1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1959–60 1959 Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd 35–26–9 20–9–6 15–17–3 199 195 Punch Imlach Punch Imlach George Armstrong Maple Leaf Gardens Bob Pulford (24) Tim Horton (29) Bob Pulford (52) Carl Brewer (150) Johnny Bower (34) Johnny Bower (2.68) The 1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in second place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 35 wins, 26 losses, and 9 ties for 79 points. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Semi-finals before being swept by their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in the Stanley Cup Finals. This was the last time a Toronto-based team lost in the championship round of any of the four major North American sports leagues until the 2025 World Series. 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; 1959–60 regular season1959-60 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1960_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||W||October 10, 1959||6–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1959||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 15, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 17, 1959||3–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1959||0–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||October 21, 1959||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||4–2–0 |- |7||T||October 24, 1959||1–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||4–2–1 |- |8||T||October 28, 1959||1–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||4–2–2 |- |9||W||October 31, 1959||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||5–2–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||L||November 1, 1959||3–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||5–3–2 |- |11||W||November 4, 1959||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||6–3–2 |- |12||T||November 7, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||6–3–3 |- |13||W||November 10, 1959||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||7–3–3 |- |14||L||November 12, 1959||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||7–4–3 |- |15||T||November 14, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||7–4–4 |- |16||T||November 15, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||7–4–5 |- |17||W||November 18, 1959||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||8–4–5 |- |18||L||November 21, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||8–5–5 |- |19||W||November 22, 1959||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||9–5–5 |- |20||W||November 26, 1959||4–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||10–5–5 |- |21||T||November 28, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||10–5–6 |- |22||W||November 29, 1959||4–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||11–5–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||W||December 2, 1959||1–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||12–5–6 |- |24||W||December 5, 1959||6–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||13–5–6 |- |25||L||December 6, 1959||0–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||13–6–6 |- |26||L||December 10, 1959||3–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||13–7–6 |- |27||L||December 12, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||13–8–6 |- |28||L||December 13, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||13–9–6 |- |29||L||December 17, 1959||2–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||13–10–6 |- |30||W||December 19, 1959||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||14–10–6 |- |31||L||December 20, 1959||4–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||14–11–6 |- |32||W||December 26, 1959||4–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||15–11–6 |- |33||W||December 27, 1959||6–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||16–11–6 |- |34||L||December 30, 1959||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||16–12–6 |- |35||W||December 31, 1959||4–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||17–12–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||L||January 2, 1960||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||17–13–6 |- |37||W||January 3, 1960||4–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||18–13–6 |- |38||W||January 6, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||19–13–6 |- |39||L||January 9, 1960||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||19–14–6 |- |40||L||January 10, 1960||0–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||19–15–6 |- |41||L||January 14, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||19–16–6 |- |42||W||January 16, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||20–16–6 |- |43||L||January 17, 1960||3–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||20–17–6 |- |44||T||January 23, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||20–17–7 |- |45||L||January 24, 1960||2–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||20–18–7 |- |46||W||January 27, 1960||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||21–18–7 |- |47||W||January 30, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||22–18–7 |- |48||T||January 31, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||22–18–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |49||W||February 3, 1960||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||23–18–8 |- |50||L||February 4, 1960||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||23–19–8 |- |51||W||February 6, 1960||6–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||24–19–8 |- |52||L||February 7, 1960||0–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||24–20–8 |- |53||L||February 10, 1960||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||24–21–8 |- |54||W||February 13, 1960||7–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||25–21–8 |- |55||W||February 14, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||26–21–8 |- |56||W||February 17, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||27–21–8 |- |57||W||February 20, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||28–21–8 |- |58||L||February 21, 1960||5–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||28–22–8 |- |59||W||February 24, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||29–22–8 |- |60||L||February 27, 1960||3–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||29–23–8 |- |61||W||February 28, 1960||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||30–23–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||L||March 3, 1960||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||30–24–8 |- |63||W||March 5, 1960||5–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||31–24–8 |- |64||W||March 6, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||32–24–8 |- |65||L||March 9, 1960||4–9 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||32–25–8 |- |66||L||March 12, 1960||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||32–26–8 |- |67||T||March 13, 1960||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||32–26–9 |- |68||W||March 17, 1960||6–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||33–26–9 |- |69||W||March 19, 1960||1–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||34–26–9 |- |70||W||March 20, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||35–26–9 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs Montreal swept the Chicago Black Hawks in four games to reach the Final. In the other semi-final, Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two. Stanley Cup Finals Montreal swept the Maple Leafs, outscoring them 15–5, en route to being the first team since the 1952 Detroit Red Wings to go without a loss in the playoffs. After the series Rocket Richard retired. He went out with style, finishing with his 34th final-series goal in the third game. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Date Away Score Home Score Notes April 7 Toronto Maple Leafs2Montreal Canadiens4 April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs1Montreal Canadiens2 April 12 Montreal Canadiens5Toronto Maple Leafs2 April 14 Montreal Canadiens4Toronto Maple Leafs0 Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0 Player statistics Forwards Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points Player GP G AST PTS PIM Bob Pulford 70 24 28 52 81 George Armstrong 70 23 28 51 60 Dick Duff 67 19 22 41 51 Frank Mahovlich 70 18 21 39 61 Billy Harris 70 13 25 38 29 Bert Olmstead 53 15 21 36 63 Ron Stewart 67 14 20 34 28 Johnny Wilson 70 15 16 31 8 Gerry Ehman 69 12 16 28 26 Larry Regan 47 4 16 20 6 Gerry James 34 4 9 13 56 Ted Hampson 41 2 8 10 17 Garry Edmundson 39 4 6 10 47 Dave Creighton 14 1 5 6 4 Rudy Migay 1 0 0 0 0 Ken Girard 1 0 0 0 0 Pat Hannigan 1 0 0 0 0 Defencemen Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points Player GP G AST PTS PIM Allan Stanley 64 10 23 33 22 Tim Horton 70 3 29 32 69 Carl Brewer 67 4 19 23 150 Bobby Baun 61 8 9 17 59 Red Kelly 18 6 5 11 8 Joe Crozier 5 0 3 3 2 Marc Reaume 36 0 1 1 6 Al MacNeil 4 0 0 0 2 Goaltending Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average Player GP W L T SO GAA Johnny Bower 66 34 24 8 5 2.68 Ed Chadwick 4 1 2 1 0 3.75 Awards and records Allan Stanley, Defence, NHL Second All-Star Team References Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1959-60 Tor Category:1960 Stanley Cup