| 1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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| Division | 4th East |
| Conference | 4th East |
| 1968–69 record | 35-26-15 |
| Goals for | 271 |
| Goals against | 202 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Punch Imlach |
| Coach | Punch Imlach |
| Captain | George Armstrong |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Norm Ullman (35) |
| Assists | Norm Ullman (42) |
| Points | Norm Ullman (77) |
| Penalties in minutes | Jim Dorey (200) |
| Wins | Bruce Gamble (28) |
| Goals against average | Bruce Gamble (2.80) |
| <1967–68 | 1969–70> |
The 1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs fifty-second season of the franchise, forty-second season as the Maple Leafs. Although the Maple Leafs made the playoffs, they were swept in the quarter-finals by Boston, suffering two crushing defeats at Boston Garden.
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Club team |
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| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 76 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 271 | 202 | 103 |
| Boston Bruins | 76 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 303 | 221 | 100 |
| New York Rangers | 76 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 231 | 196 | 91 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 76 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 234 | 217 | 85 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 76 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 239 | 221 | 78 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 76 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 280 | 246 | 77 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | October 13, 1968 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | T | October 16, 1968 | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 1–0–1 |
| 3 | L | October 19, 1968 | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 1–1–1 |
| 4 | W | October 23, 1968 | 6–4 | St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 2–1–1 |
| 5 | W | October 26, 1968 | 2–0 | Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 3–1–1 |
| 6 | W | October 27, 1968 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1968–69) | 4–1–1 |
| 7 | L | October 30, 1968 | 0–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 4–2–1 |
| 8 | L | November 2, 1968 | 2–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 4–3–1 |
| 9 | W | November 6, 1968 | 1–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 5–3–1 |
| 10 | L | November 9, 1968 | 1–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 5–4–1 |
| 11 | W | November 10, 1968 | 3–1 | @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) | 6–4–1 |
| 12 | T | November 13, 1968 | 1–1 | Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 6–4–2 |
| 13 | W | November 14, 1968 | 5–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 7–4–2 |
| 14 | W | November 16, 1968 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 8–4–2 |
| 15 | T | November 17, 1968 | 1–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 8–4–3 |
| 16 | W | November 20, 1968 | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 9–4–3 |
| 17 | L | November 23, 1968 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 9–5–3 |
| 18 | L | November 24, 1968 | 4–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 9–6–3 |
| 19 | T | November 27, 1968 | 3–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 9–6–4 |
| 20 | T | November 30, 1968 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 9–6–5 |
| 21 | L | December 1, 1968 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1968–69) | 9–7–5 |
| 22 | W | December 4, 1968 | 4–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 10–7–5 |
| 23 | W | December 7, 1968 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1968–69) | 11–7–5 |
| 24 | W | December 8, 1968 | 4–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 12–7–5 |
| 25 | T | December 11, 1968 | 4–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 12–7–6 |
| 26 | W | December 12, 1968 | 1–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 13–7–6 |
| 27 | W | December 14, 1968 | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 14–7–6 |
| 28 | W | December 18, 1968 | 5–2 | Oakland Seals (1968–69) | 15–7–6 |
| 29 | W | December 21, 1968 | 8–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 16–7–6 |
| 30 | L | December 22, 1968 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 16–8–6 |
| 31 | W | December 25, 1968 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 17–8–6 |
| 32 | L | December 26, 1968 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 17–9–6 |
| 33 | L | December 28, 1968 | 1–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 17–10–6 |
| 34 | W | January 1, 1969 | 7–3 | Oakland Seals (1968–69) | 18–10–6 |
| 35 | W | January 4, 1969 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1968–69) | 19–10–6 |
| 36 | T | January 5, 1969 | 2–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 19–10–7 |
| 37 | T | January 8, 1969 | 4–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 19–10–8 |
| 38 | L | January 9, 1969 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 19–11–8 |
| 39 | W | January 11, 1969 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 20–11–8 |
| 40 | T | January 15, 1969 | 5–5 | Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 20–11–9 |
| 41 | T | January 18, 1969 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 20–11–10 |
| 42 | L | January 19, 1969 | 3–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 20–12–10 |
| 43 | W | January 23, 1969 | 3–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 21–12–10 |
| 44 | W | January 25, 1969 | 2–0 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 22–12–10 |
| 45 | L | January 26, 1969 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 22–13–10 |
| 46 | L | January 29, 1969 | 1–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 22–14–10 |
| 47 | L | January 31, 1969 | 4–5 | @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) | 22–15–10 |
| 48 | L | February 2, 1969 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 22–16–10 |
| 49 | T | February 5, 1969 | 5–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 22–16–11 |
| 50 | L | February 8, 1969 | 1–4 | Oakland Seals (1968–69) | 22–17–11 |
| 51 | W | February 9, 1969 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 23–17–11 |
| 52 | W | February 12, 1969 | 7–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 24–17–11 |
| 53 | W | February 15, 1969 | 6–2 | New York Rangers (1968–69) | 25–17–11 |
| 54 | L | February 16, 1969 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (1968–69) | 25–18–11 |
| 55 | W | February 19, 1969 | 5–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 26–18–11 |
| 56 | L | February 20, 1969 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 26–19–11 |
| 57 | L | February 22, 1969 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 26–20–11 |
| 58 | L | February 23, 1969 | 2–7 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 26–21–11 |
| 59 | W | February 26, 1969 | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 27–21–11 |
| 60 | T | February 27, 1969 | 1–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 27–21–12 |
| 61 | T | March 1, 1969 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 27–21–13 |
| 62 | W | March 2, 1969 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 28–21–13 |
| 63 | W | March 5, 1969 | 6–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 29–21–13 |
| 64 | L | March 6, 1969 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 29–22–13 |
| 65 | T | March 8, 1969 | 2–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 29–22–14 |
| 66 | W | March 12, 1969 | 4–0 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 30–22–14 |
| 67 | W | March 13, 1969 | 3–1 | @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) | 31–22–14 |
| 68 | W | March 15, 1969 | 7–4 | Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 32–22–14 |
| 69 | L | March 16, 1969 | 3–11 | @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 32–23–14 |
| 70 | T | March 19, 1969 | 1–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 32–23–15 |
| 71 | W | March 22, 1969 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 33–23–15 |
| 72 | L | March 23, 1969 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 33–24–15 |
| 73 | W | March 26, 1969 | 6–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 34–24–15 |
| 74 | W | March 27, 1969 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 35–24–15 |
| 75 | L | March 29, 1969 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1968–69) | 35–25–15 |
| 76 | L | March 30, 1969 | 0–4 | @ New York Rangers (1968–69) | 35–26–15 |
Quarter-finals
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | April 2, 1969 | 0–10 | @ Boston Bruins | 0–1 |
| 2 | L | April 3, 1969 | 0–7 | @ Boston Bruins | 0–2 |
| 3 | L | April 5, 1969 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins | 0–3 |
| 4 | L | April 6, 1969 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins | 0–4 |
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 75 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 41 |
| Dave Keon | 75 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 12 |
| Paul Henderson | 74 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 16 |
| Murray Oliver | 76 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 16 |
| Ron Ellis | 72 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 12 |
| Mike Walton | 66 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 34 |
| Tim Horton | 74 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 107 |
| Floyd Smith | 64 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 22 |
| Bob Pulford | 72 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 20 |
| Jim Dorey | 61 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 200 |
| George Armstrong | 53 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 10 |
| Larry Mickey | 55 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 43 |
| Pierre Pilote | 69 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 46 |
| Bill Sutherland | 44 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 |
| Mike Pelyk | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 146 |
| Rick Ley | 38 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
| Pat Quinn | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 95 |
| Brit Selby | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Wayne Carleton | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Marcel Pronovost | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Forbes Kennedy | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| Gerry Meehan | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Bower | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Byers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Clancy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Gamble | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gamble | 3446 | 61 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 161 | 2.80 | 3 | |||
| Johnny Bower | 779 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 2.85 | 2 | |||
| Al Smith | 335 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2.87 | 0 | |||
| Team: | 4560 | 76 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 214 | 2.82 | 5 |
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Murray Oliver | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Norm Ullman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Dorey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Paul Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Pilote | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| George Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bower | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Horton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Forbes Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Rick Ley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Larry Mickey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Pulford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Brit Selby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Floyd Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bower | 154 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4.29 | 0 | ||||
| Bruce Gamble | 86 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9.07 | 0 | ||||
| Team: | 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 |
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1968–69 season.
| September 30, 1968 | To Los Angeles Kings
Gary Croteau Brian Murphy Wayne Thomas |
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Grant Moore Lou Deveault |
| October 1, 1968 | To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
Darryl Sly |
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash |
| March 2, 1969 | To Philadelphia Flyers
Gerry Meehan Mike Byers Bill Sutherland |
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brit Selby Forbes Kennedy |
| May 1, 1969 | To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
Brad Selwood Rene Robert |
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ron Ward |
| May 30, 1969 | To Pittsburgh Penguins
Forbes Kennedy |
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash |
| June 11, 1969 | To Pittsburgh Penguins
Al Smith |
| June 11, 1969 | To Montreal Canadiens
Larry Mickey |
| June 11, 1969 | From Pittsburgh Penguins
Marv Edwards |
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