1953–54 Toronto Maple Leafs season
{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1953–54
|year=1953
|Team=Toronto Maple Leafs
|Record=32–24–14
|HomeRecord=22–6–7
|RoadRecord=10–18–7
|LeagueRank=3rd
|GoalsFor=152
|GoalsAgainst=131
|GeneralManager=Conn Smythe
|Coach=King Clancy
|Captain=Ted Kennedy
|Arena=Maple Leaf Gardens
|GoalsLeader=Sid Smith (22)
|AssistsLeader=Tod Sloan (32)
|PointsLeader=Tod Sloan (43)
|PIMLeader=Tod Sloan (100)
|WinsLeader=Harry Lumley (32)
|GAALeader=Harry Lumley (1.86)
}}
The 1953–54 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 37th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Offseason
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}
Regular season
=Final standings=
{{1953–54 NHL standings|team=TOR}}
=Record vs. opponents=
{{1953–54 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=1953–54 regular season{{cite web |title=1953-54 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1954_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=April 4, 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 10, 1953||6–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||1–0–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
|2||L||October 11, 1953||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||1–1–0
|- {{Game-won}}
|3||W||October 15, 1953||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||2–1–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
|4||T||October 17, 1953||1–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1953–54) ||2–1–1
|- {{Game-won}}
|5||W||October 18, 1953||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||3–1–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
|6||T||October 21, 1953||1–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||3–1–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|7||L||October 24, 1953||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||3–2–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|8||L||October 25, 1953||0–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||3–3–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
|9||L||October 29, 1953||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||3–4–2
|- {{Game-won}}
|10||W||October 31, 1953||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1953–54) ||4–4–2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=November|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-tied}}
|11||T||November 1, 1953||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1953–54) ||4–4–3
|- {{Game-won}}
|12||W||November 4, 1953||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||5–4–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
|13||T||November 7, 1953||2–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||5–4–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|14||W||November 8, 1953||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||6–4–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|15||W||November 11, 1953||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||7–4–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|16||W||November 14, 1953||2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||8–4–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
|17||T||November 15, 1953||1–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||8–4–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
|18||L||November 19, 1953||0–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||8–5–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|19||W||November 21, 1953||1–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1953–54) ||9–5–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|20||W||November 22, 1953||5–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||10–5–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
|21||L||November 26, 1953||0–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||10–6–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|22||W||November 28, 1953||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||11–6–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
|23||L||November 29, 1953||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||11–7–5
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=December|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
|24||L||December 3, 1953||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||11–8–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|25||W||December 5, 1953||3–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||12–8–5
|- {{Game-tied}}
|26||T||December 6, 1953||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1953–54) ||12–8–6
|- {{Game-won}}
|27||W||December 9, 1953||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||13–8–6
|- {{Game-won}}
|28||W||December 12, 1953||2–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||14–8–6
|- {{Game-won}}
|29||W||December 13, 1953||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1953–54) ||15–8–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
|30||L||December 17, 1953||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||15–9–6
|- {{Game-won}}
|31||W||December 19, 1953||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1953–54) ||16–9–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
|32||L||December 20, 1953||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||16–10–6
|- {{Game-won}}
|33||W||December 26, 1953||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||17–10–6
|- {{Game-tied}}
|34||T||December 30, 1953||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||17–10–7
|-
{{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}}
|35||W||January 2, 1954||4–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||18–10–7
|- {{Game-tied}}
|36||T||January 3, 1954||0–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||18–10–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|37||L||January 7, 1954||3–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||18–11–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|38||W||January 9, 1954||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||19–11–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|39||L||January 10, 1954||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1953–54) ||19–12–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|40||W||January 13, 1954||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||20–12–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|41||W||January 16, 1954||4–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1953–54) ||21–12–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|42||W||January 17, 1954||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||22–12–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|43||W||January 23, 1954||4–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||23–12–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|44||L||January 24, 1954||0–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||23–13–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|45||L||January 27, 1954||0–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||23–14–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|46||W||January 30, 1954||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||24–14–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|47||L||January 31, 1954||0–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||24–15–8
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=February|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
|48||W||February 4, 1954||4–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||25–15–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|49||W||February 6, 1954||6–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||26–15–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|50||L||February 7, 1954||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||26–16–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|51||L||February 10, 1954||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||26–17–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|52||W||February 11, 1954||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||27–17–8
|- {{Game-tied}}
|53||T||February 13, 1954||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||27–17–9
|- {{Game-tied}}
|54||T||February 14, 1954||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1953–54) ||27–17–10
|- {{Game-tied}}
|55||T||February 17, 1954||0–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||27–17–11
|- {{Game-won}}
|56||W||February 20, 1954||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||28–17–11
|- {{Game-lost}}
|57||L||February 21, 1954||1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1953–54) ||28–18–11
|- {{Game-tied}}
|58||T||February 25, 1954||0–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||28–18–12
|- {{Game-won}}
|59||W||February 27, 1954||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||29–18–12
|- {{Game-lost}}
|60||L||February 28, 1954||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||29–19–12
|-
{{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-tied}}
|61||T||March 3, 1954||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1953–54) ||29–19–13
|- {{Game-tied}}
|62||T||March 4, 1954||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||29–19–14
|- {{Game-lost}}
|63||L||March 6, 1954||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||29–20–14
|- {{Game-won}}
|64||W||March 7, 1954||4–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1953–54) ||30–20–14
|- {{Game-won}}
|65||W||March 11, 1954||3–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||31–20–14
|- {{Game-lost}}
|66||L||March 13, 1954||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||31–21–14
|- {{Game-lost}}
|67||L||March 14, 1954||0–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||31–22–14
|- {{Game-won}}
|68||W||March 17, 1954||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||32–22–14
|- {{Game-lost}}
|69||L||March 20, 1954||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1953–54) ||32–23–14
|- {{Game-lost}}
|70||L||March 21, 1954||1–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||32–24–14
|-
{{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=July 2010}}
Player statistics
=Regular season=
;Scoring
class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" | |||||
ALIGN="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | A ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PIM | |||||
align="center"
| align="right" | Tod Sloan | 67 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 100 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Sid Smith | 70 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 28 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Ted Kennedy | 67 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 78 |
align="center"
| align="right" | George Armstrong | 63 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 60 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Tim Horton | 70 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 94 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Harry Watson | 70 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 30 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Jimmy Thomson | 61 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 86 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Ron Stewart | 70 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 72 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Eric Nesterenko | 68 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 70 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Rudy Migay | 70 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 60 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Jim Morrison | 60 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 51 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Bob Bailey | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 70 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Gord Hannigan | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Fern Flaman | 62 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 84 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Leo Boivin | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 81 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Bob Solinger | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Bob Hassard | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Howie Meeker | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Earl Balfour | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Danny Lewicki | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Hugh Bolton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Harry Lumley | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Gilles Mayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" | |||||||||||
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |MIN ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |GP ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |W ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"| L ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |T ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |GA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |GAA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |SA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |SV ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |SV% ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"| SO | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align="center"
| align="right" | Harry Lumley | 4140 | 69 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 128 | 1.86 | 13 | |||
align="center"
| align="right" | Gilles Mayer | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | |||
align="center"
| align="right" | Team: | 4200 | 70 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 131 | 1.87 | 13 |
=Playoffs=
;Scoring
class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" | |||||
ALIGN="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | A ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PIM | |||||
align="center"
| align="right" | Gord Hannigan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Tim Horton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Ted Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Tod Sloan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Sid Smith | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Bob Bailey | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | George Armstrong | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Rudy Migay | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Hugh Bolton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Eric Nesterenko | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Ron Stewart | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Harry Watson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Leo Boivin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Fern Flaman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Harry Lumley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Jim Morrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Jimmy Thomson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
;Goaltending
class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" | |||||||||||
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |MIN ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |GP ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |W ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"| L ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |T ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |GA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |GAA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |SA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |SV ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" |SV% ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"| SO | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align="center"
| align="right" | Harry Lumley | 321 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2.80 | 0 | ||||
align="center"
| align="right" | Team: | 321 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2.80 | 0 |
Awards and records
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}
Transactions
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Toronto Maple Leafs}}
{{Toronto Maple Leafs seasons}}
{{1953–54 NHL season by team}}
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