2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 89th season of the franchise, 79th season as the Maple Leafs.

2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division4th Northeast
Conference9th Eastern
2005–06 record41–33–8
Goals for254
Goals against263
Team information
General ManagerJohn Ferguson, Jr.
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsTomas Kaberle
Bryan McCabe
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (31)
AssistsBryan McCabe (49)
PointsMats Sundin (78)
Penalty minutesBryan McCabe (116)
WinsEd Belfour (22)
Goals against averageJean-Sebastien Aubin (2.21)

Off season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season
  • October 5, 2005 – The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators participate in the first NHL shootout. Daniel Alfredson of the Senators scores the first shootout goal in NHL history.
  • October 14, 2005 – The Maple Leafs defeat the Atlanta Thrashers 9–1 at Philips Arena, scoring seven power-play goals on 16 opportunities (43.75%).
  • December 19, 2005 – Ed Belfour passes Terry Sawchuk for second all-time in wins by a goaltender in a 9–6 Maple Leafs' victory over the New York Islanders. It was the highest-scoring game of 2005–06 regular-season.
  • April 11, 2006 – Captain Mats Sundin scores four goals and adds two assists for six points in a 6–5 overtime win against the Florida Panthers at Air Canada Centre.

The Maple Leafs would go on to lead all 30 teams with most power-play goals scored during the regular season, with 107.[1] Captain Mats Sundin, who scored only 13 goals in his first 49 games of the season, scored 18 goals in his final 21 games, for the 12th 30-goal season of his career. The 32-year-old veteran Eric Lindros, signed by the Maple Leafs on August 11, 2005, had a solid start to the season, scoring seven goals in his first eight games. However, wrist injuries would limit him to 33 games played for the year; he finished with 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points. Tomas Kaberle, Bryan McCabe and Darcy Tucker would all have career years, finishing with 68, 67 and 61 points, respectively.

Defensively, the Maple Leafs finished 21st out of 30 in goaltending, allowing 263 goals (excluding seven shootout goals allowed). It was the most goals allowed by a Maple Leafs team since the 1996–97 squad allowed 273. Toronto finished 26th in power-play goals allowed, with 99 and 24th in penalty killing, with 80.04%. While goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin posted a 9–0–2 record with a .924 save percentage, a 2.22 goals against average (GAA) and one shutout, Ed Belfour and Mikael Tellqvist each posted GAAs of over 3.00 and save percentages of under .900. Furthermore, for the first time since the 1988–89 season, Belfour did not record a shutout during the regular season.

The Maple Leafs finished the regular season with a 41–33–8 record for 90 points, two points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning, who captured the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. Their ninth-place finish meant that the Maple Leafs would miss the playoffs for the first time since 1998. Throughout the season, Toronto struggled against their provincial and divisional rivals, the Ottawa Senators, winning only one game out of eight meetings with a 1–5–2 record. Excluding shootout goals, the Maple Leafs were outscored 39 to 19 and were shut-out twice. Goaltender Ed Belfour went 0–5–2 against the Senators with 34 goals allowed, a 5.20 GAA and a save percentage of .834.

Season standings
Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
11Ottawa Senators8252219314211113
24Buffalo Sabres8252246281239110
37Montreal Canadiens824231924324793
49Toronto Maple Leafs824133825727090
513Boston Bruins8229371623026674

[2] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa SenatorsNE8252219314211113
2 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE8252228294260112
3 Y- New Jersey DevilsAT8246279242229101
4 X- Buffalo SabresNE8252246242239110
5 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT82452611267259101
6 X- New York RangersAT82442612257215100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE824231924324793
8 X- Tampa Bay LightningSE824333625226092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE824133825727090
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE824133828127590
11 Florida PanthersSE8237341124025785
12 New York IslandersAT823640623027878
13 Boston BruinsNE8229371623026674
14 Washington CapitalsSE8229411223730670
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8222461424431658

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Torino Olympics

Six members of the Maple Leafs competed in Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Bryan McCabe represented Canada; Nik Antropov competed for Kazakhstan; Aki Berg competed for Finland; Tomas Kaberle for the Czech Republic; and Mats Sundin and Mikael Tellqvist captured the gold medal while representing Sweden. Sundin also held the distinction of serving as captain for Sweden.

Playoffs

This marked the first time since the Maple Leafs joined the Eastern Conference in the 1998–99 season that the team did not make the playoffs.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 5, 20052–3 SOOttawa Senators (2005–06)0–0–1
2LOctober 8, 20054–5Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)0–1–1
3LOctober 10, 20055–6 SO@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)0–1–2
4WOctober 11, 20054–2Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)1–1–2
5WOctober 14, 20059–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)2–1–2
6WOctober 15, 20053–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)3–1–2
7WOctober 20, 20055–4 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2005–06)4–1–2
8LOctober 22, 20052–5Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)4–2–2
9WOctober 24, 20055–4 SOBoston Bruins (2005–06)5–2–2
10LOctober 27, 20051–2@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)5–3–2
11LOctober 29, 20050–8Ottawa Senators (2005–06)5–4–2
12WOctober 31, 20052–1Florida Panthers (2005–06)6–4–2
13LNovember 3, 20053–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)6–5–2
14WNovember 5, 2005 †5–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)7–5–2
15LNovember 6, 20054–5@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)7–6–2
16WNovember 8, 20056–4Washington Capitals (2005–06)8–6–2
17LNovember 11, 20052–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)8–7–2
18WNovember 12, 20055–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)9–7–2
19WNovember 15, 20052–1New York Rangers (2005–06)10–7–2
20WNovember 17, 20054–1@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)11–7–2
21WNovember 19, 20055–1Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)12–7–2
22LNovember 23, 20051–5Boston Bruins (2005–06)12–8–2
23LNovember 25, 20053–4 SO@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)12–8–3
24WNovember 26, 20054–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (2005–06)13–8–3
25WNovember 28, 20052–1@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)14–8–3
26LNovember 30, 20051–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)14–9–3
27WDecember 1, 20054–0@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)15–9–3
28LDecember 3, 20054–5San Jose Sharks (2005–06)15–10–3
29LDecember 6, 20051–2Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)15–11–3
30LDecember 10, 20051–2Dallas Stars (2005–06)15–12–3
31WDecember 12, 20053–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)16–12–3
32LDecember 17, 20052–8@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)16–13–3
33WDecember 19, 20059–6New York Islanders (2005–06)17–13–3
34LDecember 22, 20051–4@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)17–14–3
35WDecember 23, 20052–1Boston Bruins (2005–06)18–14–3
36WDecember 26, 20052–1New Jersey Devils (2005–06)19–14–3
37WDecember 27, 20053–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)20–14–3
38WDecember 29, 20054–3 SOBuffalo Sabres (2005–06)21–14–3
39WDecember 31, 20056–3@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)22–14–3
40WJanuary 2, 20063–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)23–14–3
41LJanuary 6, 20060–1@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)23–15–3
42WJanuary 7, 20063–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)24–15–3
43LJanuary 10, 20063–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)24–16–3
44LJanuary 14, 20063–4Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)24–17–3
45LJanuary 17, 20063–5@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)24–18–3
46LJanuary 18, 20063–5@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)24–19–3
47LJanuary 21, 20060–7@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)24–20–3
48LJanuary 23, 20063–4@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)24–21–3
49LJanuary 26, 20064–8Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)24–22–3
50LJanuary 28, 20063–4 OTMontreal Canadiens (2005–06)24–22–4
51WJanuary 30, 20064–2@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)25–22–4
52LJanuary 31, 20062–3 SO@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)25–22–5
53LFebruary 3, 20061–4@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)25–23–5
54WFebruary 4, 20064–2New Jersey Devils (2005–06)26–23–5
55WFebruary 7, 20064–1Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)27–23–5
56LFebruary 10, 20062–4@ New York Rangers (2005–06)27–24–5
57LFebruary 11, 20062–4New York Rangers (2005–06)27–25–5
58LFebruary 28, 20063–5Washington Capitals (2005–06)27–26–5
59LMarch 3, 20062–6@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)27–27–5
60LMarch 4, 20062–4Ottawa Senators (2005–06)27–28–5
61WMarch 7, 20065–3Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)28–28–5
62LMarch 10, 20061–2 SO@ New York Islanders (2005–06)28–28–6
63WMarch 11, 20065–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)29–28–6
64WMarch 14, 20065–4 SOBoston Bruins (2005–06)30–28–6
65LMarch 16, 20061–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)30–29–6
66LMarch 18, 20062–5@ New York Rangers (2005–06)30–30–6
67WMarch 19, 20061–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)31–30–6
68WMarch 21, 20063–2Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)32–30–6
69LMarch 23, 20061–5@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)32–31–6
70LMarch 25, 20062–6@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)32–32–6
71WMarch 26, 20064–3@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)33–32–6
72WMarch 28, 20063–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)34–32–6
73WApril 1, 20067–0Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)35–32–6
74LApril 3, 20062–3 SOBuffalo Sabres (2005–06)35–32–7
75WApril 5, 20063–2New York Islanders (2005–06)36–32–7
76LApril 6, 20062–3 SO@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)36–32–8
77WApril 8, 20065–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)37–32–8
78WApril 11, 20066–5 OTFlorida Panthers (2005–06)38–32–8
79WApril 13, 20064–3 OT@ New York Islanders (2005–06)39–32–8
80WApril 15, 20065–1Ottawa Senators (2005–06)40–32–8
81LApril 16, 20060–6@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)40–33–8
82WApril 18, 20065–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)41–33–8

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mats Sundin703147785871622
Bryan McCabe73194968116-11306
Tomas Kaberle829586746-1602
Darcy Tucker74283361100-121804
Jason Allison6617436076-18902
Alexander Steen7518274542-9913
Kyle Wellwood81113445140300
Alexei Ponikarovsky812117386815243
Jeff O'Neill7419193864-191406
Nik Antropov571219315613210
Chad Kilger7917112863-6112
Matt Stajan80151227505345
Eric Lindros3311112243-3402
Tie Domi7751116109-10100
Ken Klee563121566-1101
Alexander Khavanov64661260-11210
Clarke Wilm6017843-15000
Aki Berg7508856-5000
Carlo Colaiacovo21257170100
Ian White12156102000
Mariusz Czerkawski194156-2100
John Pohl731442100
Wade Belak55033109-13000
Luke Richardson2103341-1000
Jeremy Williams110100000
Ed Belfour49011120000
Jay Harrison801125000
Staffan Kronwall3401114-3000
Andy Wozniewski1301113-8000
Jean-Sebastien Aubin1100000000
Brendan Bell100000000
Ben Ondrus2200018-10000
Nathan Perrott30002-5000
Aleksander Suglobov20000-1000
Mikael Tellqvist2500000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L OTL GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ed Belfour289749222241593.29014761317.892
Mikael Tellqvist13992510112733.132697624.895
Jean-Sebastien Aubin67711902252.221330305.924
Team:497382413382573.10325032246.897

[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;

Awards and records
  • Mats Sundin, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)

Records

Milestones
  Player is still active or individual record
Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Ed BelfourPasses Terry Sawchuk for second all-time in wins by a goaltenderDecember 19, 2005
Jay Harrison1st NHL AssistJanuary 30, 2006
Staffan Kronwall1st NHL GameOctober 29, 2005
Staffan Kronwall1st NHL AssistFebruary 7, 2006
Alexei Ponikarovsky1st 20 Goal Season
Alexander Steen1st NHL GoalOctober 8, 2005
Mats Sundin1,150th NHL Point-
Mikael Tellqvist1st NHL ShutoutDecember 1, 2005
Kyle Wellwood1st NHL Multi-Point GameOctober 14, 2005
  • Jason Allison, Fifth Time in Career, 40 Assists in a Season
  • Bryan McCabe, Highest Season Point Total in Career
  • Mats Sundin, Fourth Consecutive Season, 30 Goals or More

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.

Trades
July 30, 2005 To Carolina Hurricanes
4th round pick in 2006 (Reto Berra)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jeff O'Neill
August 24, 2005 To St. Louis Blues
Future Considerations		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
John Pohl
November 6, 2005 To Dallas Stars
Nathan Perrott		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th round pick in 2006 (Leo Komarov)
March 8, 2006 To New Jersey Devils
Ken Klee		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Aleksander Suglobov
March 8, 2006 To Columbus Blue Jackets
5th round pick in 2006 (Nick Sucharski)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Luke Richardson
June 15, 2006 To Boston Bruins
Petr Tenkrat		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
7th round pick in 2006 (Chris Frank)
June 24, 2006 To Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Andrew Raycroft
June 24, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
3rd round pick in 2006 (Tony Lagerstrom)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 2006 (James Reimer)
4th round pick in 2006 (Korbinian Holzer)
June 24, 2006 To Phoenix Coyotes
7th round pick in 2006 ()(Chris Frank)
7th round pick in 2006 (Benn Ferriero)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th round pick in 2006 (Viktor Stalberg)

Waivers
March 8, 2006 To Boston Bruins
Mariusz Czerkawski

Free agents
PlayerFormer Team
Jason AllisonLos Angeles Kings
Alexander KhavanovSt. Louis Blues
Eric LindrosNew York Rangers
Jean-Sebastien AubinPittsburgh Penguins
Mariusz CzerkawskiNew York Islanders
Brad BrownBuffalo Sabres
Alex FosterUndrafted free agent
PlayerNew Team
Alexander MogilnyNew Jersey Devils
Brian LeetchBoston Bruins
Gary RobertsFlorida Panthers
Joe NieuwendykFlorida Panthers
Jason MacDonaldBoston Bruins
Bryan MarchmentCalgary Flames

Draft picks

The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on July 22, 2005. Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years. According to the draft order, the selection worked its way up to 30 as usual; then instead of repeating the order as in past years, the draft "snaked" back down to the team with the first pick. Therefore, the team with the first pick overall would not pick again until the 60th pick. The team with the 30th pick would also get the 31st pick. The draft was only seven rounds in length, compared to nine rounds in years past. The labor dispute caused the shortened draft.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 21 Tuukka Rask Goaltender  Finland Ilves Jr. (Finland)
3 82 Phil Oreskovic Defence  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
5 153 Alex Berry Right Wing  United States Bruins Jr. (EJHL)
6 173 Johan Dahlberg Left Wing  Sweden Modo Hockey Jr. (Sweden)
7 216 Anton Stralman Defence  Sweden Skovde (Sweden 2)
7 228 Chad Rau Centre  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League
  • The Maple Leafs farm club was the Toronto Marlies. In their first season, the Marlies had 41 wins, 29 losses, and posted 92 points for the season. The club finished in fourth place in the North Division. In the playoffs, the Marlies lost in the first round 4 games to 1 to Grand Rapids. Marc Moro was the team captain and Paul Maurice was the head coach.

The Maple Leafs were also affiliated with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL.[5]

Roster
2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

See also

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2006.html
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  3. "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. "2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  5. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.14, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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