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List of Toronto Maple Leafs seasons

List of Toronto Maple Leafs seasons

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The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL)[1] and are known as one of the Original Six teams of the league.[2] Founded in 1917, the club had no nickname in their first season, and were known as the Toronto Arenas for their second season.[3] From the 1919–20 season they were known as the Toronto St. Patricks,[4] until in February 1927 when the club was purchased by Conn Smythe.[5] Smythe changed the name of the club to the Maple Leafs and they have been known by that name ever since.[5][6] Over their 104 seasons, the Leafs have won 3000 regular season games, lost over 2800 regular season games, accumulated six division championships, led the league in points six times, appeared in the playoffs 71 times, gained eight O'Brien Cup championships, and won 13 Stanley Cup titles.[7]

1917–18 season Toronto Arenas. Top row, from left: Rusty Crawford, Harry Meeking, Ken Randall, Corbett Denneny, Harry Cameron. Middle row, from left: Dick Carroll, Jack Adams, Charles Querrie, Alf Skinner, Frank Carroll. Bottom row, from left: Harry Mummery, Harry "Hap" Holmes, Reg Noble.
Toronto Maple Leafs opening night program at Maple Leaf Gardens, November 12, 1931.

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  1. From the 1917–18 season to the 1920–21 season, the NHL played a split season schedule. The winners of both halves faced each other in a two-game, total-goals series for the NHL championship.[12]
  2. For the 1917–18 season, the club had no official nickname.[3]
  3. From the 1917–18 season to the 1925–26 season, the NHL had no divisions.[12]
  4. From the 1917–18 season to the 1926–27 season, the O'Brien Cup was awarded to the postseason champion of the NHL.[13]
  5. For the 1918–19 season, the club was known as the Arenas.[3]
  6. From the 1919–20 season until February 1927, the club was known as the St. Patricks.[16]
  7. Beginning in the 1921–22 NHL season, the NHL adopted a new rule stipulating that only a single overtime period would be played to break ties, with both teams receiving one point in games that remained tied.[18]
  8. From the 1926–27 season to the 1937–38 season, the Maple Leafs played in the Canadian Division.[5][6]
  9. In February 1927, Conn Smythe, changed the team name to the Maple Leafs. The team played for the rest of the season as the Maple Leafs and has used that name ever since.[5][6]
  10. From the 1927–28 season to the 1937–38 season, the O'Brien Cup was awarded to the champion of the Canadian Division.[13]
  11. From the 1938–39 season to the 1966–67 season, the NHL had no divisions.[12]
  12. From the 1938–39 season to the 1949–50 season, the O'Brien Cup was awarded to the NHL playoff runner-up, and was retired after the 1949–50 season.[13]
  13. Toronto won the series with Boston 4 games to 1, however 6 games were played with the second ending in a tie.[42][43] The game was called after one overtime period due to a Lord's Day curfew law.[44]
  14. Before the 1967–68 season, the NHL split into East and West Divisions because of the addition of six expansion teams.[12]
  15. The NHL realigned before the 1974–75 season. The Maple Leafs were placed in the Adams Division of the Prince of Wales Conference.[63]
  16. The NHL realigned before the 1981–82 season. The Maple Leafs were placed in the Norris Division of the Clarence Campbell Conference.[71]
  17. The NHL realigned into Eastern and Western conferences prior to the 1993–94 season. Toronto was placed in the Central Division of the Western Conference.[78]
  18. The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 1994–95 NHL lockout.[80]
  19. The NHL realigned before the 1998–99 season. The Maple Leafs were placed in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.[16]
  20. Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular-season game in overtime.[84]
  21. The season was cancelled because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.[90]
  22. Beginning in the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular-season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, with losing teams receiving a point, which prevented ties.[91]
  23. The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 2012–13 NHL lockout.[92]
  24. The NHL realigned prior to the 2013–14 season. The Maple Leafs were placed in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.[94]
  25. The regular season was suspended on March 12, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eventually, the season resumed with the postseason in an expanded 24-team format on August 1, 2020.[95]
  26. The start of the regular season was delayed until January 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a shorted 56 game schedule.

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