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1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 1995–96 |
| year | 1995 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 4th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 34–36–12 |
| HomeRecord | 19–15–7 |
| RoadRecord | 15–21–5 |
| GoalsFor | 247 |
| GoalsAgainst | 252 |
| GeneralManager | Cliff Fletcher |
| Coach | Pat Burns (Oct.–Mar.) |
| Nick Beverley (Mar.–Apr.) | |
| Captain | Doug Gilmour |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Attendance | 15,729 |
| MinorLeague | St. John's Maple Leafs |
| GoalsLeader | Mike Gartner (35) |
| AssistsLeader | Mats Sundin (50) |
| PointsLeader | Mats Sundin (83) |
| PIMLeader | Tie Domi (297) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Kenny Jonsson (+12) |
| WinsLeader | Felix Potvin (30) |
| GAALeader | Damian Rhodes (2.79) |
Nick Beverley (Mar.–Apr.) The 1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 79th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Regular season
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. General manager Cliff Fletcher felt that Nick Beverley could get the job done for the rest of the season and named him interim coach. 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. 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. It would prove to be the fastest regular-season overtime goal ever scored and has been matched twice since.
Season standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 7, 1995||3–8 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 10, 1995||7–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1995–96) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 14, 1995||0–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 17, 1995||7–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||October 20, 1995||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||3–2–0 || |- |6||October 21, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||3–3–0 || |- |7||October 24, 1995||1–6 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||3–4–0 || |- |8||October 26, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||4–4–0 || |- |9||October 28, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||4–4–1 || |- |10||October 29, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||4–5–1 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 16, 1996 || 1–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 18, 1996 || 5–4 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 21, 1996 || 2–3 OT|| align="left"|@ St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 23, 1996 || 1–5 || align="left"|@ St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 25, 1996 || 5–4 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 27, 1996 || 1–2 || align="left"|@ St. Louis Blues || Blues win 4–2 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.*
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- = 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 | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | RW | 76 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 8 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −8 | 4 | |||
| 93 | C | 81 | 32 | 40 | 72 | −5 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −4 | 12 | |||
| 55 | D | 82 | 12 | 49 | 61 | −2 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 4 | |||
| 11 | RW | 82 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 5 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −5 | 4 | |||
| 14 | LW | 61 | 20 | 24 | 44 | −11 | 54 | |||||||||
| 33 | LW | 44 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 6 | 68 | |||||||||
| 19 | D | 50 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 22 | |||||||||
| 21 | C | 36 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −3 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 0 | |||
| 23 | D | 74 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −15 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 24 | |||
| 15 | LW | 28 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −2 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 6 | |||
| 4 | D | 80 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −10 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 | |||
| 9 | LW | 70 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 24 | LW | 46 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −4 | 36 | |||||||||
| 17 | LW | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −6 | 2 | |||
| 7 | LW | 54 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −11 | 112 | |||||||||
| 8 | C | 57 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −11 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 28 | RW | 72 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −3 | 297 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 16 | LW | 46 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −2 | 47 | |||||||||
| 26 | D | 69 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −14 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 25 | C | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 34 | D | 82 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 12 | C | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 72 | D | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −7 | 8 | |||
| 22 | LW | 60 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −5 | 152 | |||||||||
| 37 | RW | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 18 | RW | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 15 | RW | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −5 | 29 | |||||||||
| 10 | LW | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 33 | |||||||||
| 32 | LW | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 20 | RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 40 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | D | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 52 | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 38 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 36 | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 14 | |||||||||
| 29 | G | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.*
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- = 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 | 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
Awards
| Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref | League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in-season) | Team | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1996-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Mike Gartner | ||||
| Larry Murphy | |||||
| Felix Potvin | |||||
| Mats Sundin | |||||
| Molson Cup | Felix Potvin |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 1,000th point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kolesar | October 28, 1995 | ||||
| Jamie Heward | February 3, 1996 | ||||
| Sean Haggerty | February 22, 1996 | ||||
| Brandon Convery | March 2, 1996 | ||||
| Kelly Fairchild | March 20, 1996 | ||||
| Doug Gilmour | December 23, 1995 | ||||
| Larry Murphy | March 27, 1996 |
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995-96 season.
Trades
| June 22, 1996 | To Calgary FlamesDave Gagner | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd round pick in [1996](1996-nhl-entry-draft) – Mike Lankshear |
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Waivers
| January 4, 1996 | To St. Louis BluesMike Hudson |
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Free agents
| Mike Hudson | Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| Grant Jennings | Buffalo Sabres |
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Draft picks
Toronto's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Jeff Ware (D) | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |
| 3 | 54 | Ryan Pepperall (RW) | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
| 6 | 139 | Doug Bonner (G) | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | |
| 6 | 145 | Yannick Tremblay (D) | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | |
| 7 | 171 | Marek Melenovsky (C) | HC Dukla Jihlava Jr. (Czech Republic) | |
| 8 | 197 | Mark Murphy (LW) | Stratford Cullitons (MWJBHL) | |
| 9 | 223 | Danny Markov (D) | Spartak Moscow (Russia) |
Farm teams
- The Maple Leafs farm team was the St. John's Maple Leafs in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Notes
References
References
- (March 6, 1996). "LEAFS GIVE BURNS THE BOOT".
- 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".
- "Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks Box Score — March 9, 2006".
- "Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers Box Score — December 15, 2006".
- "1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- (January 19, 1996). "Hamrlik rides in style with his star treatment".
- Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
- "1995-96 NHL Debuts".
- (December 24, 1995). "NHL ROUNDUP : Maple Leafs Win, Gilmour Gets 1,000th Point".
- "WashingtonPost.com: March 1996 in Sports".
- "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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