1969 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsForbes Kennedy | To Toronto Maple LeafsCash |
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Intra-league draft
| June 11, 1969 | From Pittsburgh PenguinsMarv Edwards |
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References
References
- "1968-69 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "Toronto Maple Leafs 1968-69 Game Log and Scores".
- "1968-69 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, 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.218
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