1960–61 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1960–61 1960 2nd Toronto Maple Leafs 39–19–12 21–6–8 18–13–4 234 176 Punch Imlach Punch Imlach George Armstrong Maple Leaf Gardens Frank Mahovlich (48) Red Kelly (50) Frank Mahovlich (84) Frank Mahovlich (131) Johnny Bower (33) Gerry McNamara (2.40) The 1960–61 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 44th season of operation of the Toronto franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Leafs placed second, making the playoffs for the third consecutive year before losing in the semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings. 2 Regular season Final standings TOR Record vs. opponents TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1960–61 regular season1960-61 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1961_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 4, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |3||T||October 9, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||0–2–1 |- |4||L||October 12, 1960||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||0–3–1 |- |5||T||October 15, 1960||1–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||0–3–2 |- |6||W||October 16, 1960||7–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||1–3–2 |- |7||W||October 19, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||2–3–2 |- |8||L||October 22, 1960||1–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||2–4–2 |- |9||W||October 23, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||3–4–2 |- |10||W||October 29, 1960||8–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||4–4–2 |- |11||W||October 30, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||5–4–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||T||November 2, 1960||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||5–4–3 |- |13||L||November 3, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||5–5–3 |- |14||W||November 5, 1960||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||6–5–3 |- |15||L||November 9, 1960||0–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||6–6–3 |- |16||W||November 12, 1960||7–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||7–6–3 |- |17||W||November 13, 1960||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||8–6–3 |- |18||T||November 16, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||8–6–4 |- |19||W||November 19, 1960||6–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||9–6–4 |- |20||W||November 20, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||10–6–4 |- |21||L||November 24, 1960||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||10–7–4 |- |22||T||November 26, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||10–7–5 |- |23||L||November 27, 1960||0–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||10–8–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||L||December 1, 1960||3–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||10–9–5 |- |25||W||December 3, 1960||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||11–9–5 |- |26||W||December 4, 1960||5–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||12–9–5 |- |27||L||December 7, 1960||2–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||12–10–5 |- |28||W||December 10, 1960||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||13–10–5 |- |29||W||December 11, 1960||6–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||14–10–5 |- |30||W||December 15, 1960||4–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||15–10–5 |- |31||T||December 17, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||15–10–6 |- |32||W||December 18, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||16–10–6 |- |33||T||December 24, 1960||4–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||16–10–7 |- |34||W||December 25, 1960||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||17–10–7 |- |35||L||December 28, 1960||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||17–11–7 |- |36||W||December 31, 1960||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||18–11–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |37||W||January 1, 1961||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||19–11–7 |- |38||W||January 4, 1961||6–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||20–11–7 |- |39||W||January 5, 1961||4–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||21–11–7 |- |40||W||January 7, 1961||4–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||22–11–7 |- |41||L||January 8, 1961||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||22–12–7 |- |42||L||January 12, 1961||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||22–13–7 |- |43||W||January 14, 1961||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||23–13–7 |- |44||W||January 15, 1961||6–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||24–13–7 |- |45||T||January 18, 1961||4–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||24–13–8 |- |46||L||January 21, 1961||1–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||24–14–8 |- |47||W||January 25, 1961||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||25–14–8 |- |48||L||January 26, 1961||4–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||25–15–8 |- |49||W||January 28, 1961||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||26–15–8 |- |50||W||January 29, 1961||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||27–15–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |51||W||February 2, 1961||5–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||28–15–8 |- |52||W||February 4, 1961||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||29–15–8 |- |53||T||February 5, 1961||1–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||29–15–9 |- |54||W||February 8, 1961||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||30–15–9 |- |55||W||February 11, 1961||6–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||31–15–9 |- |56||W||February 12, 1961||4–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||32–15–9 |- |57||L||February 15, 1961||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||32–16–9 |- |58||W||February 18, 1961||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||33–16–9 |- |59||L||February 19, 1961||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||33–17–9 |- |60||W||February 23, 1961||4–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||34–17–9 |- |61||W||February 25, 1961||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||35–17–9 |- |62||T||February 26, 1961||2–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||35–17–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |63||W||March 1, 1961||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||36–17–10 |- |64||W||March 4, 1961||5–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||37–17–10 |- |65||L||March 5, 1961||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||37–18–10 |- |66||T||March 11, 1961||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||37–18–11 |- |67||W||March 12, 1961||5–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||38–18–11 |- |68||L||March 16, 1961||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||38–19–11 |- |69||W||March 18, 1961||6–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1960–61) ||39–19–11 |- |70||T||March 19, 1961||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||39–19–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs July 2010 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Frank Mahovlich 70 48 36 84 131 Red Kelly 64 20 50 70 12 Bob Nevin 68 21 37 58 13 Bert Olmstead 67 18 34 52 84 Dave Keon 70 20 25 45 6 Billy Harris 66 12 27 39 30 Allan Stanley 68 9 25 34 42 Dick Duff 67 16 17 33 54 George Armstrong 47 14 19 33 21 Bob Pulford 40 11 18 29 41 Eddie Shack 55 14 14 28 90 Ron Stewart 51 13 12 25 8 Tim Horton 57 6 15 21 75 Bob Baun 70 1 14 15 70 Carl Brewer 51 1 14 15 92 Larry Hillman 62 3 10 13 59 John MacMillan 31 3 5 8 8 Larry Regan 37 3 5 8 2 Gerry Ehman 14 1 1 2 2 Johnny Wilson 3 0 1 1 0 Johnny Bower 58 0 0 0 0 Garry Edmundson 3 0 0 0 0 Gary Jarrett 1 0 0 0 0 Cesare Maniago 7 0 0 0 2 Jack Martin 1 0 0 0 0 Gerry McNamara 5 0 0 0 2 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Johnny Bower 3480 58 33 15 10 145 2.50 2 Cesare Maniago 420 7 4 2 1 17 2.43 0 Gerry McNamara 300 5 2 2 1 12 2.40 0 Team: 4200 70 39 19 12 174 2.49 2 Playoffs Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Bert Olmstead 3 1 2 3 10 Allan Stanley 5 0 3 3 0 George Armstrong 5 1 1 2 0 Dave Keon 5 1 1 2 0 Frank Mahovlich 5 1 1 2 6 Billy Harris 5 1 0 1 0 Red Kelly 2 1 0 1 0 Bob Nevin 5 1 0 1 2 Ron Stewart 5 1 0 1 2 Dick Duff 5 0 1 1 2 Bob Baun 3 0 0 0 8 Johnny Bower 3 0 0 0 2 Carl Brewer 5 0 0 0 4 Larry Hillman 5 0 0 0 0 Tim Horton 5 0 0 0 0 John MacMillan 4 0 0 0 0 Cesare Maniago 2 0 0 0 0 Bob Pulford 5 0 0 0 8 Larry Regan 4 0 0 0 0 Eddie Shack 4 0 0 0 2 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Cesare Maniago 145 2 1 1 6 2.48 0 Johnny Bower 180 3 0 3 8 2.67 0 Team: 325 5 1 4 14 2.58 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-26 1960-61 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1961.html Farm teams Rochester Americans AHL Toronto Marlboros OHA Jr. A St. Mikes Majors Metro Jr. A References Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1960-61 Tor