1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the team finish in first place for the first time since the 1962–63 season. It was also the Maple Leafs' first 100-point season, as well as long-time NHLer Wendel Clark's last season in the NHL.

1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference3rd Eastern
1999–2000 record45–27–7–3
Goals for246
Goals against222
Team information
General managerKen Dryden
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsSteve Thomas
Dmitri Yushkevich
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (32)
AssistsMats Sundin (41)
PointsMats Sundin (73)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (198)
WinsCurtis Joseph (36)

Offseason

  • On July 22, 1999, Syl Apps III, the grandson of former Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps, was signed as a free agent by Toronto.

Regular season

The Maple Leafs had their second consecutive 45-win season and broke the 1992–93 franchise record for most points accumulated in a season. Mats Sundin averaged a point per game, scoring 32 goals and picking up 41 assists for 73 points in 73 games. Jonas Hoglund had a career year, finishing third on the team in points with 56 (29 goals and 27 assists). Goaltender Curtis Joseph set a Maple Leafs record for wins in a season by a goaltender, with 36. The Leafs put Steve Sullivan on waivers and on October 23, 1999, he was picked up by the Chicago Blackhawks. In early 2000, Wendel Clark returned to the Leafs for the third time and had a two-goal game on February 1 in a 5–3 Maple Leafs win at Tampa Bay. In March, the Leafs traded Mike Johnson to Tampa Bay in exchange for Darcy Tucker.

The Leafs got off to a red-hot start to the season, winning 10 of their first 14 games with four shutouts. The team suffered a setback on December 4, 1999, in a home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Forward Yanic Perreault was coming around the Pittsburgh net with the puck when Penguins goaltender Tom Barrasso slashed Perreault with his goalie stick. Perreault suffered a broken arm and missed 23 games; Barrasso received a four-game suspension for his actions. Another setback occurred on March 11 at Ottawa, when Senators forward Marian Hossa was attempting to clear the puck out of the centre-ice zone. Hossa swung his stick in a golf-swing motion and caught Toronto defenceman Bryan Berard in his right eye. Berard had to leave the game due to the injury and Hossa was assessed with a double minor for high-sticking. It was the last NHL game Berard would play for nearly a year-and-a-half. Additionally, Sergei Berezin, a 37-goal scorer in 1998–99, missed 21 games for the team, but nonetheless finished with a solid 26 goals for Toronto. Despite these hindrances, the Leafs battled on, defeating four solid teams between March 16 and April 1 (Detroit on March 16, New Jersey on March 25, St. Louis on March 29 and Washington on April 1). The Leafs finished third in the Eastern Conference and first in the Northeast Division—the first time the Leafs had won a division title since 1938. Mats Sundin led all skaters in overtime goals scored, with four.

All-Star Game

The 50th National Hockey League All-Star Game was part of the 1999–2000 NHL season, and took place in Toronto's Air Canada Centre on February 6, 2000.

The all-star week festivities saw the Canadian Hockey League Top Prospects Game played on February 2, and an exhibition game between the Canadian and American women's national teams on February 3. The Heroes of Hockey game and the Skills Competition were held on February 5. It is to note that the opening face-off for the Heroes of Hockey game were Ted Lindsay and Fleming Mackell, two players who played in the 1st National Hockey League All-Star Game.

The week also was a good sendoff for Wayne Gretzky, who had retired the previous season. His #99 was raised to the rafters, despite him never playing for the hometown Maple Leafs, as a show of his number's League-wide retirement. Gretzky also made it clear that he would not partake in any oldtimer or Heroes of Hockey game unless it was held in Edmonton, a statement that was realized with the 2003 Heritage Classic three years later.

Season standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PIM Pts
13Toronto Maple Leafs824527732462221103100
26Ottawa Senators82412811224421085095
38Buffalo Sabres823532114213204117385
410Montreal Canadiens82353494196194106783
511Boston Bruins82243319621024886573

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.

Eastern Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z – Philadelphia FlyersAT824522123237179105
2 Y – Washington CapitalsSE824424122227194102
3 Y – Toronto Maple LeafsNE82452773246222100
4 X – New Jersey DevilsAT82452485251203103
5 X – Florida PanthersSE8243276624420998
6 X – Ottawa SenatorsNE82412811224421095
7 X– Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8237318624123688
8 X – Buffalo SabresNE82353211421320485
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE82373510021721684
10 Montreal CanadiensNE8235349419619483
11 New York RangersAT82292812321824673
12 Boston BruinsNE82243319621024873
13 New York IslandersAT8224489119427558
14 Tampa Bay LightningSE8219479720431054
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE8214577417031339

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

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

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 2, 19994–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)1–0–0–0
2WOctober 4, 19994–0Boston Bruins (1999–2000)2–0–0–0
3WOctober 6, 19992–1Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)3–0–0–0
4LOctober 9, 19993–4@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)3–1–0–0
5LOctober 11, 19992–4Nashville Predators (1999–2000)3–2–0–0
6WOctober 13, 19993–2Florida Panthers (1999–2000)4–2–0–0
7WOctober 15, 19992–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)5–2–0–0
8LOctober 16, 19992–4@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)5–3–0–0
9TOctober 20, 19993–3 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)5–3–1–0
10WOctober 23, 19993–2Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)6–3–1–0
11WOctober 25, 19994–0Dallas Stars (1999–2000)7–3–1–0
12WOctober 27, 19994–0Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)8–3–1–0
13WOctober 30, 19992–1Calgary Flames (1999–2000)9–3–1–0
14WNovember 3, 19996–0@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)10–3–1–0
15LNovember 5, 19993–5@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)10–4–1–0
16TNovember 6, 19993–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)10–4–2–0
17LNovember 9, 19990–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)10–5–2–0
18OTLNovember 11, 19993–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)10–5–2–1
19TNovember 13, 19991–1 OTDetroit Red Wings (1999–2000)10–5–3–1
20WNovember 15, 19994–2San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)11–5–3–1
21LNovember 17, 19992–3St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)11–6–3–1
22WNovember 20, 1999 †4–3 OTNew York Rangers (1999–2000)12–6–3–1
23LNovember 23, 19991–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)12–7–3–1
24OTLNovember 26, 19992–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)12–7–3–2
25WNovember 27, 19995–2Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)13–7–3–2
26WNovember 29, 19993–1Washington Capitals (1999–2000)14–7–3–2
27TDecember 2, 19992–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)14–7–4–2
28WDecember 4, 19993–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)15–7–4–2
29WDecember 6, 19993–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1999–2000)16–7–4–2
30LDecember 9, 19992–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)16–8–4–2
31WDecember 11, 19996–4Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)17–8–4–2
32LDecember 13, 19991–3Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)17–9–4–2
33WDecember 15, 19995–1New York Islanders (1999–2000)18–9–4–2
34WDecember 18, 19992–1Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)19–9–4–2
35WDecember 20, 19996–4@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)20–9–4–2
36WDecember 21, 19994–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)21–9–4–2
37WDecember 23, 19994–1New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)22–9–4–2
38WDecember 29, 19992–1@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)23–9–4–2
39LJanuary 1, 20001–8@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)23–10–4–2
40WJanuary 3, 20006–2Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)24–10–4–2
41OTLJanuary 5, 20002–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)24–10–4–3
42LJanuary 7, 20002–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)24–11–4–3
43LJanuary 8, 20003–5New York Rangers (1999–2000)24–12–4–3
44WJanuary 11, 20003–2@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)25–12–4–3
45WJanuary 14, 20003–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)26–12–4–3
46LJanuary 15, 20000–4@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)26–13–4–3
47WJanuary 17, 20005–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)27–13–4–3
48TJanuary 22, 20005–5 OTWashington Capitals (1999–2000)27–13–5–3
49TJanuary 24, 20003–3 OTOttawa Senators (1999–2000)27–13–6–3
50LJanuary 26, 20002–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)27–14–6–3
51WJanuary 27, 20004–3@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)28–14–6–3
52WJanuary 29, 20003–2Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)29–14–6–3
53WFebruary 1, 20005–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)30–14–6–3
54LFebruary 3, 20002–4@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)30–15–6–3
55LFebruary 9, 20002–4Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)30–16–6–3
56LFebruary 12, 20001–4Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)30–17–6–3
57LFebruary 14, 20002–5Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)30–18–6–3
58TFebruary 16, 20003–3 OTBoston Bruins (1999–2000)30–18–7–3
59LFebruary 19, 20001–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)30–19–7–3
60WFebruary 23, 20005–3Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)31–19–7–3
61WFebruary 25, 20003–1@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)32–19–7–3
62WFebruary 26, 20005–2Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)33–19–7–3
63WFebruary 29, 20004–0@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)34–19–7–3
64LMarch 1, 20001–3@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)34–20–7–3
65WMarch 4, 20004–3Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)35–20–7–3
66WMarch 6, 20006–5 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)36–20–7–3
67WMarch 7, 20002–0@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)37–20–7–3
68WMarch 9, 20006–2@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)38–20–7–3
69WMarch 11, 20004–2@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)39–20–7–3
70LMarch 15, 20002–5Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)39–21–7–3
71WMarch 16, 20004–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)40–21–7–3
72LMarch 18, 20001–4Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)40–22–7–3
73LMarch 22, 20002–5New York Islanders (1999–2000)40–23–7–3
74LMarch 23, 20002–3@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)40–24–7–3
75WMarch 25, 20005–3New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)41–24–7–3
76WMarch 29, 20003–2@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)42–24–7–3
77LMarch 30, 20000–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)42–25–7–3
78WApril 1, 20004–3@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)43–25–7–3
79LApril 3, 20002–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)43–26–7–3
80LApril 5, 20002–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)43–27–7–3
81WApril 7, 20002–1@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)44–27–7–3
82WApril 8, 20004–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)45–27–7–3

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mats Sundin7332417346161027
Steve Thomas81263763681909
Jonas Hoglund8229275610-2913
Igor Korolev802026462212534
Yanic Perreault58182745223504
Tomas Kaberle8273340243200
Sergei Berezin6126133928504
Nik Antropov661218304114002
Dmitri Khristich53121830248300
Bryan Berard64327304211100
Dmitry Yushkevich7732427552211
Mike Johnson52111425238213
Garry Valk7310142444-2011
Darcy Tucker2771017553023
Alexander Karpovtsev6931417549300
Cory Cross71411156413001
Tie Domi705914198-5002
Kevyn Adams52581339-7000
Alyn McCauley45551010-6100
Danny Markov59010102813000
Kris King39246554000
Todd Warriner1831426000
Wendel Clark2022421-3001
Gerald Diduck26033332000
Chris McAllister3603368-4000
Nathan Dempsey602222000
Adam Mair81016-1000
Greg Andrusak901141000
Sylvain Cote301101000
Glenn Healy2001120000
Curtis Joseph63011140000
Steve Sullivan70114-1000
Derek King30002-2000
D. J. Smith30005-1000
Dmitri Yakushin200020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Joseph380163362071582.49418541696.915
Glenn Healy1164209100593.042527468.888
Team:496582453072172.62623812164.909

Playoffs

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Steve Thomas1263910001
Sergei Berezin124480001
Mats Sundin1235810001
Darcy Tucker1242615102
Jonas Hoglund122462000
Tomas Kaberle121450001
Igor Korolev120446000
Dmitri Khristich121230100
Garry Valk1212314000
Alexander Karpovtsev110334000
Danny Markov1203310000
Wendel Clark61124000
Dmitry Yushkevich121124000
Cory Cross120222000
Kevyn Adams121017010
Jeff Farkas31010000
Gerald Diduck1001114000
Tie Domi1201120000
Yanic Perreault10110000
Greg Andrusak30002000
Nik Antropov30004000
Curtis Joseph1200010000
Kris King10002000
Adam Mair50008000
Alyn McCauley50006000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Joseph7291266252.061369344.932
Team:7291266252.061369344.932

[2]

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;

Playoffs

Round 1: (3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (6) Ottawa Senators

Toronto won series 4–2


Round 2: (3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (4) New Jersey Devils


New Jersey won series 4–2

Roster

1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season.

Trades

July 15, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Martin Prochazka
To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th round pick in 2001 (Maxim Kondratiev)
August 5, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jeff Reese
9th round pick in 2000 (Milan Kopecky)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
9th round pick in 2000 (Jean-Philippe Cote)
August 17, 1999 To New York Islanders
Niklas Andersson
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Craig Charron
October 1, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Fredrik Modin
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cory Cross
7th round pick in 2001 (Ivan Kolozvary)
October 8, 1999 To Chicago Blackhawks
Sylvain Cote
To Toronto Maple Leafs
2nd round pick in 2001 (Karel Pilar)
October 20, 1999 To St. Louis Blues
Derek King
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tyler Harlton
October 20, 1999 To Boston Bruins
Ivan Huml
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dmitri Khristich
November 29, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Todd Warriner
To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd round pick in 2000 (Mikael Tellqvist)
February 9, 2000 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Mike Johnson
Marek Posmyk
5th round pick in 2000 (Pavel Sedov)
6th round pick in 2000 (Aaron Gionet)
5th round pick in 2001 (Terry Denike)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Darcy Tucker
4th round pick in 2000 (Miguel Delisle)
5th round pick in 2001 (Kyle Wellwood)
February 23, 2000 To Los Angeles Kings
Craig Charron
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Don MacLean
June 25, 2000 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Jonathan Hedstrom
To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th round pick in 2000 (Vadim Sozinov)
7th round pick in 2000 (Markus Seikola)

Waivers

September 27, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Ladislav Kohn
October 23, 1999 To Chicago Blackhawks
Steve Sullivan

Expansion Draft

June 23, 2000 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Kevyn Adams
June 23, 2000 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Tommi Rajamaki

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Jonas HoglundMontreal Canadiens
Greg AndrusakPittsburgh Penguins
Terran SandwithMighty Ducks of Anaheim
Jason BonsignoreTampa Bay Lightning
Justin HockingChicago Blackhawks
Jimmy WaiteCalgary Flames
Sebastien CentomoUndrafted Free Agent
Syl Apps III[3]Undrafted Free Agent
Bryan FogartyChicago Blackhawks
Wendel ClarkChicago Blackhawks
Gerald DiduckPhoenix Coyotes
PlayerNew Team
Scott PearsonNew York Islanders
Kevin DahlNew York Islanders
Dallas EakinsNew York Islanders

Awards and records

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
124Luca Cereda (C)  SwitzerlandHC Ambrì-Piotta (Switzerland)
260Peter Reynolds (D) CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
4108Mirko Murovic (LW) CanadaMoncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
4110Jonathan Zion (D) CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
5151Vaclav Zavoral (D) Czech RepublicChemopetrol Litvínov Jr. (Czech Republic)
6161Jan Sochor (LW) Czech RepublicSlavia Prague (Czech Republic)
7211Vladimir Kulikov (G) RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
8239Pierre Hedin (D) SwedenModo Hockey (Sweden)
9267Peter Metcalf (D) United StatesUniversity of Maine (Hockey East)

References

  1. "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. "1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  3. http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/99/c/0728.htm
  4. 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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