1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs season
{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1930–31
|year=1930
|Team=Toronto Maple Leafs
|Record=22–13–9
|HomeRecord=15–4–3
|RoadRecord=7–9–6
|GoalsFor=118
|GoalsAgainst=99
|Division=Canadian
|DivisionRank=2nd
|GeneralManager=Conn Smythe
|Coach=Conn Smythe
|Captain=Hap Day
|Arena=Arena Gardens
|GoalsLeader=Charlie Conacher (31)
|AssistsLeader=Joe Primeau (32)
|PointsLeader=Charlie Conacher (43)
|PIMLeader=Red Horner (71)
|WinsLeader=Lorne Chabot (21)
|GAALeader=Lorne Chabot (2.09)
}}
The 1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). This was the team's last season in the old Arena Gardens. The Maple Leafs would build Maple Leaf Gardens before the next season.
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Offseason
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
Regular season
=Final standings=
{{1930–31 NHL Canadian Division standings|team=TOR}}
=Record vs. opponents=
{{1930–31 NHL Record vs. opponents (Canadian)|team=TOR}}
Schedule and results
{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;|title=1930–31 regular season{{cite web |title=1930-31 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1931_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=April 5, 2025}}}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=November|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-tied}}
|1||T||November 13, 1930||0–0 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1930–31) ||0–0–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|2||W||November 15, 1930||4–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) ||1–0–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|3||W||November 18, 1930||3–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||2–0–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
|4||T||November 20, 1930||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1930–31) ||2–0–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|5||W||November 22, 1930||2–0 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||3–0–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|6||L||November 25, 1930||1–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) ||3–1–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|7||W||November 29, 1930||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Falcons (1930–31) ||4–1–2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=December|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
|8||L||December 2, 1930||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) ||4–2–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|9||W||December 6, 1930||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1930–31) ||5–2–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|10||L||December 9, 1930||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) ||5–3–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|11||L||December 13, 1930||3–7 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1930–31) ||5–4–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|12||L||December 18, 1930||1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||5–5–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|13||W||December 20, 1930||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) ||6–5–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
|14||T||December 23, 1930||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||6–5–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
|15||L||December 25, 1930||1–10 || align="left"| @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) ||6–6–3
|- {{Game-won}}
|16||W||December 28, 1930||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) ||7–6–3
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=January|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
|17||W||January 1, 1931||2–0 || align="left"| New York Americans (1930–31) ||8–6–3
|- {{Game-won}}
|18||W||January 3, 1931||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) ||9–6–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
|19||T||January 6, 1931||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||9–6–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|20||W||January 8, 1931||1–0 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||10–6–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
|21||L||January 10, 1931||1–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) ||10–7–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
|22||T||January 15, 1931||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1930–31) ||10–7–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|23||W||January 17, 1931||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) ||11–7–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|24||W||January 22, 1931||4–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||12–7–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|25||W||January 24, 1931||5–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||13–7–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
|26||L||January 27, 1931||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1930–31) ||13–8–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|27||W||January 29, 1931||3–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||14–8–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|28||W||January 31, 1931||3–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) ||15–8–5
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=February|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
|29||L||February 1, 1931||0–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) ||15–9–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
|30||L||February 3, 1931||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) ||15–10–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|31||W||February 7, 1931||2–0 || align="left"| New York Americans (1930–31) ||16–10–5
|- {{Game-tied}}
|32||T||February 14, 1931||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Falcons (1930–31) ||16–10–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
|33||L||February 19, 1931||1–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||16–11–6
|- {{Game-won}}
|34||W||February 21, 1931||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1930–31) ||17–11–6
|- {{Game-tied}}
|35||T||February 24, 1931||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1930–31) ||17–11–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
|36||L||February 26, 1931||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1930–31) ||17–12–7
|- {{Game-tied}}
|37||T||February 28, 1931||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) ||17–12–8
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=March|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
|38||W||March 3, 1931||5–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) ||18–12–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|39||L||March 5, 1931||5–6 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||18–13–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|40||W||March 7, 1931||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1930–31) ||19–13–8
|- {{Game-tied}}
|41||T||March 10, 1931||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) ||19–13–9
|- {{Game-won}}
|42||W||March 15, 1931||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) ||20–13–9
|- {{Game-won}}
|43||W||March 19, 1931||8–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) ||21–13–9
|- {{Game-won}}
|44||W||March 21, 1931||9–6 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||22–13–9
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
|
Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}
{{Game log end}}
Playoffs
The Maple Leafs were defeated by the Chicago Black Hawks in a two-game total goal series,g 4–3.
Player statistics
=Regular season=
;Scoring
class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" | ||||||
ALIGN="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM | ||||||
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Charlie|Conacher}} | RW | 37 | 31 | 12 | 43 | 78 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ace|Bailey}} | RW | 40 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 46 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Joe|Primeau}} | C | 38 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 18 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Busher|Jackson}} | LW | 43 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 81 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Baldy|Cotton}} | LW | 43 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 45 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|King|Clancy}} | D | 44 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Andy|Blair|dab=ice hockey}} | C | 44 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 32 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Hap|Day}} | D | 44 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 56 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Red|Horner}} | D | 42 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 71 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Gracie}} | C/LW | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Rolly|Huard}} | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Alex|Levinsky}} | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lorne|Chabot}} | G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Art|Duncan}} | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Babe|Dye}} | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Benny|Grant}} | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Herbert|Hamel}} | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{sortname|Roger|Jenkins|Roger Jenkins (ice hockey)}} | RW/D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
;Goaltending
class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" | ||||||||
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Wins"|W ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Losses"| L ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Ties"|T ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Shut-outs"| SO | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lorne|Chabot}} | 2300 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 2.09 | 6 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Benny|Grant}} | 430 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 2.65 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Team: | 2730 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 99 | 2.18 | 8 |
=Playoffs=
;Scoring
class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" | ||||||
ALIGN="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM | ||||||
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Hap|Day}} | D | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ace|Bailey}} | RW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Andy|Blair|dab=ice hockey}} | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|King|Clancy}} | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Charlie|Conacher}} | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lorne|Chabot}} | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Baldy|Cotton}} | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Art|Duncan}} | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Gracie}} | C/LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Red|Horner}} | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Busher|Jackson}} | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Alex|Levinsky}} | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Joe|Primeau}} | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" | |||||||
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Wins"|W ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Losses"| L ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shut-outs"| SO | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lorne|Chabot}} | 139 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.73 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Team: | 139 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.73 | 0 |
{{Hockey season stats note}}
Awards and records
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
Transactions
- July 30, 1930: Signed Free Agent John Gallagher
- October 30, 1930: Acquired King Clancy from the Ottawa Senators for Art Smith, Eric Pettinger, and $35,000
- December 4, 1930: Loaned Roger Jenkins from the Chicago Black Hawks
- December 8, 1930: Released Babe Dye
- December 8, 1930: Signed Free Agent Herb Hamel
- December 26, 1930: Loaned Benny Grant to the Boston Tigers of the Can-Am League for cash
- February 3, 1931: Returned Roger Jenkins to the Chicago Black Hawks
- February 27, 1931: Signed Free Agent Bob Gracie
- March 2, 1931: Signed Free Agent Alex Levinsky
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Toronto Maple Leafs}}
{{Toronto Maple Leafs seasons}}
{{1930–31 NHL season by team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1930-31 Toronto Maple Leafs season}}