1943–44 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1943–44 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1943–44 Toronto Maple Leafs
1943–44 record23–23–4
Team information
General managerConn Smythe
CoachHap Day
CaptainBob Davidson
Team leaders
GoalsLorne Carr (36)
AssistsGus Bodnar (40)
Babe Pratt (40)
PointsLorne Carr (74)
Penalty minutesReg Hamilton (32)
WinsPaul Bibeault (13)
Goals against averagePaul Bibeault (3.00)

Offseason edit

Regular season edit

Final standings edit

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 50 38 5 7 234 109 +125 83
2 Detroit Red Wings 50 26 18 6 214 177 +37 58
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 23 23 4 214 174 +40 50
4 Chicago Black Hawks 50 22 23 5 178 187 −9 49
5 Boston Bruins 50 19 26 5 223 268 −45 43
6 New York Rangers 50 6 39 5 162 310 −148 17

Record vs. opponents edit

1943–44 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 5–5 1–7–2 3–5–2 7–2–1 3–7
Chicago 5–5 5–5 0–8–2 7–1–2 5–4–1
Detroit 7–1–2 5–5 0–9–1 8–1–1 6–2–2
Montreal 5–3–2 8–0–2 9–0–1 9–0–1 7–2–1
New York 2–7–1 1–7–2 1–8–1 0–9–1 2–8
Toronto 7–3 4–5–1 2–6–2 2–7–1 8–2


Schedule and results edit

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 30 5–2 New York Rangers (1943–44) 1–0–0
2 W October 31 4–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) 2–0–0
3 T November 4 5–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) 2–0–1
4 L November 6 2–5 Boston Bruins (1943–44) 2–1–1
5 W November 7 7–4 @ New York Rangers (1943–44) 3–1–1
6 T November 11 2–2 Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) 3–1–2
7 L November 13 1–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) 3–2–2
8 L November 18 2–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) 3–3–2
9 L November 20 2–7 Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) 3–4–2
10 W November 21 5–2 @ New York Rangers (1943–44) 4–4–2
11 L November 23 5–8 @ Boston Bruins (1943–44) 4–5–2
12 W November 27 7–4 Boston Bruins (1943–44) 5–5–2
13 L November 28 4–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) 5–6–2
14 W December 2 6–5 Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) 6–6–2
15 W December 4 11–4 New York Rangers (1943–44) 7–6–2
16 W December 11 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) 8–6–2
17 L December 12 2–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) 8–7–2
18 L December 16 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) 8–8–2
19 W December 18 8–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) 9–8–2
20 W December 19 5–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) 10–8–2
21 L December 21 5–8 @ Boston Bruins (1943–44) 10–9–2
22 L December 25 3–5 New York Rangers (1943–44) 10–10–2
23 W December 31 4–0 @ New York Rangers (1943–44) 11–10–2
24 W January 1 5–2 @ Boston Bruins (1943–44) 12–10–2
25 L January 4 3–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) 12–11–2
26 W January 6 6–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) 13–11–2
27 W January 8 12–3 Boston Bruins (1943–44) 14–11–2
28 W January 11 5–0 Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) 15–11–2
29 L January 15 4–6 Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) 15–12–2
30 L January 16 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) 15–13–2
31 W January 18 7–2 @ Boston Bruins (1943–44) 16–13–2
32 L January 22 1–5 New York Rangers (1943–44) 16–14–2
33 L January 23 3–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) 16–15–2
34 T January 27 2–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) 16–15–3
35 L January 29 3–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) 16–16–3
36 W February 5 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) 17–16–3
37 L February 6 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) 17–17–3
38 L February 12 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) 17–18–3
39 W February 13 6–3 @ New York Rangers (1943–44) 18–18–3
40 W February 19 10–4 Boston Bruins (1943–44) 19–18–3
41 T February 20 0–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) 19–18–4
42 L February 24 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) 19–19–4
43 L February 26 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) 19–20–4
44 W February 29 7–3 @ Boston Bruins (1943–44) 20–20–4
45 L March 4 2–5 Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) 20–21–4
46 L March 5 3–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) 20–22–4
47 W March 9 8–0 @ New York Rangers (1943–44) 21–22–4
48 W March 11 5–0 New York Rangers (1943–44) 22–22–4
49 L March 12 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) 22–23–4
50 W March 18 10–2 Boston Bruins (1943–44) 23–23–4

Playoffs edit

Player statistics edit

Regular season edit

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Lorne Carr RW 50 36 38 74 9
Gus Bodnar C 50 22 40 62 18
Babe Pratt D 50 17 40 57 30
Ted Kennedy C 49 26 23 49 2
Bob Davidson LW 47 19 28 47 21
Jackie Hamilton C 49 20 17 37 4
George Boothman C/D 49 16 18 34 14
Moe Morris D 50 12 21 33 22
Mel Hill RW 17 9 10 19 6
Jack McLean C/RW 32 3 15 18 30
Reg Hamilton D 39 4 12 16 32
Tom O'Neill RW 33 8 7 15 29
Bud Poile RW 11 6 8 14 9
Don Webster LW 27 7 6 13 28
Bucko McDonald D 9 2 4 6 8
Johnny Ingoldsby RW/D 21 5 0 5 15
Ross Johnstone D 18 2 0 2 6
Red Carr LW 5 0 1 1 2
Frank Dunlap W 15 0 1 1 2
Paul Bibeault G 29 0 0 0 0
Benny Grant G 20 0 0 0 0
Jean Marois G 1 0 0 0 0
Eric Prentice LW 5 0 0 0 4
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Paul Bibeault 1740 29 13 14 2 87 3.00 5
Benny Grant 1200 20 9 9 2 83 4.15 0
Jean Marois 60 1 1 0 0 4 4.00 0
Team: 3000 50 23 23 4 174 3.48 5

Playoffs edit

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
George Boothman C/D 5 2 1 3 2
Moe Morris D 5 1 2 3 2
Babe Pratt D 5 0 3 3 4
Ted Kennedy C 5 1 1 2 4
Jackie Hamilton C 5 1 0 1 0
Reg Hamilton D 5 1 0 1 8
Lorne Carr RW 5 0 1 1 0
Paul Bibeault G 5 0 0 0 0
Gus Bodnar C 5 0 0 0 0
Bob Davidson LW 5 0 0 0 4
Ross Johnstone D 3 0 0 0 0
Jack McLean C/RW 3 0 0 0 6
Tom O'Neill RW 4 0 0 0 6
Don Webster LW 5 0 0 0 12
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Paul Bibeault 300 5 1 4 23 4.60 0
Team: 300 5 1 4 23 4.60 0

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Standings: 1943–1944". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1943-44 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.