The 1948–49

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

season involved winning the

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

. The Maple Leafs became the first team in NHL history to win three consecutive Stanley Cups.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Playoffs

Semifinals

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins ''Toronto won best-of-seven series 4 games to 1''

Stanley Cup Finals

Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs ''Toronto won best-of-seven series 4–0.''

Transactions

* April 20, 1948: Acquired Eldie Kobussen from the

Springfield Indians The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts. The Indians were founding members of the American Hockey League. They were in existen ...

of the AHL for

Gordie Bell Gordon John Edward "Tinkle" Bell (March 13, 1925 – November 3, 1980) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 1945–46 season he made 8 appearances for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He would not play another NHL game for 10 more y ...

, Armand Lemieux, Leo Curick and Rod Roy * April 26, 1948: Acquired Cal Gardner,

Bill Juzda William Juzda (October 29, 1920 – February 17, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1940 and 1952 ...

, Rene Trudell and

Frank Mathers Frank Sydney Mathers (March 29, 1924 – February 9, 2005) was a professional ice hockey player during the 1940s and 1950s. He competed with the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs and the American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Hornets and ...

from the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

for

Wally Stanowski Walter Peter Stanowski (April 28, 1919 – June 28, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Stanowski started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1939. In 1941, he was a member ...

and

Elwyn Morris Elwyn Gordon "Moe" Morris (January 3, 1921 – February 6, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers between 1943 and 1949. The rest of his career, which laste ...

* July 27, 1948: Acquired

Danny Lewicki Daniel Vladimir Lewicki (March 12, 1931 – September 25, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1950s and ear ...

from the

Providence Reds The Providence Reds were a ice hockey, hockey team that played in the Canadian-American Hockey League (CAHL) between 1926 and 1936 and the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1936 to 1977, the last season of which they played as the Rhode Island Re ...

of the AHL for Future Considerations * October 27, 1948: Traded Jack Hamilton and cash to the

of the AHL to complete a previous transaction

References

External links

Toronto Maple Leafs 1948–49 roster and statistics on Hockey Database

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