Toronto Maple Leaf Coach List

Toronto Maple Leaf Coach List

Listed below are the following people who have been coaches for the Toronto Maple Leafs.


Name                                  Year(s)       Stanley Cups
Conn Smythe                           1927-1930         0
Conn Smythe/Art Duncan                1930-1931         0
Art Duncan/Dick Irvin                 1931-1932         1
Dick Irvin                            1932-1940         0
Hap Day                               1940-1950         5
Joe Primeau                           1950-1953         1
King Clancy                           1953-1956         0
Howie Meeker                          1956-1957         0
Billy Reay                            1957-1958         0
Billy Reay/Punch Imlach               1958-1959         0
Punch Imlach                          1959-1969         4
John McLellan                         1969-1971         0
John McLellan/King Clancy             1971-1972         0
John McLellan                         1972-1973         0
Red Kelly                             1973-1977         0
Roger Neilson                         1977-1979         0
Floyd Smith/Dick Duff/Punch Imlach    1979-1980         0
Punch Imlach/Joe Crozier/Mike Nykoluk 1980-1981         0
Mike Nykoluk                          1981-1984         0
Dan Maloney                           1984-1986         0
John Brophy                           1986-1988         0
John Brophy/George Armstrong          1988-1989         0
Doug Carpenter                        1989-1990         0
Doug Carpenter/Tom Watt               1990-1991         0
Tom Watt                              1991-1992         0
Pat Burns                             1992-1995         0 
Nick Beverly                          1995-1996         0
Mike Murphy                           1996-1997         0
Pat Quinn                             1998-present      0
 
 


It should be noted that there was no Toronto Maple Leaf franchise before 1926-27. The previous names were St. Patricks (1919-1926) and Arenas (1917-1919). Both teams won a Stanley Cup as part of the NHL. The coaches for these teams were:

Toronto Arenas
Dick Carroll   (SC in 1917-1918)
 
Toronto St. Patricks
Eddie Powers   (SC in 1921-22)
 

 

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