1931-32
In real life Busher Jackson led the league in scoring with 53 points, 3 more than his Toronto linemate Joe Primeau. In the replay Primeau again finished second in scoring but the title went to his other winger, Charlie Conacher, who led the league with 26 goals and 60 points. Jackson suffered a serious leg laceration in October and was limited to 18 games on the season, but the 20 year old did tally 22 points.
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RLPTS is real life points
AMERICAN DIVISION GP W L T PTS RLPTS
NY Rangers 48 30 15 3 63 54
Boston Bruins 48 23 20 5 51 42
Detroit Falcons 48 19 27 2 40 46
Chicago Black Hawks 48 9 37 2 20 47
CANADIAN DIVISION GP W L T PTS RLPTS
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 36 9 3 75 53
Montreal Maroons 48 29 16 3 61 45
Montreal Canadiens 48 20 21 7 47 57
NY Americans 48 12 33 3 27 40
SCORING LEADERS TEAM GP G A PTS
Charlie Conacher TOR 45 26 34 60
Joe Primeau TOR 48 24 35 59
Bill Cook NYR 44 24 22 46
Bun Cook NYR 48 14 30 44
Howie Morenz MON 43 11 32 43
Injuries hit the Leafs Kid Line hard as Jackson missed most of the regular season and scoring champ Conacher missed the playoffs after suffering a shoulder injury late in the season.
In real life the Leafs would end the Montreal Canadiens 2 year hold on the Stanley Cup by defeating the New York Rangers 3 games to none in the Stanley Cup Final.
The sim playoff setup had the 2 first place teams meet in one semi-final and the two second place clubs in the other, which meant the Leafs and Rangers would tangle in the opening round.
Primeau and Jackson would combine for 7 goals and 14 points to lead Toronto past the Rangers in 5 games. Veteran Babe Dye filled in for the injured Conacher on the right wing and the 33 year old chipped in with 2 goals and a pair of helpers. Leaf goaltender Lorne Chabot allowed just 6 goals in the 5 games and recorded a pair of shutouts.
After winning game six in overtime on home ice the Boston Bruins eliminated the Montreal Maroons with a 4-1 victory in Game Seven led by a 32 save performance by Bruins netminder Tiny Thompson.
Toronto easily took the opener of the best-of-seven final series with a 7-1 victory and the Leafs quickly jumped to a 3-0 series lead before the Bruins roared back with 3 straight wins to force a 7th and deciding game.
Boston hopes for a miracle comeback fell short as Ace Bailey had a goal and an assist in the first period helping Toronto to a 3-0 lead in the opening stanza enroute to a 4-1 win at home in Game seven. The Cup win would be the third in franchise history for Toronto, one shy of the Montreal Canadiens record 4 Cups.
With a league leading 15 points in 12 post-season games Toronto centre Joe Primeau was named the playoff MVP.
Here are the other award winners:
VEZINA: Lorne Chabot of Toronto (31-6-4, 1.48 GAA)
NORRIS: Toronto blueliner King Clancy (48GP 10-29-39)
CALDER: Boston RW Cecil Dillon (3-14-17 in 26 GP)
HART: King Clancy of Toronto
ART ROSS: Charlie Conacher of Toronto (26-34-60)
In real life the Hart Trophy as MVP went to Howie Morenz of the Canadiens after he scored 24 goals and 49 points. In the sim Morenz had a solid season, finishing 5th in scoring with 43 points but his Montreal squad had a disappointing season and missed the playoffs. Chicago's Chuck Gardiner was the top goalie in real life but he had a terrible season in the sim, going 9-37-2 with a 3.19 GAA.