1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season
1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 3rd Central |
Conference | 4th Western |
1995–96 record | 34–36–12 |
Home record | 19–15–7 |
Road record | 15–21–5 |
Goals for | 247 |
Goals against | 252 |
Team information | |
General manager | Cliff Fletcher |
Coach | Pat Burns (Oct.–Mar.) Nick Beverley (Mar.–Apr.) |
Captain | Doug Gilmour |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Average attendance | 15,729 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | St. John's Maple Leafs |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mike Gartner (35) |
Assists | Mats Sundin (50) |
Points | Mats Sundin (83) |
Penalty minutes | Tie Domi (297) |
Plus/minus | Kenny Jonsson (+12) |
Wins | Felix Potvin (30) |
Goals against average | Damian Rhodes (2.79) |
The 1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 79th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
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Regular season
[edit]The Leafs headed into the 1995–96 regular season with high hopes considering the fact the club reached the playoffs for the last three years. Pat Burns was the head coach until an eight-game losing streak (and a miserable run of 3–16–3 over January and February) led to his termination.[1] General manager Cliff Fletcher felt that Nick Beverley could get the job done for the rest of the season and named him interim coach.[1] The team under Beverley went an impressive 9–6–2 and clinched a playoff spot on the final day of their regular season.
- December 11, 1995: Patrick Roy earned his first victory in net as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.[2] It was a 5–1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- December 30, 1995: Mats Sundin scored just 6 seconds into the overtime period to give the Maple Leafs a 4–3 road win over the St. Louis Blues.[3][4] It would prove to be the fastest regular-season overtime goal ever scored and has been matched twice since.[5][6]
Season standings
[edit]No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 325 | 181 | 131 |
2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 273 | 220 | 94 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 252 | 80 |
4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 219 | 248 | 80 |
5 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 275 | 291 | 78 |
6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 227 | 280 | 66 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 325 | 181 | 131 |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | PAC | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 326 | 240 | 104 |
3 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 273 | 220 | 94 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 252 | 80 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 219 | 248 | 80 |
6 | Calgary Flames | PAC | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 241 | 240 | 79 |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 278 | 278 | 79 |
8 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 275 | 291 | 78 |
9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 234 | 247 | 78 |
10 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 240 | 304 | 68 |
11 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 227 | 280 | 66 |
12 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 256 | 302 | 66 |
13 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 252 | 357 | 47 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Schedule and results
[edit]Regular season
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October: 4–5–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
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November: 7–4–3 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–3–3)
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December: 8–4–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 5–2–1)
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January: 3–6–3 (home: 2–3–2; road: 1–3–1)
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February: 3–9–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–5–0)
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March: 6–6–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 3–4–0)
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April: 3–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues: Blues win 4–2
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Legend:
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Player statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
13 | Mats Sundin | RW | 76 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 8 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −8 | 4 |
93 | Doug Gilmour | C | 81 | 32 | 40 | 72 | −5 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −4 | 12 |
55 | Larry Murphy | D | 82 | 12 | 49 | 61 | −2 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 4 |
11 | Mike Gartner | RW | 82 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 5 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −5 | 4 |
14 | Dave Andreychuk‡ | LW | 61 | 20 | 24 | 44 | −11 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | Benoit Hogue‡ | LW | 44 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 6 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Kenny Jonsson‡ | D | 50 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Kirk Muller† | C | 36 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −3 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 0 |
23 | Todd Gill | D | 74 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −15 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 24 |
15 | Dave Gagner† | LW | 28 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −2 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 6 |
4 | Dave Ellett | D | 80 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −10 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 |
9 | Mike Craig | LW | 70 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
24 | Randy Wood‡ | LW | 46 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | Wendel Clark† | LW | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −6 | 2 |
7 | Sergio Momesso‡ | LW | 54 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −11 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Todd Warriner | C | 57 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −11 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
28 | Tie Domi | RW | 72 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −3 | 297 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
16 | Darby Hendrickson‡ | LW | 46 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −2 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | Dmitri Yushkevich | D | 69 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −14 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25 | Paul DiPietro | C | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Jamie Macoun | D | 82 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
12 | Brandon Convery | C | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
72 | Mathieu Schneider† | D | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −7 | 8 |
22 | Ken Baumgartner‡ | LW | 60 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −5 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | Mark Kolesar | RW | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
18 | Wayne Presley† | RW | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
15 | Mike Hudson‡ | RW | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | Bill Berg‡ | LW | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | Nick Kypreos† | LW | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
20 | Zdenek Nedved | RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | Kelly Fairchild | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Rob Zettler | D | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Don Beaupre† | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
52 | Sean Haggerty‡ | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | David Harlock | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | Jamie Heward | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Matt Martin | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Felix Potvin | G | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1 | Damian Rhodes‡ | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
18 | Peter White† | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
[edit]- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
29 | Felix Potvin | 69 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 2135 | 192 | 2.87 | .910 | 2 | 4009 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 198 | 19 | 3.26 | .904 | 0 | 350 |
1 | Damian Rhodes‡ | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 301 | 29 | 2.79 | .904 | 0 | 624 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | Don Beaupre† | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 170 | 26 | 4.64 | .847 | 0 | 336 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5.88 | .846 | 0 | 20 |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Mike Gartner | [9] |
Larry Murphy[a] | |||
Felix Potvin | |||
Mats Sundin | |||
Team | Molson Cup | Felix Potvin | [11] |
Milestones
[edit]Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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First game | Mark Kolesar | October 28, 1995 | [12] |
Jamie Heward | February 3, 1996 | ||
Sean Haggerty | February 22, 1996 | ||
Brandon Convery | March 2, 1996 | ||
Kelly Fairchild | March 20, 1996 | ||
1,000th point | Doug Gilmour | December 23, 1995 | [13] |
Larry Murphy | March 27, 1996 | [14] |
Transactions
[edit]The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995-96 season.
Trades
[edit]Waivers
[edit]October 2, 1995 | To St. Louis Blues Pat Jablonski |
January 4, 1996 | To St. Louis Blues Mike Hudson |
Free agents
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Draft picks
[edit]Toronto's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[15]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 15 | Jeff Ware (D) | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
3 | 54 | Ryan Pepperall (RW) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
6 | 139 | Doug Bonner (G) | United States | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
6 | 145 | Yannick Tremblay (D) | Canada | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
7 | 171 | Marek Melenovsky (C) | Czech Republic | HC Dukla Jihlava Jr. (Czech Republic) |
8 | 197 | Mark Murphy (LW) | United States | Stratford Cullitons (MWJBHL) |
9 | 223 | Danny Markov (D) | Russia | Spartak Moscow (Russia) |
Farm teams
[edit]- The Maple Leafs farm team was the St. John's Maple Leafs in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Murphy was an injury replacement for Gary Suter of the Chicago Blackhawks.[10]
References
[edit]- "Toronto Maple Leafs 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "LEAFS GIVE BURNS THE BOOT". Washington Post. March 6, 1996. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.382, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
- ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues Box Score — December 30, 1995".
- ^ "Quick Start Carries Penguins - Spokesman Mobile - Dec. 31, 1995". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ "Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks Box Score — March 9, 2006".
- ^ "Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers Box Score — December 15, 2006".
- ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ a b "1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Clark, Cammy (January 19, 1996). "Hamrlik rides in style with his star treatment". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
On the Western Conference team, Toronto defenseman Larry Murphy replaced Chicago's Gary Suter, who injured his knee in a 3-2 loss to Washington Wednesday.
- ^ Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
- ^ "1995-96 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ "NHL ROUNDUP : Maple Leafs Win, Gilmour Gets 1,000th Point". Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1995. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "WashingtonPost.com: March 1996 in Sports". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
March 27 -- Larry Murphy became the fourth defensemen in NHL history to attain 1,000 points when he got Nos. 1,000 and 1,001, with a goal and an assist in Toronto's 6-2 victory over Vancouver.
- ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.