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1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1997–98
year	1997
Team	Toronto Maple Leafs
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	12th
Division	Central
DivisionRank	6th
Record	30–43–9
HomeRecord	16–20–5
RoadRecord	14–23–4
GoalsFor	194
GoalsAgainst	237
GeneralManager	Ken Dryden
Coach	Mike Murphy
Captain	Mats Sundin
AltCaptain	Wendel Clark
Jamie Macoun (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Apr.)
Arena	Maple Leaf Gardens
Attendance	15,707
MinorLeague	St. John's Maple Leafs
GoalsLeader	Mats Sundin (33)
AssistsLeader	Mats Sundin (41)
PointsLeader	Mats Sundin (74)
PIMLeader	Tie Domi (365)
PlusMinusLeader	Todd Warriner (+5)
WinsLeader	Felix Potvin (26)
GAALeader	Felix Potvin (2.73)

Jamie Macoun (Oct.–Mar.) Vacant (Mar.–Apr.) The 1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 81st season in the National Hockey League (NHL), their last full season playing at Maple Leaf Gardens, and their last season playing in the Western Conference. Just a few days before the season's start, Mats Sundin became their 17th captain and their first European captain in their 80-year history. The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season for the first time since the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 1, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 4, 1997||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1997–98) ||0–2–0 || |- |3||October 7, 1997||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 9, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) ||1–2–1 || |- |5||October 11, 1997||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||1–3–1 || |- |6||October 14, 1997||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||1–4–1 || |- |7||October 15, 1997||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||2–4–1 || |- |8||October 18, 1997||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1997–98) ||2–5–1 || |- |9||October 22, 1997||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||2–6–1 || |- |10||October 25, 1997||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||3–6–1 || |- |11||October 28, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||3–6–2 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
13	C	82	33	41	74	−3	49
20	RW	82	15	32	47	−4	24
7	LW	77	21	25	46	−7	43
22	RW	78	17	22	39	−18	22
72	D	76	11	26	37	−12	44
19	RW	74	16	16	32	−5	32
94	LW	68	16	15	31	−3	10
11	C	63	10	18	28	−8	40
17	LW	47	12	7	19	−21	80
18	C	60	6	10	16	−7	6
25	D	81	3	13	16	−5	100
28	RW	80	4	10	14	−5	365
8	LW	45	5	8	13	5	20
14	C	80	8	4	12	−20	67
36	D	72	0	12	12	−13	78
3	D	12	3	6	9	2	6
33	D	19	1	8	9	2	10
55	D	25	2	5	7	0	28
34	D	67	0	7	7	−17	63
2	D	59	0	7	7	−8	108
16	RW	6	3	3	6	1	4
12	LW	82	3	3	6	−13	199
21	LW	29	2	4	6	−1	8
38	D	38	2	4	6	−6	6
24	D	22	1	4	5	−5	10
16	C	13	0	5	5	1	10
33	D	9	0	4	4	2	8
39	RW	13	0	1	1	−2	14
42	C	5	0	0	0	0	7
31	G	2	0	0	0		0
30	G	21	0	0	0		0
29	G	67	0	0	0		8
23	D	2	0	0	0	1	0
26	D	10	0	0	0	−9	6

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
29	Felix Potvin	67	26	33	7	1882	176	2.73	.906	5	3864
30	Glenn Healy	21	4	10	2	453	53	2.98	.883	0	1068
31	Marcel Cousineau	2	0	0	0	9	0	0.00	1.000	0	17

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
NHL All-Rookie Team	Mike Johnson (Forward)
[NHL All-Star Game](1998-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Mats Sundin
NHL Rookie of the Month	Mike Johnson (December)
Molson Cup	Felix Potvin

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	1,000th game played
Kevyn Adams	October 1, 1997
Alyn McCauley
Martin Prochazka	October 9, 1997
Danny Markov	February 2, 1998
Jamie Macoun	November 8, 1997

Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1997–98 season.

Trades

June 27, 1998	To Chicago Blackhawks1st round pick in [1998](1998-nhl-entry-draft) – Mark Bell
4th round pick in [1998](1998-nhl-entry-draft) – Matthias Trattnig	To Toronto Maple Leafs1st round pick in [1998](1998-nhl-entry-draft) – Nik Antropov
3rd round pick in [1998](1998-nhl-entry-draft) – Jamie Hodson
5th round pick in [1998](1998-nhl-entry-draft) – Morgan Warren

Expansion draft

June 26, 1998	To Nashville PredatorsRob Zettler

Free agents

Igor Korolev	Phoenix Coyotes

Mike Craig	San Jose Sharks

Draft picks

Toronto's picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	College/Junior/Club team
3	57	Jeff Farkas (Centre)	Boston College (Hockey East)
4	84	Adam Mair (Right wing)	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
5	111	Frantisek Mrazek (Left wing)	HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
6	138	Eric Gooldy (Left wing)	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
7	165	Hugo Marchand (Defence)	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7	190	Shawn Thornton (Right wing)	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
8	194	Russ Bartlett (Centre)	Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS-NH)
9	221	Jonathan Hedstrom (Left wing)	Skellefteå AIK (Sweden)

Farm teams

The Maple Leafs farm team was the St. John's Maple Leafs in St. John's, Newfoundland.

References

"1997-98 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
"Postseason All-Star Teams".
"1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
"NHL Rookies of the Month".
Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
"1997-98 NHL Debuts".
Sicinski, Larry. (November 8, 1997). "Macoun to lace up for Game 1,000". Toronto Star.
"1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".

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