1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 76th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division3rd Norris
Conference4th Campbell
1992–93 record44–29–11
Home record25–11–6
Road record19–18–5
Goals for288
Goals against241
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachPat Burns
CaptainWendel Clark
Alternate captainsDoug Gilmour
Bob Rouse
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Average attendance15,676
Team leaders
GoalsNikolai Borschevsky (34)
AssistsDoug Gilmour (95)
PointsDoug Gilmour (127)
Penalty minutesRob Pearson (211)
Plus/minusNikolai Borschevsky (+33)
WinsFelix Potvin (25)
Goals against averageDaren Puppa (2.25)

Off-season

NHL draft

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
18Brandon Convery CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
123Grant Marshall CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
477Nikolai Borschevsky RussiaSpartak Moscow (Russia)
495Mark Raiter CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
5101Janne Gronvall FinlandLukko (Finland)
5106Chris DeRuiter CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
6125Mikael Hakanson SwedenNacka HK (Sweden)
7149Patrik Augusta CzechoslovakiaDukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
8173Ryan VandenBussche CanadaCornwall Royals (OHL)
9197Wayne Clarke CanadaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
10221Sergei Simonov RussiaKristall Saratov (Russia)
11245Nathan Dempsey CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
S5Nick Wohlers CanadaSt. Thomas University (AUAA)

Regular season

The 1992–93 season was a triumph for the Maple Leafs. It saw them set franchise records in wins (44) and points (99). Twenty-one-year-old goaltender Felix Potvin played his first full season with the team and was solid with a 25–15–7 record, a 2.50 goals against average (GAA), two shutouts and a .910 save percentage. In a season that saw 20 of 24 teams average more than three goals scored per game, the Maple Leafs goaltending was one of the best in the NHL, allowing only 241 goals in 84 games (only the Chicago Blackhawks allowed fewer goals than Toronto). The Maple Leafs also had a strong defence corps, anchored by Dave Ellett, Todd Gill, Sylvain Lefebvre, Jamie Macoun, Dmitri Mironov and Bob Rouse. Out of all 24 teams, the Maple Leafs allowed the fewest power-play goals in the regular season (69). Newcomers Dave Andreychuk and Daren Puppa also played very well. In just 31 games with the Leafs, Andreychuk scored 25 goals and had 13 assists for 38 points. Puppa won six out of eight games, had a 2.25 GAA, two shutouts and a .922 save percentage. Rookie Nikolai Borschevsky led the team in goals with 34 and would score a very important goal in the first round of the playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings; Borschevsky deflected Bob Rouse's shot 2:35 into the first overtime period of Game 7 at Joe Louis Arena to give the Leafs a 4–3 win and a four-games-to-three series win.

Doug Gilmour

Doug Gilmour had a career year in 1992–93. He had a franchise-record 127 points during the 1992–93 regular season and ranked eighth in NHL scoring.[1] In the playoffs, he played a key role as the Leafs took out the powerhouse Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues, both in seven games. Gilmour finished the playoffs with 35 points, behind only Wayne Gretzky. Gilmour was the runner-up for the Hart Memorial Trophy as regular season MVP and won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as best defensive forward, the first major NHL award that a Leaf player had won since 1967.

One of Gilmour's most memorable goals was scored during the 1993 second round playoffs series against the St. Louis Blues, in the second sudden death overtime period. Many fans remember him skating back and forth behind the St. Louis net multiple times before finally sliding the puck behind a sprawling Curtis Joseph. The Maple Leafs would go on to win the series, but would eventually be eliminated in the next round by Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings. Toronto was leading the Conference series against Los Angeles 3–2 and many fans were hoping for an all-Canadian final as the Montreal Canadiens already advanced. However, during overtime of Game 6, Gretzky high-sticked Gilmour, drawing blood, without being assessed a penalty by the referee, Kerry Fraser, and then scored the winning goal moments later to stave off elimination. During game seven back at Maple Leaf Gardens, the Leafs were trailing 5–3 after Gretzky completed his hat-trick. The Maple Leafs scored one goal but couldn't find the equalizer, which sent the Kings to the finals.

Season standings

Norris Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Chicago Blackhawks84472512106279230
Detroit Red Wings8447289103369280
Toronto Maple Leafs8444291199288241
St. Louis Blues8437361185282278
Minnesota North Stars8436381082272293
Tampa Bay Lightning842354753245332

[2]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.

Schedule and results

October


Game #DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
1October 6Washington5 - 6Toronto0-1-00
2October 10Toronto2 - 3Calgary0-2-00
3October 11Toronto3 - 3Edmonton0-2-11
4October 15Tampa Bay5 - 3Toronto1-2-13
5October 17Chicago4 - 3Toronto2-2-15
6October 18Minnesota1 - 5Toronto2-3-15
7October 20Ottawa5 - 3Toronto13-3-17
8October 22Toronto5 - 2Tampa Bay4-3-19
9October 24San Jose5 - 1Toronto5-3-111
10October 28Buffalo4 - 4Toronto5-3-212
11October 30Toronto1 - 7Detroit5-4-212
12October 31Detroit3 - 1Toronto6-4-214

1 Played at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.

November

Game #DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
13November 5Toronto0 - 1Chicago6-5-214
14November 7Pittsburgh2 - 4Toronto7-5-216
15November 9Toronto3 - 1Ottawa8-5-218
16November 14Toronto4 - 1Boston9-5-220
17November 16St. Louis2 - 2TorontoOT9-5-321
18November 17Toronto1 - 3Quebec19-6-321
19November 19Toronto2 - 0San Jose10-6-323
20November 21Toronto4 - 6Los Angeles10-7-323
21November 24Tampa Bay2 - 3Toronto10-8-323
22November 26Quebec4 - 5TorontoOT10-9-323
23November 28Los Angeles3 - 2Toronto11-9-325

1 Played at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.

December

Game #DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
24December 1Toronto3 - 8New Jersey11-10-325
25December 3Toronto3 - 4Chicago11-11-325
26December 5Chicago2 - 2TorontoOT11-11-426
27December 6Toronto0 - 6N.Y. Rangers11-12-426
28December 9Detroit5 - 3Toronto12-12-428
29December 11Calgary3 - 6Toronto12-13-428
30December 15Toronto5 - 6Minnesota12-14-428
31December 19Ottawa5 - 1Toronto13-14-430
32December 20Toronto4 - 5Buffalo13-15-430
33December 22Toronto4 - 4DetroitOT13-15-531
34December 26Detroit1 - 5Toronto13-16-531
35December 27Toronto6 - 3St. Louis14-16-533
36December 29Toronto3 - 2N.Y. Islanders15-16-535
37December 31Toronto3 - 3PittsburghOT15-16-636

January

Game #DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
38January 2St. Louis2 - 2TorontoOT15-16-737
39January 4Toronto4 - 2Detroit16-16-739
40January 6Vancouver2 - 5Toronto16-17-739
41January 8San Jose5 - 1Toronto17-17-741
42January 9Toronto5 - 4Montreal18-17-743
43January 11Tampa Bay4 - 2Toronto19-17-745
44January 13St. Louis4 - 3Toronto20-17-747
45January 16Chicago3 - 5Toronto20-18-747
46January 17Toronto3 - 5Chicago20-19-747
47January 19Toronto5 - 1St. Louis21-19-749
48January 21Toronto6 - 1Tampa Bay22-19-751
49January 23Montreal4 - 0Toronto23-19-753
50January 26Minnesota1 - 2Toronto23-20-753
51January 30N.Y. Rangers3 - 1Toronto24-20-755

February

Game #DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
52February 1Toronto1 - 1St. LouisOT24-20-856
53February 3N.Y. Islanders2 - 3Toronto24-21-856
54February 9Toronto1 - 3Tampa Bay24-22-856
55February 11Vancouver5 - 2Toronto25-22-858
56February 13Minnesota6 - 1Toronto26-22-860
57February 14Toronto6 - 5Minnesota27-22-862
58February 17Calgary4 - 2Toronto28-22-864
59February 19Tampa Bay4 - 1Toronto29-22-866
60February 20Boston4 - 4TorontoOT29-22-967
61February 22Toronto8 - 1Vancouver30-22-969
62February 25Toronto5 - 0San Jose31-22-971
63February 27Toronto5 - 2Los Angeles32-22-973

March

Game #DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
64March 3Minnesota3 - 1Toronto33-22-975
65March 5Toronto1 - 5Detroit33-23-975
66March 6Winnipeg4 - 2Toronto34-23-977
67March 9Toronto1 - 3Washington34-24-977
68March 10Hartford5 - 3Toronto35-24-979
69March 12Tampa Bay8 - 2Toronto36-24-981
70March 15Toronto2 - 4Quebec36-25-981
71March 18Toronto4 - 2Tampa Bay37-25-983
72March 20Edmonton4 - 2Toronto38-25-985
73March 23Toronto5 - 4Winnipeg39-25-987
74March 25Toronto3 - 3MinnesotaOT39-25-1088
75March 27Toronto6 - 2Edmonton40-25-1090
76March 28Toronto4 - 0Calgary41-25-1092
77March 31Los Angeles5 - 5TorontoOT41-25-1193

April

Game #DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
78April 3New Jersey1 - 0Toronto42-25-1195
79April 4Toronto0 - 4Philadelphia42-26-1195
80April 8Toronto3 - 5Winnipeg42-27-1195
81April 10Philadelphia0 - 4Toronto42-28-1195
82April 11Toronto4 - 2Hartford43-28-1197
83April 13St. Louis2 - 1TorontoOT44-28-1199
84April 15Toronto2 - 3Chicago44-29-1199

Playoffs

Detroit vs. Toronto

In a revival of the heated Original Six rivalry, Nikolai Borschevsky's Game 7 overtime goal gave Toronto the series. This was also Toronto's first playoff win over Detroit since the Leafs beat the Wings in the full seven games back in the 1964 Stanley Cup finals.

  • April 19 - Toronto 3 Detroit 6
  • April 21 - Toronto 2 Detroit 6
  • April 23 - Detroit 2 Toronto 4
  • April 25 - Detroit 2 Toronto 3
  • April 27 - Toronto 5 Detroit 4 (OT)
  • April 29 - Detroit 7 Toronto 3
  • May 1 - Toronto 4 Detroit 3 (OT)

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–3

Norris Division Final: Toronto vs. St. Louis

The Maple Leafs defeated the Blues in seven games to win the Norris Division playoffs, despite Blues' goaltender Curtis Joseph's efforts. The Blues were heavily outshot throughout the series including more than 60 shots in game one alone. Game 7 was the first to be played at Maple Leaf Gardens since the 1964 Finals when Andy Bathgate scored the cup clinching goal.

  • May 3 - St. Louis 1 Toronto 2 (2OT)
  • May 5 - St. Louis 2 Toronto 1 (2OT)
  • May 7 - Toronto 3 St. Louis 4
  • May 9 - Toronto 4 St. Louis 1
  • May 11 - St. Louis 1 Toronto 5
  • May 13 - Toronto 1 St. Louis 2
  • May 15 - St. Louis 0 Toronto 6

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–3

Conference finals

This exciting and very heated seven-game series has long been remembered by hockey fans. The Toronto Maple Leafs iced a highly competitive team for the first time in years and were hoping to break their 26-year Stanley Cup drought; they had not even been to the Final since their last Cup win in 1967. The Los Angeles Kings, led by captain Wayne Gretzky, also had high ambitions. During Game 1 (a dominating victory for the Leafs) Los Angeles blue-liner Marty McSorley delivered a serious open ice hit on Toronto's Doug Gilmour. Leafs captain Wendel Clark took exception to the hit and went after McSorley for striking their star player. Toronto coach Pat Burns tried scaling the bench to get at Los Angeles coach Barry Melrose because he thought he ordered the hit on Gilmour (McSorley later remarked in interviews that he received dozens of death threat messages on his hotel phone from angry fans). Toronto would take a 3–2 series lead after five games. Game 6 went back west to the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles; it too was not without controversy and was also decided on an overtime goal. During the 1992–93 season, there was a league-wide crackdown on high-sticking infractions, whether they were accidental or not. In Game 6, Gilmour was part of controversy once again. With the game tied at 4 in overtime, Wayne Gretzky clipped him in the face with the blade of his stick, drawing blood. Many thought that referee Kerry Fraser should have called a penalty on the play, but Gretzky was not penalized, and he went on to score the overtime goal moments later, evening the series at 3–3. He would score three goals in the deciding game to give Los Angeles a berth in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history and also the first time the Kings win a playoff series against an Original Six team. Gretzky has been quoted as saying that his performance in Game 7 was the best NHL game of his career.

  • May 17 - Los Angeles 1 Toronto 4
  • May 19 - Los Angeles 3 Toronto 2
  • May 21 - Toronto 2 Los Angeles 4
  • May 23 - Toronto 4 Los Angeles 2
  • May 25 - Los Angeles 2 Toronto 3 (OT)
  • May 27 - Toronto 4 Los Angeles 5 (OT)
  • May 29 - Los Angeles 5 Toronto 4

Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4–3.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Doug Gilmour833295127100321532
Nikolai Borschevsky7834407428331204
Glenn Anderson76224365117191103
Todd Gill69113243664502
John Cullen4713284153-81001
Dave Ellett70634404619401
Mike Krushelnyski84192039623623
Wendel Clark661722391932205
Dave Andreychuk312513388121202
Rob Pearson78231437211-2803
Peter Zezel70122335240004
Dmitri Mironov597243140-1401
Mark Osborne7612142689-7022
Drake Berehowsky4141519611101
Jamie Macoun7741519553201
Dave McLlwain661441830-18113
Mike Foligno5513518842502
Bill Berg58781554-1012
Bob Rouse82311141307011
Sylvain Lefebvre8121214908000
Joe Sacco234488-4000
Mike Eastwood1216721-2000
Kent Manderville1811217-9001
Ken Baumgartner63101155-11000
Bob McGill19101345000
Felix Potvin4801140000
Grant Fuhr2900000000
Guy Larose90008-3000
Ken McRae20002-1000
Daren Puppa800000000
Darryl Shannon1600011-5000
Dave Tomlinson300020000
Rick Wamsley300000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Felix Potvin278148251571162.50212861170.910
Grant Fuhr1665291394873.141826739.895
Daren Puppa4798620182.252232214.922
Rick Wamsley1603030155.6309176.835
Team:5085844429112362.78524352199.903

Playoffs

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Doug Gilmour2110253530401
Wendel Clark2110102051201
Dave Andreychuk211271935403
Glenn Anderson217111831002
Dave Ellett2148128200
Bob Rouse21381129101
Todd Gill211101126000
Mike Krushelnyski1637108100
Nikolai Borschevsky162790001
Mike Foligno1826842102
Sylvain Lefebvre2133620000
Jamie Macoun2106636000
John Cullen122350100
Rob Pearson1422431000
Peter Zezel202136000
Mike Eastwood101238000
Dmitri Mironov141232100
Bill Berg2111218000
Mark Osborne1911216000
Ken Baumgartner71010000
Kent Manderville181018000
Dave McLlwain40000000
Felix Potvin210006000
Daren Puppa10002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Felix Potvin1308211110622.841636574.903
Daren Puppa2010013.00076.857
Team:1328211110632.851643580.902

[3]

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;

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1992-93 season.

Trades

July 20, 1992 To Ottawa Senators
Brad Marsh
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Future Considerations
July 21, 1992 To Quebec Nordiques
Len Esau
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken McRae
August 20, 1992 To Montreal Canadiens
3rd round pick in 1994Martin Belanger
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Sylvain Lefebvre
November 24, 1992 To Hartford Whalers
2nd round pick in 1993Vlastimil Kroupa
To Toronto Maple Leafs
John Cullen
February 2, 1993 To Buffalo Sabres
Grant Fuhr
5th round pick in 1995Kevin Popp
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Andreychuk
Daren Puppa
1st round pick in 1993Kenny Jonsson
February 25, 1993 To Ottawa Senators
9th round pick in 1993Pavol Demitra
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brad Miller

Waivers

September 9, 1992 From Tampa Bay Lightning
Bob McGill
December 3, 1992 From New York Islanders
Bill Berg

Expansion Draft

June 24, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Daren Puppa
June 24, 1993 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Joe Sacco

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Rudy PoeschekWinnipeg Jets
PlayerNew Team
Andrew McKimBoston Bruins
Mark FernerOttawa Senators
Ric NattressPhiladelphia Flyers

Awards and records

  • Pat Burns, Jack Adams Award.
  • Doug Gilmour, Selke Trophy.
  • Doug Gilmour, Molson Cup (most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs).
  • Doug Gilmour, franchise record, most points in one season, 127 points.[4]
  • Doug Gilmour, franchise record, most points by a centre in one season, 127 points.[4]
  • Doug Gilmour, franchise record, most assists in one season, 95 assists.[4]
  • Doug Gilmour, most assists in one game (6), Toronto club record.

Farm Teams

References

Notes

  1. NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 166.
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "1992-93 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  4. NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 131.

Bibliography

  • National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, senior managing editor: Ralph Dinger, published in Canada by Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
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