The 1971–72 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 55th season of operation in the
National Hockey League (NHL). It was also the 40th anniversary season of the opening of
Maple Leaf Gardens. The Maple Leafs finished fourth, and qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the eventual
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 ...
champion
Boston Bruins.
Offseason
In June, team president
Stafford Smythe and vice-president
Harold Ballard were arrested for theft and fraud involving funds of Maple Leaf Gardens. They were charged jointly on the theft of $146,000 of funds and securities and Smythe was further charged for defrauding Maple Leaf Gardens of $249,000.
Regular season
On October 13, just after the start of the season, Smythe died of complications from a bleeding ulcer. The Leaf's home opener, scheduled for that night was postponed, only the second postponement in Maple Leaf Gardens history.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
;Goaltending
Playoffs
;Scoring
;Goaltending
Awards and records
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the
1971-72 season.
Trades
Intra-League Draft
Expansion Draft
Reverse Draft
Free agents
Draft picks
Toronto's draft picks at the
1971 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1971 NHL Amateur Draft was the ninth NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 10, 1971, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Larry Robinson, who retired after the 1991– ...
held at the
Queen Elizabeth Hotel in
Montreal,
Quebec.
Farm teams
See also
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1971–72 NHL season
The 1971–72 NHL season was the 55th season of the National Hockey League. Fourteen teams each played 78 games. The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers four games to two for their second Stanley Cup in three seasons in the finals.
Regular s ...
References
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External links
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