1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs season
Appearance
1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 6th East |
1972–73 record | 27–41–10 |
Goals for | 247 |
Goals against | 279 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jim Gregory |
Coach | John McLellan |
Captain | Dave Keon |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dave Keon (37) |
Assists | Darryl Sittler (48) |
Points | Darryl Sittler (77) |
Penalty minutes | Mike Pelyk (118) |
Wins | Ron Low (12) |
Goals against average | Jacques Plante (3.04) |
The 1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 56th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Leafs slipped to sixth place in the East and missed the playoffs.
Offseason
[edit]Toronto lost Bernie Parent, Rick Ley, Brad Selwood, Guy Trottier and Larry Pleau, who jumped to the new World Hockey Association (WHA).
Regular season
[edit]Final standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 52 | 10 | 16 | 329 | 184 | +145 | 120 |
2 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 330 | 235 | +95 | 107 |
3 | New York Rangers | 78 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 297 | 208 | +89 | 102 |
4 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 257 | 219 | +38 | 88 |
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 265 | 243 | +22 | 86 |
6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 27 | 41 | 10 | 247 | 279 | −32 | 64 |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 22 | 47 | 9 | 233 | 339 | −106 | 53 |
8 | New York Islanders | 78 | 12 | 60 | 6 | 170 | 347 | −177 | 30 |
Record vs. opponents
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Vs. East Division[edit]
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Vs. West Division[edit]
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Schedule and results
[edit]No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 7, 1972 | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) | 0–1–0 |
2 | T | October 11, 1972 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) | 0–1–1 |
3 | W | October 14, 1972 | 6–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | October 15, 1972 | 2–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) | 1–2–1 |
5 | W | October 18, 1972 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) | 2–2–1 |
6 | L | October 21, 1972 | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 2–3–1 |
7 | L | October 22, 1972 | 2–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 2–4–1 |
8 | W | October 25, 1972 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) | 3–4–1 |
9 | L | October 28, 1972 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1972–73) | 3–5–1 |
10 | L | October 29, 1972 | 2–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) | 3–6–1 |
11 | W | November 1, 1972 | 7–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) | 4–6–1 |
12 | W | November 4, 1972 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues (1972–73) | 5–6–1 |
13 | T | November 5, 1972 | 2–2 | @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) | 5–6–2 |
14 | L | November 8, 1972 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) | 5–7–2 |
15 | L | November 11, 1972 | 0–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) | 5–8–2 |
16 | W | November 15, 1972 | 2–1 | Atlanta Flames (1972–73) | 6–8–2 |
17 | T | November 18, 1972 | 4–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) | 6–8–3 |
18 | L | November 19, 1972 | 5–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) | 6–9–3 |
19 | L | November 22, 1972 | 1–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) | 6–10–3 |
20 | W | November 25, 1972 | 11–0 | California Golden Seals (1972–73) | 7–10–3 |
21 | L | November 26, 1972 | 4–7 | @ New York Rangers (1972–73) | 7–11–3 |
22 | L | November 28, 1972 | 2–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) | 7–12–3 |
23 | L | November 29, 1972 | 4–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) | 7–13–3 |
24 | T | December 2, 1972 | 2–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) | 7–13–4 |
25 | W | December 3, 1972 | 3–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 8–13–4 |
26 | W | December 5, 1972 | 5–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 9–13–4 |
27 | T | December 9, 1972 | 5–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 9–13–5 |
28 | L | December 10, 1972 | 2–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) | 9–14–5 |
29 | L | December 13, 1972 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (1972–73) | 9–15–5 |
30 | L | December 16, 1972 | 1–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 9–16–5 |
31 | L | December 17, 1972 | 0–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) | 9–17–5 |
32 | L | December 20, 1972 | 3–5 | @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) | 9–18–5 |
33 | W | December 23, 1972 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) | 10–18–5 |
34 | L | December 24, 1972 | 1–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) | 10–19–5 |
35 | T | December 27, 1972 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) | 10–19–6 |
36 | W | December 29, 1972 | 4–0 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) | 11–19–6 |
37 | W | December 30, 1972 | 5–4 | St. Louis Blues (1972–73) | 12–19–6 |
38 | L | January 3, 1973 | 4–8 | Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) | 12–20–6 |
39 | W | January 6, 1973 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) | 13–20–6 |
40 | W | January 7, 1973 | 4–0 | California Golden Seals (1972–73) | 14–20–6 |
41 | W | January 10, 1973 | 4–2 | New York Islanders (1972–73) | 15–20–6 |
42 | L | January 12, 1973 | 0–1 | @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) | 15–21–6 |
43 | L | January 13, 1973 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins (1972–73) | 15–22–6 |
44 | L | January 16, 1973 | 4–6 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 15–23–6 |
45 | T | January 17, 1973 | 3–3 | @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) | 15–23–7 |
46 | W | January 20, 1973 | 6–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) | 16–23–7 |
47 | L | January 24, 1973 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) | 16–24–7 |
48 | L | January 27, 1973 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) | 16–25–7 |
49 | L | January 28, 1973 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1972–73) | 16–26–7 |
50 | W | January 31, 1973 | 5–3 | New York Islanders (1972–73) | 17–26–7 |
51 | L | February 1, 1973 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) | 17–27–7 |
52 | L | February 3, 1973 | 1–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 17–28–7 |
53 | L | February 6, 1973 | 2–4 | @ New York Islanders (1972–73) | 17–29–7 |
54 | W | February 7, 1973 | 5–3 | California Golden Seals (1972–73) | 18–29–7 |
55 | L | February 10, 1973 | 2–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) | 18–30–7 |
56 | L | February 14, 1973 | 2–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) | 18–31–7 |
57 | W | February 17, 1973 | 6–2 | New York Islanders (1972–73) | 19–31–7 |
58 | L | February 18, 1973 | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) | 19–32–7 |
59 | T | February 21, 1973 | 2–2 | Atlanta Flames (1972–73) | 19–32–8 |
60 | W | February 24, 1973 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues (1972–73) | 20–32–8 |
61 | W | February 28, 1973 | 7–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 21–32–8 |
62 | T | March 3, 1973 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) | 21–32–9 |
63 | L | March 4, 1973 | 0–10 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) | 21–33–9 |
64 | L | March 7, 1973 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) | 21–34–9 |
65 | W | March 8, 1973 | 4–1 | @ New York Islanders (1972–73) | 22–34–9 |
66 | W | March 10, 1973 | 4–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) | 23–34–9 |
67 | L | March 11, 1973 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (1972–73) | 23–35–9 |
68 | W | March 14, 1973 | 5–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) | 24–35–9 |
69 | L | March 15, 1973 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) | 24–36–9 |
70 | W | March 17, 1973 | 7–5 | New York Rangers (1972–73) | 25–36–9 |
71 | L | March 18, 1973 | 1–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) | 25–37–9 |
72 | L | March 21, 1973 | 1–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) | 25–38–9 |
73 | L | March 23, 1973 | 4–7 | @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) | 25–39–9 |
74 | L | March 25, 1973 | 4–7 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 25–40–9 |
75 | L | March 27, 1973 | 1–8 | Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 25–41–9 |
76 | W | March 29, 1973 | 6–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 26–41–9 |
77 | W | March 31, 1973 | 7–3 | Boston Bruins (1972–73) | 27–41–9 |
78 | T | April 1, 1973 | 4–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) | 27–41–10 |
Player statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Darryl Sittler | C | 78 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 69 | −11 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Kehoe | RW | 77 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 20 | −11 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Dave Keon | C | 76 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Norm Ullman | C | 65 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 10 | −18 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Jim McKenny | D | 77 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Ellis | RW | 78 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 22 | −1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Pierre Jarry | LW | 74 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 42 | −13 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Denis Dupere | LW | 61 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 10 | −4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Henderson | RW | 40 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Errol Thompson | LW | 68 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Garry Monahan | LW | 78 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 53 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
George Ferguson | C | 72 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 34 | −17 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Pelyk | D | 72 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 118 | −20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Glennie | D | 44 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Lundrigan | D | 49 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
John Grisdale | D | 49 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 76 | −22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Fortier | D | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 63 | −10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry McIntyre | D | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Baun | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Osburn | LW | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Clancy | RW | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Low | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gord McRae | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lyle Moffat | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Plante | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Smedsmo | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Ron Low | 2343 | 42 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 152 | 3.89 | 1 |
Jacques Plante | 1717 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 87 | 3.04 | 1 |
Gord McRae | 620 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 3.77 | 0 |
Team: | 4680 | 78 | 27 | 41 | 10 | 278 | 3.56 | 2 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
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Transactions
[edit]The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1972–73 season.
Trades
[edit]March 3, 1973 | To Boston Bruins Jacques Plante 3rd round pick in 1973 – Doug Gibson |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st round pick in 1973 – Ian Turnbull Future Considerations |
May 15, 1973 | To Minnesota North Stars 11th round pick in 1973 – Russ Wiechnik |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash |
May 15, 1973 | To Philadelphia Flyers Bernie Parent 2nd round pick in 1973 – Larry Goodenough |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st round pick in 1973 – Bob Neely Future Considerations |
May 15, 1973 | To New York Islanders Cash |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 10th round pick in 1973 – Lee Palmer 11th round pick in 1973 – Norm McLeod |
Free agents
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Draft picks
[edit]Toronto's draft picks at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 11 | George Ferguson | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
2 | 27 | Randy Osburn | Canada | London Knights (OMJHL) |
3 | 43 | Denis Deslauriers | Canada | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |
4 | 59 | Brian Bowles | Canada | Cornwall Royals (OMJHL) |
5 | 75 | Michel Plante | Canada | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |
6 | 91 | Dave Shardlow | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
7 | 107 | Monte Miron | Canada | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
8 | 123 | Peter Williams | Canada | University of Prince Edward Island (CIAU) |
9 | 139 | Pat Boutette | Canada | University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) |
9 | 143 | Garry Schofield | United States | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
Farm teams
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1972-73 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- "1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.