1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season
1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 3rd Central |
Conference | 4th Western |
1995–96 record | 34–36–12 |
Home record | 19–15–7 |
Road record | 15–21–5 |
Goals for | 247 |
Goals against | 252 |
Team information | |
General manager | Cliff Fletcher |
Coach | Pat Burns Nick Beverley |
Captain | Doug Gilmour |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mike Gartner (35) |
Assists | Mats Sundin (50) |
Points | Mats Sundin (83) |
Penalty minutes | Tie Domi (297) |
Wins | Felix Potvin (30) |
Goals against average | Damian Rhodes (2.79) |
Regular season
The Leafs headed into the 1995-96 NHL regular season with high hopes considering the fact that the club reached the playoffs for the last three years. Pat Burns was the head coach until an eight game losing streak (and a miserable run of 3-16-3 over January and February) lead to his dismissal. General Manager Cliff Fletcher felt that Nick Beverley could get the job done for the rest of the season and named him interim coach. The team under Beverley went an impressive 9-6-2 and clinched a playoff spot on the final day of their regular season.
Offseason
NHL draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 15 | Jeff Ware (D) | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
Regular season
- December 11, 1995: Patrick Roy earned his first victory in net as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.[1] It was a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- December 30, 1995: Mats Sundin scored just 6 seconds into the overtime period to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 road win over the St. Louis Blues.[2][3] It would prove to be the fastest regular-season overtime goal ever scored and has been matched twice since.[4][5]
Season standings
No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 325 | 181 | 131 |
2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 273 | 220 | 94 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 252 | 80 |
4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 219 | 248 | 80 |
5 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 275 | 291 | 78 |
6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 227 | 280 | 66 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 325 | 181 | 131 |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | PAC | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 326 | 240 | 104 |
3 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 273 | 220 | 94 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 252 | 80 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 219 | 248 | 80 |
6 | Calgary Flames | PAC | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 241 | 240 | 79 |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 278 | 278 | 79 |
8 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 275 | 291 | 78 |
9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 234 | 247 | 78 |
10 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 240 | 304 | 68 |
11 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 227 | 280 | 66 |
12 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 256 | 302 | 66 |
13 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 252 | 357 | 47 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 7, 1995 | 3–8 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 10, 1995 | 7–3 | New York Islanders (1995–96) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 14, 1995 | 0–2 | New York Rangers (1995–96) | 1–2–0 |
4 | W | October 17, 1995 | 7–2 | San Jose Sharks (1995–96) | 2–2–0 |
5 | W | October 20, 1995 | 4–3 OT | Calgary Flames (1995–96) | 3–2–0 |
6 | L | October 21, 1995 | 3–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 3–3–0 |
7 | L | October 24, 1995 | 1–6 | Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 3–4–0 |
8 | W | October 26, 1995 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 4–4–0 |
9 | T | October 28, 1995 | 2–2 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) | 4–4–1 |
10 | L | October 29, 1995 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1995–96) | 4–5–1 |
11 | W | November 1, 1995 | 4–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 5–5–1 |
12 | T | November 3, 1995 | 4–4 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) | 5–5–2 |
13 | T | November 4, 1995 | 3–3 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) | 5–5–3 |
14 | W | November 7, 1995 | 6–3 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) | 6–5–3 |
15 | W | November 10, 1995 | 6–1 | Washington Capitals (1995–96) | 7–5–3 |
16 | W | November 11, 1995 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 8–5–3 |
17 | L | November 14, 1995 | 2–5 | @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 8–6–3 |
18 | W | November 16, 1995 | 5–4 OT | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 9–6–3 |
19 | W | November 18, 1995 | 2–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 10–6–3 |
20 | W | November 21, 1995 | 5–2 | St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 11–6–3 |
21 | L | November 24, 1995 | 0–4 | Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 11–7–3 |
22 | T | November 25, 1995 | 2–2 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 11–7–4 |
23 | L | November 28, 1995 | 3–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 11–8–4 |
24 | L | November 30, 1995 | 2–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 11–9–4 |
25 | T | December 2, 1995 | 4–4 OT | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) | 11–9–5 |
26 | W | December 5, 1995 | 4–1 | Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 12–9–5 |
27 | W | December 7, 1995 | 2–1 | @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 13–9–5 |
28 | W | December 9, 1995 | 3–1 | Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 14–9–5 |
29 | L | December 11, 1995 | 1–5 | Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) | 14–10–5 |
30 | W | December 14, 1995 | 4–1 | @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) | 15–10–5 |
31 | W | December 16, 1995 | 6–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) | 16–10–5 |
32 | W | December 17, 1995 | 3–2 OT | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) | 17–10–5 |
33 | L | December 20, 1995 | 2–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 17–11–5 |
34 | T | December 21, 1995 | 3–3 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 17–11–6 |
35 | W | December 23, 1995 | 6–1 | Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) | 18–11–6 |
36 | L | December 27, 1995 | 0–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) | 18–12–6 |
37 | L | December 29, 1995 | 2–3 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) | 18–13–6 |
38 | W | December 30, 1995 | 4–3 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 19–13–6 |
39 | W | January 1, 1996 | 1–0 | @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 20–13–6 |
40 | T | January 3, 1996 | 4–4 OT | Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 20–13–7 |
41 | L | January 5, 1996 | 1–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 20–14–7 |
42 | W | January 6, 1996 | 5–2 | Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) | 21–14–7 |
43 | W | January 10, 1996 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) | 22–14–7 |
44 | L | January 11, 1996 | 3–4 | @ New York Islanders (1995–96) | 22–15–7 |
45 | L | January 13, 1996 | 2–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) | 22–16–7 |
46 | L | January 17, 1996 | 2–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 22–17–7 |
47 | T | January 24, 1996 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 22–17–8 |
48 | T | January 27, 1996 | 2–2 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 22–17–9 |
49 | L | January 30, 1996 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 22–18–9 |
50 | L | January 31, 1996 | 0–4 | St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 22–19–9 |
51 | L | February 3, 1996 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 22–20–9 |
52 | L | February 5, 1996 | 4–6 | @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) | 22–21–9 |
53 | W | February 7, 1996 | 2–1 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) | 23–21–9 |
54 | L | February 8, 1996 | 3–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) | 23–22–9 |
55 | T | February 10, 1996 | 2–2 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 23–22–10 |
56 | W | February 12, 1996 | 4–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 24–22–10 |
57 | W | February 14, 1996 | 4–3 | San Jose Sharks (1995–96) | 25–22–10 |
58 | L | February 16, 1996 | 3–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) | 25–23–10 |
59 | L | February 18, 1996 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 25–24–10 |
60 | L | February 21, 1996 | 2–3 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 25–25–10 |
61 | L | February 22, 1996 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 25–26–10 |
62 | L | February 24, 1996 | 2–3 | Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 25–27–10 |
63 | L | February 28, 1996 | 3–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 25–28–10 |
64 | L | March 2, 1996 | 1–5 | @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 25–29–10 |
65 | L | March 3, 1996 | 0–4 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) | 25–30–10 |
66 | T | March 6, 1996 | 2–2 OT | New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 25–30–11 |
67 | L | March 8, 1996 | 4–7 | @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 25–31–11 |
68 | W | March 9, 1996 | 4–3 | Calgary Flames (1995–96) | 26–31–11 |
69 | T | March 13, 1996 | 3–3 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 26–31–12 |
70 | W | March 15, 1996 | 3–0 | Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 27–31–12 |
71 | W | March 17, 1996 | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) | 28–31–12 |
72 | L | March 19, 1996 | 5–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 28–32–12 |
73 | L | March 20, 1996 | 3–4 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 28–33–12 |
74 | L | March 23, 1996 | 0–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 28–34–12 |
75 | W | March 25, 1996 | 4–2 | @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) | 29–34–12 |
76 | W | March 27, 1996 | 6–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) | 30–34–12 |
77 | W | March 30, 1996 | 4–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) | 31–34–12 |
78 | L | April 3, 1996 | 2–5 | Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 31–35–12 |
79 | W | April 4, 1996 | 3–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 32–35–12 |
80 | W | April 6, 1996 | 5–1 | St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 33–35–12 |
81 | L | April 11, 1996 | 2–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 33–36–12 |
82 | W | April 13, 1996 | 6–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) | 34–36–12 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Mats Sundin | 76 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Doug Gilmour | 81 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 77 | -5 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
Larry Murphy | 82 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 34 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Gartner | 82 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 52 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
Dave Andreychuk | 61 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 54 | -11 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
Benoit Hogue | 44 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Kenny Jonsson | 50 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Kirk Muller | 36 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 42 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Todd Gill | 74 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 116 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Dave Gagner | 28 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 59 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Ellett | 80 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 59 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Mike Craig | 70 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 42 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Randy Wood | 46 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 36 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wendel Clark | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Sergio Momesso | 54 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 112 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Todd Warriner | 57 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tie Domi | 72 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 297 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Darby Hendrickson | 46 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 47 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dmitry Yushkevich | 69 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 54 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Paul DiPietro | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Macoun | 82 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon Convery | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Mathieu Schneider | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Baumgartner | 60 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 152 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mark Kolesar | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Presley | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Hudson | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Berg | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Kypreos | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zdenek Nedved | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Fairchild | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Zettler | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Beaupre | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sean Haggerty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Harlock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Heward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Martin | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Felix Potvin | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Damian Rhodes | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Felix Potvin | 4009 | 69 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 192 | 2.87 | 2 | 2135 | 1943 | .910 |
Damian Rhodes | 624 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 2.79 | 0 | 301 | 272 | .904 |
Don Beaupre | 336 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 4.64 | 0 | 170 | 144 | .847 |
Team: | 4969 | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 2.98 | 2 | 2606 | 2359 | .905 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Doug Gilmour | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Gartner | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kirk Muller | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mats Sundin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Wendel Clark | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mathieu Schneider | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Warriner | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tie Domi | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Gagner | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Macoun | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Murphy | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Kolesar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Don Beaupre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon Convery | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Craig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Ellett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Gill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Kypreos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Felix Potvin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Presley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dmitry Yushkevich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Zettler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Felix Potvin | 350 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3.26 | 0 | 198 | 179 | .904 |
Don Beaupre | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 | 13 | 11 | .846 |
Team: | 370 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 3.41 | 0 | 211 | 190 | .900 |
- 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 1995-96 season.
Trades
Waivers
October 2, 1995 | To St. Louis Blues Pat Jablonski |
January 4, 1996 | To St. Louis Blues Mike Hudson |
Free agents
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Playoffs
The Maple Leafs played their last playoff series at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Toronto vs. St. Louis | |||
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Date | Away | Home | |
April 16 | St. Louis 3 | 1 Toronto | |
April 18 | St. Louis 4 | 5 Toronto | OT |
April 21 | Toronto 2 | 3 St. Louis | OT |
April 23 | Toronto 1 | 5 St. Louis | |
April 25 | St. Louis 4 | 5 Toronto | OT |
April 27 | Toronto 1 | 2 St. Louis | |
St. Louis wins series 4–2 |
Awards and records
- Felix Potvin, Molson Cup (most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs).
Farm Teams
- The Maple Leafs farm team was the St. John's Maple Leafs in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Roster
Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centres
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References
- ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.382, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
- ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199512300STL.html
- ^ http://m.spokesman.com/stories/1995/dec/31/quick-start-carries-penguins/
- ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200603090VAN.html
- ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200612150ATL.html
- ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ "1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.