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1967-68 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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1967โ€“68 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division5th East
1967โ€“68 record33โ€“31โ€“10
Goals for209
Goals against176
Team information
General ManagerPunch Imlach
CoachPunch Imlach
CaptainGeorge Armstrong
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsMike Walton (30)
AssistsDave Keon (37)
PointsMike Walton (59)
Penalty minutesTim Horton, Pete Stemkowski (82)
WinsBruce Gamble (19)
Goals against averageJohnny Bower (2.25)

The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game. It was played at Maple Leaf Gardens on January 16, 1968. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated an all-star team by a score of 4โ€“3. The Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time since 1958 with a record of 33โ€“31โ€“10 for 76 points for a fifth place in the East Division. The Leafs finished with a better record than any of the six expansion teams that season.

Offseason[edit]

NHL Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
2 16 J. Bob Kelly  Canada Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL)

Players lost in Expansion Draft[edit]

The following Maple Leafs were lost to various franchises in the Expansion Draft.

Player Position Drafted to
Al Arbour (D) St. Louis Blues
Bob Baun (D) Oakland Seals
Don Blackburn (W) Philadelphia Flyers
John Brenneman (LW) St. Louis Blues
Terry Clancy (W) Oakland Seals
Mike Corrigan (LW) Los Angeles Kings
Kent Douglas (D) Oakland Seals
Darryl Edestrand (D) St. Louis Blues
Aut Erickson (D) Oakland Seals
Bill Flett (RW) Los Angeles Kings
Pat Hannigan (LW) Philadelphia Flyers
Fred Hucul (D) St. Louis Blues
Larry Jeffrey (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins
Ed Joyal (C) Los Angeles Kings
Larry Keenan (LW) St. Louis Blues
Mike Laughton (W) Oakland Seals
Lowell MacDonald (LW) Los Angeles Kings
Terry Sawchuk (G) Los Angeles Kings
Brit Selby (W) Philadelphia Flyers
Gary Smith (G) Oakland Seals
Gary Veneruzzo (LW) St. Louis Blues

Regular season[edit]

Called up from the London Nationals of the Ontario Hockey Association, Garry Unger played his first NHL game on November 4, 1967 in a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers. The November 6, 1967 match versus Boston saw a bench clearing brawl at 5:28 of the second period. With the Bruins leading 1-0 on a Bobby Orr Power play goal, Leafs Brian Conacher was killing a penalty and dumped the puck into the Bruins zone as Orr approached him. Conacher's stick came up and broke Orr's nose. John McKenzie starting pummeling Conacher, who fell to the ice. Orr then joined in on beating Conacher, which resulted in the Leafs bench clearing, followed by the Bruins. It was the first bench clearing brawl in the league since December 6, 1963. The game ended in a 2-2 tie.

J. P. Parisรฉ played his only game for the Maple Leafs on November 15, 1967 in a 4-2 win over the Bruins and recorded an assist. Having signed a contract with Toronto, Garry Unger was given a regular shift with Pete Stemkowski and Jim Pappin for the November 18, 1967 game versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Trailing 1-0 early in the second period, Stemkowski dug the puck out of the corner and his centering pass caromed to Unger who whacked in his first NHL goal past Denis DeJordy.

Disaster struck during the December 9, 1967 Bruins-Leafs game in Toronto. In the first period while killing a penalty to Skip Krake, Bobby Orr began to carry the puck from in front of the Bruins net. He was hit with a clean check by Frank Mahovlich which broke his left collarbone. Amazingly, Orr played another penalty-killing shift before leaving the game. Later, a Mahovlich slap shot hit Ted Green above the knee and he was forced to leave the game. Green's injury caused him to miss only two games, but Orr was out until Christmas.

Mike Byers played his first NHL game on December 30, 1967 in an 8-1 win over the St. Louis Blues. The Maple Leafs hosted the 21st National Hockey League All-Star Game at Maple Leaf Gardens on January 16, 1968. Toronto beat a team of All-Stars by a score of 4-3. Mike Pelyk and Andrรฉ Hinse were both called up for their first NHL game, a 3-2 loss to Chicago Black Hawks on February 7, 1968. Hinse played three more games, his only in the NHL, while Pelyk became a regular, his first of nine seasons for the Maple Leafs.

Following expansion of the NHL from six teams to 12 for the 1967โ€“68 season, the Leafs struggled for most of the season and Imlach responded by pulling off another big trade. In February 1968, he sent Mahovlich, Garry Unger, Pete Stemkowski and the rights to Carl Brewer to the Detroit Red Wings for Paul Henderson, James Rzeznik, Norm Ullman, Doug Barrie, Boise Taylor, and Floyd Smith. The teams met less than a week later on March 9 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Detroit took a 4-0 lead, led by Mahovlich's goal and two assists. However, Ullman and Taylor both turned the tide with two goals and an assist as Toronto came back to win 7-5. Despite excellent performances from the additions of Ullman, Taylor, Rzeznik, Barrie, Smith and Henderson for the rest of the season, both teams missed the playoffs.

Standings[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Template:1967โ€“68 NHL East Division standings

Record vs. opponents[edit]

Template:NHL Record vs. opponents (East)

Schedule and results[edit]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 14, 1967 5โ€“1 Chicago Black Hawks (1967โ€“68) 1โ€“0โ€“0
2 W October 15, 1967 5โ€“3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1967โ€“68) 2โ€“0โ€“0
3 L October 18, 1967 2โ€“3 Detroit Red Wings (1967โ€“68) 2โ€“1โ€“0
4 L October 19, 1967 0โ€“1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1967โ€“68) 2โ€“2โ€“0
5 L October 21, 1967 3โ€“5 New York Rangers (1967โ€“68) 2โ€“3โ€“0
6 W October 25, 1967 4โ€“2 Los Angeles Kings (1967โ€“68) 3โ€“3โ€“0
7 W October 28, 1967 5โ€“2 Oakland Seals (1967โ€“68) 4โ€“3โ€“0
8 L October 29, 1967 2โ€“3 @ New York Rangers (1967โ€“68) 4โ€“4โ€“0
9 W November 1, 1967 5โ€“0 Montreal Canadiens (1967โ€“68) 5โ€“4โ€“0
10 W November 2, 1967 9โ€“3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1967โ€“68) 6โ€“4โ€“0
11 W November 4, 1967 4โ€“2 New York Rangers (1967โ€“68) 7โ€“4โ€“0
12 T November 5, 1967 2โ€“2 @ Boston Bruins (1967โ€“68) 7โ€“4โ€“1
13 W November 8, 1967 6โ€“1 @ Oakland Seals (1967โ€“68) 8โ€“4โ€“1
14 L November 9, 1967 1โ€“4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1967โ€“68) 8โ€“5โ€“1
15 L November 11, 1967 1โ€“2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1967โ€“68) 8โ€“6โ€“1
16 W November 15, 1967 4โ€“2 Boston Bruins (1967โ€“68) 9โ€“6โ€“1
17 T November 18, 1967 2โ€“2 Chicago Black Hawks (1967โ€“68) 9โ€“6โ€“2
18 L November 19, 1967 2โ€“6 @ Boston Bruins (1967โ€“68) 9โ€“7โ€“2
19 W November 22, 1967 3โ€“0 Minnesota North Stars (1967โ€“68) 10โ€“7โ€“2
20 W November 25, 1967 3โ€“2 Detroit Red Wings (1967โ€“68) 11โ€“7โ€“2
21 W November 29, 1967 2โ€“1 Montreal Canadiens (1967โ€“68) 12โ€“7โ€“2
22 T November 30, 1967 3โ€“3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1967โ€“68) 12โ€“7โ€“3
23 W December 2, 1967 3โ€“0 Oakland Seals (1967โ€“68) 13โ€“7โ€“3
24 T December 6, 1967 1โ€“1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1967โ€“68) 13โ€“7โ€“4
25 T December 9, 1967 3โ€“3 Boston Bruins (1967โ€“68) 13โ€“7โ€“5
26 L December 10, 1967 1โ€“2 @ St. Louis Blues (1967โ€“68) 13โ€“8โ€“5
27 L December 13, 1967 1โ€“2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1967โ€“68) 13โ€“9โ€“5
28 W December 16, 1967 4โ€“2 New York Rangers (1967โ€“68) 14โ€“9โ€“5
29 L December 17, 1967 0โ€“2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1967โ€“68) 14โ€“10โ€“5
30 L December 20, 1967 0โ€“5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1967โ€“68) 14โ€“11โ€“5
31 W December 23, 1967 5โ€“3 Detroit Red Wings (1967โ€“68) 15โ€“11โ€“5
32 W December 25, 1967 3โ€“1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1967โ€“68) 16โ€“11โ€“5
33 T December 27, 1967 2โ€“2 Montreal Canadiens (1967โ€“68) 16โ€“11โ€“6
34 W December 30, 1967 8โ€“1 St. Louis Blues (1967โ€“68) 17โ€“11โ€“6
35 L December 31, 1967 0โ€“4 @ New York Rangers (1967โ€“68) 17โ€“12โ€“6
36 T January 3, 1968 1โ€“1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1967โ€“68) 17โ€“12โ€“7
37 T January 6, 1968 3โ€“3 Boston Bruins (1967โ€“68) 17โ€“12โ€“8
38 L January 7, 1968 2โ€“6 @ New York Rangers (1967โ€“68) 17โ€“13โ€“8
39 W January 10, 1968 2โ€“1 Detroit Red Wings (1967โ€“68) 18โ€“13โ€“8
40 L January 12, 1968 3โ€“4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967โ€“68) 18โ€“14โ€“8
41 W January 13, 1968 7โ€“0 Pittsburgh Penguins (1967โ€“68) 19โ€“14โ€“8
42 W January 18, 1968 4โ€“2 @ Boston Bruins (1967โ€“68) 20โ€“14โ€“8
43 W January 20, 1968 5โ€“1 Minnesota North Stars (1967โ€“68) 21โ€“14โ€“8
44 W January 21, 1968 2โ€“0 @ Detroit Red Wings (1967โ€“68) 22โ€“14โ€“8
45 L January 24, 1968 1โ€“2 Philadelphia Flyers (1967โ€“68) 22โ€“15โ€“8
46 L January 27, 1968 1โ€“4 Chicago Black Hawks (1967โ€“68) 22โ€“16โ€“8
47 W January 28, 1968 3โ€“1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1967โ€“68) 23โ€“16โ€“8
48 L January 30, 1968 0โ€“3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1967โ€“68) 23โ€“17โ€“8
49 T February 3, 1968 3โ€“3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967โ€“68) 23โ€“17โ€“9
50 L February 4, 1968 1โ€“4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967โ€“68) 23โ€“18โ€“9
51 L February 7, 1968 2โ€“3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1967โ€“68) 23โ€“19โ€“9
52 L February 11, 1968 3โ€“4 @ Oakland Seals (1967โ€“68) 23โ€“20โ€“9
53 L February 12, 1968 0โ€“2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1967โ€“68) 23โ€“21โ€“9
54 L February 14, 1968 2โ€“4 Montreal Canadiens (1967โ€“68) 23โ€“22โ€“9
55 L February 17, 1968 2โ€“3 New York Rangers (1967โ€“68) 23โ€“23โ€“9
56 L February 21, 1968 1โ€“5 St. Louis Blues (1967โ€“68) 23โ€“24โ€“9
57 W February 24, 1968 1โ€“0 Boston Bruins (1967โ€“68) 24โ€“24โ€“9
58 L February 25, 1968 1โ€“3 @ New York Rangers (1967โ€“68) 24โ€“25โ€“9
59 L February 28, 1968 0โ€“1 Chicago Black Hawks (1967โ€“68) 24โ€“26โ€“9
60 L February 29, 1968 1โ€“4 @ Boston Bruins (1967โ€“68) 24โ€“27โ€“9
61 W March 2, 1968 5โ€“2 Los Angeles Kings (1967โ€“68) 25โ€“27โ€“9
62 W March 6, 1968 7โ€“2 Philadelphia Flyers (1967โ€“68) 26โ€“27โ€“9
63 W March 9, 1968 7โ€“5 Detroit Red Wings (1967โ€“68) 27โ€“27โ€“9
64 L March 10, 1968 0โ€“4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1967โ€“68) 27โ€“28โ€“9
65 T March 13, 1968 3โ€“3 @ St. Louis Blues (1967โ€“68) 27โ€“28โ€“10
66 W March 16, 1968 3โ€“0 Boston Bruins (1967โ€“68) 28โ€“28โ€“10
67 L March 17, 1968 4โ€“7 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967โ€“68) 28โ€“29โ€“10
68 L March 20, 1968 2โ€“3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1967โ€“68) 28โ€“30โ€“10
69 W March 21, 1968 5โ€“2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1967โ€“68) 29โ€“30โ€“10
70 W March 23, 1968 3โ€“1 New York Rangers (1967โ€“68) 30โ€“30โ€“10
71 L March 24, 1968 2โ€“4 @ New York Rangers (1967โ€“68) 30โ€“31โ€“10
72 W March 27, 1968 6โ€“0 Montreal Canadiens (1967โ€“68) 31โ€“31โ€“10
73 W March 30, 1968 3โ€“0 Chicago Black Hawks (1967โ€“68) 32โ€“31โ€“10
74 W March 31, 1968 4โ€“1 @ Boston Bruins (1967โ€“68) 33โ€“31โ€“10

Player statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Mike Walton 73 30 29 59 48
Bob Pulford 74 20 30 50 40
Ron Ellis 74 28 20 48 8
Dave Keon 67 11 37 48 4
Murray Oliver 74 16 21 37 18
Frank Mahovlich 50 19 17 36 30
George Armstrong 62 13 21 34 4
Jim Pappin 58 13 15 28 37
Tim Horton 69 4 23 27 82
Brian Conacher 64 11 14 25 31
Pete Stemkowski 60 7 15 22 82
Larry Hillman 55 3 17 20 13
Marcel Pronovost 70 3 17 20 48
Wayne Carleton 65 8 11 19 34
Norm Ullman 13 5 12 17 2
Allan Stanley 64 1 13 14 16
Paul Henderson 13 5 6 11 8
Duane Rupp 71 1 8 9 42
Floyd Smith 6 6 1 7 0
Mike Byers 10 2 2 4 0
Mike Pelyk 24 0 3 3 55
Garry Unger 15 1 1 2 4
Tom Martin 3 1 0 1 0
Jim McKenny 5 1 0 1 0
Johnny Bower 43 0 1 1 14
J.P. Parise 1 0 1 1 0
Bruce Gamble 41 0 0 0 2
Duke Harris 4 0 0 0 0
Andre Hinse 4 0 0 0 0
Darryl Sly 17 0 0 0 4
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Bruce Gamble 2201 41 19 13 3 85 2.32 5
Johnny Bower 2239 43 14 18 7 84 2.25 4
Team: 4440 74 33 31 10 169 2.28 9

[1]

Transactions[edit]

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1967โ€“68 season.

Trades[edit]

June 6, 1967 To Minnesota North Stars
Ken Broderick
Barry MacKenzie
Gary Dineen
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
June 8, 1967 To Los Angeles Kings
Red Kelly
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken Block
September 12, 1967[2] To Philadelphia Flyers
Al Millar
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
September 12, 1967 To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
Tom Polanic
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
October 3, 1967 To California Seals
Gerry Ehman
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bryan Hextall Jr.
J.P. Parise
October 15, 1967 To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
Walt McKechnie
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Steve Witiuk
December 23, 1967 To Minnesota North Stars
J.P. Parise
Milan Marcetta
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ted Taylor
Murray Hall
Don Johns
Len Landle
Duke Harris
Carl Wetzel
January 13, 1968 To Minnesota North Stars
Bronco Horvath
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
March 3, 1968 To Rochester Americans (AHL)
Duke Harris
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
March 3, 1968 To Detroit Red Wings
Frank Mahovlich
Pete Stemkowski
Garry Unger
rights onto Carl Brewer
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Doug Barrie
Norm Ullman
James Rzeznik
Boise Taylor
Paul Henderson
Floyd Smith
March 25, 1968 To St. Louis Blues
Cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Pat Quinn
May 14, 1968 To Oakland Seals
Cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Terry Clancy
May 23, 1968 To Chicago Black Hawks
Jim Pappin
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Pierre Pilote
June 6, 1968 To Rochester Americans (AHL)
Murray Hall
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
June 11, 1968 To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
Bob Barlow
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash

Intra-League Draft[edit]

June 12, 1968 To New York Rangers
Brian Conacher
June 12, 1968 To Minnesota North Stars
Duane Rupp
June 12, 1968 To New York Rangers
Larry Hillman
June 12, 1968 From Minnesota North Stars
Bill Plager
June 12, 1968 From New York Rangers
Larry Mickey
June 12, 1968 From Minnesota North Stars
Bill Sutherland
June 12, 1968 From Detroit Red Wings
Gary Marsh

Reverse Draft[edit]

June 13, 1968 To Philadelphia Flyers
Allan Stanley
June 13, 1968 To Portland Buckaroos (WHL)
Rick Foley
June 13, 1968 From Detroit Red Wings
George Gardner

Free agents[edit]

Player Former team
Rene Robert Undrafted free agent
Player New team
Dickie Moore St. Louis Blues

Awards and records[edit]

  • Johnny Bower and Bruce Gamble, Runner-up, Vezina Trophy[3]
  • Bruce Gamble, All-Star Game MVP[4]
  • Tim Horton, 1967-68 NHL First Team All-Star[5]

References[edit]

  1. โ†‘ "1967-68 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  2. โ†‘ "Flyers Take Phoenix Star". Tucson Daily Citizen. September 13, 1967. p. 30. Retrieved January 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. โ†‘ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5 Search this book on ..
  4. โ†‘ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 219, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5 Search this book on ..
  5. โ†‘ Why the Leafs Still Suck and How They Can Be Fixed, Updated Edition, Al Strachan, Harper Collins Publishers, 2011, ISBN 978-1-44340-846-2, p.216

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