1974–75 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1974–75 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 58th season of the franchise, 48th season as the Maple Leafs. The team made the playoffs for the second consecutive year, but were swept by the Philadelphia Flyers, the eventual Stanley Cup champions, in four games in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

NHL draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality Club Team113Jack ValiquetteForward Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)231Tiger WilliamsLeft wing Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)349Per-Arne AlexanderssonCentre Leksands IF (Sweden)467Peter DriscollLeft wing Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)585Mike PalmateerGoaltender Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)6103Bill HassardCentre Wexford Warriors (MetJHL)7121Kevin DevineLeft wing Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)8138Kevin KempDefence Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)9155Dave SyvretDefence St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)10170Andy StoeszGoaltender Selkirk Steelers (MJHL)11185Marty FeschukDefence Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||W||October 9, 1974||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||1–0–0

|2||W||October 12, 1974||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||2–0–0

|3||T||October 13, 1974||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||2–0–1

|4||T||October 16, 1974||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||2–0–2

|5||L||October 19, 1974||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||2–1–2

|6||T||October 20, 1974||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||2–1–3

|7||L||October 23, 1974||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||2–2–3

|8||L||October 26, 1974||3–9 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||2–3–3

|9||W||October 27, 1974||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||3–3–3

|10||L||November 1, 1974||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||3–4–3

|11||L||November 2, 1974||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||3–5–3

|12||W||November 6, 1974||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||4–5–3

|13||L||November 9, 1974||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||4–6–3

|14||L||November 13, 1974||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||4–7–3

|15||W||November 15, 1974||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||5–7–3

|16||L||November 16, 1974||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||5–8–3

|17||L||November 20, 1974||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||5–9–3

|18||L||November 22, 1974||0–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||5–10–3

|19||L||November 23, 1974||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||5–11–3

|20||T||November 25, 1974||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||5–11–4

|21||L||November 27, 1974||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1974–75) ||5–12–4

|22||W||November 30, 1974||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||6–12–4

|23||L||December 4, 1974||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||6–13–4

|24||T||December 5, 1974||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||6–13–5

|25||T||December 7, 1974||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||6–13–6

|26||W||December 8, 1974||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||7–13–6

|27||L||December 11, 1974||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||7–14–6

|28||W||December 14, 1974||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||8–14–6

|29||L||December 15, 1974||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||8–15–6

|30||W||December 18, 1974||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||9–15–6

|31||L||December 19, 1974||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||9–16–6

|32||W||December 21, 1974||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||10–16–6

|33||L||December 22, 1974||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||10–17–6

|34||W||December 28, 1974||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||11–17–6

|35||L||December 30, 1974||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||11–18–6

|36||T||January 1, 1975||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||11–18–7

|37||W||January 4, 1975||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||12–18–7

|38||W||January 5, 1975||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||13–18–7

|39||L||January 7, 1975||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||13–19–7

|40||W||January 8, 1975||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||14–19–7

|41||L||January 11, 1975||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||14–20–7

|42||W||January 12, 1975||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||15–20–7

|43||W||January 15, 1975||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||16–20–7

|44||W||January 18, 1975||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||17–20–7

|45||L||January 19, 1975||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||17–21–7

|46||L||January 23, 1975||0–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||17–22–7

|47||L||January 24, 1975||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||17–23–7

|48||L||January 26, 1975||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||17–24–7

|49||W||January 29, 1975||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||18–24–7

|50||L||January 30, 1975||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||18–25–7

|51||W||February 1, 1975||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||19–25–7

|52||W||February 4, 1975||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||20–25–7

|53||L||February 6, 1975||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||20–26–7

|54||T||February 8, 1975||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||20–26–8

|55||L||February 9, 1975||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||20–27–8

|56||T||February 12, 1975||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||20–27–9

|57||L||February 15, 1975||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||20–28–9

|58||T||February 16, 1975||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1974–75) ||20–28–10

|59||T||February 19, 1975||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||20–28–11

|60||W||February 22, 1975||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||21–28–11

|61||L||February 23, 1975||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||21–29–11

|62||W||February 25, 1975||9–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||22–29–11

|63||W||February 26, 1975||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||23–29–11

|64||W||March 1, 1975||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||24–29–11

|65||W||March 2, 1975||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||25–29–11

|66||W||March 5, 1975||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||26–29–11

|67||W||March 8, 1975||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||27–29–11

|68||W||March 9, 1975||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||28–29–11

|69||T||March 12, 1975||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||28–29–12

|70||T||March 15, 1975||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||28–29–13

|71||L||March 16, 1975||3–11 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||28–30–13

|72||L||March 19, 1975||7–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||28–31–13

|73||W||March 22, 1975||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||29–31–13

|74||W||March 24, 1975||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||30–31–13

|75||T||March 26, 1975||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||30–31–14

|76||T||March 29, 1975||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||30–31–15

|77||W||March 30, 1975||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||31–31–15

|78||L||April 2, 1975||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||31–32–15

|79||L||April 5, 1975||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||31–33–15

|80||T||April 6, 1975||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||31–33–16

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 72 36 44 80 47−101212 RW 79 32 29 61 2591105 C 78 16 43 59 43112 C 69 19 30 49 615315 RW 64 17 27 44 865211 D 66 8 35 43 31−4011 LW 65 25 17 42 12−1314 LW 69 21 20 41 23−14302 RW 77 15 25 40 380432 RW 78 23 14 37 24−7401 D 60 12 25 37 344411 C 80 9 26 35 8−12100 LW 42 10 19 29 1874200 RW 55 5 18 23 26−13100 LW 57 5 16 21 61−18201 D 42 7 11 18 1211401 D 60 5 12 17 408111 D 72 3 11 14 142−10002 D 22 6 7 13 44−6100 LW 22 2 7 9 13−2000 D 63 1 7 8 110−5000 LW 26 2 1 3 11−8100 LW 5 1 1 2 01000 G 39 0 1 1 100000 D 4 0 0 0 20000 D 2 0 0 0 40000 G 4 0 0 0 20000 G 20 0 0 0 40000 LW 1 0 0 0 00000 LW 2 0 0 0 0−2000 C 1 0 0 0 0−4000 G 25 0 0 0 60000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 2149 39 12 17 6 145 4.05 1 1063 20 10 3 6 57 3.22 0 1393 25 8 11 4 86 3.70 0 195 4 1 2 0 18 5.54 0 Team: 4800 80 31 33 16 306 3.83 1

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG RW 7 4 2 6 2101 C 7 0 5 5 0000 LW 7 1 3 4 4001 LW 7 1 3 4 25100 D 7 0 4 4 6000 RW 7 3 0 3 2100 C 7 2 1 3 15100 D 7 1 1 2 24000 D 7 0 2 2 4000 C 7 1 0 1 7000 D 7 0 1 1 2000 D 7 0 0 0 0000 RW 5 0 0 0 2000 RW 7 0 0 0 2000 G 7 0 0 0 0000 LW 3 0 0 0 2000 D 7 0 0 0 0000 LW 6 0 0 0 9000 C 7 0 0 0 2000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO 441 7 2 5 21 2.86 0 Team: 441 7 2 5 21 2.86 0

Transactions The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1974–75 season.

Trades September 13, 1974To Pittsburgh PenguinsRick KehoeTo Toronto Maple LeafsBlaine Stoughton 1st round pick in 1977 – Trevor Johansen October 16, 1974To Vancouver CanucksJohn Grisdale Garry MonahanTo Toronto Maple LeafsDave Dunn November 2, 1974To Washington CapitalsWillie Brossart Tim EcclestoneTo Toronto Maple LeafsRod Seiling February 1, 1975To Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA)Bill ButtersTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash June 3, 1975To Boston Bruins4th round pick in 1975 – Rick AdduonoTo Toronto Maple Leafs3rd round pick in 1976 – Gary McFadyen June 3, 1975To Chicago Black HawksCashTo Toronto Maple Leafs10th round pick in 1975 – Paul Crowley 11th round pick in 1975 – Jack Laine June 3, 1975To Washington CapitalsCashTo Toronto Maple Leafs12th round pick in 1975 – Ken Holland June 3, 1975To Kansas City ScoutsCashTo Toronto Maple Leafs12th round pick in 1975 – Bob Barnes June 3, 1975To St. Louis BluesCashTo Toronto Maple Leafs12th round pick in 1975 – Jim Montgomery

Waivers February 16, 1975To New York RangersDunc Wilson May 20, 1975To Atlanta FlamesBill Flett

Expansion draft June 12, 1974To Washington CapitalsDenis Dupere June 12, 1974To Washington CapitalsJoe Lundrigan June 12, 1974To Washington CapitalsRon Low

Free agents Player Former team Claire Alexander Tulsa Oilers (CHL) Pierre Hamel Undrafted Free Agent

References Maple Leafs on Hockey Database