1942–43 Toronto Maple Leafs season
{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1942–43
|year=1942
|Team=Toronto Maple Leafs
|Record=22–19–9
|HomeRecord=17–6–2
|RoadRecord=5–13–7
|GoalsFor=198
|GoalsAgainst=159
|LeagueRank=3rd
|GeneralManager=Conn Smythe
|Coach=Hap Day
|Captain=Syl Apps
|Arena=Maple Leaf Gardens
|GoalsLeader=Lorne Carr (27)
|AssistsLeader=Billy Taylor (42)
|PointsLeader=Lorne Carr (60)
Billy Taylor (60)
|PIMLeader=Reg Hamilton (68)
|WinsLeader=Turk Broda (22)
|GAALeader=Turk Broda (3.18)
}}
The 1942–43 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 26th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
{{TOC limit|limit=2}}
Offseason
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
Regular season
=Final standings=
{{1942–43 NHL standings|team=TOR}}
=Record vs. opponents=
{{1942–43 NHL Record vs. opponents|team=TOR}}
Schedule and results
{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;|title=1942–43 regular season{{cite web |title=1942-43 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1943_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=October|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
|1||W||October 31||7–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||1–0–0
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{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-won}}
|2||W||November 7||5–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||2–0–0
|- {{Game-won}}
|3||W||November 12||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||3–0–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
|4||L||November 14||3–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||3–1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
|5||L||November 15||4–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||3–2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
|6||W||November 19||7–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||4–2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
|7||W||November 21||8–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||5–2–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
|8||L||November 22||6–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||5–3–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
|9||L||November 26||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||5–4–0
|- {{Game-won}}
|10||W||November 28||8–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||6–4–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
|11||L||November 29||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||6–5–0
|-
{{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}}
|12||L||December 3||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||6–6–0
|- {{Game-won}}
|13||W||December 5||9–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||7–6–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
|14||T||December 6||2–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||7–6–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|15||W||December 10||7–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||8–6–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|16||W||December 12||5–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||9–6–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
|17||L||December 13||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||9–7–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|18||W||December 17||8–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||10–7–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
|19||T||December 19||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||10–7–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|20||W||December 20||8–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||11–7–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
|21||T||December 22||4–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||11–7–3
|- {{Game-won}}
|22||W||December 26||7–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||12–7–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
|23||L||December 27||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||12–8–3
|-
{{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}}
|24||W||January 2||6–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||13–8–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
|25||T||January 3||4–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||13–8–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
|26||L||January 9||0–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||13–9–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
|27||L||January 10||4–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||13–10–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|28||W||January 16||8–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||14–10–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
|29||L||January 17||0–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||14–11–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|30||W||January 21||7–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||15–11–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|31||W||January 23||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||16–11–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
|32||L||January 30||3–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||16–12–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
|33||T||January 31||3–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||16–12–5
|-
{{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}}
|34||L||February 4||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||16–13–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|35||W||February 6||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||17–13–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
|36||L||February 7||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||17–14–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
|37||L||February 9||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||17–15–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|38||W||February 13||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||18–15–5
|- {{Game-tied}}
|39||T||February 14||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||18–15–6
|- {{Game-won}}
|40||W||February 20||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||19–15–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
|41||L||February 21||0–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||19–16–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
|42||L||February 27||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||19–17–6
|- {{Game-won}}
|43||W||February 28||4–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||20–17–6
|-
{{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-lost}}
|44||L||March 2||0–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||20–18–6
|- {{Game-tied}}
|45||T||March 6||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||20–18–7
|- {{Game-tied}}
|46||T||March 7||5–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||20–18–8
|- {{Game-tied}}
|47||T||March 9||5–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||20–18–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
|48||L||March 11||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||20–19–9
|- {{Game-won}}
|49||W||March 13||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||21–19–9
|- {{Game-won}}
|50||W||March 14||5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||22–19–9
|-
{{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
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
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|Lorne|Carr}} | RW | 50 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 15 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Billy|Taylor|Billy Taylor (ice hockey born 1919)}} | C | 50 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 2 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gaye|Stewart}} | LW | 48 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 20 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Mel|Hill}} | RW | 49 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 47 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Syl|Apps}} | C | 29 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 2 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Babe|Pratt}} | D | 40 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 44 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Sweeney|Schriner}} | LW | 37 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 13 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Davidson|Bob Davidson (ice hockey)}} | LW | 50 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 20 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bud|Poile}} | RW | 48 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 24 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Reg|Hamilton}} | D | 48 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 68 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|McLean|dab=ice hockey}} | C/RW | 27 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 33 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|Forsey}} | RW | 19 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bucko|McDonald | Mcdonald, Bucko}} | D | 40 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Copp}} | D | 38 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Hank|Goldup}} | LW | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jackie|Hamilton|Jackie Hamilton (ice hockey)}} | C | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Shep|Mayer}} | RW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|George|Boothman}} | C/D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Rhys|Thomson}} | D | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ab|DeMarco | Demarco, Ab}} | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Johnny|Ingoldsby}} | RW/D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ted|Kennedy|Ted Kennedy (ice hockey)}} | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Turk|Broda}} | G | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Buck|Jones|dab=ice hockey}} | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
;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|Turk|Broda}} | 3000 | 50 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 159 | 3.18 | 1 |
| align="center"
| align="right" | Team: | 3000 | 50 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 159 | 3.18 | 1 |
=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|Bud|Poile}} | RW | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|McLean|dab=ice hockey}} | C/RW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Sweeney|Schriner}} | LW | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Billy|Taylor|Billy Taylor (ice hockey born 1919)}} | C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Mel|Hill}} | RW | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lorne|Carr}} | RW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Davidson|Bob Davidson (ice hockey)}} | LW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Babe|Pratt}} | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jackie|Hamilton|Jackie Hamilton (ice hockey)}} | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Reg|Hamilton}} | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gaye|Stewart}} | LW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bucko|McDonald | Mcdonald, Bucko}} | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|Forsey}} | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Turk|Broda}} | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Buck|Jones|dab=ice hockey}} | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Joe|Klukay}} | LW | 1 | 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|Turk|Broda}} | 439 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2.73 | 0 |
| align="center"
| align="right" | Team: | 439 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2.73 | 0 |
{{Hockey season stats note}}
Awards and records
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
Transactions
- September 11, 1942: Acquired Rhys Thomson from the Brooklyn Americans in Special Dispersal Draft
- October 1, 1942: Signed Benny Grant as a War-Time Replacement
- October 4, 1942: Traded Gordie Drillon to the Montreal Canadiens for $30,000
- October 9, 1942: Acquired Mel Hill from the Brooklyn Americans in Special Dispersal Draft
- November 7, 1942: Acquired Ross Johnstone from the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL for cash
- November 18, 1942: Signed Free Agent Johnny Ingoldsby
- November 27, 1942: Acquired Babe Pratt from the New York Rangers for Red Garrett and Hank Goldup
- February 3, 1943: Acquired Buck Jones and loan of Ab DeMarco from the Providence Reds of the AHL for loan of George Boothman and loan of Jack Forsey
- February 28, 1943: Acquired Ted Kennedy from the Montreal Canadiens for Frank Eddolls
- March 15, 1943: Signed Free Agent Joe Klukay
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Toronto Maple Leafs}}
{{Toronto Maple Leafs seasons}}
{{1942–43 NHL season by team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1942-43 Toronto Maple Leafs season}}