1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season

1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs
Northeast Division champions
Division	1st Northeast
Conference	3rd Eastern
1999–2000 record	45–27–7–3
Goals for	246
Goals against	222
Team information
General manager	Ken Dryden
Coach	Pat Quinn
Captain	Mats Sundin
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Team leaders
Goals	Mats Sundin (32)
Assists	Mats Sundin (41)
Points	Mats Sundin (73)
Penalty minutes	Tie Domi (198)
Wins	Curtis Joseph (36)

The Toronto Maple Leafs finished in first place for the first time since the 1962–63 NHL season. It was also the Maple Leafs first 100-point season. It was also Wendel Clark's last season in the NHL.

Offseason

• On July 22, 1999, Syl Apps III (grandson of former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps) was signed as a Free Agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Regular season

The Leafs had their second consecutive 45-win season, and broke the 1992-93 franchise record for most points 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, 27 assists). Curtis Joseph set a 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 Leafs win at Tampa Bay. In March, the Leafs traded Mike Johnson to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Darcy Tucker.

The Leafs got off to a red-hot start to the season, winning 10 of their first 14 games with 4 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 4-game suspension. Another setback occurred on March 11 at Ottawa when 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 defenseman 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. To make matters more complex, Sergei Berezin, a 37-goal scorer in 1998-99 missed 21 games. He finished with a solid 26 goals. Despite these hindrances, the Leafs battled on, defeating 4 stellar 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 3rd in the Conference and 1st in the Northeast Division. Sundin led all skaters in overtime goals scored, with 4.

All-Star Game

File:NHL AllStar 2000.png

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 Toronto 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	Pts
1	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	27	7	3	246	222	100
2	6	Ottawa Senators	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
3	8	Buffalo Sabres	82	35	32	11	4	213	204	85
4	10	Montreal Canadiens	82	35	34	9	4	196	194	83
5	11	Boston Bruins	82	24	33	19	6	210	248	73

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

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	105
2	y – Washington Capitals	SE	82	44	24	12	2	227	194	102
3	y – Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	45	27	7	3	246	222	100
4	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	103
5	Florida Panthers	SE	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
6	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	88
8	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	35	32	11	4	213	204	85
8.5
9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	37	35	10	0	217	216	84
10	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	35	34	9	4	196	194	83
11	New York Rangers	AT	82	29	38	12	3	218	246	73
12	Boston Bruins	NE	82	24	33	19	6	210	248	73
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	58
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	19	47	9	7	204	310	54
15	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	14	57	7	4	170	313	39

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

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 2, 1999	4–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)	1–0–0–0
2	W	October 4, 1999	4–0	Boston Bruins (1999–2000)	2–0–0–0
3	W	October 6, 1999	2–1	Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)	3–0–0–0
4	L	October 9, 1999	3–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)	3–1–0–0
5	L	October 11, 1999	2–4	Nashville Predators (1999–2000)	3–2–0–0
6	W	October 13, 1999	3–2	Florida Panthers (1999–2000)	4–2–0–0
7	W	October 15, 1999	2–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)	5–2–0–0
8	L	October 16, 1999	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)	5–3–0–0
9	T	October 20, 1999	3–3 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)	5–3–1–0
10	W	October 23, 1999	3–2	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)	6–3–1–0
11	W	October 25, 1999	4–0	Dallas Stars (1999–2000)	7–3–1–0
12	W	October 27, 1999	4–0	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)	8–3–1–0
13	W	October 30, 1999	2–1	Calgary Flames (1999–2000)	9–3–1–0
14	W	November 3, 1999	6–0	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)	10–3–1–0
15	L	November 5, 1999	3–5	@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)	10–4–1–0
16	T	November 6, 1999	3–3 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)	10–4–2–0
17	L	November 9, 1999	0–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)	10–5–2–0
18	L	November 11, 1999	3–4 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)	10–5–2–1
19	T	November 13, 1999	1–1 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)	10–5–3–1
20	W	November 15, 1999	4–2	San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)	11–5–3–1
21	L	November 17, 1999	2–3	St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)	11–6–3–1
22	W	November 20, 1999 †	4–3 OT	New York Rangers (1999–2000)	12–6–3–1
23	L	November 23, 1999	1–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)	12–7–3–1
24	L	November 26, 1999	2–3 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)	12–7–3–2
25	W	November 27, 1999	5–2	Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)	13–7–3–2
26	W	November 29, 1999	3–1	Washington Capitals (1999–2000)	14–7–3–2
27	T	December 2, 1999	2–2 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)	14–7–4–2
28	W	December 4, 1999	3–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)	15–7–4–2
29	W	December 6, 1999	3–2 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)	16–7–4–2
30	L	December 9, 1999	2–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)	16–8–4–2
31	W	December 11, 1999	6–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)	17–8–4–2
32	L	December 13, 1999	1–3	Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)	17–9–4–2
33	W	December 15, 1999	5–1	New York Islanders (1999–2000)	18–9–4–2
34	W	December 18, 1999	2–1	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)	19–9–4–2
35	W	December 20, 1999	6–4	@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)	20–9–4–2
36	W	December 21, 1999	4–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)	21–9–4–2
37	W	December 23, 1999	4–1	New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)	22–9–4–2
38	W	December 29, 1999	2–1	@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)	23–9–4–2
39	L	January 1, 2000	1–8	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)	23–10–4–2
40	W	January 3, 2000	6–2	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)	24–10–4–2
41	L	January 5, 2000	2–3 OT	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)	24–10–4–3
42	L	January 7, 2000	2–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)	24–11–4–3
43	L	January 8, 2000	3–5	New York Rangers (1999–2000)	24–12–4–3
44	W	January 11, 2000	3–2	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)	25–12–4–3
45	W	January 14, 2000	3–2 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)	26–12–4–3
46	L	January 15, 2000	0–4	@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)	26–13–4–3
47	W	January 17, 2000	5–4 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)	27–13–4–3
48	T	January 22, 2000	5–5 OT	Washington Capitals (1999–2000)	27–13–5–3
49	T	January 24, 2000	3–3 OT	Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)	27–13–6–3
50	L	January 26, 2000	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)	27–14–6–3
51	W	January 27, 2000	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)	28–14–6–3
52	W	January 29, 2000	3–2	Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)	29–14–6–3
53	W	February 1, 2000	5–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)	30–14–6–3
54	L	February 3, 2000	2–4	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)	30–15–6–3
55	L	February 9, 2000	2–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)	30–16–6–3
56	L	February 12, 2000	1–4	Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)	30–17–6–3
57	L	February 14, 2000	2–5	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)	30–18–6–3
58	T	February 16, 2000	3–3 OT	Boston Bruins (1999–2000)	30–18–7–3
59	L	February 19, 2000	1–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)	30–19–7–3
60	W	February 23, 2000	5–3	Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)	31–19–7–3
61	W	February 25, 2000	3–1	@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)	32–19–7–3
62	W	February 26, 2000	5–2	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)	33–19–7–3
63	W	February 29, 2000	4–0	@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)	34–19–7–3
64	L	March 1, 2000	1–3	@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)	34–20–7–3
65	W	March 4, 2000	4–3	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)	35–20–7–3
66	W	March 6, 2000	6–5 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)	36–20–7–3
67	W	March 7, 2000	2–0	@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)	37–20–7–3
68	W	March 9, 2000	6–2	@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)	38–20–7–3
69	W	March 11, 2000	4–2	@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)	39–20–7–3
70	L	March 15, 2000	2–5	Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)	39–21–7–3
71	W	March 16, 2000	4–3 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)	40–21–7–3
72	L	March 18, 2000	1–4	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)	40–22–7–3
73	L	March 22, 2000	2–5	New York Islanders (1999–2000)	40–23–7–3
74	L	March 23, 2000	2–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)	40–24–7–3
75	W	March 25, 2000	5–3	New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)	41–24–7–3
76	W	March 29, 2000	3–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)	42–24–7–3
77	L	March 30, 2000	0–4	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)	42–25–7–3
78	W	April 1, 2000	4–3	@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)	43–25–7–3
79	L	April 3, 2000	2–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)	43–26–7–3
80	L	April 5, 2000	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)	43–27–7–3
81	W	April 7, 2000	2–1	@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)	44–27–7–3
82	W	April 8, 2000	4–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)	45–27–7–3

• † Hockey Hall of Fame Game

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Mats Sundin	73	32	41	73	46	16	10	2	7
Steve Thomas	81	26	37	63	68	1	9	0	9
Jonas Hoglund	82	29	27	56	10	-2	9	1	3
Igor Korolev	80	20	26	46	22	12	5	3	4
Yanic Perreault	58	18	27	45	22	3	5	0	4
Tomas Kaberle	82	7	33	40	24	3	2	0	0
Sergei Berezin	61	26	13	39	2	8	5	0	4
Nik Antropov	66	12	18	30	41	14	0	0	2
Dmitri Khristich	53	12	18	30	24	8	3	0	0
Bryan Berard	64	3	27	30	42	11	1	0	0
Dmitry Yushkevich	77	3	24	27	55	2	2	1	1
Mike Johnson	52	11	14	25	23	8	2	1	3
Garry Valk	73	10	14	24	44	-2	0	1	1
Darcy Tucker	27	7	10	17	55	3	0	2	3
Alexander Karpovtsev	69	3	14	17	54	9	3	0	0
Cory Cross	71	4	11	15	64	13	0	0	1
Tie Domi	70	5	9	14	198	-5	0	0	2
Kevyn Adams	52	5	8	13	39	-7	0	0	0
Alyn McCauley	45	5	5	10	10	-6	1	0	0
Danny Markov	59	0	10	10	28	13	0	0	0
Kris King	39	2	4	6	55	4	0	0	0
Todd Warriner	18	3	1	4	2	6	0	0	0
Wendel Clark	20	2	2	4	21	-3	0	0	1
Gerald Diduck	26	0	3	3	33	2	0	0	0
Chris McAllister	36	0	3	3	68	-4	0	0	0
Nathan Dempsey	6	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0
Adam Mair	8	1	0	1	6	-1	0	0	0
Greg Andrusak	9	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0
Sylvain Cote	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Glenn Healy	20	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Curtis Joseph	63	0	1	1	14	0	0	0	0
Steve Sullivan	7	0	1	1	4	-1	0	0	0
Derek King	3	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0
D.J. Smith	3	0	0	0	5	-1	0	0	0
Dmitri Yakushin	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T/OT	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Curtis Joseph	3801	63	36	20	7	158	2.49	4	1854	1696	.915
Glenn Healy	1164	20	9	10	0	59	3.04	2	527	468	.888
Team:	4965	82	45	30	7	217	2.62	6	2381	2164	.909

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Steve Thomas	12	6	3	9	10	0	0	1
Sergei Berezin	12	4	4	8	0	0	0	1
Mats Sundin	12	3	5	8	10	0	0	1
Darcy Tucker	12	4	2	6	15	1	0	2
Jonas Hoglund	12	2	4	6	2	0	0	0
Tomas Kaberle	12	1	4	5	0	0	0	1
Igor Korolev	12	0	4	4	6	0	0	0
Dmitri Khristich	12	1	2	3	0	1	0	0
Garry Valk	12	1	2	3	14	0	0	0
Alexander Karpovtsev	11	0	3	3	4	0	0	0
Danny Markov	12	0	3	3	10	0	0	0
Wendel Clark	6	1	1	2	4	0	0	0
Dmitry Yushkevich	12	1	1	2	4	0	0	0
Cory Cross	12	0	2	2	2	0	0	0
Kevyn Adams	12	1	0	1	7	0	1	0
Jeff Farkas	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Gerald Diduck	10	0	1	1	14	0	0	0
Tie Domi	12	0	1	1	20	0	0	0
Yanic Perreault	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Greg Andrusak	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Nik Antropov	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Curtis Joseph	12	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
Kris King	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Adam Mair	5	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
Alyn McCauley	5	0	0	0	6	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Curtis Joseph	729	12	6	6	25	2.06	1	369	344	.932
Team:	729	12	6	6	25	2.06	1	369	344	.932

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

1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders 30 – Glenn Healy  31 – Curtis Joseph		Defensemen 2 – Gerald Diduck  3 – Sylvain Cote  4 – Cory Cross  15 – Tomas Kaberle  24 – D.J. Smith  25 – Greg Andrusak  33 – Chris McAllister  34 – Bryan Berard  36 – Dmitry Yushkevich  43 – Nathan Dempsey  49 – Dmitri Yakushin  52 – Alexander Karpovtsev  55 – Danny Markov		Wingers 7 – Derek King  8 – Todd Warriner  10 – Garry Valk  11 – Steve Sullivan  12 – Kris King  14 – Jonas Hoglund  16 – Darcy Tucker  17 – Wendel Clark  19 – Dmitri Khristich  20 – Mike Johnson  28 – Tie Domi  32 – Steve Thomas  94 – Sergei Berezin		Centres 9 – Nik Antropov  13 – Mats Sundin  - C 18 – Alyn McCauley  21 – Adam Mair  22 – Igor Korolev  42 – Kevyn Adams  44 – Yanic Perreault  GM: Ken Dryden Coach: Pat Quinn

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 - 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

Player Former Team Jonas Hoglund Montreal Canadiens Greg Andrusak Pittsburgh Penguins Terran Sandwith Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Jason Bonsignore Tampa Bay Lightning Justin Hocking Chicago Blackhawks Jimmy Waite Calgary Flames Sebastien Centomo Undrafted Free Agent Syl Apps III Undrafted Free Agent Bryan Fogarty Chicago Blackhawks Wendel Clark Chicago Blackhawks Gerald Diduck Phoenix Coyotes

Player New Team Scott Pearson New York Islanders Kevin Dahl New York Islanders Dallas Eakins New York Islanders

Awards and Records

• Most Wins in One Season (tied), 45 wins
• Curtis Joseph, King Clancy Memorial Trophy

Draft picks

NHL Draft

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
24	Luca Cereda (C)	Switzerland	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ambri-Piotta (Swiss)

References

• Maple Leafs on Hockey Database