1934–35 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1934–35 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 18th season of play in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs placed first in the Canadian Division, and won two playoff series to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, only to lose to the Montreal Maroons.

1934–35 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division1st Canadian
1934–35 record30–14–4
Goals for157
Goals against111
Team information
General managerConn Smythe
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainHap Day
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 30 14 4 157 111 64
Montreal Maroons 48 24 19 5 123 92 53
Montreal Canadiens 48 19 23 6 110 145 44
New York Americans 48 12 27 9 100 142 33
St. Louis Eagles 48 11 31 6 86 144 28

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 8, 1934 5–3 Boston Bruins (1934–35) 1–0–0
2 W November 10, 1934 2–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1934–35) 2–0–0
3 W November 15, 1934 1–0 @ New York Americans (1934–35) 3–0–0
4 W November 17, 1934 2–1 Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 4–0–0
5 W November 18, 1934 5–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35) 5–0–0
6 W November 20, 1934 5–2 @ St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 6–0–0
7 W November 24, 1934 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 7–0–0
8 W December 1, 1934 4–3 St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 8–0–0
9 L December 2, 1934 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 8–1–0
10 W December 4, 1934 1–0 @ Boston Bruins (1934–35) 9–1–0
11 L December 8, 1934 2–5 New York Rangers (1934–35) 9–2–0
12 W December 11, 1934 8–4 @ New York Rangers (1934–35) 10–2–0
13 W December 13, 1934 4–2 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 11–2–0
14 W December 15, 1934 4–3 New York Americans (1934–35) 12–2–0
15 T December 20, 1934 1–1 OT @ St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 12–2–1
16 W December 22, 1934 1–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35) 13–2–1
17 W December 25, 1934 6–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1934–35) 14–2–1
18 W December 27, 1934 4–3 OT @ New York Americans (1934–35) 15–2–1
19 L December 29, 1934 2–4 Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 15–3–1
20 L January 1, 1935 0–1 Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 15–4–1
21 W January 5, 1935 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1934–35) 16–4–1
22 L January 8, 1935 1–3 @ Boston Bruins (1934–35) 16–5–1
23 T January 10, 1935 5–5 OT @ New York Americans (1934–35) 16–5–2
24 W January 12, 1935 5–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35) 17–5–2
25 W January 13, 1935 2–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 18–5–2
26 W January 15, 1935 3–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35) 19–5–2
27 L January 17, 1935 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1934–35) 19–6–2
28 W January 19, 1935 6–2 St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 20–6–2
29 L January 20, 1935 1–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35) 20–7–2
30 W January 22, 1935 2–1 @ St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 21–7–2
31 T January 26, 1935 0–0 OT Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 21–7–3
32 L January 29, 1935 5–7 @ New York Rangers (1934–35) 21–8–3
33 L January 31, 1935 2–3 New York Rangers (1934–35) 21–9–3
34 L February 2, 1935 1–2 New York Americans (1934–35) 21–10–3
35 T February 7, 1935 4–4 OT Boston Bruins (1934–35) 21–10–4
36 W February 9, 1935 4–2 Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 22–10–4
37 L February 12, 1935 5–6 OT @ Boston Bruins (1934–35) 22–11–4
38 L February 14, 1935 0–3 @ New York Rangers (1934–35) 22–12–4
39 W February 16, 1935 5–1 New York Rangers (1934–35) 23–12–4
40 W February 19, 1935 3–1 @ Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 24–12–4
41 W February 23, 1935 4–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35) 25–12–4
42 L February 24, 1935 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 25–13–4
43 W March 2, 1935 6–0 New York Americans (1934–35) 26–13–4
44 W March 5, 1935 10–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1934–35) 27–13–4
45 L March 9, 1935 4–7 Boston Bruins (1934–35) 27–14–4
46 W March 12, 1935 1–0 @ Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 28–14–4
47 W March 16, 1935 5–3 Montreal Canadiens (1934–35) 29–14–4
48 W March 19, 1935 5–3 St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 30–14–4

Playoffs

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The Maple Leafs played the Boston Bruins in the second round in a best of five series and won 3–1. In the finals against the Montreal Maroons, they lost a best of five series 3–1.

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Charlie Conacher RW 47 36 21 57 24
Busher Jackson LW 42 22 22 44 27
Joe Primeau C 37 10 20 30 16
Flash Hollett D 48 10 16 26 38
Baldy Cotton LW 47 11 14 25 36
Hec Kilrea LW 46 11 13 24 16
Bill Thoms C 47 9 13 22 15
King Clancy D 47 5 16 21 53
Andy Blair C 45 6 14 20 22
Pep Kelly RW 47 11 8 19 14
Buzz Boll LW 47 14 4 18 4
Red Horner D 46 4 8 12 125
Hap Day D 45 2 4 6 38
Ken Doraty F 11 1 4 5 0
Nick Metz LW 18 2 2 4 4
Art Jackson C 20 1 3 4 4
Frank Finnigan RW 11 2 0 2 2
Bob Davidson LW 5 0 0 0 6
George Hainsworth G 48 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
George Hainsworth 2957 48 30 14 4 111 2.25 8
Charlie Conacher 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Team: 2960 48 30 14 4 111 2.25 8

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Busher Jackson LW 7 3 2 5 2
Charlie Conacher RW 7 1 4 5 6
Frank Finnigan RW 7 1 2 3 2
Joe Primeau C 7 0 3 3 0
Pep Kelly RW 7 2 0 2 4
Bill Thoms C 7 2 0 2 0
Nick Metz LW 6 1 1 2 0
King Clancy D 7 1 0 1 8
Red Horner D 7 0 1 1 4
Andy Blair C 2 0 0 0 2
Buzz Boll LW 6 0 0 0 0
Baldy Cotton LW 7 0 0 0 17
Hap Day D 7 0 0 0 4
Ken Doraty F 1 0 0 0 0
George Hainsworth G 7 0 0 0 0
Flash Hollett D 7 0 0 0 6
Art Jackson C 1 0 0 0 2
Hec Kilrea LW 6 0 0 0 4
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
George Hainsworth 460 7 3 4 12 1.57 2
Team: 460 7 3 4 12 1.57 2

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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

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1934-35 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.