1936–37 Toronto Maple Leafs season
{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1936–37
|year=1936
|Team=Toronto Maple Leafs
|Record=22–21–5
|HomeRecord=14–9–1
|RoadRecord=8–12–4
|GoalsFor=119
|GoalsAgainst=115
|Division=Canadian
|DivisionRank=3rd
|GeneralManager=Conn Smythe
|Coach=Dick Irvin
|Captain=Hap Day
|Arena=Maple Leaf Gardens
|GoalsLeader=Busher Jackson (45)
|AssistsLeader=Syl Apps (29)
|PointsLeader=Syl Apps (45)
|PIMLeader=Red Horner (124)
|WinsLeader=Turk Broda (22)
|GAALeader=Turk Broda (2.30)
}}
The 1936–37 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 20th season of play for the Toronto NHL franchise, tenth as the Maple Leafs.
{{TOC limit|limit=2}}
Offseason
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
Regular season
=Final standings=
{{1936–37 NHL Canadian Division standings|team=TOR}}
=Record vs. opponents=
{{1936–37 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=1936–37 regular season{{cite web |title=1936-37 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1937_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-lost}}
|1||L||November 5, 1936||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||0–1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
|2||L||November 7, 1936||2–3 || align="left"| New York Americans (1936–37) ||0–2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
|3||W||November 14, 1936||6–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||1–2–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
|4||T||November 15, 1936||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||1–2–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
|5||L||November 21, 1936||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||1–3–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
|6||L||November 22, 1936||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||1–4–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
|7||L||November 24, 1936||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1936–37) ||1–5–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|8||W||November 26, 1936||4–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) ||2–5–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|9||W||November 28, 1936||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) ||3–5–1
|-
{{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-won}}
|10||W||December 1, 1936||2–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||4–5–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
|11||L||December 5, 1936||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||4–6–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
|12||L||December 12, 1936||3–5 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1936–37) ||4–7–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|13||W||December 17, 1936||5–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1936–37) ||5–7–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|14||W||December 19, 1936||3–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1936–37) ||6–7–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|15||W||December 22, 1936||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||7–7–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
|16||L||December 26, 1936||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||7–8–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
|17||L||December 31, 1936||1–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||7–9–1
|-
{{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-tied}}
|18||T||January 2, 1937||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||7–9–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|19||L||January 3, 1937||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||7–10–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|20||L||January 7, 1937||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) ||7–11–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|21||W||January 9, 1937||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) ||8–11–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|22||L||January 10, 1937||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||8–12–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|23||W||January 16, 1937||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||9–12–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|24||W||January 19, 1937||6–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||10–12–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|25||L||January 21, 1937||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1936–37) ||10–13–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|26||W||January 23, 1937||4–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1936–37) ||11–13–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|27||L||January 24, 1937||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1936–37) ||11–14–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|28||L||January 26, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) ||11–15–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|29||W||January 30, 1937||7–4 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||12–15–2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=February|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
|30||L||February 2, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||12–16–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|31||W||February 4, 1937||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1936–37) ||13–16–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|32||W||February 6, 1937||5–0 || align="left"| New York Americans (1936–37) ||14–16–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|33||L||February 9, 1937||1–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1936–37) ||14–17–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|34||L||February 13, 1937||0–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||14–18–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
|35||T||February 14, 1937||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||14–18–3
|- {{Game-won}}
|36||W||February 18, 1937||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||15–18–3
|- {{Game-won}}
|37||W||February 20, 1937||4–3 || align="left"| New York Americans (1936–37) ||16–18–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
|38||L||February 21, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1936–37) ||16–19–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
|39||L||February 23, 1937||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1936–37) ||16–20–3
|- {{Game-won}}
|40||W||February 25, 1937||3–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) ||17–20–3
|- {{Game-won}}
|41||W||February 27, 1937||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||18–20–3
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=March|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
|42||W||March 6, 1937||3–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) ||19–20–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
|43||T||March 7, 1937||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||19–20–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
|44||L||March 11, 1937||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||19–21–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|45||W||March 13, 1937||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||20–21–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
|46||T||March 16, 1937||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||20–21–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|47||W||March 18, 1937||2–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) ||21–21–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|48||W||March 20, 1937||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||22–21–5
|-
{{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 played the New York Rangers in the first round in a best of three series and got swept in 2 games.
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|Syl|Apps}} | C | 48 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 10 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Busher|Jackson}} | LW | 46 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 12 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gordie|Drillon}} | RW | 41 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Nick|Metz}} | LW | 48 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 19 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|Thoms}} | C | 48 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 14 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jimmy|Fowler}} | D | 48 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 22 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Davidson|Bob Davidson (ice hockey)}} | LW | 46 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 43 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Red|Horner}} | D | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 124 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Reg|Hamilton}} | D | 39 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Buzz|Boll}} | LW | 25 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Frank|Finnigan}} | RW | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|Shill}} | C | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Charlie|Conacher}} | RW | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Hap|Day}} | D | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{sortname|Bill|Kendall|Bill Kendall (ice hockey)}} | RW | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Art|Jackson}} | C | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Pep|Kelly}} | RW | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|King|Clancy}} | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|James "Bud"|Jarvis}} | LW | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Turk|Broda}} | G | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|George|Hainsworth}} | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|Howard|Jack Howard (ice hockey)}} | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|George|Parsons|George Parsons (ice hockey)}} | LW | 5 | 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="Games played in"|W ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Games played in"| 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|Turk|Broda}} | 2770 | 45 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 106 | 2.30 | 3 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|George|Hainsworth}} | 190 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2.84 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Team: | 2960 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 115 | 2.33 | 3 |
=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|Busher|Jackson}} | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Syl|Apps}} | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Reg|Hamilton}} | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Buzz|Boll}} | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Turk|Broda}} | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Charlie|Conacher}} | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Davidson|Bob Davidson (ice hockey)}} | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Hap|Day}} | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gordie|Drillon}} | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Frank|Finnigan}} | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jimmy|Fowler}} | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Red|Horner}} | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Nick|Metz}} | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|Shill}} | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|Thoms}} | 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="Games played in"|W ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Games played in"| 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|Turk|Broda}} | 133 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.26 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Team: | 133 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.26 | 0 |
{{Hockey season stats note}}
Awards and records
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
Transactions
- May 6, 1936: Acquired Turk Broda from the Detroit Red Wings for $8,000
- May 7, 1936: Traded Andy Blair to the Chicago Black Hawks for cash
- May 7, 1936: Claimed Murray Armstrong from the New York Rangers in Inter-league Draft
- November 24, 1936: King Clancy retires
- December 29, 1936: Acquired loan of Bill Kendall from the Chicago Black Hawks for loan of Pep Kelly for remainder of the 1936–37 season
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Toronto Maple Leafs}}
{{Toronto Maple Leafs seasons}}
{{1936–37 NHL season by team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1936-37 Toronto Maple Leafs season}}