1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
Division | 6th Central |
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Conference | Western |
Team information | |
General manager | Ken Dryden |
Coach | Mike Murphy |
Captain | Mats Sundin |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mats Sundin (33) |
Assists | Mats Sundin (41) |
Points | Mats Sundin (74) |
Penalty minutes | Tie Domi (365) |
Wins | Felix Potvin (26) |
Goals against average | Felix Potvin (2.73) |
The 1997-98 NHL season was the Toronto Maple Leafs last full season at Maple Leaf Gardens. Just a few days before the season's start, Mats Sundin became their 16th Captain and their first European Captain in their 80 year history.
Offseason[]
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
# | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 242 | 167 | 109 |
2 | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 250 | 196 | 103 |
3 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 256 | 204 | 98 |
4 | 7 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 224 | 227 | 82 |
5 | 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 192 | 199 | 73 |
6 | 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 43 | 9 | 194 | 237 | 69 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Game log[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 1, 1997 | 1–4 | Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 4, 1997 | 0–3 | @ New York Islanders (1997–98) | 0–2–0 |
3 | W | October 7, 1997 | 2–1 | @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 1–2–0 |
4 | T | October 9, 1997 | 2–2 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | October 11, 1997 | 1–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 1–3–1 |
6 | L | October 14, 1997 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 1–4–1 |
7 | W | October 15, 1997 | 4–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 2–4–1 |
8 | L | October 18, 1997 | 4–5 | Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 2–5–1 |
9 | L | October 22, 1997 | 2–6 | Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 2–6–1 |
10 | W | October 25, 1997 | 4–3 | Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 3–6–1 |
11 | T | October 28, 1997 | 2–2 OT | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 3–6–2 |
12 | L | November 1, 1997 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 3–7–2 |
13 | T | November 4, 1997 | 0–0 OT | @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 3–7–3 |
14 | W | November 5, 1997 | 4–3 | @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 4–7–3 |
15 | L | November 8, 1997 | 0–3 | Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 4–8–3 |
16 | W | November 11, 1997 | 5–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 5–8–3 |
17 | W | November 13, 1997 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 6–8–3 |
18 | L | November 15, 1997 | 0–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) | 6–9–3 |
19 | L | November 17, 1997 | 2–3 | St. Louis Blues (1997–98) | 6–10–3 |
20 | W | November 19, 1997 | 3–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 7–10–3 |
21 | L | November 21, 1997 | 1–3 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 7–11–3 |
22 | L | November 22, 1997 | 0–2 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 7–12–3 |
23 | W | November 25, 1997 | 3–1 | San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 8–12–3 |
24 | L | November 29, 1997 | 2–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 8–13–3 |
25 | T | December 2, 1997 | 3–3 OT | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 8–13–4 |
26 | L | December 4, 1997 | 3–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) | 8–14–4 |
27 | W | December 6, 1997 | 7–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 9–14–4 |
28 | W | December 8, 1997 | 3–0 | Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 10–14–4 |
29 | T | December 10, 1997 | 2–2 OT | Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 10–14–5 |
30 | L | December 13, 1997 | 0–3 | New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 10–15–5 |
31 | L | December 15, 1997 | 2–3 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 10–16–5 |
32 | W | December 17, 1997 | 6–2 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 11–16–5 |
33 | L | December 18, 1997 | 2–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 11–17–5 |
34 | W | December 20, 1997 | 3–2 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 12–17–5 |
35 | W | December 23, 1997 | 5–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 13–17–5 |
36 | L | December 26, 1997 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 13–18–5 |
37 | L | December 27, 1997 | 1–8 | Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 13–19–5 |
38 | T | December 31, 1997 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1997–98) | 13–19–6 |
39 | T | January 1, 1998 | 3–3 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 13–19–7 |
40 | L | January 3, 1998 | 2–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 13–20–7 |
41 | L | January 6, 1998 | 3–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 13–21–7 |
42 | W | January 7, 1998 | 5–2 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 14–21–7 |
43 | L | January 10, 1998 | 3–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 14–22–7 |
44 | L | January 12, 1998 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1997–98) | 14–23–7 |
45 | L | January 14, 1998 | 1–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 14–24–7 |
46 | W | January 21, 1998 | 3–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 15–24–7 |
47 | W | January 22, 1998 | 3–0 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 16–24–7 |
48 | W | January 24, 1998 | 5–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 17–24–7 |
49 | L | January 26, 1998 | 1–5 | @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 17–25–7 |
50 | L | January 29, 1998 | 0–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) | 17–26–7 |
51 | L | January 31, 1998 | 2–5 | Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 17–27–7 |
52 | L | February 2, 1998 | 1–5 | Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 17–28–7 |
53 | W | February 4, 1998 | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues (1997–98) | 18–28–7 |
54 | L | February 5, 1998 | 2–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 18–29–7 |
55 | W | February 7, 1998 | 3–2 | Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 19–29–7 |
56 | T | February 25, 1998 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 19–29–8 |
57 | L | February 26, 1998 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1997–98) | 19–30–8 |
58 | W | February 28, 1998 | 4–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 20–30–8 |
59 | L | March 2, 1998 | 1–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) | 20–31–8 |
60 | L | March 4, 1998 | 3–5 | Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 20–32–8 |
61 | W | March 7, 1998 | 4–1 | Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 21–32–8 |
62 | L | March 9, 1998 | 2–3 | @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 21–33–8 |
63 | W | March 11, 1998 | 3–1 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 22–33–8 |
64 | W | March 12, 1998 | 2–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 23–33–8 |
65 | W | March 14, 1998 | 2–1 | Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 24–33–8 |
66 | L | March 16, 1998 | 1–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 24–34–8 |
67 | L | March 18, 1998 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 24–35–8 |
68 | L | March 19, 1998 | 0–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) | 24–36–8 |
69 | T | March 21, 1998 | 1–1 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 24–36–9 |
70 | L | March 24, 1998 | 2–4 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 24–37–9 |
71 | W | March 26, 1998 | 1–0 | @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 25–37–9 |
72 | W | March 28, 1998 | 4–3 OT | New York Islanders (1997–98) | 26–37–9 |
73 | L | March 30, 1998 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 26–38–9 |
74 | L | April 1, 1998 | 4–6 | St. Louis Blues (1997–98) | 26–39–9 |
75 | L | April 4, 1998 | 3–5 | San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 26–40–9 |
76 | L | April 6, 1998 | 2–4 | @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 26–41–9 |
77 | W | April 7, 1998 | 3–1 | @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 27–41–9 |
78 | L | April 9, 1998 | 2–5 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 27–42–9 |
79 | W | April 11, 1998 | 5–1 | Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 28–42–9 |
80 | W | April 15, 1998 | 3–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 29–42–9 |
81 | L | April 18, 1998 | 3–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 29–43–9 |
82 | W | April 19, 1998 | 2–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 30–43–9 |
Player stats[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Mats Sundin | 82 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 49 | -3 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Mike Johnson | 82 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 24 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Derek King | 77 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 43 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Igor Korolev | 78 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 22 | -18 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Mathieu Schneider | 76 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 44 | -12 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Fredrik Modin | 74 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Sergei Berezin | 68 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 10 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Steve Sullivan | 63 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 40 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wendel Clark | 47 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 80 | -21 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Alyn McCauley | 60 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jason Smith | 81 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 100 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tie Domi | 80 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 365 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Warriner | 45 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Darby Hendrickson | 80 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 67 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dmitry Yushkevich | 72 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 78 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sylvain Cote | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jeff Brown | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Markov | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Macoun | 67 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 63 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Zettler | 59 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 108 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lonny Bohonos | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kris King | 82 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 199 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Martin Prochazka | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yannick Tremblay | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Per Gustafsson | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Baker | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Cooper | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Kennedy | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevyn Adams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marcel Cousineau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Glenn Healy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Felix Potvin | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Ware | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Wolanin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Felix Potvin | 3864 | 67 | 26 | 33 | 7 | 176 | 2.73 | 5 | 1882 | 1706 | .906 |
Glenn Healy | 1068 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 53 | 2.98 | 0 | 453 | 400 | .883 |
Marcel Cousineau | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 |
Team: | 4949 | 82 | 30 | 43 | 9 | 229 | 2.78 | 5 | 2344 | 2115 | .902 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;
Playoffs[]
- The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the Playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Roster[]
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Wingers
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Centres
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Transactions[]
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1997-98 season.
Trades[]
September 30, 1997 | To St. Louis Blues Kelly Chase |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Future Considerations |
January 2, 1998 | To Carolina Hurricanes 4th round pick in 1999 - Yevgeny Pavlov |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Jeff Brown |
March 7, 1998 | To Vancouver Canucks Brandon Convery |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Lonny Bohonos |
March 17, 1998 | To Ottawa Senators Per Gustafsson |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 8th round pick in 1998 - Dwight Wolfe |
March 24, 1998 | To Dallas Stars Mike Kennedy |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 8th round pick in 1998 - Mikhail Travnicek |
March 24, 1998 | To Detroit Red Wings Jamie Macoun |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th round pick in 1998 - Alexei Ponikarovsky |
March 24, 1998 | To Washington Capitals Jeff Brown |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Sylvain Cote |
June 27, 1998 | To Chicago Blackhawks 1st round pick in 1998 - Mark Bell 4th round pick in 1998 - Matthias Trattnig |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st round pick in 1998 - Nik Antropov 3rd round pick in 1998 - Jamie Hodson 5th round pick in 1998 - Morgan Warren |
Expansion Draft[]
June 26, 1998 | To Nashville Predators Rob Zettler |
Free agents[]
Awards and records[]
Draft picks[]
NHL Draft[]
# | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
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3 | 57 | Jeff Farkas (Center) | United States | Boston College |
4 | 84 | Adam Mair (Right Wing) | Canada | |
5 | 111 | Frank Mrazek (Left Wing) | Czech Republic | |
6 | 138 | Eric Gooldy (Left Wing) | Detroit Whalers | |
7 | 165 | Hugo Marchand (Defense) | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres |
7 | 190 | Shawn Thornton (Right wing) | Canada | Peterborough Petes |
8 | 194 | Russ Bartlett (Center) | United States | Phillips-Exeter Academy |
9 | 221 | Jonathan Hedstrom (Left Wing) | Sweden | Skelleftea |
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 Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-27.
- ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1997e.html
1997–98 NHL season by team | |
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Northeast Division | Boston • Buffalo • Carolina • Montreal • Ottawa • Pittsburgh |
Atlantic Division | Florida • New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Tampa Bay • Washington |
Central Division | Chicago • Dallas • Detroit • Phoenix • St. Louis • Toronto |
Pacific Division | Anaheim • Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • L.A.• San Jose • Vancouver |
See also | 1997 NHL Entry Draft • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Stanley Cup Finals |
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Media | OPB/Sportsnet/TSN4 (TV) • CJCL-FM/CHUM/CHOQ-FM (Radio) • Sportsnet+ (Online) |
Culture | Hockey Knights in Canada • Leafs Nation Network • Maple Leaf Square • Ford Performance Centre • "Fifty Mission Cap" • Face-Off • The Hockey Sweater |
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