1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1968–69 1968 Toronto Maple Leafs East 4th 35–26–15 20–8–10 15–18–5 271 202 Punch Imlach Punch Imlach George Armstrong Tim HortonDave KeonBob Pulford Maple Leaf Gardens Norm Ullman (35) Norm Ullman (42) Norm Ullman (77) Jim Dorey (200) Bruce Gamble (28) Bruce Gamble (2.80) The 1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs 52nd season of the franchise, 42nd season as the Maple Leafs. Although the Maple Leafs returned to the playoffs after missing the prior year, they were swept in the quarter-finals by Boston, suffering two crushing defeats at Boston Garden. 2 Offseason NHL draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality Club team110 Brad Selwood Defence Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) Regular season Season standings TOR Record vs. opponents TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1968–69 regular season1968-69 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1969_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 13, 1968||2–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 16, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||1–0–1 |- |3||L||October 19, 1968||1–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 23, 1968||6–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||2–1–1 |- |5||W||October 26, 1968||2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||3–1–1 |- |6||W||October 27, 1968||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||4–1–1 |- |7||L||October 30, 1968||0–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||4–2–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |8||L||November 2, 1968||2–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||4–3–1 |- |9||W||November 6, 1968||1–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||5–3–1 |- |10||L||November 9, 1968||1–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||5–4–1 |- |11||W||November 10, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||6–4–1 |- |12||T||November 13, 1968||1–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||6–4–2 |- |13||W||November 14, 1968||5–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||7–4–2 |- |14||W||November 16, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||8–4–2 |- |15||T||November 17, 1968||1–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||8–4–3 |- |16||W||November 20, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||9–4–3 |- |17||L||November 23, 1968||2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||9–5–3 |- |18||L||November 24, 1968||4–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||9–6–3 |- |19||T||November 27, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||9–6–4 |- |20||T||November 30, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||9–6–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |21||L||December 1, 1968||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||9–7–5 |- |22||W||December 4, 1968||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||10–7–5 |- |23||W||December 7, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||11–7–5 |- |24||W||December 8, 1968||4–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||12–7–5 |- |25||T||December 11, 1968||4–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||12–7–6 |- |26||W||December 12, 1968||1–0 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||13–7–6 |- |27||W||December 14, 1968||3–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||14–7–6 |- |28||W||December 18, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||15–7–6 |- |29||W||December 21, 1968||8–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||16–7–6 |- |30||L||December 22, 1968||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||16–8–6 |- |31||W||December 25, 1968||4–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||17–8–6 |- |32||L||December 26, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||17–9–6 |- |33||L||December 28, 1968||1–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||17–10–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |34||W||January 1, 1969||7–3 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||18–10–6 |- |35||W||January 4, 1969||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||19–10–6 |- |36||T||January 5, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||19–10–7 |- |37||T||January 8, 1969||4–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||19–10–8 |- |38||L||January 9, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||19–11–8 |- |39||W||January 11, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||20–11–8 |- |40||T||January 15, 1969||5–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||20–11–9 |- |41||T||January 18, 1969||1–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||20–11–10 |- |42||L||January 19, 1969||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||20–12–10 |- |43||W||January 23, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||21–12–10 |- |44||W||January 25, 1969||2–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||22–12–10 |- |45||L||January 26, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||22–13–10 |- |46||L||January 29, 1969||1–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||22–14–10 |- |47||L||January 31, 1969||4–5 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||22–15–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |48||L||February 2, 1969||3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||22–16–10 |- |49||T||February 5, 1969||5–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||22–16–11 |- |50||L||February 8, 1969||1–4 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||22–17–11 |- |51||W||February 9, 1969||5–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||23–17–11 |- |52||W||February 12, 1969||7–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||24–17–11 |- |53||W||February 15, 1969||6–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||25–17–11 |- |54||L||February 16, 1969||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||25–18–11 |- |55||W||February 19, 1969||5–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||26–18–11 |- |56||L||February 20, 1969||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||26–19–11 |- |57||L||February 22, 1969||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||26–20–11 |- |58||L||February 23, 1969||2–7 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||26–21–11 |- |59||W||February 26, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||27–21–11 |- |60||T||February 27, 1969||1–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||27–21–12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |61||T||March 1, 1969||3–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) ||27–21–13 |- |62||W||March 2, 1969||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||28–21–13 |- |63||W||March 5, 1969||6–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||29–21–13 |- |64||L||March 6, 1969||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||29–22–13 |- |65||T||March 8, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||29–22–14 |- |66||W||March 12, 1969||4–0 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||30–22–14 |- |67||W||March 13, 1969||3–1 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) ||31–22–14 |- |68||W||March 15, 1969||7–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||32–22–14 |- |69||L||March 16, 1969||3–11 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||32–23–14 |- |70||T||March 19, 1969||1–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||32–23–15 |- |71||W||March 22, 1969||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||33–23–15 |- |72||L||March 23, 1969||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||33–24–15 |- |73||W||March 26, 1969||6–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||34–24–15 |- |74||W||March 27, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) ||35–24–15 |- |75||L||March 29, 1969||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1968–69) ||35–25–15 |- |76||L||March 30, 1969||0–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||35–26–15 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1969 Stanley Cup playoffshttp://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=TOR&yr=1968 Toronto Maple Leafs 1968-69 Game Log and Scores 2009-07-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120220150025/http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=TOR&yr=1968 2012-02-20 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (E4) Boston Bruins – Bruins win 4–0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series |- |1||L||April 2, 1969||0–10 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins ||0–1 |- |2||L||April 3, 1969||0–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins ||0–2 |- |3||L||April 5, 1969||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins ||0–3 |- |4||L||April 6, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins ||0–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Norm Ullman 75 35 42 77 41 Dave Keon 75 27 34 61 12 Paul Henderson 74 27 32 59 16 Murray Oliver 76 14 36 50 16 Ron Ellis 72 25 21 46 12 Mike Walton 66 22 21 43 34 Tim Horton 74 11 29 40 107 Floyd Smith ice hockey 64 15 19 34 22 Bob Pulford 72 11 23 34 20 Jim Dorey 61 8 22 30 200 George Armstrong George Armstrong (ice hockey) 53 11 16 27 10 Larry Mickey 55 8 19 27 43 Pierre Pilote 69 3 18 21 46 Bill Sutherland hockey 44 7 5 12 14 Mike Pelyk 65 3 9 12 146 Rick Ley 38 1 11 12 39 Pat Quinn Pat Quinn (ice hockey) 40 2 7 9 95 Brit Selby 14 2 2 4 19 Wayne Carleton 12 1 3 4 6 Marcel Pronovost 34 1 2 3 20 Forbes Kennedy 13 0 3 3 24 Gerry Meehan 25 0 2 2 2 Johnny Bower 20 0 0 0 0 Mike Byers 5 0 0 0 2 Terry Clancy 2 0 0 0 0 Bruce Gamble 61 0 0 0 2 Gary Marsh ice hockey 1 0 0 0 0 Jim McKenny 7 0 0 0 2 Al Smith Al Smith (ice hockey) 7 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Bruce Gamble 3446 61 28 20 11 161 2.80 3 Johnny Bower 779 20 5 4 3 37 2.85 2 Al Smith Al Smith (ice hockey) 335 7 2 2 1 16 2.87 0 Team: 4560 76 35 26 15 214 2.82 5 Playoffs Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Dave Keon 4 1 3 4 2 Ron Ellis 4 2 1 3 2 Murray Oliver 4 1 2 3 0 Norm Ullman 4 1 0 1 0 Jim Dorey 4 0 1 1 21 Paul Henderson 4 0 1 1 0 Pierre Pilote 4 0 1 1 4 George Armstrong George Armstrong (ice hockey) 4 0 0 0 0 Johnny Bower 4 0 0 0 0 Bruce Gamble 3 0 0 0 0 Tim Horton 4 0 0 0 7 Forbes Kennedy 1 0 0 0 38 Rick Ley 3 0 0 0 9 Larry Mickey 3 0 0 0 5 Mike Pelyk 4 0 0 0 8 Bob Pulford 4 0 0 0 2 Pat Quinn Pat Quinn (ice hockey) 4 0 0 0 13 Brit Selby 4 0 0 0 4 Floyd Smith ice hockey 4 0 0 0 0 Mike Walton 4 0 0 0 4 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Johnny Bower 154 4 0 2 11 4.29 0 Bruce Gamble 86 3 0 2 13 9.07 0 Team: 240 4 0 4 24 6.00 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-27 1968-69 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1969.html Awards and records Tim Horton, runner-up, Norris Trophy.National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, 0-920445-98-5. Tim Horton, 1968–69 NHL First Team All-StarWhy the Leafs Still Suck and How They Can Be Fixed, Updated Edition, Al Strachan, Harper Collins Publishers, 2011, ISBN 978-1-44340-846-2, p.218 Transactions The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1968–69 season. Trades September 30, 1968To Los Angeles KingsGary Croteau Brian Murphy Wayne ThomasTo Toronto Maple LeafsGrant Moore Lou Deveault October 1, 1968To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)Darryl SlyTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash March 2, 1969To Philadelphia FlyersGerry Meehan Mike Byers Bill SutherlandTo Toronto Maple LeafsBrit Selby Forbes Kennedy May 1, 1969To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)Brad Selwood Rene RobertTo Toronto Maple LeafsRon Ward May 30, 1969To Pittsburgh PenguinsForbes KennedyTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash Intra-league draft June 11, 1969To Pittsburgh PenguinsAl Smith June 11, 1969To Montreal CanadiensLarry Mickey June 11, 1969From Pittsburgh PenguinsMarv Edwards References Maple Leafs on Hockey Database Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1968-69 Tor Category:1968 in Toronto Category:1969 in Toronto Category:1968 in sports in Ontario Category:1969 in sports in Ontario