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1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs season

{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

|League=NHL

|Season=1955–56

|year=1955

|Team=Toronto Maple Leafs

|Record=24–33–13

|HomeRecord=19–10–6

|RoadRecord=5–23–7

|LeagueRank=4th

|GoalsFor=153

|GoalsAgainst=181

|Coach=King Clancy

|GeneralManager=Conn Smythe and
Hap Day

|Captain=Sid Smith

|Arena=Maple Leaf Gardens

|GoalsLeader=Tod Sloan (37)

|AssistsLeader=George Armstrong (32)

|PointsLeader=Tod Sloan (66)

|PIMLeader=Tod Sloan (100)

|WinsLeader=Harry Lumley (21)

|GAALeader=Harry Lumley (2.67)

}}

The 1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Offseason

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

Regular season

=Final standings=

{{1955–56 NHL standings|team=TOR}}

=Record vs. opponents=

{{1955–56 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=1955–56 regular season{{cite web |title=1955-56 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1956_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-lost}}

|1||L||October 6, 1955||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||0–1–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|2||W||October 8, 1955||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||1–1–0

|- {{Game-lost}}

|3||L||October 9, 1955||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||1–2–0

|- {{Game-lost}}

|4||L||October 12, 1955||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||1–3–0

|- {{Game-tied}}

|5||T||October 15, 1955||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||1–3–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|6||L||October 16, 1955||0–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||1–4–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|7||L||October 19, 1955||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1955–56) ||1–5–1

|- {{Game-won}}

|8||W||October 22, 1955||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1955–56) ||2–5–1

|- {{Game-won}}

|9||W||October 26, 1955||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||3–5–1

|- {{Game-won}}

|10||W||October 29, 1955||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||4–5–1

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=November|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|11||W||November 2, 1955||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||5–5–1

|- {{Game-tied}}

|12||T||November 3, 1955||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||5–5–2

|- {{Game-lost}}

|13||L||November 5, 1955||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1955–56) ||5–6–2

|- {{Game-lost}}

|14||L||November 6, 1955||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||5–7–2

|- {{Game-lost}}

|15||L||November 11, 1955||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||5–8–2

|- {{Game-lost}}

|16||L||November 12, 1955||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||5–9–2

|- {{Game-lost}}

|17||L||November 13, 1955||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1955–56) ||5–10–2

|- {{Game-lost}}

|18||L||November 16, 1955||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||5–11–2

|- {{Game-won}}

|19||W||November 19, 1955||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||6–11–2

|- {{Game-tied}}

|20||T||November 20, 1955||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||6–11–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|21||L||November 24, 1955||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||6–12–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|22||W||November 26, 1955||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||7–12–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|23||W||November 27, 1955||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||8–12–3

|- {{Game-tied}}

|24||T||November 30, 1955||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||8–12–4

|-

{{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}}

|25||L||December 3, 1955||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||8–13–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|26||L||December 4, 1955||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||8–14–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|27||L||December 7, 1955||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1955–56) ||8–15–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|28||L||December 8, 1955||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||8–16–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|29||W||December 10, 1955||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1955–56) ||9–16–4

|- {{Game-tied}}

|30||T||December 11, 1955||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||9–16–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|31||L||December 15, 1955||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||9–17–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|32||W||December 17, 1955||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||10–17–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|33||L||December 18, 1955||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1955–56) ||10–18–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|34||W||December 24, 1955||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||11–18–5

|- {{Game-tied}}

|35||T||December 25, 1955||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||11–18–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|36||W||December 28, 1955||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||12–18–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|37||L||December 29, 1955||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||12–19–6

|- {{Game-tied}}

|38||T||December 31, 1955||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||12–19–7

|-

{{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}}

|39||W||January 4, 1956||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||13–19–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|40||W||January 7, 1956||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||14–19–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|41||L||January 14, 1956||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1955–56) ||14–20–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|42||W||January 15, 1956||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||15–20–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|43||L||January 18, 1956||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||15–21–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|44||L||January 19, 1956||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||15–22–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|45||W||January 21, 1956||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||16–22–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|46||L||January 22, 1956||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||16–23–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|47||W||January 25, 1956||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||17–23–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|48||L||January 28, 1956||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1955–56) ||17–24–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|49||L||January 29, 1956||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||17–25–7

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=February|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|50||L||February 1, 1956||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1955–56) ||17–26–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|51||L||February 4, 1956||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||17–27–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|52||L||February 5, 1956||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||17–28–7

|- {{Game-tied}}

|53||T||February 8, 1956||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||17–28–8

|- {{Game-tied}}

|54||T||February 9, 1956||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||17–28–9

|- {{Game-won}}

|55||W||February 11, 1956||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1955–56) ||18–28–9

|- {{Game-tied}}

|56||T||February 12, 1956||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||18–28–10

|- {{Game-won}}

|57||W||February 15, 1956||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||19–28–10

|- {{Game-lost}}

|58||L||February 16, 1956||1–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||19–29–10

|- {{Game-lost}}

|59||L||February 18, 1956||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||19–30–10

|- {{Game-won}}

|60||W||February 22, 1956||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1955–56) ||20–30–10

|- {{Game-won}}

|61||W||February 24, 1956||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||21–30–10

|- {{Game-lost}}

|62||L||February 25, 1956||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||21–31–10

|- {{Game-won}}

|63||W||February 29, 1956||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||22–31–10

|-

{{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}}

|64||T||March 3, 1956||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||22–31–11

|- {{Game-tied}}

|65||T||March 4, 1956||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||22–31–12

|- {{Game-lost}}

|66||L||March 8, 1956||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||22–32–12

|- {{Game-won}}

|67||W||March 10, 1956||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1955–56) ||23–32–12

|- {{Game-lost}}

|68||L||March 11, 1956||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1955–56) ||23–33–12

|- {{Game-tied}}

|69||T||March 17, 1956||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||23–33–13

|- {{Game-won}}

|70||W||March 18, 1956||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) ||24–33–13

|-

{{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

style="width:60%;" class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;"

! style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| GP

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| A

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| Pts

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| PIM

style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Tod Sloan

70372966100
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| George Armstrong

6716324897
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Dick Duff

6918193774
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Rudy Migay

7012162852
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Ron Stewart

6913142735
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Billy Harris

70913228
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Sid Smith

55417218
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Hugh Bolton

674162065
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Earl Balfour

591451940
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Jim Morrison

632171977
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Gord Hannigan

48871540
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Ron Hurst

50751262
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Marc Reaume

480121250
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Eric Nesterenko

40461065
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Brian Cullen

212688
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Jimmy Thomson

6207796
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Gerry James

4633650
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Tim Horton

3505536
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Larry Cahan

2102246
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Jack Bionda

1301118
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Bill Burega

40114
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Joe Klukay

180112
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Bob Bailey

60006
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Ed Chadwick

50000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Barry Cullen

30004
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Ray Gariepy

10004
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Harry Lumley

590002
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Al MacNeil

10002
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Willie Marshall

60000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Gilles Mayer

60000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Dave Reid

40000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Lefty Wilson

10000

;Goaltending

style="width:60%;" class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"| Player

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|MIN

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|GP

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|W

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"| L

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|T

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|GA

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|GAA

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|SA

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|SV

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|SV%

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"| SO

style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Harry Lumley

3527592128101572.673
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Ed Chadwick

300520330.602
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Gilles Mayer

3606150183.000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Lefty Wilson

13100000.000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Team:

4200702433131782.545

=Playoffs=

;Scoring

style="width:60%;" class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;"

! style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| GP

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| A

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| Pts

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| PIM

style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| George Armstrong

54260
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Dick Duff

51452
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Jimmy Thomson

503310
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Ron Stewart

51122
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Ron Hurst

30224
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Marc Reaume

50226
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Brian Cullen

51012
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Billy Harris

51014
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Gerry James

51018
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Sid Smith

51010
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Earl Balfour

30112
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Hugh Bolton

50110
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Gord Hannigan

40004
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Tim Horton

20004
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Harry Lumley

50002
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Rudy Migay

50006
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Jim Morrison

50004
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Tod Sloan

20005

;Goaltending

style="width:60%;" class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"| Player

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|MIN

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|GP

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|W

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"| L

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|T

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|GA

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|GAA

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|SA

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|SV

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"|SV%

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;"| SO

style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Harry Lumley

304514132.571
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Team:

304514132.571

{{cite web |publisher=hockey-reference.com |accessdate=2009-05-26 |title=1955-56 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1956.html}}

Awards and records

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

Transactions

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

See also

References

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