# 1935–36 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1935–36 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing 3–1 to the Detroit Red Wings.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Canadian Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 114 | 106 | 54 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 126 | 106 | 52 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 109 | 122 | 39 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 82 | 123 | 33 |
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

Regular season results :
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | T | November 9, 1935 | 5–5 OT | New York Americans (1935–36) | 0–0–1 |
| 2 | W | November 14, 1935 | 1–0 | @ New York Rangers (1935–36) | 1–0–1 |
| 3 | W | November 16, 1935 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1935–36) | 2–0–1 |
| 4 | W | November 19, 1935 | 7–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 3–0–1 |
| 5 | L | November 21, 1935 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 3–1–1 |
| 6 | L | November 23, 1935 | 2–5 | Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 3–2–1 |
| 7 | L | November 24, 1935 | 1–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) | 3–3–1 |
| 8 | W | November 26, 1935 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 4–3–1 |
| 9 | W | November 30, 1935 | 8–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 5–3–1 |
| 10 | W | December 7, 1935 | 2–1 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 6–3–1 |
| 11 | L | December 10, 1935 | 2–4 | @ New York Americans (1935–36) | 6–4–1 |
| 12 | L | December 14, 1935 | 2–4 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) | 6–5–1 |
| 13 | W | December 17, 1935 | 1–0 | @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 7–5–1 |
| 14 | T | December 19, 1935 | 0–0 OT | Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 7–5–2 |
| 15 | W | December 21, 1935 | 5–3 | New York Americans (1935–36) | 8–5–2 |
| 16 | W | December 26, 1935 | 2–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 9–5–2 |
| 17 | W | December 28, 1935 | 9–3 | New York Rangers (1935–36) | 10–5–2 |
| 18 | L | January 2, 1936 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 10–6–2 |
| 19 | T | January 4, 1936 | 1–1 OT | Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 10–6–3 |
| 20 | L | January 11, 1936 | 3–7 | Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 10–7–3 |
| 21 | L | January 14, 1936 | 1–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 10–8–3 |
| 22 | L | January 16, 1936 | 0–1 | @ New York Rangers (1935–36) | 10–9–3 |
| 23 | W | January 18, 1936 | 5–2 | Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 11–9–3 |
| 24 | L | January 19, 1936 | 0–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) | 11–10–3 |
| 25 | L | January 23, 1936 | 2–3 OT | @ New York Americans (1935–36) | 11–11–3 |
| 26 | W | January 25, 1936 | 6–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) | 12–11–3 |
| 27 | L | January 30, 1936 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 12–12–3 |
| 28 | W | February 1, 1936 | 3–2 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 13–12–3 |
| 29 | L | February 2, 1936 | 0–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 13–13–3 |
| 30 | W | February 4, 1936 | 3–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 14–13–3 |
| 31 | L | February 6, 1936 | 3–4 | @ New York Americans (1935–36) | 14–14–3 |
| 32 | W | February 8, 1936 | 3–0 | New York Americans (1935–36) | 15–14–3 |
| 33 | L | February 13, 1936 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 15–15–3 |
| 34 | W | February 15, 1936 | 3–2 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) | 16–15–3 |
| 35 | W | February 20, 1936 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 17–15–3 |
| 36 | W | February 22, 1936 | 1–0 | Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 18–15–3 |
| 37 | L | February 23, 1936 | 1–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 18–16–3 |
| 38 | T | February 25, 1936 | 2–2 OT | New York Rangers (1935–36) | 18–16–4 |
| 39 | W | February 29, 1936 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 19–16–4 |
| 40 | T | March 3, 1936 | 0–0 OT | @ New York Rangers (1935–36) | 19–16–5 |
| 41 | W | March 7, 1936 | 8–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 20–16–5 |
| 42 | L | March 10, 1936 | 2–3 | @ New York Americans (1935–36) | 20–17–5 |
| 43 | W | March 12, 1936 | 6–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 21–17–5 |
| 44 | L | March 14, 1936 | 0–1 | Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 21–18–5 |
| 45 | W | March 15, 1936 | 2–1 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) | 22–18–5 |
| 46 | L | March 17, 1936 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 22–19–5 |
| 47 | T | March 19, 1936 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 22–19–6 |
| 48 | W | March 21, 1936 | 4–1 | New York Americans (1935–36) | 23–19–6 |

## Playoffs

* Won Quarter-final (Total goals: 8–6) versus Boston Bruins
* Won Semi-final (2–1) versus New York Americans

### Final

In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Leafs lost a best-of-five series 3–1 to the Detroit Red Wings.

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Charlie Conacher | RW | 44 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 74 |
| Bill Thoms | C | 48 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 29 |
| Buzz Boll | LW | 44 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 14 |
| Busher Jackson | LW | 47 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 19 |
| Nick Metz | LW | 38 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 14 |
| Art Jackson | C | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 |
| Pep Kelly | RW | 42 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 24 |
| Joe Primeau | C | 45 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 |
| King Clancy | D | 47 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 61 |
| Hap Day | D | 44 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| Red Horner | D | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 167 |
| Andy Blair | C | 45 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 60 |
| Bob Davidson | LW | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| Frank Finnigan | RW | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Flash Hollett | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Jack Markle | RW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Shill | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Blake | LW/D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Hainsworth | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| George Hainsworth | 3000 | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 106 | 2.12 | 8 |
| Team: | 3000 | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 106 | 2.12 | 8 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Buzz Boll | LW | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Bill Thoms | C | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Primeau | C | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Conacher | RW | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Busher Jackson | LW | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Pep Kelly | RW | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| King Clancy | D | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Bob Davidson | LW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Red Horner | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| Frank Finnigan | RW | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Art Jackson | C | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Jack Shill | C | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Andy Blair | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hap Day | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| George Hainsworth | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Mann | RW/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| George Hainsworth | 541 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 2.99 | 0 |
| Team: | 541 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 2.99 | 0 |
    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;

## Transactions

* September 29, 1935: Traded Hec Kilrea to the Detroit Red Wings for $7,500 and Future Considerations
* October 7, 1935: Signed Free Agent Norman Mann
* October 9, 1935: Traded Baldy Cotton to the New York Americans for cash
* October 15, 1935: Acquired Mickey Blake and Fido Purpur in the Dispersal Draft from the St. Louis Eagles
* October 22, 1935: Signed free agents George Parsons, Jack Howard and Jimmy Fowler
* November 6, 1935: Traded Fido Purpur to the St. Louis Flyers of the AHA for cash
* January 15, 1936: Traded Flash Hollett to the Boston Bruins for $16,000
* January 20, 1936: Loaned Jack Markle from the Syracuse Stars of the IHL