The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the oldest franchises in
the National Hockey League and were once one of the most successful. The
individual records of the Toronto Maple Leafs may not be as flashy as other NHL
teams but the players involved are often legends of the game.
Test and expand your knowledge of Toronto Maple Leafs
records with these four hockey trivia questions and answers.
Q. Before Rick Vaive came along in the early 1980’s and lifted
Toronto’s goal scoring record above the 50 goal plateau, the Maple Leafs record
for most goals in a season had stood since the 1960-61 season. Who held
Toronto’s record for most goals in a season previous to the 1981-82 NHL season?
A. In 1960-61, Frank
Mahovlich finished the season with 48 goals. The total was good for second in
the NHL behind Bernie Geoffrion of the Montreal Canadiens who scored 50. It
should be noted that Mahovlich did this when the Maple Leafs only played a 70
game schedule. Frank topped his personal best in 1968-69 as a member of the
Detroit Red Wings, scoring 49.
Q. What Hockey Hall of Fame member holds the Toronto Maple Leafs record
for most assists in a single season?
A. Doug Gilmour
holds the record with 95 in 1992-93. This is the seventeenth highest single
season total in NHL history. Gilmour also holds the number 2 spot in this
category with 84 assists in the following season.
Gilmour totalled 964 assists over his NHL career. He played
in the league from 1983-84 to 2002-03 with the St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames,
Toronto, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres and Montreal
Canadiens. Doug was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.
Q. What Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender holds the team career record for
most shutouts, most wins and most losses?
A. Walter ‘Turk’
Broda played with Toronto from 1936-37 to 1951-52. Toronto was Broda’s only NHL
club and finished his career with 62 shutouts, 302 wins and 224 losses. In
eight of his seasons with the Maple Leafs, Broda appeared in every single
regular season game. Twice, he was the recipient of the Vezina Trophy. In 1967,
15 years after retiring as a player, Turk was finally inducted into the Hockey
Hall of Fame.
Q. There are four players that have scored more than 300 goals as a
Toronto Maple Leaf. Who holds the record for most goals in a Maple Leafs
jersey?
A. Mats Sundin
left Toronto after the 2007-08 season having scored 420 goals for the Maple
Leafs. Darryl Sittler had held the mark at 389 before that. Dave Keon scored
365 as a Maple Leaf and Ron Ellis scored 332 in Toronto.
Sundin scored 564 goals over his National Hockey League career.
That total ties him for 21st overall with Joe Nieuwendyk. The first
overall pick at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques played in the
NHL from 1990-91 to 2008-09 with Quebec, Toronto and the Vancouver Canucks.
Sundin entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.
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