1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 29th season of play of the Toronto NHL franchise. Although the club was the defending Stanley Cup champion, the team's play declined and the club finished in fifth, missing the playoffs.[1]

1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs
1945–46 record19–24–7
Team information
General managerConn Smythe
CoachHap Day
CaptainSyl Apps
Team leaders
GoalsGaye Stewart (37)
AssistsGus Bodnar (23)
PointsGaye Stewart (52)
Penalty minutesBob Goldham (44)
WinsFrank McCool (10)
Goals against averageTurk Broda (3.53)

Offseason

Cup hero goaltender Frank McCool held out. The Maple Leafs decided to play the tandem of Baz Bastien and Gordie Bell.[1]

Regular season

Without Frank McCool, the team only won three of the first thirteen games, and the Leafs and McCool came to terms.[1] The club continued to struggle and only won eight of the first 28 games. Turk Broda returned from war-time duty in January, but the team continued to struggle. All-Star defenceman Babe Pratt was suspended, but was reinstated after nine games. The team won only two of the nine games and dropped out of playoff contention. The club finished in fifth place, out of the playoffs. The team was only the second team to miss the playoffs after winning the Cup.[1]

Final standings
National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens5028175172134+3861
2Boston Bruins5024188167156+1156
3Chicago Black Hawks5023207200178+2253
4Detroit Red Wings50202010146159−1350
5Toronto Maple Leafs5019247174185−1145
6New York Rangers5013289144191−4735

Record vs. opponents
1945–46 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —4–64–3–34–5–16–3–16–1–3
Chicago 6–4—3–4–34–5–15–2–35–5
Detroit 3–4–34–3–3—6–3–14–4–23–6–1
Montreal 5–4–15–4–13–6–1—8–1–17–2–1
New York 3–6–12–5–34–4–21–8–1—3–5–2
Toronto 1–6–35–56–3–12–7–15–3–2—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 271–1Boston Bruins (1945–46)0–0–1
2LNovember 12–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)0–1–1
3LNovember 31–4New York Rangers (1945–46)0–2–1
4LNovember 44–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)0–3–1
5LNovember 73–4Boston Bruins (1945–46)0–4–1
6LNovember 82–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)0–5–1
7WNovember 103–2Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)1–5–1
8LNovember 113–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)1–6–1
9LNovember 141–6Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)1–7–1
10LNovember 175–6Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)1–8–1
11WNovember 183–1@ New York Rangers (1945–46)2–8–1
12WNovember 244–3New York Rangers (1945–46)3–8–1
13LNovember 253–5@ Boston Bruins (1945–46)3–9–1
14LDecember 12–8Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)3–10–1
15WDecember 25–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)4–10–1
16LDecember 80–1Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)4–11–1
17LDecember 91–2@ New York Rangers (1945–46)4–12–1
18WDecember 134–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)5–12–1
19WDecember 153–1Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)6–12–1
20TDecember 163–3@ Boston Bruins (1945–46)6–12–2
21TDecember 225–5New York Rangers (1945–46)6–12–3
22WDecember 234–3@ New York Rangers (1945–46)7–12–3
23LDecember 253–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)7–13–3
24LDecember 262–4Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)7–14–3
25LDecember 293–4Boston Bruins (1945–46)7–15–3
26LJanuary 11–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)7–16–3
27LJanuary 50–3Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)7–17–3
28WJanuary 105–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)8–17–3
29WJanuary 129–3Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)9–17–3
30WJanuary 193–1New York Rangers (1945–46)10–17–3
31WJanuary 203–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)11–17–3
32LJanuary 231–7@ Boston Bruins (1945–46)11–18–3
33WJanuary 266–5Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)12–18–3
34LFebruary 23–5Boston Bruins (1945–46)12–19–3
35TFebruary 36–6@ New York Rangers (1945–46)12–19–4
36TFebruary 63–3@ Boston Bruins (1945–46)12–19–5
37WFebruary 94–1Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)13–19–5
38TFebruary 102–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)13–19–6
39LFebruary 162–4Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)13–20–6
40WFebruary 237–2Boston Bruins (1945–46)14–20–6
41LFebruary 242–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)14–21–6
42LFebruary 274–6New York Rangers (1945–46)14–22–6
43WMarch 29–4Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)15–22–6
44WMarch 35–2@ New York Rangers (1945–46)16–22–6
45WMarch 65–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)17–22–6
46LMarch 91–2Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)17–23–6
47LMarch 103–7@ Boston Bruins (1945–46)17–24–6
48TMarch 142–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)17–24–7
49WMarch 167–3Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)18–24–7
50WMarch 1711–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)19–24–7

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Gaye Stewart503715528
Billy Taylor4823184114
Syl Apps402416402
Gus Bodnar4914233714
Babe Pratt415202536
Nick Metz411111224
Bob Goldham497142144
Sweeney Schriner471361915
Bob Davidson41991812
Jackie Hamilton40791612
Lorne Carr4258132
Wally Stanowski453101310
Mel Hill35571210
Bill Ezinicki24481229
Bud Poile91890
Moe Morris3815610
Ted Kennedy213254
Ernie Dickens151346
Don Metz71010
Doug Baldwin150116
Jimmy Thomson50114
Baz Bastien50000
Gordie Bell80000
Turk Broda150000
Frank McCool220005
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Frank McCool1320221093813.680
Turk Broda90015663533.530
Gordie Bell4808350313.870
Baz Bastien3005041204.000
Team:300050192471853.700

[3]

Transactions

References
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (1994). Years of glory, 1942–1967: the National Hockey League's official book of the six-team era. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc. ISBN 0-7710-2817-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Notes
  1. Diamond 1994, p. 18.
  2. "1945–1946 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. "1945-46 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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