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1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1987–88 |
| year | 1987 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 9th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 21–49–10 |
| HomeRecord | 14–20–6 |
| RoadRecord | 7–29–4 |
| GoalsFor | 273 |
| GoalsAgainst | 345 |
| GeneralManager | Gerry McNamara |
| Coach | John Brophy |
| Captain | *Vacant* |
| AltCaptain | Wendel Clark |
| Borje Salming | |
| *Unknown* | |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Eddie Olczyk (42) |
| AssistsLeader | Mark Osborne (37) |
| PointsLeader | Eddie Olczyk (75) |
| PIMLeader | Al Secord (221) |
| WinsLeader | Ken Wregget (12) |
| GAALeader | Allan Bester (3.81) |
Borje Salming Unknown
The 1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in fourth place in the Norris Division with a record of 21 wins, 49 losses, and 10 ties for 52 points. Despite posting the second-worst record in the league, they qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs on the last day of the season in part due to playing in an extremely weak Norris Division; the division champion Detroit Red Wings were the only team in the division with a winning record. Their .325 winning percentage is the third-worst in franchise history and one of the lowest ever for a playoff qualifier (Across all major North American sports leagues). For an NHL team, their .325 percentage is the worst mark to qualify for the playoffs for a team that played at least 70 games. They lost to the Red Wings in six games in the Division Semi-finals, including an embarrassing 8–0 defeat in Game 4.
Regular season
The Maple Leafs finished last in power-play goals scored (54), power-play opportunities (347) and power-play percentage (15.56%).
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 8, 1987||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 10, 1987||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 14, 1987||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 16, 1987||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||October 17, 1987||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1987||3–10 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||October 24, 1987||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||3–4–0 |- |8||W||October 28, 1987||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||4–4–0 |- |9||W||October 29, 1987||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||5–4–0 |- |10||W||October 31, 1987||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||6–4–0
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Playoffs
Main article: 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs#(N1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (N4) Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated 4 games to 2 against the Norris Division winning Detroit Red Wings.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 80 | 42 | 33 | 75 | 55 | -22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | |
| RW | 80 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 62 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 79 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 102 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 77 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 80 | -21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| C | 63 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 65 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 47 | -16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| C | 75 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 74 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 221 | -21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 38 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 68 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 41 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 75 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 65 | -12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 66 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 65 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 131 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 56 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW/D | 28 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 80 | -13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 59 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 65 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 67 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 57 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 78 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 90 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 70 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 107 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 56 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 | 56 | 12 | 35 | 4 | 222 | 4.44 | 2 | 1712 | 1490 | .870 | |
| 1607 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 102 | 3.81 | 2 | 879 | 777 | .884 | |
| 249 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4.10 | 0 | 128 | 111 | .867 | |
| **Team:** | 4856 | 80 | 21 | 49 | 10 | 341 | 4.21 | 4 | 2719 | 2378 | .875 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 4.98 | 0 | 135 | 114 | .844 | |
| 108 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6.11 | 0 | 62 | 51 | .823 | |
| **Team:** | 360 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 5.32 | 0 | 197 | 165 | .838 |
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1987–88 season.
Trades
| June 10, 1988 | To Detroit Red WingsMiroslav Frycer | To Toronto Maple LeafsDarren Veitch |
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Waivers
| October 5, 1987 | To Buffalo SabresKevin Maguire |
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Free agents
| Mark Kirton | Vancouver Canucks |
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|}
Draft picks
Toronto's draft picks at the 1987 NHL entry draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The Maple Leafs attempted to select Grant Paranica in the second round of the 1987 NHL supplemental draft, but the claim was ruled invalid since Paranica entered school after age 20 and therefore did not meet eligibility requirements.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Luke Richardson | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 2 | 28 | Daniel Marois | Canada | Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 49 | John McIntyre | Canada | Guelph Platers (OHL) |
| 4 | 71 | Joe Sacco | United States | Medford High School (USHS-MA) |
| 5 | 91 | Mike Eastwood | Canada | Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL) |
| 6 | 112 | Damian Rhodes | United States | Richfield High School (USHS-MN) |
| 7 | 133 | Trevor Jobe | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 8 | 154 | Chris Jensen | United States | Northwood School (USHS-NY) |
| 9 | 175 | Brian Blad | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 10 | 196 | Ron Bernacci | Canada | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) |
| 11 | 217 | Ken Alexander | Canada | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) |
| 12 | 238 | Alex Weinrich | United States | North Yarmouth Academy (USHS-ME) |
References
References
- "The Calgary Flames regained the lead in the NHL... – UPI Archives".
- Archives, T. H. W.. (2023-12-06). "The Worst Teams in Stanley Cup Playoff History".
- Hafner, Dan. (1988-04-04). "NHL Roundup : Devils Need Overtime to Make the Playoffs".
- McIndoe, Sean. (April 18, 2017). "Down Goes Brown: 10 worst Maple Leafs playoff games of the past 30 years".
- "After being pummeled by the Detroit Red Wings Sunday... – UPI Archives".
- Barrett, Michael. (October 1, 1988). "The youngest general manager in major-league sports is wary... – UPI Archives".
- "1987-88 NHL Summary".
- "1987-88 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "1987-88 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "1987 NHL Supplemental Draft -- Round 2 Selections". Hockey Draft Central.
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