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

67113243100
align="center"

| align="right" | Sid Smith

7022163828
align="center"

| align="right" | Ted Kennedy

6715233878
align="center"

| align="right" | George Armstrong

6317153260
align="center"

| align="right" | Tim Horton

707243194
align="center"

| align="right" | Harry Watson

702172830
align="center"

| align="right" | Jimmy Thomson

612242686
align="center"

| align="right" | Ron Stewart

7014112572
align="center"

| align="right" | Eric Nesterenko

681492370
align="center"

| align="right" | Rudy Migay

708152360
align="center"

| align="right" | Jim Morrison

609112051
align="center"

| align="right" | Bob Bailey

4827970
align="center"

| align="right" | Gord Hannigan

3544818
align="center"

| align="right" | Fern Flaman

6208884
align="center"

| align="right" | Leo Boivin

5816781
align="center"

| align="right" | Bob Solinger

393252
align="center"

| align="right" | Bob Hassard

261454
align="center"

| align="right" | Howie Meeker

51010
align="center"

| align="right" | Earl Balfour

170116
align="center"

| align="right" | Danny Lewicki

701112
align="center"

| align="right" | Hugh Bolton

900010
align="center"

| align="right" | Harry Lumley

690006
align="center"

| align="right" | Gilles Mayer

10000

;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

4140693224131281.8613
align="center"

| align="right" | Gilles Mayer

60100133.000
align="center"

| align="right" | Team:

4200703224141311.8713

=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

52024
align="center"

| align="right" | Tim Horton

51124
align="center"

| align="right" | Ted Kennedy

51122
align="center"

| align="right" | Tod Sloan

51124
align="center"

| align="right" | Sid Smith

51120
align="center"

| align="right" | Bob Bailey

50224
align="center"

| align="right" | George Armstrong

51012
align="center"

| align="right" | Rudy Migay

51014
align="center"

| align="right" | Hugh Bolton

50114
align="center"

| align="right" | Eric Nesterenko

50119
align="center"

| align="right" | Ron Stewart

501110
align="center"

| align="right" | Harry Watson

50112
align="center"

| align="right" | Leo Boivin

50002
align="center"

| align="right" | Fern Flaman

20000
align="center"

| align="right" | Harry Lumley

50000
align="center"

| align="right" | Jim Morrison

50004
align="center"

| align="right" | Jimmy Thomson

30002

;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

321514152.800
align="center"

| align="right" | Team:

321514152.800

{{cite web |publisher=hockey-reference.com |accessdate=2009-05-26 |title=1953-54 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1954.html}}

Awards and records

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

Transactions

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

See also

References

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