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1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1985–86 |
| year | 1985 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 8th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 25–48–7 |
| HomeRecord | 16–21–3 |
| RoadRecord | 9–27–4 |
| GoalsFor | 311 |
| GoalsAgainst | 386 |
| GeneralManager | Gerry McNamara |
| Coach | Dan Maloney |
| Captain | Rick Vaive |
| AltCaptain | Borje Salming |
| Brad Maxwell | |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Wendel Clark (34) |
| AssistsLeader | Miroslav Frycer (43) |
| PointsLeader | Miroslav Frycer (75) |
| PIMLeader | Wendel Clark (227) |
| WinsLeader | Don Edwards (12) |
| GAALeader | Ken Wregget (4.34) |
Brad Maxwell
The 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 69th season of the franchise and its 59th season as the Maple Leafs. Despite posting the third-worst record in the league, the Leafs qualified for the last playoff spot in a very weak Norris Division; the division champion Chicago Black Hawks, whom they had little trouble against, winning six times out of eight regular season games between them, only recorded 86 points. The Leafs' .356 winning percentage is the fourth-worst in franchise history and one of the worst ever for a playoff qualifier.
Despite this, the Leafs swept the Hawks, who they defeated six times out of eight in the regular season, in three games in the Norris Semi-finals for a total of nine times out of 11 before being eliminated by the St. Louis Blues in a seven-game Norris Final.
Offseason
NHL draft
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wendel Clark (LW) | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 2 | 22 | Ken Spangler (D) | Canada | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) |
| 3 | 43 | Dave Thomlinson (LW) | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 4 | 64 | Greg Vey (LW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 5 | 85 | Jeff Serowik (D) | United States | Lawrence Academy (USHS-MA) |
| 6 | 106 | Jiri Latal (D) | Dukla Trenčín (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 7 | 127 | Tim Bean (LW) | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 8 | 148 | Andy Donahue (C) | United States | Belmont Hill School (USHS-MA) |
| 9 | 169 | Todd Whittemore (C) | United States | Kent School (USHS-CT) |
| 10 | 190 | Bobby Reynolds (LW) | United States | St. Clair Shores Falcons (NAHL) |
| 11 | 211 | Tim Armstrong (C) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) |
| 12 | 232 | Mitch Murphy (G) | Canada | St. Paul's School (USHS-NH) |
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 10, 1985||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 12, 1985||0–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) ||0–2–0 |- |3||W||October 13, 1985||5–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 16, 1985||5–6 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (1985–86) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 19, 1985||3–4 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) ||1–4–0 |- |6||L||October 23, 1985||4–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) ||1–5–0 |- |7||L||October 24, 1985||4–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) ||1–6–0 |- |8||L||October 26, 1985||5–7 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) ||1–7–0 |- |9||L||October 30, 1985||3–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) ||1–8–0
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 73 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 74 | -24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 78 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 64 | -24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| RW | 61 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 85 | -19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 73 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| LW | 65 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 36 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 70 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 21 | -6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/D | 66 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 227 | -27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 63 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 16 | -9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 33 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 65 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 40 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 76 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 31 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| RW | 53 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 20 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 52 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 108 | -27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 40 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 12 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 52 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 71 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 41 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 48 | -7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| RW | 42 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 84 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 80 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 88 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 79 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 180 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 61 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 83 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 61 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 141 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 38 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 160 | 4.78 | 0 | 1140 | 980 | .860 | |
| 1566 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 113 | 4.33 | 0 | 901 | 788 | .875 | |
| 1266 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 107 | 5.07 | 0 | 727 | 620 | .853 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .600 | |
| **Team:** | 4861 | 80 | 25 | 48 | 7 | 382 | 4.72 | 0 | 2773 | 2391 | .862 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/D | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 3.16 | 1 | 323 | 291 | .901 | |
| **Team:** | 607 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 3.16 | 1 | 323 | 291 | .901 |
Playoffs
Norris Division semi-finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Black Hawks
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9 | **Toronto ** | **5** | Chicago | 3 | |
| April 10 | **Toronto ** | **6** | Chicago | 4 | |
| April 12 | Chicago | 2 | **Toronto ** | **7** |
Toronto wins best-of-five series 3–0
Norris Division Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18 | Toronto | 1 | **St. Louis ** | **6** | |
| April 20 | **Toronto ** | **3** | St. Louis | 0 | |
| April 22 | St. Louis | 2 | **Toronto ** | **5** | |
| April 24 | **St. Louis ** | **7** | Toronto | 4 | |
| April 26 | Toronto | 3 | **St. Louis ** | **4** | (OT) |
| April 28 | St. Louis | 3 | **Toronto ** | **5** | |
| April 30 | Toronto | 1 | **St. Louis ** | **2** |
St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4–3
Awards and records
- Wendel Clark, NHL All-Rookie Team
- Wendel Clark, Runner-up for the Calder Trophy
- Ken Wregget, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.
Trades
| October 11, 1985 | To Boston BruinsBill Derlago | To Toronto Maple LeafsTom Fergus |
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Free agents
| Chris McRae | Undrafted Free Agent |
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| Jeff Brubaker | Edmonton Oilers |
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|}
Farm teams
The Maple Leafs were affiliated with the St. Catharines Saints of the AHL.
References
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