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1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 1990–91 |
| year | 1990 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 10th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Record | 23–46–11 |
| HomeRecord | 15–21–4 |
| RoadRecord | 8–25–7 |
| GoalsFor | 241 |
| GoalsAgainst | 318 |
| GeneralManager | Floyd Smith |
| Coach | Doug Carpenter and Tom Watt |
| Captain | Rob Ramage |
| AltCaptain | Wendel Clark |
| Brad Marsh | |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Vincent Damphousse (26) |
| AssistsLeader | Vincent Damphousse (47) |
| PointsLeader | Vincent Damphousse (73) |
| PIMLeader | Luke Richardson (238) |
| WinsLeader | Peter Ing (16) |
| GAALeader | Peter Ing (3.84) |
Brad Marsh The 1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 74th season of the Toronto NHL franchise. The Leafs finished fifth and last in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1988–89 season. They finished last in the conference for the first time since the 1988–89 season.
Offseason
NHL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Drake Berehowsky (D) | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | |
| 2 | 31 | Felix Potvin (G) | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) | |
| 4 | 73 | Darby Hendrickson (C) | Richfield High School (USHS-MN) | |
| 4 | 80 | Greg Walters (C) | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |
| 6 | 115 | Alexander Godynyuk (D) | Sokil Kiev (USSR) | |
| 7 | 136 | Eric Lacroix (LW) | Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA) | |
| 8 | 157 | Dan Stiver (RW) | University of Michigan (CCHA) | |
| 9 | 178 | Robert Horyna (G) | Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 10 | 199 | Bob Chebator (LW) | Arlington High School (USHS-MA) | |
| 11 | 220 | Scott Malone (D) | Northfield Mount Hermon School (USHS-MA) | |
| 12 | 241 | Nicholas Vachon (LW) | Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA) | |
| [S](1990-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 15 | Martin Robitaille (C) | University of Maine (Hockey East) |
Regular season
- Dave Reid had a career high 15 goals. He led the league with 8 shorthanded goals. In November, Reid had five shorthanded goals over four games.
- Allan Bester was traded by Maple Leafs to Detroit Red Wings for sixth-round choice (Alexander Kuzminsky) in 1991 entry draft, March 5, 1991.
Season standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 4, 1990||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 6, 1990||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 7, 1990||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||October 10, 1990||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) ||0–4–0 |- |5||T||October 13, 1990||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||0–4–1 |- |6||L||October 17, 1990||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1990–91) ||0–5–1 |- |7||L||October 18, 1990||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||0–6–1 |- |8||W||October 20, 1990||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||1–6–1 |- |9||L||October 22, 1990||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1990–91) ||1–7–1 |- |10||L||October 24, 1990||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||1–8–1 |- |11||L||October 25, 1990||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||1–9–1 |- |12||L||October 27, 1990||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) ||1–10–1 |- |13||W||October 30, 1990||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||2–10–1
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 79 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 65 | -31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | |
| LW/C | 59 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 48 | -6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 60 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 69 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 80 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 173 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW/D | 63 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 152 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 74 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 82 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 78 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 112 | -16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 52 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 39 | -25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 69 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 18 | -10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| C | 32 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 4 | -7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| D | 54 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 132 | -19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 72 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 113 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 38 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 30 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 23 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 42 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 113 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 37 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 65 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 63 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 180 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 26 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/C | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 78 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 238 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| W | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3126 | 56 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 200 | 3.84 | 1 | 1716 | 1516 | .883 | |
| 1430 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 92 | 3.86 | 1 | 695 | 603 | .868 | |
| 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 26 | 25 | .962 | |
| 247 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4.37 | 0 | 129 | 111 | .860 | |
| **Team:** | 4863 | 80 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 311 | 3.84 | 2 | 2566 | 2255 | .879 |
Awards and records
- Peter Ing, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Dave Reid, NHL leader, 8 shorthanded goals
Milestones
| Peter Zezel | 150th NHL Goal | - |
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Transactions
The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1990-91 season.
Trades
| March 5, 1991 | To Quebec Nordiques8th round pick in [1991](1991-nhl-entry-draft) - Aaron Asp | To Toronto Maple LeafsCompensation of waiver claim for Claude Loiselle |
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Waivers
| March 5, 1991 | From Quebec NordiquesClaude Loiselle |
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Free agents
| Mike Millar | Boston Bruins |
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| Rick Lanz | Chicago Blackhawks |
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|}
Farm team
- The Toronto Maple Leafs farm team was the Newmarket Saints and they were affiliated in the American Hockey League. The Saints had 26 wins, 45 losses and 9 ties. They finished 8th in the South Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs. It would be the Saints final year in Newmarket, Ontario. The franchise relocated to St. John's, Newfoundland.
References
References
- "1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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