1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 43rd season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs finished 2nd in the league and defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Semi-finals before being swept by their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in the 1960 Stanley Cup Finals.
==Regular Season==
A typical night for the "Uke Line" was demonstrated on January 23, 1960 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Trailing 1-0 in the first period, John Bucyk tied it up on the power play assisted by Bronco Horvath and Vic Stasiuk. Only 23 seconds into the second period on the power play, Don McKenney took a Bucyk pass and fired on net. Horvath tipped it in for his 31st goal to make it 2-1 Bruins. Later in the period, Stasiuk won a draw at the Leafs blueline and Horvath picked up the puck. Horvath's pass to Bucyk on the left wing found Stasiuk driving to the net and he backhanded it in to make it 3-1 Boston. The game ended in a 3-3 tie after Ron Stewart found the puck in a goal mouth scramble at 7:22 of the third period and Dick Duff scored at 10:35 on a bizarre play. George Armstrong was stopped on a breakaway by Harry Lumley but Armstrong's stick clipped Lumley's face as he skated by. Dazed, Lumley couldn't stop Duff's backhand shot from going in.
===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 	W 	October 10, 1959 	6–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 11, 1959 	3–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)	2–0–0
3 	L 	October 15, 1959 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	2–1–0
4 	W 	October 17, 1959 	3–0 	Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	3–1–0
5 	L 	October 18, 1959 	0–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	3–2–0
6 	W 	October 21, 1959 	3–2 	@ New York Rangers (1959–60) 	4–2–0
7 	T 	October 24, 1959 	1–1 	New York Rangers (1959–60) 	4–2–1
8 	T 	October 28, 1959 	1–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	4–2–2
9 	W 	October 31, 1959 	4–3 	Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	5–2–2
10 	L 	November 1, 1959 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	5–3–2
11 	W 	November 4, 1959 	4–1 	New York Rangers (1959–60) 	6–3–2
12 	T 	November 7, 1959 	2–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	6–3–3
13 	W 	November 10, 1959 	3–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)	7–3–3
14 	L 	November 12, 1959 	0–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	7–4–3
15 	T 	November 14, 1959 	3–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) 	7–4–4
16 	T 	November 15, 1959 	2–2 	@ New York Rangers (1959–60) 	7–4–5
17 	W 	November 18, 1959 	3–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	8–4–5
18 	L 	November 21, 1959 	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	8–5–5
19 	W 	November 22, 1959 	2–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	9–5–5
20 	W 	November 26, 1959 	4–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)	10–5–5
21 	T 	November 28, 1959 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	10–5–6
22 	W 	November 29, 1959 	4–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	11–5–6
23 	W 	December 2, 1959 	1–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	12–5–6
24 	W 	December 5, 1959 	6–3 	New York Rangers (1959–60) 	13–5–6
25 	L 	December 6, 1959 	0–6 	@ New York Rangers (1959–60) 	13–6–6
26 	L 	December 10, 1959 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	13–7–6
27 	L 	December 12, 1959 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) 	13–8–6
28 	L 	December 13, 1959 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	13–9–6
29 	L 	December 17, 1959 	2–8 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	13–10–6
30 	W 	December 19, 1959 	4–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	14–10–6
31 	L 	December 20, 1959 	4–7 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)	14–11–6
32 	W 	December 26, 1959 	4–0 	New York Rangers (1959–60) 	15–11–6
33 	W 	December 27, 1959 	6–3 	@ New York Rangers (1959–60) 	16–11–6
34 	L 	December 30, 1959 	2–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	16–12–6
35 	W 	December 31, 1959 	4–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	17–12–6
36 	L 	January 2, 1960 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) 	17–13–6
37 	W 	January 3, 1960 	4–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)	18–13–6
38 	W 	January 6, 1960 	3–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	19–13–6
39 	L 	January 9, 1960 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	19–14–6
40 	L 	January 10, 1960 	0–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	19–15–6
41 	L 	January 14, 1960 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	19–16–6
42 	W 	January 16, 1960 	3–1 	New York Rangers (1959–60) 	20–16–6
43 	L 	January 17, 1960 	3–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	20–17–6
44 	T 	January 23, 1960 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	20–17–7
45 	L 	January 24, 1960 	2–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	20–18–7
46 	W 	January 27, 1960 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) 	21–18–7
47 	W 	January 30, 1960 	3–2 	New York Rangers (1959–60) 	22–18–7
48 	T 	January 31, 1960 	3–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)	22–18–8
49 	W 	February 3, 1960 	4–2 	@ New York Rangers (1959–60) 	23–18–8
50 	L 	February 4, 1960 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	23–19–8
51 	W 	February 6, 1960 	6–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	24–19–8
52 	L 	February 7, 1960 	0–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	24–20–8
53 	L 	February 10, 1960 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	24–21–8
54 	W 	February 13, 1960 	7–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	25–21–8
55 	W 	February 14, 1960 	3–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	26–21–8
56 	W 	February 17, 1960 	3–1 	Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	27–21–8
57 	W 	February 20, 1960 	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) 	28–21–8
58 	L 	February 21, 1960 	5–7 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)	28–22–8
59 	W 	February 24, 1960 	3–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	29–22–8
60 	L 	February 27, 1960 	3–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	29–23–8
61 	W 	February 28, 1960 	5–3 	@ New York Rangers (1959–60) 	30–23–8
62 	L 	March 3, 1960 	1–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	30–24–8
63 	W 	March 5, 1960 	5–2 	Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	31–24–8
64 	W 	March 6, 1960 	3–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1959–60) 	32–24–8
65 	L 	March 9, 1960 	4–9 	Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	32–25–8
66 	L 	March 12, 1960 	1–4 	New York Rangers (1959–60) 	32–26–8
67 	T 	March 13, 1960 	2–2 	@ New York Rangers (1959–60) 	32–26–9
68 	W 	March 17, 1960 	6–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) 	33–26–9
69 	W 	March 19, 1960 	1–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) 	34–26–9
70 	W 	March 20, 1960 	3–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) 	35–26–9
==Playoffs==
===Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 2===
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0===
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Bob Pulford 	70	24	28 	52 	81
George Armstrong	70	23	28 	51 	60
Dick Duff 	67	19	22 	41 	51
Frank Mahovlich 	70	18	21 	39 	61
Billy Harris 	70	13	25 	38 	29
Bert Olmstead 	53	15	21 	36 	63
Ron Stewart 	67	14	20 	34 	28
Johnny Wilson 	70	15	16 	31 	8
Gerry Ehman 	69	12	16 	28 	26
Larry Regan 	47	4 	16 	20 	6
Gerry James 	34	4 	9 	13 	56
Ted Hampson 	41	2 	8 	10 	17
Garry Edmundson 	39	4 	6 	10 	47
Dave Creighton 	14	1 	5 	6 	4
Rudy Migay 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Ken Girard 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Pat Hannigan 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Defencemen===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Allan Stanley	64	10	23 	33 	22
Tim Horton 	70	3 	29 	32 	69
Carl Brewer 	67	4 	19 	23 	150
Bobby Baun 	61	8 	9 	17 	59
Red Kelly 	18	6 	5 	11 	8
Joe Crozier 	5 	0 	3 	3 	2
Marc Reaume 	36	0 	1 	1 	6
Al MacNeil 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
===Goaltending===
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T	SO	GAA
Johnny Bower	66	34	24	8	5 	2.68
Ed Chadwick 	4 	1 	2 	1	0 	3.75
==Awards and Records==
*James Norris Memorial Trophy: Allan Stanley, Runner-up
*Allan Stanley, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Gallery==
1959-Dec20-Harris-Pilote-Hall.jpg|Billy Harris, Pierre Pilote, Glenn Hall, Ed Litzenberger, December 20, 1959.
1959-60-Wilson_Bucyk_Bower.jpg|Johnny Wilson, John Bucyk and Johnny Bower in 1959-60 action.
59-60NHLSFTorontoGameAd.jpg|Semi Final
==Video==
Colour highlights and interviews from the 1960 Stanley Cup Finals.
Montreal Canadiens win 5th consecutive Stanley cup - 1960 color film
==References==
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1959-60
Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1959-60