1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs season
Appearance
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 5th Norris |
Conference | 10th Campbell |
1990–91 record | 23–46–11 |
Home record | 15–21–4 |
Road record | 8–25–7 |
Goals for | 241 |
Goals against | 318 |
Team information | |
General manager | Floyd Smith |
Coach | Doug Carpenter and Tom Watt |
Captain | Rob Ramage |
Alternate captains | Wendel Clark Brad Marsh |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Vincent Damphousse (26) |
Assists | Vincent Damphousse (47) |
Points | Vincent Damphousse (73) |
Penalty minutes | Luke Richardson (238) |
Wins | Peter Ing (16) |
Goals against average | Peter Ing (3.84) |
The 1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 74th season of the Toronto NHL franchise. The Leafs finished fifth and last in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason
[edit]NHL draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 10 | Drake Berehowsky (D) | ![]() |
Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
2 | 31 | Felix Potvin (G) | ![]() |
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
4 | 73 | Darby Hendrickson (C) | ![]() |
Richfield High School (USHS-MN) |
4 | 80 | Greg Walters (C) | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
6 | 115 | Alexander Godynyuk (D) | ![]() |
Sokil Kiev (USSR) |
7 | 136 | Eric Lacroix (LW) | ![]() |
Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA) |
8 | 157 | Dan Stiver (RW) | ![]() |
University of Michigan (CCHA) |
9 | 178 | Robert Horyna (G) | ![]() |
Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) |
10 | 199 | Bob Chebator (LW) | ![]() |
Arlington High School (USHS-MA) |
11 | 220 | Scott Malone (D) | ![]() |
Northfield Mount Hermon School (USHS-MA) |
12 | 241 | Nicholas Vachon (LW) | ![]() |
Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA) |
S | 15 | Martin Robitaille (C) | ![]() |
University of Maine (Hockey East) |
Regular season
[edit]- Dave Reid had a career high 15 goals. He led the league with 8 shorthanded goals. In November, Reid had five shorthanded goals over four games.
- Allan Bester was traded by Maple Leafs to Detroit Red Wings for sixth-round choice (Alexander Kuzminsky) in 1991 entry draft, March 5, 1991.
Season standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 284 | 211 | 106 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 310 | 250 | 105 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 273 | 298 | 76 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 256 | 266 | 68 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 241 | 318 | 57 |
[1]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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Chicago Blackhawks | NRS | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 284 | 211 | 106 |
2 | St. Louis Blues | NRS | 80 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 310 | 250 | 105 |
3 | Los Angeles Kings | SMY | 80 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 340 | 254 | 102 |
4 | Calgary Flames | SMY | 80 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 344 | 263 | 100 |
5 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 272 | 272 | 80 |
6 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 273 | 298 | 76 |
7 | Minnesota North Stars | NRS | 80 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 256 | 266 | 68 |
8 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 28 | 43 | 9 | 243 | 315 | 65 |
9 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 260 | 288 | 63 |
10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NRS | 80 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 241 | 318 | 57 |
Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Vincent Damphousse | C | 79 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 65 | -31 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
Mike Krushelnyski | LW/C | 59 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 48 | -6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Dave Ellett | D | 60 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 69 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Rob Ramage | D | 80 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 173 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Wendel Clark | LW/D | 63 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 152 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Dave Hannan | C | 74 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 82 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Daniel Marois | RW | 78 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 112 | -16 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Gary Leeman | RW | 52 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 39 | -25 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Reid | LW | 69 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 18 | -10 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Peter Zezel | C | 32 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 4 | -7 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Michel Petit | D | 54 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 132 | -19 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Todd Gill | D | 72 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 113 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lucien DeBlois | C | 38 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 30 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Doug Shedden | C | 23 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Al Iafrate | D | 42 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 113 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Foligno | RW | 37 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 65 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Fenton | LW | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kevin Maguire | RW | 63 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 180 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Olczyk | C | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Bradley | C | 26 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Broten | LW/C | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Luke Richardson | D | 78 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 238 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Fergus | C | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Thibaudeau | C | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Osborne | LW | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rob Cimetta | W | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Rouse | D | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Sacco | RW | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Millar | RW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Thornton | LW | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alexander Godynyuk | D | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Kurvers | D | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John McIntyre | C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Franceschetti | RW | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Loiselle | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Drake Berehowsky | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Reese | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darryl Shannon | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Veitch | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Allan Bester | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Curran | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Ing | G | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Johnston | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Kordic | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Marsh | D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Pearson | LW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Damian Rhodes | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Serowik | D | 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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Peter Ing | 3126 | 56 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 200 | 3.84 | 1 | 1716 | 1516 | .883 |
Jeff Reese | 1430 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 92 | 3.86 | 1 | 695 | 603 | .868 |
Damian Rhodes | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 26 | 25 | .962 |
Allan Bester | 247 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4.37 | 0 | 129 | 111 | .860 |
Team: | 4863 | 80 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 311 | 3.84 | 2 | 2566 | 2255 | .879 |
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
[edit]- Peter Ing, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Dave Reid, NHL leader, 8 shorthanded goals
Milestones
[edit] Player is still active or individual record
Regular season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Peter Zezel | 150th NHL Goal | - |
Transactions
[edit]The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1990-91 season.
Trades
[edit]Waivers
[edit]March 5, 1991 | From Quebec Nordiques Claude Loiselle |
Free agents
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Farm team
[edit]- The Toronto Maple Leafs farm team was the Newmarket Saints and they were affiliated in the American Hockey League. The Saints had 26 wins, 45 losses and 9 ties. They finished 8th in the South Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs. It would be the Saints final year in Newmarket, Ontario. The franchise relocated to St. John's, Newfoundland.
References
[edit]- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "1990-1991 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ "1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ "1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.