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1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs season

1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division3rd NHL
1951–52 record29–25–16
Goals for168
Goals against157
Team information
General managerConn Smythe
CoachJoe Primeau
CaptainTed Kennedy
Team leaders
GoalsSid Smith (27)
AssistsTed Kennedy (33)
PointsSid Smith (57)
Penalty minutesFern Flaman (110)
WinsAl Rollins (29)
Goals against averageAl Rollins (2.22)

The 1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs season Intro articles: 3
1951–52 NHL season
The 1951–52 NHL season was the 35th season of the National Hockey League. The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup by sweeping the Montreal Canadiens four games to none.More
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The club is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Ltd. and are represented by Chairman Larry Tanenbaum. The Maple Leafs' broadcasting rights are split between BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications. For their first 14 seasons, the club played their home games at the Mutual Street Arena, before moving to Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. The Maple Leafs moved to their present home, Scotiabank Arena in February 1999.More
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.More

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 70 44 14 12 215 133 +82 100
2 Montreal Canadiens 70 34 26 10 195 164 +31 78
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 29 25 16 168 157 +11 74
4 Boston Bruins 70 25 29 16 162 176 −14 66
5 New York Rangers 70 23 34 13 192 219 −27 59
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 17 44 9 158 241 −83 43


Record vs. opponents

1951–52 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston — 9–3–2 3–8–3 7–5–2 4–6–4 2–7–5
Chicago 3–9–2 — 2–12 1–10–3 5–7–2 6–6–2
Detroit 8–3–3 12–2 — 9–2–3 9–3–2 6–4–4
Montreal 5–7–2 10–1–3 2–9–3 — 9–4–1 8–5–1
New York 6–4–4 7–5–2 3–9–2 4–9–1 — 3–7–4
Toronto 7–2–5 6–6–2 4–6–4 5–8–1 7–3–4 —

1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs season Offseason articles: 5
1 1951–52 Boston Bruins season
The 1951–52 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 28th season in the NHL.More
2 1951–52 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1951–52 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 26th season in the NHL, and they were coming off of a horrible season in 1950–51, when they finished with an NHL worst record of 13–47–10, earning 36 points, as Chicago missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season. The Black Hawks ended the 1950–51 season winning only two of their last 43 games. In 1951–52, Chicago finished marginally better, but did not qualify for the playoffs.More
3 1951–52 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1951–52 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 26th season. The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup.More
4 1951–52 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1951–52 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 43rd season of play. After qualifying for the playoffs in second place, the Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins to advance to the final series. The Detroit Red Wings would sweep the Canadiens in the finals, four games to none.More
5 1951–52 New York Rangers season
The 1951–52 New York Rangers season was the 26th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers compiled a 23–34–13 record during the regular season, and finished with 59 points. Their fifth-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.More

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 13, 1951 1–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 0–1–0
2 W October 14, 1951 3–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 1–1–0
3 W October 17, 1951 4–2 Boston Bruins (1951–52) 2–1–0
4 L October 20, 1951 2–3 New York Rangers (1951–52) 2–2–0
5 T October 21, 1951 1–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 2–2–1
6 L October 27, 1951 1–2 Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 2–3–1
7 T October 29, 1951 2–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 2–3–2
8 W October 31, 1951 1–0 Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 3–3–2
9 W November 1, 1951 4–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 4–3–2
10 L November 3, 1951 1–2 New York Rangers (1951–52) 4–4–2
11 W November 7, 1951 1–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 5–4–2
12 W November 8, 1951 3–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 6–4–2
13 T November 10, 1951 3–3 Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 6–4–3
14 T November 11, 1951 1–1 @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) 6–4–4
15 T November 14, 1951 2–2 @ New York Rangers (1951–52) 6–4–5
16 T November 17, 1951 1–1 Boston Bruins (1951–52) 6–4–6
17 L November 18, 1951 0–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 6–5–6
18 W November 21, 1951 5–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 7–5–6
19 W November 24, 1951 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 8–5–6
20 W November 25, 1951 4–1 @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) 9–5–6
21 L November 29, 1951 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 9–6–6
22 W December 1, 1951 8–2 New York Rangers (1951–52) 10–6–6
23 W December 2, 1951 2–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 11–6–6
24 T December 5, 1951 2–2 Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 11–6–7
25 W December 8, 1951 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 12–6–7
26 L December 9, 1951 2–7 @ New York Rangers (1951–52) 12–7–7
27 L December 13, 1951 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 12–8–7
28 W December 15, 1951 4–1 New York Rangers (1951–52) 13–8–7
29 L December 16, 1951 3–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 13–9–7
30 L December 20, 1951 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 13–10–7
31 W December 22, 1951 3–2 Boston Bruins (1951–52) 14–10–7
32 L December 23, 1951 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) 14–11–7
33 L December 26, 1951 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 14–12–7
34 W December 29, 1951 4–0 Boston Bruins (1951–52) 15–12–7
35 T December 30, 1951 2–2 @ New York Rangers (1951–52) 15–12–8
36 L January 3, 1952 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 15–13–8
37 W January 5, 1952 2–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 16–13–8
38 W January 9, 1952 2–1 @ New York Rangers (1951–52) 17–13–8
39 W January 12, 1952 5–3 Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 18–13–8
40 L January 13, 1952 1–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 18–14–8
41 W January 15, 1952 1–0 @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) 19–14–8
42 T January 17, 1952 2–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 19–14–9
43 W January 19, 1952 6–2 Boston Bruins (1951–52) 20–14–9
44 W January 20, 1952 3–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 21–14–9
45 L January 23, 1952 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 21–15–9
46 T January 24, 1952 2–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 21–15–10
47 T January 26, 1952 3–3 New York Rangers (1951–52) 21–15–11
48 W January 27, 1952 3–0 @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) 22–15–11
49 T February 2, 1952 1–1 Boston Bruins (1951–52) 22–15–12
50 L February 3, 1952 1–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 22–16–12
51 W February 9, 1952 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 23–16–12
52 W February 10, 1952 4–3 @ New York Rangers (1951–52) 24–16–12
53 L February 13, 1952 1–3 Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 24–17–12
54 L February 14, 1952 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 24–18–12
55 T February 16, 1952 2–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 24–18–13
56 T February 19, 1952 3–3 New York Rangers (1951–52) 24–18–14
57 L February 21, 1952 1–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 24–19–14
58 L February 23, 1952 1–3 Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 24–20–14
59 W February 27, 1952 3–1 @ New York Rangers (1951–52) 25–20–14
60 T March 1, 1952 1–1 Boston Bruins (1951–52) 25–20–15
61 T March 2, 1952 2–2 @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) 25–20–16
62 W March 5, 1952 6–2 Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 26–20–16
63 W March 8, 1952 6–3 Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 27–20–16
64 L March 9, 1952 1–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) 27–21–16
65 L March 13, 1952 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 27–22–16
66 W March 15, 1952 5–2 New York Rangers (1951–52) 28–22–16
67 W March 16, 1952 4–2 @ New York Rangers (1951–52) 29–22–16
68 L March 19, 1952 0–3 Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) 29–23–16
69 L March 22, 1952 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) 29–24–16
70 L March 23, 1952 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) 29–25–16

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Sid Smith 70 27 30 57 6
Ted Kennedy 70 19 33 52 33
Tod Sloan 68 25 23 48 89
Max Bentley 69 24 17 41 40
Cal Gardner 70 15 26 41 40
Harry Watson 70 22 17 39 18
Jimmy Thomson 70 0 25 25 86
Howie Meeker 54 9 14 23 50
Hugh Bolton 60 3 13 16 73
Danny Lewicki 51 4 9 13 26
Joe Klukay 43 4 8 12 6
Gus Mortson 65 1 10 11 106
Fleming MacKell 32 2 8 10 16
Bob Solinger 24 5 3 8 4
Fern Flaman 61 0 7 7 110
George Armstrong 20 3 3 6 30
Ray Timgren 50 2 4 6 11
Bill Juzda 46 1 4 5 65
Rudy Migay 19 2 1 3 12
Leo Boivin 2 0 1 1 0
Jim Morrison 17 0 1 1 4
Earl Balfour 3 0 0 0 2
Turk Broda 1 0 0 0 0
Tim Horton 4 0 0 0 8
Frank Mathers 2 0 0 0 0
John McLellan 2 0 0 0 0
Eric Nesterenko 1 0 0 0 0
Al Rollins 70 0 0 0 4
Bob Sabourin 1 0 0 0 2
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Al Rollins 4170 70 29 24 16 154 2.22 5
Turk Broda 30 1 0 1 0 3 6.00 0
Team: 4200 70 29 25 16 157 2.24 5

Playoffs

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Joe Klukay 4 1 1 2 0
Fern Flaman 4 0 2 2 18
Max Bentley 4 1 0 1 2
Harry Watson 4 1 0 1 2
Ray Timgren 4 0 1 1 0
George Armstrong 4 0 0 0 2
Earl Balfour 1 0 0 0 0
Hugh Bolton 3 0 0 0 4
Turk Broda 2 0 0 0 0
Cal Gardner 3 0 0 0 2
Bill Juzda 3 0 0 0 2
Ted Kennedy 4 0 0 0 4
Howie Meeker 4 0 0 0 11
Jim Morrison 2 0 0 0 0
Gus Mortson 4 0 0 0 8
Al Rollins 2 0 0 0 0
Tod Sloan 4 0 0 0 10
Sid Smith 4 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Thomson 4 0 0 0 25
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Turk Broda 120 2 0 2 7 3.50 0
Al Rollins 120 2 0 2 6 3.00 0
Team: 240 4 0 4 13 3.25 0

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Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs season Awards and records articles: 31
1 Canada
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.More
2 Jimmy Thomson (ice hockey, born 1927)
James Richard Thomson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Thomson played nearly 800 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1945 to 1958 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks. Thomson was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams with Toronto and also served as captain of the team. After helping to organize a players' association for the NHL players, Thomson earned the ire of Toronto Maple Leafs' owner Conn Smythe, after which Thomson vowed to never play again for the Maple Leafs. He was traded to Chicago in the off-season and he played one season in Chicago to finish his career. He then went into business.More
3 Gus Mortson
James Angus Gerald "Old Hardrock" Mortson was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks, and Detroit Red Wings, winning four Stanley Cups with Toronto. He also played in eight NHL All Star Games.More
4 Fernie Flaman
Ferdinand Charles Carl "Fernie" Flaman was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. He was known as a physical defensive defenceman and a consummate bodychecker. As a coach, Flaman was successful at the collegiate ranks as the head coach of Northeastern University.More
5 Leo Boivin
Léo Joseph Boivin is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars.More
6 Tim Horton
Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres. In 2017, Horton was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history. He died following a single-vehicle crash in 1974, at the age of 44.More
7 Bill Juzda
William Juzda was a Canadian professional ice hockey Defenceman from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and won two Stanley Cups with the Leafs in 1949 and 1951. Not a prolific goal scorer, Juzda built a reputation as one of hockey's hardest hitters.More
8 Hugh Bolton (ice hockey)
Hugh Edward "Yug" Bolton was an NHL defenceman. He played in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs.More
9 Frank Mathers
Frank Sydney Mathers was a professional ice hockey player during the 1940s and 1950s with the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, and the AHL Pittsburgh Hornets and Hershey Bears, and is best known for his 35-year association with the Bears as a player, coach, GM and President. He was elected as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder's category in 1992.More
10 Jim Morrison (ice hockey)
James Stewart Hunter Morrison is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, coach and scout. He played 704 National Hockey League games for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. A fast skating, offensive minded defenseman, he would score many goals and assists during his career, a rarity for a blueliner.More
11 Harry Watson (ice hockey, born 1923)
Harold Percival "Whipper" Watson was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played for the Brooklyn Americans, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Chicago Black Hawks, winning five Stanley Cups over a 14-year career in the National Hockey League.More
12 Sid Smith (ice hockey)
Sidney James Smith was a National Hockey League left winger who played with the Toronto Maple Leafs for 12 seasons. He was the Leafs team captain from 1955 to 1956.More
13 Tod Sloan (ice hockey)
Aloysius Martin "Tod" Sloan was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks. He was a member of three Stanley Cup championship teams: 1949 and 1951 in Toronto, and 1961 in Chicago.More
14 Howie Meeker
Howard William Meeker was a Canadian professional hockey player in the National Hockey League, youth coach and educator in ice hockey, and a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament. He became best known to Canadians as an excitable and enthusiastic television colour commentator for Hockey Night in Canada, breaking down strategy in between periods of games with early use of the telestrator.More
15 Bob Sabourin
Robert Patrick Sabourin was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager. A left winger, he played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL), for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1951–52 NHL season. He later played in the minor leagues, eventually joining the Jacksonville Rockets of the Eastern Hockey League in the 1960s. He subsequently became their head coach and general manager, serving with the team until they folded in 1971. Afterward he remained in Jacksonville, where he formed an advertising company with partner Jimmy Murdock to promote concerts, professional wrestling, and other events. He later owned the skating rink Skate World and owned another hockey team, the Jacksonville Bullets, which folded in 1996. He died on July 9, 2020.More
16 Joe Klukay
Joseph Francis Klukay a.k.a. "The Duke of Padocah" was a professional Canadian ice hockey forward. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.More
17 George Armstrong (ice hockey)
George Edward "Chief" Armstrong is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 1,188 NHL games between 1950 and 1971, all with Toronto and a franchise record, and was the team's captain for 13 seasons. Armstrong was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams and played in seven NHL All-Star Games. He scored the final goal of the NHL's "Original Six" era as Toronto won the 1967 Stanley Cup.More
18 Danny Lewicki
Daniel Vladimir Lewicki was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1950s and early 1960s. Before becoming a professional, Lewicki was at the center of a dispute over professional hockey signing practices. As of 2010, Lewicki is the only player to have won the Allan Cup, Memorial Cup and Stanley Cup while still a junior.More
19 Ray Timgren
Raymond Charles "Golden Boy" Timgren was a professional Canadian ice hockey forward.More
20 Earl Balfour
Earl Frederick "Spider" Balfour was a National Hockey League forward from 1952 to 1961. He was a defensive forward and penalty-killing expert. Balfour won the Stanley Cup with the 1960–61 Chicago Black Hawks. He retired after 288 games, posting 30 goals, 22 assists, 52 points and just 78 penalty minutes. He died April 27, 2018 after having lived in the Cambridge, Ontario area.More
21 Eric Nesterenko
Eric "Sonja" Paul Nesterenko is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1951 until 1956 and for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1956 until 1972.More
22 Bob Solinger
Robert Edward "Solly" Solinger was a professional ice hockey player who played 99 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Star City, Saskatchewan, he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. He was the first winner of the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as rookie of the year in the American Hockey League.More
23 Max Bentley
Maxwell Herbert Lloyd "Max" Bentley was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL) as part of a professional and senior career that spanned 20 years. He was the NHL's leading scorer twice in a row, and in 1946 won the Hart Trophy as most valuable player. He played in four All-Star Games and was twice named to a post-season All-Star team.More
24 Ted Kennedy (ice hockey)
Theodore Samuel "Teeder" Kennedy was a professional ice hockey centre who played his entire career with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1943 to 1957 and was captain for eight seasons. Along with Turk Broda, he was the first player in NHL history to win five Stanley Cups, and he was the last Maple Leaf to win the Hart Trophy for most valuable player. He was an essential contributor to the Maple Leafs becoming what many consider as the National Hockey League's first dynasty. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966. He has been called the quintessential Maple Leaf and by some the greatest player in the team's history. In 2017 Kennedy was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.More
25 Captain (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, the captain is the player designated by a team as the only person authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretations when the captain is on the ice. At most levels of play each team must designate one captain and a number of alternate captains who speak to the officials when the captain is on the bench. Captains wear a "C" on their sweaters, while alternate captains wear an "A".More
26 John McLellan
Daniel John McLellan was a Canadian professional hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. He was a member of teams that won the Memorial Cup, the Allan Cup and the world championships.More
27 Rudy Migay
Rudolph Joseph Migay was a Canadian ice hockey forward.More
28 Fleming Mackell
Fleming David Mackell was a Canadian ice hockey forward.More
29 Cal Gardner
Calvin Pearly "Ginger, Red, Torchy" Gardner was a Canadian professional ice hockey player in the NHL. In 1943, after playing professional hockey for three years and winning the Memorial Cup, he joined the Canadian military and took part in World War II. At the conclusion of the war, he once again began playing professional hockey. He died in 2001. His two sons Paul and Dave were also professional ice hockey players.More
30 Conn Smythe
Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe, MC was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens. As owner of the Leafs during numerous championship years, his name appears on the Stanley Cup eight times: 1932, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1962.More
31 Joe Primeau
Alfred Joseph Francis "Gentleman Joe" Primeau, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.More

See also

References

  1. ^ "1951–1952 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "1951-52 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.

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