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1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1989–90 |
| year | 1989 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 6th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 38–38–4 |
| HomeRecord | 24–14–2 |
| RoadRecord | 14–24–2 |
| GoalsFor | 337 |
| GoalsAgainst | 358 |
| GeneralManager | Floyd Smith |
| Coach | Doug Carpenter |
| Captain | Rob Ramage |
| AltCaptain | Wendel Clark |
| Brad Marsh | |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Gary Leeman (51) |
| AssistsLeader | Vincent Damphousse (61) |
| PointsLeader | Gary Leeman (95) |
| PIMLeader | Brian Curran (301) |
| WinsLeader | Allan Bester (20) |
| GAALeader | Mark Laforest (3.89) |
Brad Marsh The 1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 73rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs had their first non-losing season since the 1978–79 NHL season. Gary Leeman became the second member of the Maple Leafs to score 50 goals in one season.
Off-season
Newly acquired defenceman Rob Ramage is named team captain. Ramage assumes a role that has been vacant for three seasons.
NHL entry draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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| 1 | 3 | Scott Thornton (C) | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | |
| 1 | 12 | Rob Pearson (RW) | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | |
| 1 | 21 | Steve Bancroft (D) | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | |
| 4 | 66 | Matt Martin (D) | Avon Old Farms (USHS-CT) | |
| 5 | 96 | Keith Carney (D) | Mount Saint Charles Academy (USHS-RI) | |
| 6 | 108 | Dave Burke (D) | Cornell University (ECAC) | |
| 6 | 125 | Mike Doers (RW) | Northwood School (USHS-NY) | |
| 7 | 129 | Keith Merkler (LW) | Portledge School (USHS-NY) | |
| 8 | 150 | Derek Langille (D) | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | |
| 9 | 171 | Jeffrey St. Laurent (RW) | Berwick Academy (USHS-ME) | |
| 10 | 192 | Justin Tomberlin (C) | Greenway High School (USHS-MN) | |
| 11 | 213 | Mike Jackson (RW) | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | |
| 12 | 234 | Steve Chartrand (LW) | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | |
| [S](1989-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 3 | Dave Tomlinson (C) | Boston University (Hockey East) | |
| [S](1989-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 8 | Mike Moes (C) | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
Regular season
On the power play, the Maple Leafs scored 81 goals on 348 advantages for a 23.3% success rate. This ranked fourth overall in the NHL. The Maple Leafs allowed 17 shorthanded goals on 348 advantages, which ranked 20th in the league. Against the power play, the Maple Leafs allowed 89 goals on 408 advantages, which ranked 15th in the league. The Maple Leafs scored 16 shorthanded goals, third-best in the league. Dave Reid was influential by scoring four shorthanded goals.
Eddie Olczyk reached 30 goals for the third straight year. Olczyk tied a Maple Leafs scoring record by scoring at least 1 point in 18 consecutive games. It was the NHL's third longest scoring streak of the season. The streak was snapped on January 10 in a game against the New York Islanders. During the streak, Olczyk had 11 goals and 17 assists.
Offensively, the Leafs scored 337 goals and 889 points, the most ever by a Leafs team in a season. They had four 30-goal scorers.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 5, 1989||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 7, 1989||8–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 11, 1989||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 12, 1989||6–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 14, 1989||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||1–4–0 |- |6||L||October 17, 1989||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||1–5–0 |- |7||W||October 18, 1989||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||2–5–0 |- |8||W||October 21, 1989||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1989–90) ||3–5–0 |- |9||L||October 23, 1989||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1989–90) ||3–6–0 |- |10||W||October 25, 1989||8–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||4–6–0 |- |11||L||October 27, 1989||5–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||4–7–0 |- |12||W||October 28, 1989||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||5–7–0 |- |13||W||October 31, 1989||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) ||6–7–0
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 80 | 51 | 44 | 95 | 63 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 | |
| C | 80 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| C | 79 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 78 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 68 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 82 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 78 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| D | 75 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 135 | -4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 70 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 29 | -8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 80 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 202 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 54 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 62 | -18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 80 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 127 | -12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| LW | 70 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | -8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| LW/D | 38 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 116 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 65 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| C | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 67 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 122 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 59 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 117 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 39 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 55 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 90 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 48 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 92 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 79 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 95 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 55 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 252 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 72 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 301 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2206 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 165 | 4.49 | 0 | 1296 | 1131 | .873 | |
| 1343 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 87 | 3.89 | 0 | 765 | 678 | .886 | |
| 1101 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 81 | 4.41 | 0 | 630 | 549 | .871 | |
| 182 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5.93 | 0 | 107 | 89 | .832 | |
| **Team:** | 4832 | 80 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 351 | 4.36 | 0 | 2798 | 2447 | .875 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.33 | 0 | 50 | 44 | .880 | |
| 196 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.29 | 0 | 120 | 106 | .883 | |
| **Team:** | 304 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3.95 | 0 | 170 | 150 | .882 |
Playoffs
| St. Louis vs. Toronto | Date | Away | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | Toronto 2 | **4 St. Louis** | |
| April 6 | Toronto 2 | **4 St. Louis** | |
| April 8 | **St. Louis 6** | 5 Toronto | OT |
| April 10 | St. Louis 2 | **4 Toronto** | |
| April 12 | Toronto 3 | **4 St. Louis** | |
| ***St. Louis wins series 4–1*** |
Awards and records
- Fewest Ties in One Season, 4 ties
- Most Goals Scored in One Season, 337 goals
- Most Penalty Minutes in One Season, 2,419 penalty minutes
- Gary Leeman, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Al Iafrate, Defence, NHL All-Star Game
| Eddie Olczyk | 400th NHL Game | October 28, 1989 |
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Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1989–90 season.
Trades
| June 28, 1990 | To New York RangersTie Domi |
|---|---|
| Mark Laforest | To Toronto Maple LeafsGreg Johnston |
Free agents
| Rocky Dundas | Montreal Canadiens |
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| Chris Kotsopoulos | Detroit Red Wings |
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|}
References
References
- "1989-90 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "1989-90 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006, Senior Managing Editor: Ralph Dinger, Published in Canada by Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, ON, ISBN in Canada 0-920445-98-5, p. 131
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