1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1970–71 1970 Toronto Maple Leafs East 4th 37–33–8 24–9–6 13–24–2 248 211 Jim Gregory John McLellan Dave Keon Ron EllisNorm UllmanMike Walton Maple Leaf Gardens Dave Keon (38) Norm Ullman (51) Norm Ullman (85) Jim Dorey (198) Jacques Plante (24) Jacques Plante (1.88) The 1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 54th season of the franchise, 44th as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs placed fourth in the East to qualify for the playoffs, after missing the prior year. The Leafs lost to the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. Norm Ullman ranked sixth in the league in the scoring with 85 points.National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.162, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, 0-920445-98-5 2 Offseason NHL draft = NHL All-Star= Hall of Famer Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team18Darryl SittlerCanadaLondon Knights (OHA)222Errol ThompsonCanadaCharlottetown Royals (NBSHL)336Gerry O'FlahertyCanadaKitchener Rangers (OHA)450Bob GrypCanadaBoston University (ECAC)564Luc SimardCanadaTrois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)678Cal BoothCanadaWeyburn Red Wings (SJHL)791Paul LaroseCanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)8103Ron LowCanadaDauphin Kings (MJHL) Regular season In February, the Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers swung a large trade. Toronto picked up Bernie Parent and a second-round draft choice for Bruce Gamble, Mike Walton and a first-round draft choice. Season standings TOR Record vs. opponents TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1970–71 regular season1970-71 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1971_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 |- |1||L||October 11, 1970||3–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 14, 1970||7–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1970–71) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 17, 1970||2–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1970–71) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 18, 1970||2–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 21, 1970||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1970–71) ||1–4–0 |- |6||L||October 24, 1970||0–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) ||1–5–0 |- |7||W||October 28, 1970||6–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) ||2–5–0 |- |8||L||October 31, 1970||1–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) ||2–6–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |9||W||November 1, 1970||5–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||3–6–0 |- |10||L||November 4, 1970||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) ||3–7–0 |- |11||L||November 6, 1970||4–8 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) ||3–8–0 |- |12||L||November 7, 1970||2–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) ||3–9–0 |- |13||L||November 11, 1970||2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) ||3–10–0 |- |14||W||November 14, 1970||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1970–71) ||4–10–0 |- |15||L||November 15, 1970||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1970–71) ||4–11–0 |- |16||L||November 18, 1970||2–7 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) ||4–12–0 |- |17||L||November 19, 1970||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) ||4–13–0 |- |18||W||November 21, 1970||5–3 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1970–71) ||5–13–0 |- |19||T||November 24, 1970||4–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) ||5–13–1 |- |20||L||November 26, 1970||0–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) ||5–14–1 |- |21||W||November 28, 1970||9–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||6–14–1 |- |22||L||November 29, 1970||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1970–71) ||6–15–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||W||December 2, 1970||7–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) ||7–15–1 |- |24||L||December 5, 1970||0–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1970–71) ||7–16–1 |- |25||L||December 6, 1970||2–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) ||7–17–1 |- |26||L||December 8, 1970||0–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) ||7–18–1 |- |27||W||December 9, 1970||4–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) ||8–18–1 |- |28||W||December 12, 1970||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) ||9–18–1 |- |29||W||December 13, 1970||4–0 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) ||10–18–1 |- |30||W||December 16, 1970||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) ||11–18–1 |- |31||W||December 19, 1970||2–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) ||12–18–1 |- |32||W||December 20, 1970||4–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) ||13–18–1 |- |33||W||December 23, 1970||7–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) ||14–18–1 |- |34||L||December 25, 1970||3–6 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) ||14–19–1 |- |35||W||December 26, 1970||9–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) ||15–19–1 |- |36||W||December 30, 1970||3–1 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1970–71) ||16–19–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |37||W||January 2, 1971||13–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||17–19–1 |- |38||W||January 5, 1971||2–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) ||18–19–1 |- |39||T||January 6, 1971||4–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) ||18–19–2 |- |40||W||January 9, 1971||5–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) ||19–19–2 |- |41||W||January 10, 1971||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||20–19–2 |- |42||T||January 13, 1971||1–1 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1970–71) ||20–19–3 |- |43||L||January 14, 1971||0–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) ||20–20–3 |- |44||W||January 16, 1971||8–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) ||21–20–3 |- |45||L||January 17, 1971||1–9 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1970–71) ||21–21–3 |- |46||W||January 20, 1971||5–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) ||22–21–3 |- |47||L||January 22, 1971||2–5 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) ||22–22–3 |- |48||L||January 23, 1971||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) ||22–23–3 |- |49||L||January 27, 1971||1–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) ||22–24–3 |- |50||W||January 30, 1971||5–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) ||23–24–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |51||W||February 3, 1971||6–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1970–71) ||24–24–3 |- |52||W||February 6, 1971||4–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) ||25–24–3 |- |53||W||February 7, 1971||4–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) ||26–24–3 |- |54||T||February 9, 1971||3–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) ||26–24–4 |- |55||W||February 10, 1971||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) ||27–24–4 |- |56||W||February 13, 1971||8–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) ||28–24–4 |- |57||L||February 14, 1971||1–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1970–71) ||28–25–4 |- |58||W||February 17, 1971||4–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) ||29–25–4 |- |59||W||February 20, 1971||3–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1970–71) ||30–25–4 |- |60||W||February 21, 1971||4–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) ||31–25–4 |- |61||T||February 25, 1971||1–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) ||31–25–5 |- |62||W||February 27, 1971||2–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) ||32–25–5 |- |63||L||February 28, 1971||3–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1970–71) ||32–26–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |64||W||March 3, 1971||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) ||33–26–5 |- |65||L||March 5, 1971||1–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) ||33–27–5 |- |66||T||March 6, 1971||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) ||33–27–6 |- |67||W||March 10, 1971||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) ||34–27–6 |- |68||L||March 13, 1971||2–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) ||34–28–6 |- |69||L||March 14, 1971||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1970–71) ||34–29–6 |- |70||L||March 18, 1971||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) ||34–30–6 |- |71||W||March 20, 1971||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1970–71) ||35–30–6 |- |72||T||March 21, 1971||1–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) ||35–30–7 |- |73||W||March 24, 1971||6–0 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) ||36–30–7 |- |74||L||March 25, 1971||3–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) ||36–31–7 |- |75||L||March 28, 1971||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||36–32–7 |- |76||T||March 31, 1971||2–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||36–32–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |77||L||April 3, 1971||3–8 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1970–71) ||36–33–8 |- |78||W||April 4, 1971||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) ||37–33–8 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Norm Ullman 73 34 51 85 24 Dave Keon 76 38 38 76 4 Paul Henderson 72 30 30 60 34 Ron Ellis 78 24 29 53 10 Billy MacMillan 76 22 19 41 42 Garry Monahan 78 15 22 37 79 Jim Harrison Jim Harrison (ice hockey) 78 13 20 33 108 Jim McKenny 68 4 26 30 42 Jim Dorey 74 7 22 29 198 Mike Pelyk 73 5 21 26 54 George Armstrong George Armstrong (ice hockey) 59 7 18 25 6 Guy Trottier 61 19 5 24 21 Brian Spencer 50 9 15 24 115 Rick Ley 76 4 16 20 151 Darryl Sittler 49 10 8 18 37 Bob Baun 58 1 17 18 123 Mike Walton 23 3 10 13 21 Brad Selwood 28 2 10 12 13 Brian Glennie 54 0 8 8 31 Denis Dupere 20 1 2 3 4 Bob Liddington 11 0 1 1 2 Brit Selby 11 0 1 1 6 Doug Brindley 3 0 0 0 0 Bruce Gamble 23 0 0 0 0 Brian Marchinko 2 0 0 0 0 Murray McLachlan Murray McLachlan (ice hockey) 2 0 0 0 0 Ken Murray Ken Murray (ice hockey) 4 0 0 0 0 Bernie Parent 18 0 0 0 0 Jacques Plante 40 0 0 0 2 Rene Robert 5 0 0 0 0 Johnny Bower 1 0 0 0 0 Errol Thompson Errol Thompson (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltending = Indicates league leader PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Jacques Plante 2329 40 24 11 4 73 1.88 4 Bernie Parent 1040 18 7 7 3 46 2.65 0 Bruce Gamble 1226 23 6 13 1 83 3.87 2 Murray McLachlan Murray McLachlan (ice hockey) 25 2 0 1 0 4 9.60 0 Johnny Bower 60 1 0 1 0 5 5.00 0 Team: 4680 78 37 33 8 206 2.64 6 Playoffs Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Paul Henderson 6 5 1 6 4 Dave Keon 6 3 2 5 0 Jim McKenny 6 2 1 3 2 Darryl Sittler 6 2 1 3 31 Billy MacMillan 6 0 3 3 2 Garry Monahan 6 2 0 2 2 Ron Ellis 6 1 1 2 2 George Armstrong George Armstrong (ice hockey) 6 0 2 2 0 Rick Ley 6 0 2 2 4 Norm Ullman 6 0 2 2 2 Bob Baun 6 0 1 1 19 Jim Dorey 6 0 1 1 19 Jim Harrison Jim Harrison (ice hockey) 6 0 1 1 33 Brian Spencer 6 0 1 1 17 Denis Dupere 6 0 0 0 0 Brian Glennie 3 0 0 0 0 Bernie Parent 4 0 0 0 0 Mike Pelyk 6 0 0 0 10 Jacques Plante 3 0 0 0 0 Guy Trottier 5 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Bernie Parent 235 4 2 2 9 2.30 0 Jacques Plante 134 3 0 2 7 3.13 0 Team: 369 6 2 4 16 2.60 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-27 1970-71 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1971.html Playoffs The New York Rangers battled the Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs. The Rangers took the series 4 games to 2. Awards and records Dave Keon, Centre, NHL Second Team All-Star Dave Keon, Runner up, Lady Byng Memorial TrophyNational Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, 0-920445-98-5 Jacques Plante, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star Transactions The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1970–71 season. Trades August 1, 1970To Vancouver CanucksAndre HinseTo Toronto Maple LeafsPat Hannigan Ted McCaskill August 31, 1970To Buffalo SabresBrent ImlachTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash September 1, 1970To Vancouver CanucksCashTo Toronto Maple LeafsLoan of Andre Hinse September 2, 1970To Buffalo SabresFloyd SmithTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash September 3, 1970To Los Angeles KingsBob PulfordTo Toronto Maple LeafsGarry Monahan Brian Murphy November 13, 1970To St. Louis BluesBrit SelbyTo Toronto Maple LeafsBob Baun December 23, 1970To Montreal CanadiensTerry ClancyTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash January 31, 1971To Philadelphia FlyersMike Walton Bruce Gamble 1st round pick in 1971 – Pierre PlanteTo Toronto Maple LeafsBernie Parent 2nd round pick in 1971 – Rick Kehoe February 1, 1971To Los Angeles KingsNorm ArmstrongTo Toronto Maple LeafsDon Westbrooke June 10, 1971To Boston BruinsCashTo Toronto Maple Leafs7th round pick in 1971 – Steve Johnson Intra-league draft June 8, 1971To Buffalo SabresRene Robert June 8, 1971To California Golden SealsFrank Hughes June 8, 1971To Buffalo SabresKen Murray June 8, 1971From Buffalo SabresDon Marshall Free agents Player Former team Murray McLachlan Undrafted Free Agent Player New team Brian Murphy Springfield Kings (AHL) References Maple Leafs on Hockey Database Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1970-71 Toronto Category:1970 in Toronto Category:1971 in Toronto