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1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1996–97 |
| year | 1996 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 11th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 6th |
| Record | 30–44–8 |
| HomeRecord | 18–20–3 |
| RoadRecord | 12–24–5 |
| GoalsFor | 230 |
| GoalsAgainst | 273 |
| GeneralManager | Cliff Fletcher |
| Coach | Mike Murphy |
| Captain | Doug Gilmour (Oct.–Feb.) |
| *Vacant* (Feb.–Apr.) | |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Attendance | 15,703 |
| MinorLeague | St. John's Maple Leafs |
| GoalsLeader | Mats Sundin (41) |
| AssistsLeader | Mats Sundin (53) |
| PointsLeader | Mats Sundin (94) |
| PIMLeader | Tie Domi (275) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Rob Zettler (+8) |
| WinsLeader | Felix Potvin (27) |
| GAALeader | Felix Potvin (3.15) |
Vacant (Feb.–Apr.) The 1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 80th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Maple Leafs entered the 1996–97 NHL season with the hopes of making the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. Mike Murphy was hired prior to the season as the head coach replacing interim coach Nick Beverley. The team played poorly for most of the season and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1991–92 season. This season would be Cliff Fletcher's last as general manager of the Maple Leafs. In one of his final moves, Fletcher traded captain Doug Gilmour to the New Jersey Devils in February.
Regular season
Season standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||October 5, 1996||4–1 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 8, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 12, 1996||4–7 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 15, 1996||1–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||1–3–0 || |- |5||October 17, 1996||1–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||1–4–0 || |- |6||October 19, 1996||0–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||1–5–0 || |- |7||October 22, 1996||4–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1996–97) ||2–5–0 || |- |8||October 24, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||3–5–0 || |- |9||October 26, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) ||4–5–0 || |- |10||October 29, 1996||2–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||4–6–0 || |- |11||October 31, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1996–97) ||5–6–0 ||
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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 | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | C | 82 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 6 | 59 | ||
| 93 | C | 61 | 15 | 45 | 60 | −5 | 46 | ||
| 17 | LW | 65 | 30 | 19 | 49 | −2 | 75 | ||
| 94 | LW | 73 | 25 | 16 | 41 | −3 | 2 | ||
| 55 | D | 69 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 21 | C | 66 | 20 | 17 | 37 | −23 | 85 | ||
| 8 | LW | 75 | 12 | 21 | 33 | −3 | 41 | ||
| 28 | RW | 80 | 11 | 17 | 28 | −17 | 275 | ||
| 9 | RW | 65 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −20 | 62 | ||
| 14 | C | 64 | 11 | 6 | 17 | −20 | 47 | ||
| 16 | C | 58 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 11 | C | 21 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 23 | ||
| 4 | D | 56 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −8 | 34 | ||
| 36 | D | 74 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −24 | 56 | ||
| 2 | D | 48 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 51 | ||
| 19 | RW | 76 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −14 | 24 | ||
| 72 | D | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 34 | D | 73 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −14 | 93 | ||
| 12 | RW | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −9 | 20 | ||
| 10 | RW | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 42 | D | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 16 | ||
| 32 | LW | 35 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 62 | ||
| 26 | RW | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −6 | 6 | ||
| 25 | D | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −4 | 16 | ||
| 20 | RW | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | D | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −12 | 38 | ||
| 26 | D | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 24 | D | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 7 | C | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 6 | ||
| 29 | G | 74 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |||
| 43 | LW | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | C | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 2 | ||
| 31 | G | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 20 | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 7 | ||
| 33 | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 44 | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 37 | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | ||
| 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 25 | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 38 | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | ||
| 23 | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 15 | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Felix Potvin | 74 | 27 | 36 | 7 | 2438 | 224 | 3.15 | .908 | 0 | 4271 | |
| 31 | Marcel Cousineau | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 317 | 31 | 3.29 | .902 | 1 | 566 | |
| 33 | Don Beaupre | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 5.46 | .833 | 0 | 110 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | League | |||||
| (in-season) | Team | |||||
| NHL All-Rookie Team | Sergei Berezin (Forward) | |||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1997-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Mats Sundin | |||||
| NHL Rookie of the Month | Steve Sullivan (March) | |||||
| Molson Cup | Felix Potvin |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 1,000th game played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Berezin | October 5, 1996 | ||||
| Fredrik Modin | |||||
| Jeff Ware | |||||
| Marcel Cousineau | November 21, 1996 | ||||
| John Craighead | |||||
| Brian Wiseman | December 14, 1996 | ||||
| David Cooper | December 15, 1996 | ||||
| Shayne Toporowski | January 7, 1997 | ||||
| Nathan Dempsey | January 31, 1997 | ||||
| Mike Johnson | March 16, 1997 | ||||
| D. J. Smith | March 26, 1997 | ||||
| Yannick Tremblay | March 27, 1997 | ||||
| Doug Gilmour | November 16, 1996 |
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1996–97 season.
Trades
| June 12, 1997 | To Florida PanthersMike Lankshear | To Toronto Maple LeafsPer Gustafsson |
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Waivers
| October 25, 1996 | To Edmonton OilersRalph Intranuovo |
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Free agents
| Mike Johnson | Undrafted free agent |
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| Paul DiPietro | Los Angeles Kings |
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Draft picks
Toronto's picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
| Round | # | Name | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 36 | Marek Posmyk | Dukla Jihlava (Czech Republic) | |
| 2 | 50 | Francis Larivee | Canada | Laval Titan (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 66 | Mike Lankshear | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 3 | 68 | Konstantin Kalmikov | Detroit Falcons (CoHL) | |
| 4 | 86 | Jason Sessa | United States | Lake Superior State University (CCHA) |
| 4 | 103 | Vladimir Antipov | Russia | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) |
| 5 | 110 | Peter Cava | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 5 | 111 | Brandon Sugden | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 6 | 140 | Dmytro Yakushyn | Ukraine | Pembroke Lumber Kings (COJHL) |
| 6 | 148 | Chris Bogas | United States | Michigan State University (CCHA) |
| 6 | 151 | Lucio DeMartinis | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 178 | Reggie Berg | United States | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 8 | 204 | Tomas Kaberle | HC Kladno (Czech Republic) | |
| 9 | 230 | Jared Hope | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
Farm teams
The Maple Leafs farm team was the St. John's Maple Leafs, based in St. John's, Newfoundland.
References
References
- "1996-97 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "Postseason All-Star Teams".
- "1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- "NHL Rookies of the Month".
- Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
- "1996-97 NHL Debuts".
- "1982 NHL Entry Draft -- Doug Gilmour".
- "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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