1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the first under the Maple Leafs name for the Toronto National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The club finished in fourth to miss the playoffs again.

1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division4th Canadian
1927–28 record18–18–8
Goals for89
Goals against88
Team information
General ManagerConn Smythe
CoachConn Smythe
CaptainHap Day
ArenaArena Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsBill Carson (20)
AssistsHap Day (8)
PointsBill Carson (26)
Penalty minutesArt Duncan (101)
WinsJohn Ross Roach (18)
Goals against averageJohn Ross Roach (1.96)

Offseason

Conn Smythe left his duties as coach at the University of Toronto and became the general manager and coach of the Leafs. Smythe would be general manager for 30 years. Smythe put team captain Bert Corbeau on waivers in October. Corbeau cleared waivers and joined Toronto Ravinia of the Canadian-American Professional Hockey League. Smythe named Hap Day as team captain.

Regular season

Final standings
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Montreal Canadiens44261171164849659
Montreal Maroons4424146967754954
Ottawa Senators44201410785748350
Toronto Maple Leafs4418188898843644
New York Americans44112766312856328

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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
1927-28 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR OTT PIT TOR
Boston —4–0–24–20–2–22–23–12–1–33–11–2–31–2–1
Chicago 0–4–2—2–3–10–41–31–32–40–41–50–4
Detroit 2–43–2–1—2–23–12–0–22–3–10–3–13–2–12–2
M. Canadiens 2–0–24–02–2—2–2–24–24–03–2–12–1–13–2–1
M. Maroons 2–23–11–32–2–2—4–1–12–1–13–2–12–25–0–1
N.Y. Americans 1–33–10–2–22–41–4–1—0–3–11–52–1–11–4–1
N.Y. Rangers 1–2–34–23–2–10–41–2–13–0–1—2–0–23–2–12–2
Ottawa 1–34–03–0–12–3–12–3–15–10–2–2—2–1–11–1–4
Pittsburgh 2–1–35–12–3–11–2–12–21–2–12–3–11–2–1—3–1
Toronto 2–1–14–02–22–3–10–5–14–1–12–21–1–41–3—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 15, 19272–4New York Rangers (1927–28)0–1–0
2WNovember 19, 19274–2Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)1–1–0
3LNovember 22, 19270–1@ Boston Bruins (1927–28)1–2–0
4WNovember 24, 19272–1@ New York Americans (1927–28)2–2–0
5WNovember 26, 19272–1 OT@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)3–2–0
6LDecember 3, 19271–2Montreal Maroons (1927–28)3–3–0
7TDecember 6, 19270–0 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28)3–3–1
8LDecember 8, 19271–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)3–4–1
9TDecember 10, 19270–0 OTOttawa Senators (1927–28)3–4–2
10WDecember 14, 19274–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)4–4–2
11LDecember 17, 19270–1 OTDetroit Cougars (1927–28)4–5–2
12WDecember 20, 19275–2New York Americans (1927–28)5–5–2
13LDecember 22, 19272–3 OTPittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)5–6–2
14TDecember 24, 19271–1 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28)5–6–3
15WDecember 29, 19272–1Boston Bruins (1927–28)6–6–3
16WJanuary 2, 19284–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)7–6–3
17LJanuary 5, 19281–2@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)7–7–3
18LJanuary 7, 19281–9Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)7–8–3
19LJanuary 10, 19281–2@ New York Americans (1927–28)7–9–3
20WJanuary 12, 19282–1@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28)8–9–3
21WJanuary 14, 19286–1New York Rangers (1927–28)9–9–3
22WJanuary 17, 19282–1@ New York Rangers (1927–28)10–9–3
23WJanuary 21, 19282–1Ottawa Senators (1927–28)11–9–3
24LJanuary 26, 19280–1@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)11–10–3
25WJanuary 28, 19284–1Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)12–10–3
26LJanuary 31, 19280–4@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28)12–11–3
27WFebruary 2, 19284–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)13–11–3
28WFebruary 4, 19282–0Detroit Cougars (1927–28)14–11–3
29LFebruary 7, 19281–2Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)14–12–3
30TFebruary 11, 19282–2 OTNew York Americans (1927–28)14–12–4
31LFebruary 14, 19282–4Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)14–13–4
32WFebruary 16, 19283–2@ New York Americans (1927–28)15–13–4
33LFebruary 18, 19281–2@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)15–14–4
34TFebruary 21, 19280–0 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)15–14–5
35TFebruary 23, 19282–2 OTMontreal Maroons (1927–28)15–14–6
36LFebruary 28, 19280–1@ New York Rangers (1927–28)15–15–6
37LMarch 1, 19282–4@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)15–16–6
38TMarch 3, 19280–0 OTBoston Bruins (1927–28)15–16–7
39LMarch 6, 19281–3@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28)15–17–7
40WMarch 8, 19284–2New York Americans (1927–28)16–17–7
41TMarch 13, 19281–1 OTOttawa Senators (1927–28)16–17–8
42WMarch 17, 19285–3Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)17–17–8
43WMarch 20, 19286–2@ Boston Bruins (1927–28)18–17–8
44LMarch 24, 19284–8Montreal Maroons (1927–28)18–18–8

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Bill CarsonC322062636
Hap DayD22981748
Butch KeelingLW431061652
Danny CoxLW41961527
Ace BaileyRW43931272
Art DuncanD43751297
Gerry LowreyLW25651129
Eddie RoddenC2536936
Jimmy HerbertC/RW3171840
Art SmithD1553822
Bert McCaffreyRW/D91129
Beattie RamsayD4302210
George PattersonW1210114
Ed GormanD1901130
Joe IronstoneG10000
Joe PrimeauC20000
John Ross RoachG430000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
John Ross Roach26904318187881.964
Joe Ironstone70100100.001
Team:27604418188881.915

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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;

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs.

Transactions

Roster

See also

References
  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. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. "1927-28 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports Publishing. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
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