The 1961–62

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 saw the Leafs finish in second place in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...

(NHL) with a record of 37 wins, 22 losses, and 11 ties for 85 points. They ousted 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 ho ...

in six games in the Semi-finals before defeating the defending champion

Chicago Black Hawks (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, also in six games, to win their first

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 ...

championship since

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

. It would be the first of three straight Stanley Cup titles for the team, and four overall during the decade of the 1960s.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

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Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference, and are ...

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Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making ...

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( 1961–62) , , 2–1–0, , 4, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 2–1–1, , 5, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 3–1–1, , 7, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 4–1–1, , 9, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 4–2–1, , 9, , , , , , , , ,
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Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

( 1961–62) , , 5–2–1, , 11, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 6–2–1, , 13, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 7–2–1, , 15, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 7–3–1, , 15, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 7–4–1, , 15, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 8–4–1, , 17, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 8–5–1, , 17, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 9–5–1, , 19, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 10–5–1, , 21, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 10–6–1, , 21, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 11–6–1, , 23, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 12–6–1, , 25, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 14–6–3, , 31, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 14–7–3, , 31, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 14–8–3, , 31, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 18–8–3, , 39, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 18–9–4, , 40, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 18–9–5, , 41, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 19–9–5, , 43, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 19–10–5, , 43, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 20–10–5, , 45, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 22–10–5, , 49, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 23–10–5, , 51, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 23–11–5, , 51, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 25–12–6, , 56, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 28–15–7, , 63, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 28–15–8, , 64, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 28–16–8, , 64, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 28–17–8, , 64, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 29–18–8, , 66, , , , , , , , ,
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( 1961–62) , , 30–19–8, , 68, , , , , , , , ,
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Playoffs

The

won the

for the 10th time in franchise history and the first Stanley Cup since 1951 after defeating the

4–2 in the Stanley Cup Semifinals and the

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Player statistics

Forwards

''Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points''

Defencemen

''Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points''

Goaltending

''Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against''

Awards and records

* Dave Keon, Lady Byng TrophyNational Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario,

References

Maple Leafs on Hockey Database

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