1949–50 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1949–50 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 33rd season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs finished 3rd in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
After Chicago Black Hawks defeated Toronto 6-3 on November 27, Conn Smythe told goaltender Turk Broda, "I'm not running a fat man's team!" and said that Broda would not play until he reduced his weight to 190 lbs. At the time, Broda weighed almost 200. Al Rollins was purchased from the Cleveland of the AHL and Gil Mayer was brought up for good measure. When he reached 189 pounds, Broda went back into the Toronto net and he gained his 4th shutout of the season on December 3, 1949 while the Maple Leaf fans cheered all of his 22 saves.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	T 	October 15, 1949 	4–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) 	0–0–1
2 	W 	October 16, 1949 	5–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	1–0–1
3 	L 	October 19, 1949 	1–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	1–1–1
4 	T 	October 22, 1949 	2–2 	New York Rangers (1949–50) 	1–1–2
5 	W 	October 27, 1949 	2–0 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	2–1–2
6 	W 	October 29, 1949 	8–1 	Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	3–1–2
7 	W 	October 30, 1949 	4–2 	@ New York Rangers (1949–50) 	4–1–2
8 	T 	November 2, 1949 	3–3 	New York Rangers (1949–50) 	4–1–3
9 	L 	November 5, 1949 	3–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	4–2–3
10 	W 	November 6, 1949 	4–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)	5–2–3
11 	L 	November 10, 1949 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	5–3–3
12 	W 	November 12, 1949 	4–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) 	6–3–3
13 	L 	November 13, 1949 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	6–4–3
14 	W 	November 16, 1949 	1–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	7–4–3
15 	L 	November 19, 1949 	2–5 	Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	7–5–3
16 	L 	November 20, 1949 	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	7–6–3
17 	L 	November 23, 1949 	1–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	7–7–3
18 	L 	November 24, 1949 	3–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	7–8–3
19 	T 	November 26, 1949 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	7–8–4
20 	L 	November 27, 1949 	3–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)	7–9–4
21 	L 	December 1, 1949 	0–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	7–10–4
22 	W 	December 3, 1949 	2–0 	New York Rangers (1949–50) 	8–10–4
23 	W 	December 4, 1949 	2–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	9–10–4
24 	W 	December 8, 1949 	4–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)	10–10–4
25 	W 	December 10, 1949 	2–1 	Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	11–10–4
26 	L 	December 11, 1949 	0–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	11–11–4
27 	T 	December 14, 1949 	2–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	11–11–5
28 	L 	December 15, 1949 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	11–12–5
29 	L 	December 17, 1949 	1–7 	Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) 	11–13–5
30 	W 	December 18, 1949 	2–0 	@ New York Rangers (1949–50) 	12–13–5
31 	L 	December 21, 1949 	1–7 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	12–14–5
32 	L 	December 24, 1949 	4–8 	Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	12–15–5
33 	L 	December 25, 1949 	1–3 	@ New York Rangers (1949–50) 	12–16–5
34 	T 	December 28, 1949 	1–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	12–16–6
35 	L 	December 31, 1949 	1–5 	Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	12–17–6
36 	L 	January 1, 1950 	0–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	12–18–6
37 	T 	January 4, 1950 	4–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) 	12–18–7
38 	W 	January 7, 1950 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) 	13–18–7
39 	W 	January 11, 1950 	2–1 	@ New York Rangers (1949–50) 	14–18–7
40 	W 	January 14, 1950 	4–3 	Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	15–18–7
41 	L 	January 18, 1950 	0–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	15–19–7
42 	W 	January 19, 1950 	4–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	16–19–7
43 	W 	January 21, 1950 	2–1 	New York Rangers (1949–50) 	17–19–7
44 	W 	January 22, 1950 	1–0 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	18–19–7
45 	W 	January 25, 1950 	5–1 	New York Rangers (1949–50) 	19–19–7
46 	W 	January 28, 1950 	9–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) 	20–19–7
47 	W 	January 29, 1950 	4–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)	21–19–7
48 	L 	February 1, 1950 	0–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)	21–20–7
49 	T 	February 4, 1950 	3–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	21–20–8
50 	W 	February 5, 1950 	2–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	22–20–8
51 	W 	February 8, 1950 	3–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	23–20–8
52 	W 	February 11, 1950 	2–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	24–20–8
53 	T 	February 12, 1950 	1–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)	24–20–9
54 	T 	February 16, 1950 	3–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	24–20–10
55 	W 	February 18, 1950 	3–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	25–20–10
56 	L 	February 19, 1950 	1–2 	@ New York Rangers (1949–50) 	25–21–10
57 	W 	February 22, 1950 	3–1 	Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	26–21–10
58 	W 	February 25, 1950 	4–2 	New York Rangers (1949–50) 	27–21–10
59 	L 	March 1, 1950 	2–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	27–22–10
60 	W 	March 4, 1950 	3–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	28–22–10
61 	L 	March 5, 1950 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (1949–50) 	28–23–10
62 	T 	March 9, 1950 	1–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	28–23–11
63 	W 	March 11, 1950 	4–0 	New York Rangers (1949–50) 	29–23–11
64 	T 	March 12, 1950 	2–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	29–23–12
65 	L 	March 15, 1950 	0–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)	29–24–12
66 	W 	March 18, 1950 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) 	30–24–12
67 	L 	March 19, 1950 	0–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) 	30–25–12
68 	L 	March 22, 1950 	1–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) 	30–26–12
69 	W 	March 25, 1950 	8–0 	Boston Bruins (1949–50) 	31–26–12
70 	L 	March 26, 1950 	3–5 	@ New York Rangers (1949–50) 	31–27–12
==Playoffs==
===Detroit Red Wings 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Sid Smith 	68	22	23	45 	6
Ted Kennedy 	53	20	24	44 	34
Max Bentley 	69	23	18	41 	14
Howie Meeker 	70	18	22	40 	35
Harry Watson 	60	19	16	35 	11
Joe Klukay 	70	15	16	31 	19
Cal Gardner 	31	7 	19	26 	12
Ray Timgren 	68	7 	18	25 	22
Bill Ezinicki 	67	10	12	22 	144
Vic Lynn 	70	7 	13	20 	39
Fleming MacKell 	36	7 	13	20 	24
Bill Barilko 	59	7 	10	17 	85
Gus Mortson 	68	3 	14	17 	125
Bill Juzda 	62	1 	14	15 	68
Jimmy Thomson 	70	0 	13	13 	76
John McCormack 	34	6 	5 	11 	0
Garth Boesch 	58	2 	6 	8 	63
Rudy Migay 	18	1 	5 	6 	8
Bob Dawes 	11	1 	2 	3 	2
Frank Mathers 	6 	0 	1 	1 	2
Al Buchanan 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Bob Hassard 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Tim Horton 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
Bill Johansen 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Gilles Mayer 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Frank Sullivan 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
George Armstrong	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Hugh Bolton 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
Al Rollins 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Phil Samis 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
John Arundel 	3 	0 	0 	0 	9
Turk Broda 	68	0 	0 	0 	2
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Turk Broda 	4040	68	30	25	12	167	2.48	 	 	 	9
Al Rollins 	100 	2 	1 	1 	0 	4 	2.40	 	 	 	1
Gilles Mayer	60 	1 	0 	1 	0 	2 	2.00	 	 	 	0
Team: 	4200	70	31	27	12	173	2.47	 	 	 	10
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Max Bentley 	7 	3	3	6 	0
Ray Timgren 	6 	0	4	4 	2
Joe Klukay 	7 	3	0	3 	4
Ted Kennedy 	7 	1	2	3 	8
Sid Smith 	7 	0	3	3 	2
Bill Barilko 	7 	1	1	2 	18
Fleming MacKell	7 	1	1	2 	11
Vic Lynn 	7 	0	2	2 	2
Jimmy Thomson 	7 	0	2	2 	7
Cal Gardner 	7 	1	0	1 	4
John McCormack 	6 	1	0	1 	0
Howie Meeker 	7 	0	1	1 	4
Tim Horton 	1 	0	0	0 	2
Les Costello 	1 	0	0	0 	0
Bill Ezinicki 	5 	0	0	0 	13
Garth Boesch 	6 	0	0	0 	4
Bill Juzda 	7 	0	0	0 	16
Gus Mortson 	7 	0	0	0 	18
Harry Watson 	7 	0	0	0 	2
Turk Broda 	7 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA 	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Turk Broda	450	7 	3	4	 	10	1.33	 	 	 	3
Team: 	450	7 	3	4	 	10	1.33	 	 	 	3
==Awards and Records==
*Gus Mortson, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
*Ted Kennedy, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Gallery==
49-50NHLTorontoGameAd.jpg|Season Opener
1949-Dec24-Bettio goal.gif|Silvio Bettio scores on Al Rollins, December 24, 1949.
==Video==
A minute worth of video of Game 4 of the 1950 Semi-Finals, won in double overtime 2-1 by the Detroit Red Wings over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Goals by the Leafs Max Bentley, the Wings Marty Pavelich and the OT goal by Leo Reise are shown as are some great saves by Turk Broda.
TOR DET Rivalry 1950 Semi-Finals Game 4-0
Over 30 minutes of game footage from the Semi-finals and Finals including the presentation of the Stanley Cup.
NHL 1950 SC Final HL DET NYR
==See Also==
*1949–50 NHL season
==References==
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Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1949–50
Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1949–50
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