# 1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the first under the Maple Leafs name for the Toronto National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The club finished in fourth to miss the playoffs again.

## Offseason

Conn Smythe left his duties as coach at the University of Toronto and became the general manager and coach of the Leafs. Smythe would be general manager for 30 years. Smythe put team captain Bert Corbeau on waivers in October. Corbeau cleared waivers and joined Toronto Ravinia of the Canadian-American Professional Hockey League. Smythe named Hap Day as team captain.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Canadian Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
| Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 116 | 48 | 496 | 59 |
| Montreal Maroons | 44 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 96 | 77 | 549 | 54 |
| Ottawa Senators | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 483 | 50 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 89 | 88 | 436 | 44 |
| New York Americans | 44 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 63 | 128 | 563 | 28 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents
## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | November 15, 1927 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1927–28) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | W | November 19, 1927 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | L | November 22, 1927 | 0–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1927–28) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | W | November 24, 1927 | 2–1 | @ New York Americans (1927–28) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | W | November 26, 1927 | 2–1 OT | @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | L | December 3, 1927 | 1–2 | Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | T | December 6, 1927 | 0–0 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 3–3–1 |
| 8 | L | December 8, 1927 | 1–2 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) | 3–4–1 |
| 9 | T | December 10, 1927 | 0–0 OT | Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 3–4–2 |
| 10 | W | December 14, 1927 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) | 4–4–2 |
| 11 | L | December 17, 1927 | 0–1 OT | Detroit Cougars (1927–28) | 4–5–2 |
| 12 | W | December 20, 1927 | 5–2 | New York Americans (1927–28) | 5–5–2 |
| 13 | L | December 22, 1927 | 2–3 OT | Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) | 5–6–2 |
| 14 | T | December 24, 1927 | 1–1 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 5–6–3 |
| 15 | W | December 29, 1927 | 2–1 | Boston Bruins (1927–28) | 6–6–3 |
| 16 | W | January 2, 1928 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) | 7–6–3 |
| 17 | L | January 5, 1928 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 7–7–3 |
| 18 | L | January 7, 1928 | 1–9 | Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) | 7–8–3 |
| 19 | L | January 10, 1928 | 1–2 | @ New York Americans (1927–28) | 7–9–3 |
| 20 | W | January 12, 1928 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) | 8–9–3 |
| 21 | W | January 14, 1928 | 6–1 | New York Rangers (1927–28) | 9–9–3 |
| 22 | W | January 17, 1928 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (1927–28) | 10–9–3 |
| 23 | W | January 21, 1928 | 2–1 | Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 11–9–3 |
| 24 | L | January 26, 1928 | 0–1 | @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 11–10–3 |
| 25 | W | January 28, 1928 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) | 12–10–3 |
| 26 | L | January 31, 1928 | 0–4 | @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 12–11–3 |
| 27 | W | February 2, 1928 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) | 13–11–3 |
| 28 | W | February 4, 1928 | 2–0 | Detroit Cougars (1927–28) | 14–11–3 |
| 29 | L | February 7, 1928 | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) | 14–12–3 |
| 30 | T | February 11, 1928 | 2–2 OT | New York Americans (1927–28) | 14–12–4 |
| 31 | L | February 14, 1928 | 2–4 | Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) | 14–13–4 |
| 32 | W | February 16, 1928 | 3–2 | @ New York Americans (1927–28) | 15–13–4 |
| 33 | L | February 18, 1928 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 15–14–4 |
| 34 | T | February 21, 1928 | 0–0 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) | 15–14–5 |
| 35 | T | February 23, 1928 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 15–14–6 |
| 36 | L | February 28, 1928 | 0–1 | @ New York Rangers (1927–28) | 15–15–6 |
| 37 | L | March 1, 1928 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) | 15–16–6 |
| 38 | T | March 3, 1928 | 0–0 OT | Boston Bruins (1927–28) | 15–16–7 |
| 39 | L | March 6, 1928 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) | 15–17–7 |
| 40 | W | March 8, 1928 | 4–2 | New York Americans (1927–28) | 16–17–7 |
| 41 | T | March 13, 1928 | 1–1 OT | Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 16–17–8 |
| 42 | W | March 17, 1928 | 5–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) | 17–17–8 |
| 43 | W | March 20, 1928 | 6–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1927–28) | 18–17–8 |
| 44 | L | March 24, 1928 | 4–8 | Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 18–18–8 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Bill Carson | C | 32 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 36 |
| Hap Day | D | 22 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 48 |
| Butch Keeling | LW | 43 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 52 |
| Danny Cox | LW | 41 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 |
| Ace Bailey | RW | 43 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 72 |
| Art Duncan | D | 43 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 97 |
| Gerry Lowrey | LW | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| Eddie Rodden | C | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
| Jimmy Herbert | C/RW | 31 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 40 |
| Art Smith | D | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| Bert McCaffrey | RW/D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Beattie Ramsay | D | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| George Patterson | W | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Ed Gorman | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Joe Ironstone | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Primeau | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ross Roach | G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Ross Roach | 2690 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 88 | 1.96 | 4 |
| Joe Ironstone | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Team: | 2760 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 88 | 1.91 | 5 |
    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;

## Playoffs

The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Transactions

* May 16, 1927: Acquired Art Duncan from Victoria Cougars (PCHL) for Bill Brydge
* October 20, 1927: Lost Free Agent Bert Corbeau to the Toronto Ravinas of the CPHL
* October 20, 1927: Acquired Gerry Lowrey from the London Panthers of the CPHL for Albert Pudas
* October 26, 1927: Acquired Ed Gorman from the Ottawa Senators for cash
* October 27, 1927: Signed Free Agent Art Smith
* November 1, 1927: Lost Free Agent Haldor Halderson to the Quebec Castors of the Can-Am League
* November 5, 1927: Traded Art Duncan to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash
* December 1, 1927: Acquired Eddie Rodden from the Chicago Black Hawks; Traded Bert McCaffrey to the Pittsburgh Pirates in three-team trade
* December 21, 1927: Acquired Jimmy Herbert from the Boston Bruins for Eric Pettinger and $15,000
* January 1, 1928: Acquired Benny Grant on loan from the London Panthers of the CPHL for cash
* February 8, 1928: Traded George Patterson to the Montreal Canadiens for cash
* February 13, 1928: Traded Ed Gorman to the Kitchener Millionaires of the CPHL
* April 8, 1928: Acquired Jack Arbour and $12,500 from the Detroit Cougars for Jimmy Herbert
* April 16, 1928: Acquired Alex Gray from the New York Rangers for Butch Keeling