1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season

1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division 3rd Norris
Conference 6th Campbell
1989–90 record 38–38–4
Home record 24–14–2
Road record 14–24–2
Goals for 337
Goals against 358
Team information
General Manager Floyd Smith
Coach Doug Carpenter
Captain Rob Ramage
Alternate captains Wendel Clark
Brad Marsh
Arena Maple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
Goals Gary Leeman (51)
Assists Vincent Damphousse (61)
Points Gary Leeman (95)
Penalties in minutes Brian Curran (301)
Wins Allan Bester (20)
Goals against average Mark Laforest (3.89)

The 1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 73rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs had their first non-losing season since the 1978–79 NHL season. Gary Leeman became the second member of the Maple Leafs to score 50 goals in one season.

Offseason

Newly acquired defenceman Rob Ramage, is named team captain. Ramage assumes a role that has been vacant for three seasons.

NHL Entry Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
13Scott Thornton (C) CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
112Rob Pearson (RW) CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
121Steve Bancroft (D) CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
466Matt Martin (D) United StatesAvon Old Farms (USHS-CT)
596Keith Carney (D) United StatesMount Saint Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
6108Dave Burke (D) United StatesCornell University (ECAC)
6125Mike Doers (RW) United StatesNorthwood School (USHS-NY)
7129Keith Merkler (LW) United StatesPortledge School (USHS-NY)
8150Derek Langille (D) CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
9171Jeffrey St. Laurent (RW) United StatesBerwick Academy (USHS-ME)
10192Justin Tomberlin (C) United StatesGreenway High School (USHS-MN)
11213Mike Jackson (RW) CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHL)
12234Steve Chartrand (LW) CanadaDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
S3Dave Tomlinson (C) CanadaBoston University (Hockey East)
S8Mike Moes (C) United StatesUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)

Regular season

On the Power Play, the Maple Leafs scored 81 goals on 348 advantages for a 23.3% success rate. This ranked 4th overall in the NHL. The Maple Leafs allowed 17 shorthanded goals on 348 advantages, which ranked 20th in the league. Against the Power Play, the Maple Leafs allowed 89 goals on 408 advantages which ranked 15th in the league. The Maple Leafs managed to score 16 Short Handed Goals, which was 3rd best in the league. Dave Reid was influential by scoring four shorthanded goals.

Ed Olczyk reached 30 goals for the third straight year. Olczyk tied a Maple Leafs scoring record by scoring at least 1 point in 18 consecutive games. It was the NHL's third longest scoring streak of the season. The streak was snapped on January 10 in a game against the New York Islanders. During the streak, Olczyk had 11 goals and 17 assists.

Season standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Blackhawks804133631529488
St. Louis Blues803734929527983
Toronto Maple Leafs803838433735880
Minnesota North Stars803640428429176
Detroit Red Wings8028381428832370

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Campbell Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Calgary FlamesSMY8042231534826599
2Edmonton OilersSMY8038281431528390
3Chicago BlackhawksNRS804133631629488
4Winnipeg JetsSMY8037321129829085
5St. Louis BluesNRS803734929527983
6Toronto Maple LeafsNRS803838433735880
7Minnesota North StarsNRS803640428429176
8Los Angeles KingsSMY803439733833775
9Detroit Red WingsNRS8028381428832370
10Vancouver CanucksSMY8025411424530664

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 5, 19892–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)0–1–0
2WOctober 7, 19898–5@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)1–1–0
3LOctober 11, 19891–7Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)1–2–0
4LOctober 12, 19896–9@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)1–3–0
5LOctober 14, 19891–5Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)1–4–0
6LOctober 17, 19895–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)1–5–0
7WOctober 18, 19894–3Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)2–5–0
8WOctober 21, 19898–4Washington Capitals (1989–90)3–5–0
9LOctober 23, 19894–5New Jersey Devils (1989–90)3–6–0
10WOctober 25, 19898–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)4–6–0
11LOctober 27, 19895–6 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)4–7–0
12WOctober 28, 19896–4Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)5–7–0
13WOctober 31, 19896–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)6–7–0
14LNovember 3, 19891–2@ Washington Capitals (1989–90)6–8–0
15LNovember 4, 19894–7Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)6–9–0
16WNovember 6, 19892–1Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)7–9–0
17WNovember 9, 19894–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)8–9–0
18WNovember 11, 19894–2Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)9–9–0
19LNovember 12, 19893–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)9–10–0
20WNovember 15, 19895–2St. Louis Blues (1989–90)10–10–0
21LNovember 16, 19892–6@ New York Islanders (1989–90)10–11–0
22LNovember 18, 19893–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)10–12–0
23LNovember 22, 19893–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)10–13–0
24LNovember 23, 19890–6@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)10–14–0
25WNovember 25, 19897–4New York Rangers (1989–90)11–14–0
26WNovember 29, 19893–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)12–14–0
27LDecember 2, 19894–7@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)12–15–0
28LDecember 3, 19893–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)12–16–0
29LDecember 6, 19894–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)12–17–0
30WDecember 7, 19895–2@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)13–17–0
31WDecember 9, 19897–4Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)14–17–0
32WDecember 11, 19893–1St. Louis Blues (1989–90)15–17–0
33WDecember 13, 19894–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)16–17–0
34LDecember 16, 19893–4Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)16–18–0
35WDecember 18, 19896–3St. Louis Blues (1989–90)17–18–0
36LDecember 20, 19892–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)17–19–0
37WDecember 22, 19895–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)18–19–0
38LDecember 23, 19895–7Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)18–20–0
39LDecember 26, 19894–6@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)18–21–0
40TDecember 27, 19897–7 OTDetroit Red Wings (1989–90)18–21–1
41WDecember 30, 19897–6 OTBoston Bruins (1989–90)19–21–1
42WJanuary 3, 19905–4Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)20–21–1
43WJanuary 6, 19907–4Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)21–21–1
44WJanuary 8, 19908–6Washington Capitals (1989–90)22–21–1
45LJanuary 10, 19901–3New York Islanders (1989–90)22–22–1
46WJanuary 13, 19906–5Calgary Flames (1989–90)23–22–1
47WJanuary 15, 19907–6Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)24–22–1
48WJanuary 18, 19904–1@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)25–22–1
49WJanuary 24, 19907–3Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)26–22–1
50WJanuary 26, 19905–1@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)27–22–1
51LJanuary 27, 19903–5Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)27–23–1
52TJanuary 31, 19905–5 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)27–23–2
53LFebruary 2, 19902–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)27–24–2
54WFebruary 3, 19908–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)28–24–2
55LFebruary 6, 19904–6@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)28–25–2
56WFebruary 7, 19907–1St. Louis Blues (1989–90)29–25–2
57LFebruary 10, 19902–6@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)29–26–2
58WFebruary 12, 19905–3Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)30–26–2
59TFebruary 14, 19906–6 OTHartford Whalers (1989–90)30–26–3
60LFebruary 15, 19900–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)30–27–3
61WFebruary 17, 19905–4New Jersey Devils (1989–90)31–27–3
62LFebruary 22, 19902–12@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)31–28–3
63WFebruary 23, 19906–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)32–28–3
64LFebruary 26, 19902–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)32–29–3
65WFebruary 28, 19905–4Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)33–29–3
66LMarch 2, 19902–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)33–30–3
67LMarch 3, 19902–5Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)33–31–3
68WMarch 8, 19907–6@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)34–31–3
69WMarch 10, 19903–2Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)35–31–3
70LMarch 12, 19901–4Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)35–32–3
71LMarch 14, 19902–8New York Rangers (1989–90)35–33–3
72WMarch 16, 19904–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)36–33–3
73LMarch 17, 19904–5 OTWinnipeg Jets (1989–90)36–34–3
74LMarch 19, 19902–3Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)36–35–3
75TMarch 21, 19905–5 OT@ New York Rangers (1989–90)36–35–4
76WMarch 24, 19904–3 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)37–35–4
77LMarch 26, 19904–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)37–36–4
78LMarch 28, 19903–6New York Islanders (1989–90)37–37–4
79LMarch 29, 19902–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)37–38–4
80WMarch 31, 19906–4Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)38–38–4

[3]

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Gary LeemanRW805144956341415
Vincent DamphousseC80336194562905
Ed OlczykC79325688780604
Daniel MaroisRW683937768211403
Mark OsborneLW78235073912316
Al IafrateD75214263135-4610
Tom KurversD7015375229-8911
Rob RamageD8084149202-1301
Tom FergusC5419264562-18402
Lou FranceschettiRW80211536127-12024
Dave ReidLW70919289-8041
Wendel ClarkLW/D38188261162702
Dan DaoustC6571118891040
Gilles ThibaudeauC2171118136302
Luke RichardsonD6741418122-1000
John McIntyreC5951217117-12011
Dave HannanC39691555-12010
Scott PearsonLW415101590-7001
Todd GillD481141592-8000
Brad MarshD79113149514000
John KordicRW559413252-8300
Brian CurranD722911301-2000
Bobby ReynoldsLW71120-3000
Allan BesterG4202240000
Peter IhnacakC502203000
Mark LaForestG27011230000
Paul LawlessLW60110-4000
Jeff ReeseG21011100000
Darryl ShannonD1001112-10000
Jack CapuanoD10000-1000
Tie DomiRW2000420000
Rocky DundasRW500014-1000
Peter IngG300000000
Sean McKennaRW500020-3000
Mike StevensLW100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Allan Bester220642201601654.49012961131.873
Mark LaForest1343279140873.890765678.886
Jeff Reese110121963814.410630549.871
Peter Ing1823021185.93010789.832
Team:483280383843514.36027982447.875

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Gary LeemanRW533616200
Mark OsborneLW523512010
Daniel MaroisRW522412200
Tom FergusC52134000
Ed OlczykC512314000
Rob RamageD512320000
Todd GillD503316000
Tom KurversD50334000
Scott PearsonLW220210000
Wendel ClarkLW/D511219000
Vincent DamphousseC50222000
Dave HannanC31014001
Brad MarshD51012000
Brian CurranD501119000
Dan DaoustC501120000
Lou FranceschettiRW501126000
John KordicRW501133000
Allan BesterG40000000
John McIntyreC20002000
Jeff ReeseG20000000
Dave ReidLW30000000
Luke RichardsonD500022000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jeff Reese10821163.3305044.880
Allan Bester196403144.290120106.883
Team:304514203.950170150.882

[4]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster

1989-90 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Playoffs

St. Louis vs. Toronto
DateAwayHome
April 4Toronto 24 St. Louis
April 6Toronto 24 St. Louis
April 8St. Louis 65 TorontoOT
April 10St. Louis 24 Toronto
April 12Toronto 34 St. Louis
St. Louis wins series 4–1

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1989-90 season.

Trades

June 29, 1989 To Washington Capitals
5th round pick in 1990 - Mark Ouimet		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Lou Franceschetti
August 28, 1989 To Philadelphia Flyers
Jiri Latal		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
7th round pick in 1990 - Andre Lomakin
September 8, 1989 To Philadelphia Flyers
5th round pick in 1991 - Juha Ylonen
7th round pick in 1991 - Andre Lomakin		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mark Laforest
October 16, 1989 To New Jersey Devils
1st round pick in 1991 - Scott Niedermayer		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tom Kurvers
December 20, 1989 To New York Islanders
Jack Capuano
Paul Gagne
Derek Laxdal		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Gilles Thibaudeau
Mike Stevens
December 21, 1989 To Edmonton Oilers
Vladimir Ruzicka		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1990 - Greg Walters
June 16, 1990 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd round pick in 1990 - Al Kinisky		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Kevin Maguire
8th round pick in 1991 - Dmitri Mironov
June 28, 1990 To New York Rangers
Tie Domi
Mark Laforest		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Greg Johnston

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Rocky DundasMontreal Canadiens
PlayerNew Team
Borje SalmingDetroit Red Wings
Chris KotsopoulosDetroit Red Wings

Awards and records

  • Fewest Ties in One Season, 4 ties [5]
  • Most Goals Scored in One Season, 337 goals [5]
  • Most Penalty Minutes in One Season, 2,419 penalty minutes [5]
  • Gary Leeman, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
  • Al Iafrate, Defense, NHL All-Star Game
  Player is still active or individual record
Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Ed Olczyk400th NHL GameOctober 28, 1989

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ↑ "1989-1990 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ↑ "1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  4. ↑ "1989-90 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. 1 2 3 NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006, Senior Managing Editor: Ralph Dinger, Published in Canada by Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, ON, ISBN in Canada 0-920445-98-5, p. 131
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