The Toronto Maple Leafs is a professional team in the National Hockey League (NHL) that was established in 1917. Presently, the team plays under the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. and are one of the oldest NHL teams in existence. Moreover, the Maple Leafs are based in Toronto, Ontario and are owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
Notably, Maple Leafs is the second most successful team in the NHL, having an impressive number of Stanley Cups 13 and six Divisional Championships to their name. Remarkably, he team has two recognizable dynasties, from 1947-1951 and from 1962 to 1967. They won their last championship during their last dynasty and are presently on a 55- season championship drought. They currently call Scotiabank Arena thier home, while Mutual Street Arena and Maple Leaf Garden served as thier previous homes.
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Playoff History and Appearances
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a rich playoff history dating back over a century, with them having played 106 seasons till date and qualifying to the postseason in 73 of them.
They have appeared in 22 Stanley Cup Finals and secured 13 championships in (1917–18, 1921–22, 1931–32, 1941–42, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67. Founded in 1917, they won the prestigious Stanley Cup in their inaugural season and their last win occurred in 1967.
The below table explores Toronto Maple Leafs' Playoff History and Appearances till date:
| Year | Result |
| 2023 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 2022 | Lost First Round |
| 2021 | Lost First Round |
| 2020 | Lost Qualifying Round |
| 2019 | Lost First Round |
| 2018 | Lost First Round |
| 2017 | Lost First Round |
| 2016 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2015 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2014 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2013 | Lost First Round |
| 2012 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2011 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2010 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2009 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2008 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2007 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2006 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2005 | Season Not Played due to NHL Lockout |
| 2004 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 2003 | Lost First Round |
| 2002 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 2001 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 2000 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1999 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1998 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1997 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1996 | Lost First Round |
| 1995 | Lost First Round |
| 1994 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1993 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1992 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1991 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1990 | Lost First Round |
| 1989 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1988 | Lost First Round |
| 1987 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1986 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1985 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1984 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1983 | Lost First Round |
| 1982 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1981 | Lost First Round |
| 1980 | Lost First Round |
| 1979 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1978 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1977 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1976 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1975 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1974 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1973 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1972 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1971 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1970 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1969 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1968 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1967 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1966 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1965 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1964 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1963 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1962 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1961 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1960 | Lost Stanley Cup Final |
| 1959 | Lost Stanley Cup Final |
| 1958 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1957 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1956 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1955 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1954 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1953 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1952 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1951 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1950 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1949 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1948 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1947 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1946 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1945 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1944 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1943 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1942 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1941 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1940 | Lost Stanley Cup Final |
| 1939 | Lost Stanley Cup Final |
| 1938 | Lost Stanley Cup Final |
| 1937 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1936 | Lost Stanley Cup Final |
| 1935 | Lost Stanley Cup Final |
| 1934 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1933 | Lost Stanley Cup Final |
| 1932 | Won Stanley Cup Final |
| 1931 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 1930 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1929 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1928 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1927 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1926 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1925 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 1924 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1923 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1922 | Won NHL Final |
| 1921 | Lost NHL Final |
| 1920 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1919 | Missed Playoffs |
| 1918 | Won NHL Final |
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Toronto Maple Leafs Conference History
The Toronto Maple Leafs compete under the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Despite 73 playoff appearances, the Maple Leafs have never won a Conference Championship. Moreover, they are on a 55-season drought for a championship. However this does not diminishes their legacy as a team in the NHL. Their 13 Stanley Cup victories are a testimony to their grandeur status of one of NHL's storied franchises.
The below table explores Toronto Maple Leafs' most successful seasons in the NHL in terms of their postseason performance:
| Season | Conference | Results |
| 1917–18 | — | Won in NHL Final, 10–7 (TG) (Canadiens)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 3–2 (Millionaires) |
| 1921–22 | — | Won in NHL Final, 5–4 (TG) (Senators)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 3–2 (Millionaires) |
| 1931–32 | — | Won in Quarterfinals, 6–2 (TG) (Black Hawks)Won in Semifinals, 4–3 (TG) (Maroons)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 3–0 (Rangers) |
| 1941–42 | — | Won in Semifinals, 4–2 (Rangers)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 4–3 (Red Wings) |
| 1944–45 | — | Won in Semifinals, 4–2 (Canadiens)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 4–3 (Red Wings) |
| 1946–47 | — | Won in Semifinals, 4–2 (Canadiens)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 4–3 (Red Wings) |
| 1947–48 | — | Won in Semifinals, 4–2 (Canadiens)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 4–3 (Red Wings) |
| 1948–49 | — | Won in Semifinals, 4–1 (Bruins)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 4–0 (Red Wings) |
| 1950–51 | — | Won in Semifinals, 4–1–1 (Bruins)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 4–1 (Canadiens) |
| 1961–62 | — | Won in Semifinals, 4–2 (Rangers)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 4–2 (Black Hawks) |
| 1962–63 | — | Won in Semifinals, 4–1 (Canadiens)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 4–1 (Red Wings) |
| 1963–64 | — | Won in Semifinals, 4–3 (Canadiens)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 4–3 (Red Wings) |
| 1966–67 | — | Won in Semifinals, 4–2 (Black Hawks)Won in Stanley Cup Finals, 4–2 (Canadiens) |
Toronto Maple Leafs Division History
The Toronto Maple Leafs have claimed the Division championships multiple teams. Beginning with the 1932-33 NHL season, they claimed the Canadian Division Championship but ultimately lost against the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Finals, though the series ended 3-1. In the 1933-34 season, the Maple Leafs again secured the Canadian Division championship with a remarkable record of 26 wins, 13 losses, and 9 ties. Their last Division Championship occurred in the 2020-21 NHL season where they secured the North Division championship by winning over the tough opponents like Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, and Winnipeg Jets.
The below table explores Toronto Maple Leafs' Divison History alongside their regular season results:
| NHL Season | Division | Regular Season Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Atlantic | 50-21-11 |
| 2021–22 | Atlantic | 54-21-7 |
| 2020–21 | North↑ | 35-14-7 |
| 2019–20 | Atlantic | 36-25-9 |
| 2018–19 | Atlantic | 46-28-8 |
| 2017–18 | Atlantic | 49-26-7 |
| 2016–17 | Atlantic | 40-27-15 |
| 2015–16 | Atlantic | 29-42-11 |
| 2014–15 | Atlantic | 30-44-8 |
| 2013–14 | Atlantic | 38-36-8 |
| 2012–13 | Northeast | 26-17-5 |
| 2011–12 | Northeast | 35-37-10 |
| 2010–11 | Northeast | 37-34-11 |
| 2009–10 | Northeast | 30-38-14 |
| 2008–09 | Northeast | 34-35-13 |
| 2007–08 | Northeast | 36-35-11 |
| 2006–07 | Northeast | 40-31-11 |
| 2005–06 | Northeast | 41-33-8 |
| 2004–05 | - | - |
| 2003–04 | Northeast | 45-24-3 |
| 2002–03 | Northeast | 44-28-3 |
| 2001–02 | Northeast | 43-25-4 |
| 2000–01 | Northeast | 37-29-5 |
| 1999–2000 | Northeast | 45-27-3 |
| 1998–99 | Northeast | 45-30-7 |
| 1997–98 | Central | 30-43-9 |
| 1996–97 | Central | 30-44-8 |
| 1995–96 | Central | 34-36-12 |
| 1994–95 | Central | 21-19-8 |
| 1993–94 | Central | 43-29-12 |
| 1992–93 | Norris | 44-29-11 |
| 1991–92 | Norris | 30-43-7 |
| 1990–91 | Norris | 23-46-11 |
| 1989–90 | Norris | 38-38-4 |
| 1988–89 | Norris | 28-46-6 |
| 1987–88 | Norris | 21-49-10 |
| 1986–87 | Norris | 32-42-6 |
| 1985–86 | Norris | 25-48-7 |
| 1984–85 | Norris | 20-52-8 |
| 1983–84 | Norris | 26-45-9 |
| 1982–83 | Norris | 28-40-12 |
| 1981–82 | Norris | 20-44-16 |
| 1980–81 | Adams | 28-37-15 |
| 1979–80 | Adams | 35-40-5 |
| 1978–79 | Adams | 34-33-13 |
| 1977–78 | Adams | 41-29-10 |
| 1976–77 | Adams | 33-32-15 |
| 1975–76 | Adams | 34-31-15 |
| 1974–75 | Adams | 31-33-16 |
| 1973–74 | East | 35-27-16 |
| 1972–73 | East | 27-41-10 |
| 1971–72 | East | 33-31-14 |
| 1970–71 | East | 37-33-8 |
| 1969–70 | East | 29-34-13 |
| 1968–69 | East | 35-26-15 |
| 1967–68 | East | 33-31-10 |
| 1966–67 | - | 32-27-11 |
| 1965–66 | - | 34-27-11 |
| 1964–65 | - | 30-26-14 |
| 1963–64 | - | 33-25-12 |
| 1962–63 | - | 35-23-12 |
| 1961–62 | - | 37-22-11 |
| 1960–61 | - | 39-19-12 |
| 1959–60 | - | 35-26-9 |
| 1958–59 | - | 27-32-11 |
| 1957–58 | - | 21-38-11 |
| 1956–57 | - | 21-34-15 |
| 1955–56 | - | 24-33-13 |
| 1954–55 | - | 24-24-22 |
| 1953–54 | - | 32-24-14 |
| 1952–53 | - | 27-30-13 |
| 1951–52 | - | 29-25-16 |
| 1950–51 | - | 41-16-13 |
| 1949–50 | - | 31-27-12 |
| 1948–49 | - | 22-25-13 |
| 1947–48 | - | 32-15-13 |
| 1946–47 | - | 31-19-10 |
| 1945–46 | - | 19-24-7 |
| 1944–45 | - | 24-22-4 |
| 1943–44 | - | 23-23-4 |
| 1942–43 | - | 22-19-9 |
| 1941–42 | - | 27-18-3 |
| 1940–41 | - | 28-14-6 |
| 1939–40 | - | 25-17-6 |
| 1938–39 | - | 19-20-9 |
| 1937–38 | Canadian | 24-15-9 |
| 1936–37 | Canadian | 22-21-5 |
| 1935–36 | Canadian | 23-19-6 |
| 1934–35 | Canadian | 30-14-4 |
| 1933–34 | Canadian | 26-13-9 |
| 1932–33 | Canadian | 24-18-6 |
| 1931–32 | Canadian | 23-18-7 |
| 1930–31 | Canadian | 22-13-9 |
| 1929–30 | Canadian | 17-21-6 |
| 1928–29 | Canadian | 21-18-5 |
| 1927–28 | Canadian | 18-18-8 |
| 1926–27 | Canadian | 15-24-5 |
| 1925–26 | — | 12-21-3 |
| 1924–25 | — | 19-11-0 |
| 1923–24 | — | 10-14-0 |
| 1922–23 | — | 13-10-1 |
| 1921–22 | — | 13-10-1 |
| 1920–21 | — | 5-5-0 |
| 1919–20 | — | 5-7-0 |
| 1918–19 | — | 3-7-0 |
| 1917–18 | — | 8-6-0 |
The Maple Leafs have won six Divisional Championships in : 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1999–2000, and 2020–21
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