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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 edit

NHL draft edit

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 8 Brandon Convery   Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
1 23 Grant Marshall   Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
4 77 Nikolai Borschevsky   Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
4 95 Mark Raiter   Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5 101 Janne Gronvall   Finland Lukko (Finland)
5 106 Chris DeRuiter   Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
6 125 Mikael Hakanson   Sweden Nacka HK (Sweden)
7 149 Patrik Augusta   Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
8 173 Ryan VandenBussche   Canada Cornwall Royals (OHL)
9 197 Wayne Clarke   Canada Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
10 221 Sergei Simonov   Russia Kristall Saratov (Russia)
11 245 Nathan Dempsey   Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
S 5 Nick Wohlers   Canada St. Thomas University (AUAA)

Regular season edit

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 edit

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[according to whom?] 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 could not find the equalizer, which sent the Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals.

Off-ice issues edit

Off the ice, the often-bitter debate surrounding beer sales at Maple Leaf Gardens reached a climax. By 1992, beer had been sold for over a decade at major outdoor venues such as Exhibition Stadium and the SkyDome, but this policy did not extend to Maple Leaf Gardens, which by 1992 was one of only two major professional sports venues in North America (the other being the Delta Center in Salt Lake City) where all alcohol sales were banned.

After the expansion Ottawa Senators were able to secure a liquor licence for the Ottawa Civic Centre, Maple Leafs management lobbied heavily to be permitted the same, promising strict protocols would be enforced. Despite fierce opposition from some municipal politicians such as Councillor Kay Gardner, Toronto City Council ultimately voted in favour. Following provincial approval, the first beer was sold at Maple Leaf Gardens on January 30, 1993 (10½ years to the day after the first beer had been sold at Exhibition Stadium).

Season standings edit

Norris Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Chicago Blackhawks 84 47 25 12 106 279 230
Detroit Red Wings 84 47 28 9 103 369 280
Toronto Maple Leafs 84 44 29 11 99 288 241
St. Louis Blues 84 37 36 11 85 282 278
Minnesota North Stars 84 36 38 10 82 272 293
Tampa Bay Lightning 84 23 54 7 53 245 332

[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 edit

October edit

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points
1 October 6 Washington 5 - 6 Toronto 0-1-0 0
2 October 10 Toronto 2 - 3 Calgary 0-2-0 0
3 October 11 Toronto 3 - 3 Edmonton 0-2-1 1
4 October 15 Tampa Bay 5 - 3 Toronto 1-2-1 3
5 October 17 Chicago 4 - 3 Toronto 2-2-1 5
6 October 18 Minnesota 1 - 5 Toronto 2-3-1 5
7 October 20 Ottawa 5 - 3 Toronto1 3-3-1 7
8 October 22 Toronto 5 - 2 Tampa Bay 4-3-1 9
9 October 24 San Jose 5 - 1 Toronto 5-3-1 11
10 October 28 Buffalo 4 - 4 Toronto 5-3-2 12
11 October 30 Toronto 1 - 7 Detroit 5-4-2 12
12 October 31 Detroit 3 - 1 Toronto 6-4-2 14

1 Played at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.

November edit

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points
13 November 5 Toronto 0 - 1 Chicago 6-5-2 14
14 November 7 Pittsburgh 2 - 4 Toronto 7-5-2 16
15 November 9 Toronto 3 - 1 Ottawa 8-5-2 18
16 November 14 Toronto 4 - 1 Boston 9-5-2 20
17 November 16 St. Louis 2 - 2 Toronto OT 9-5-3 21
18 November 17 Toronto 1 - 3 Quebec1 9-6-3 21
19 November 19 Toronto 2 - 0 San Jose 10-6-3 23
20 November 21 Toronto 4 - 6 Los Angeles 10-7-3 23
21 November 24 Tampa Bay 2 - 3 Toronto 10-8-3 23
22 November 26 Quebec 4 - 5 Toronto OT 10-9-3 23
23 November 28 Los Angeles 3 - 2 Toronto 11-9-3 25

1 Played at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.

December edit

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points
24 December 1 Toronto 3 - 8 New Jersey 11-10-3 25
25 December 3 Toronto 3 - 4 Chicago 11-11-3 25
26 December 5 Chicago 2 - 2 Toronto OT 11-11-4 26
27 December 6 Toronto 0 - 6 N.Y. Rangers 11-12-4 26
28 December 9 Detroit 5 - 3 Toronto 12-12-4 28
29 December 11 Calgary 3 - 6 Toronto 12-13-4 28
30 December 15 Toronto 5 - 6 Minnesota 12-14-4 28
31 December 19 Ottawa 5 - 1 Toronto 13-14-4 30
32 December 20 Toronto 4 - 5 Buffalo 13-15-4 30
33 December 22 Toronto 4 - 4 Detroit OT 13-15-5 31
34 December 26 Detroit 1 - 5 Toronto 13-16-5 31
35 December 27 Toronto 6 - 3 St. Louis 14-16-5 33
36 December 29 Toronto 3 - 2 N.Y. Islanders 15-16-5 35
37 December 31 Toronto 3 - 3 Pittsburgh OT 15-16-6 36

January edit

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points
38 January 2 St. Louis 2 - 2 Toronto OT 15-16-7 37
39 January 4 Toronto 4 - 2 Detroit 16-16-7 39
40 January 6 Vancouver 5 - 2 Toronto 16-17-7 39
41 January 8 San Jose 5 - 1 Toronto 17-17-7 41
42 January 9 Toronto 5 - 4 Montreal 18-17-7 43
43 January 11 Tampa Bay 4 - 2 Toronto 19-17-7 45
44 January 13 St. Louis 4 - 3 Toronto 20-17-7 47
45 January 16 Chicago 3 - 5 Toronto 20-18-7 47
46 January 17 Toronto 3 - 5 Chicago 20-19-7 47
47 January 19 Toronto 5 - 1 St. Louis 21-19-7 49
48 January 21 Toronto 6 - 1 Tampa Bay 22-19-7 51
49 January 23 Montreal 4 - 0 Toronto 23-19-7 53
50 January 26 Minnesota 1 - 2 Toronto 23-20-7 53
51 January 30 N.Y. Rangers 3 - 1 Toronto 24-20-7 55

February edit

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points
52 February 1 Toronto 1 - 1 St. Louis OT 24-20-8 56
53 February 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 - 3 Toronto 24-21-8 56
54 February 9 Toronto 1 - 3 Tampa Bay 24-22-8 56
55 February 11 Vancouver 2 - 5 Toronto 25-22-8 58
56 February 13 Minnesota 1 - 6 Toronto 26-22-8 60
57 February 14 Toronto 6 - 5 Minnesota 27-22-8 62
58 February 17 Calgary 2 - 4 Toronto 28-22-8 64
59 February 19 Tampa Bay 1 - 4 Toronto 29-22-8 66
60 February 20 Boston 4 - 4 Toronto OT 29-22-9 67
61 February 22 Toronto 8 - 1 Vancouver 30-22-9 69
62 February 25 Toronto 5 - 0 San Jose 31-22-9 71
63 February 27 Toronto 5 - 2 Los Angeles 32-22-9 73

March edit

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points
64 March 3 Minnesota 1 - 3 Toronto 33-22-9 75
65 March 5 Toronto 1 - 5 Detroit 33-23-9 75
66 March 6 Winnipeg 4 - 2 Toronto 34-23-9 77
67 March 9 Toronto 1 - 3 Washington 34-24-9 77
68 March 10 Hartford 5 - 3 Toronto 35-24-9 79
69 March 12 Tampa Bay 8 - 2 Toronto 36-24-9 81
70 March 15 Toronto 2 - 4 Quebec 36-25-9 81
71 March 18 Toronto 4 - 2 Tampa Bay 37-25-9 83
72 March 20 Edmonton 4 - 2 Toronto 38-25-9 85
73 March 23 Toronto 5 - 4 Winnipeg 39-25-9 87
74 March 25 Toronto 3 - 3 Minnesota OT 39-25-10 88
75 March 27 Toronto 6 - 2 Edmonton 40-25-10 90
76 March 28 Toronto 4 - 0 Calgary 41-25-10 92
77 March 31 Los Angeles 5 - 5 Toronto OT 41-25-11 93

April edit

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points
78 April 3 New Jersey 1 - 0 Toronto 42-25-11 95
79 April 4 Toronto 0 - 4 Philadelphia 42-26-11 95
80 April 8 Toronto 3 - 5 Winnipeg 42-27-11 95
81 April 10 Philadelphia 0 - 4 Toronto 42-28-11 95
82 April 11 Toronto 4 - 2 Hartford 43-28-11 97
83 April 13 St. Louis 2 - 1 Toronto OT 44-28-11 99
84 April 15 Toronto 2 - 3 Chicago 44-29-11 99

Playoffs edit

Norris Division Semifinals: Detroit vs. Toronto edit

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 edit

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 Cup 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: Toronto vs. Los Angeles edit

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 Cup Finals 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. Everyone 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 Finals 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. [1]

  • 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 edit

Regular season edit

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Doug Gilmour 83 32 95 127 100 32 15 3 2
Nikolai Borschevsky 78 34 40 74 28 33 12 0 4
Glenn Anderson 76 22 43 65 117 19 11 0 3
Todd Gill 69 11 32 43 66 4 5 0 2
John Cullen 47 13 28 41 53 -8 10 0 1
Dave Ellett 70 6 34 40 46 19 4 0 1
Mike Krushelnyski 84 19 20 39 62 3 6 2 3
Wendel Clark 66 17 22 39 193 2 2 0 5
Dave Andreychuk 31 25 13 38 8 12 12 0 2
Rob Pearson 78 23 14 37 211 -2 8 0 3
Peter Zezel 70 12 23 35 24 0 0 0 4
Dmitri Mironov 59 7 24 31 40 -1 4 0 1
Mark Osborne 76 12 14 26 89 -7 0 2 2
Drake Berehowsky 41 4 15 19 61 1 1 0 1
Jamie Macoun 77 4 15 19 55 3 2 0 1
Dave McLlwain 66 14 4 18 30 -18 1 1 3
Mike Foligno 55 13 5 18 84 2 5 0 2
Bill Berg 58 7 8 15 54 -1 0 1 2
Bob Rouse 82 3 11 14 130 7 0 1 1
Sylvain Lefebvre 81 2 12 14 90 8 0 0 0
Joe Sacco 23 4 4 8 8 -4 0 0 0
Mike Eastwood 12 1 6 7 21 -2 0 0 0
Kent Manderville 18 1 1 2 17 -9 0 0 1
Ken Baumgartner 63 1 0 1 155 -11 0 0 0
Bob McGill 19 1 0 1 34 5 0 0 0
Felix Potvin 48 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Grant Fuhr 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guy Larose 9 0 0 0 8 -3 0 0 0
Ken McRae 2 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Daren Puppa 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darryl Shannon 16 0 0 0 11 -5 0 0 0
Dave Tomlinson 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Rick Wamsley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Felix Potvin 2781 48 25 15 7 116 2.50 2 1286 1170 .910
Grant Fuhr 1665 29 13 9 4 87 3.14 1 826 739 .895
Daren Puppa 479 8 6 2 0 18 2.25 2 232 214 .922
Rick Wamsley 160 3 0 3 0 15 5.63 0 91 76 .835
Team: 5085 84 44 29 11 236 2.78 5 2435 2199 .903

Playoffs edit

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Doug Gilmour 21 10 25 35 30 4 0 1
Wendel Clark 21 10 10 20 51 2 0 1
Dave Andreychuk 21 12 7 19 35 4 0 3
Glenn Anderson 21 7 11 18 31 0 0 2
Dave Ellett 21 4 8 12 8 2 0 0
Bob Rouse 21 3 8 11 29 1 0 1
Todd Gill 21 1 10 11 26 0 0 0
Mike Krushelnyski 16 3 7 10 8 1 0 0
Nikolai Borschevsky 16 2 7 9 0 0 0 1
Mike Foligno 18 2 6 8 42 1 0 2
Sylvain Lefebvre 21 3 3 6 20 0 0 0
Jamie Macoun 21 0 6 6 36 0 0 0
John Cullen 12 2 3 5 0 1 0 0
Rob Pearson 14 2 2 4 31 0 0 0
Peter Zezel 20 2 1 3 6 0 0 0
Mike Eastwood 10 1 2 3 8 0 0 0
Dmitri Mironov 14 1 2 3 2 1 0 0
Bill Berg 21 1 1 2 18 0 0 0
Mark Osborne 19 1 1 2 16 0 0 0
Ken Baumgartner 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kent Manderville 18 1 0 1 8 0 0 0
Dave McLlwain 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Felix Potvin 21 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Daren Puppa 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Felix Potvin 1308 21 11 10 62 2.84 1 636 574 .903
Daren Puppa 20 1 0 0 1 3.00 0 7 6 .857
Team: 1328 21 11 10 63 2.85 1 643 580 .902

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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 edit

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

Trades edit

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 1994 – Martin 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 1995 – Kevin 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 edit

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

Expansion Draft edit

Free agents edit

Awards and records edit

  • 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 edit

References edit

Notes edit

  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 May 28, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 131.

Bibliography edit

  • 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.

External links edit

  • Maple Leafs on Hockey Database

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The 1992 93 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto s 76th season in the National Hockey League NHL 1992 93 Toronto Maple LeafsDivision3rd NorrisConference4th Campbell1992 93 record44 29 11Home record25 11 6Road record19 18 5Goals for288Goals against241Team informationGeneral managerCliff FletcherCoachPat BurnsCaptainWendel ClarkAlternate captainsDoug GilmourBob RouseArenaMaple Leaf GardensAverage attendance15 676Team leadersGoalsNikolai 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 1991 921993 94 Contents 1 Off season 1 1 NHL draft 2 Regular season 2 1 Doug Gilmour 2 2 Off ice issues 2 3 Season standings 3 Schedule and results 3 1 October 3 2 November 3 3 December 3 4 January 3 5 February 3 6 March 3 7 April 4 Playoffs 4 1 Norris Division Semifinals Detroit vs Toronto 4 2 Norris Division Final Toronto vs St Louis 4 3 Conference Finals Toronto vs Los Angeles 5 Player statistics 5 1 Regular season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Transactions 6 1 Trades 6 2 Waivers 6 3 Expansion Draft 6 4 Free agents 7 Awards and records 8 Farm Teams 9 References 9 1 Notes 9 2 Bibliography 10 External linksOff season editNHL draft edit Round Player Nationality College junior club team1 8 Brandon Convery nbsp Canada Sudbury Wolves OHL 1 23 Grant Marshall nbsp Canada Ottawa 67 s OHL 4 77 Nikolai Borschevsky nbsp Russia Spartak Moscow Russia 4 95 Mark Raiter nbsp Canada Saskatoon Blades WHL 5 101 Janne Gronvall nbsp Finland Lukko Finland 5 106 Chris DeRuiter nbsp Canada Kingston Frontenacs OHL 6 125 Mikael Hakanson nbsp Sweden Nacka HK Sweden 7 149 Patrik Augusta nbsp Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava Czechoslovakia 8 173 Ryan VandenBussche nbsp Canada Cornwall Royals OHL 9 197 Wayne Clarke nbsp Canada Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ECAC 10 221 Sergei Simonov nbsp Russia Kristall Saratov Russia 11 245 Nathan Dempsey nbsp Canada Regina Pats WHL S 5 Nick Wohlers nbsp Canada St Thomas University AUAA Regular season editGrant Fuhr was traded by the Maple Leafs with conditional pick in 1995 draft to Buffalo Sabres for LW Dave Andreychuk G Daren Puppa and first round draft pick in the 1993 draft D Kenny Jonsson on February 2 1993 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 edit 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 according to whom 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 could not find the equalizer which sent the Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals Off ice issues edit Off the ice the often bitter debate surrounding beer sales at Maple Leaf Gardens reached a climax By 1992 beer had been sold for over a decade at major outdoor venues such as Exhibition Stadium and the SkyDome but this policy did not extend to Maple Leaf Gardens which by 1992 was one of only two major professional sports venues in North America the other being the Delta Center in Salt Lake City where all alcohol sales were banned After the expansion Ottawa Senators were able to secure a liquor licence for the Ottawa Civic Centre Maple Leafs management lobbied heavily to be permitted the same promising strict protocols would be enforced Despite fierce opposition from some municipal politicians such as Councillor Kay Gardner Toronto City Council ultimately voted in favour Following provincial approval the first beer was sold at Maple Leaf Gardens on January 30 1993 10 years to the day after the first beer had been sold at Exhibition Stadium Season standings edit Norris Division GP W L T Pts GF GAChicago Blackhawks 84 47 25 12 106 279 230Detroit Red Wings 84 47 28 9 103 369 280Toronto Maple Leafs 84 44 29 11 99 288 241St Louis Blues 84 37 36 11 85 282 278Minnesota North Stars 84 36 38 10 82 272 293Tampa Bay Lightning 84 23 54 7 53 245 332 2 Note GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals againstNote Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold Schedule and results editOctober edit Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points1 October 6 Washington 5 6 Toronto 0 1 0 02 October 10 Toronto 2 3 Calgary 0 2 0 03 October 11 Toronto 3 3 Edmonton 0 2 1 14 October 15 Tampa Bay 5 3 Toronto 1 2 1 35 October 17 Chicago 4 3 Toronto 2 2 1 56 October 18 Minnesota 1 5 Toronto 2 3 1 57 October 20 Ottawa 5 3 Toronto1 3 3 1 78 October 22 Toronto 5 2 Tampa Bay 4 3 1 99 October 24 San Jose 5 1 Toronto 5 3 1 1110 October 28 Buffalo 4 4 Toronto 5 3 2 1211 October 30 Toronto 1 7 Detroit 5 4 2 1212 October 31 Detroit 3 1 Toronto 6 4 2 141 Played at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton Ontario November edit Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points13 November 5 Toronto 0 1 Chicago 6 5 2 1414 November 7 Pittsburgh 2 4 Toronto 7 5 2 1615 November 9 Toronto 3 1 Ottawa 8 5 2 1816 November 14 Toronto 4 1 Boston 9 5 2 2017 November 16 St Louis 2 2 Toronto OT 9 5 3 2118 November 17 Toronto 1 3 Quebec1 9 6 3 2119 November 19 Toronto 2 0 San Jose 10 6 3 2320 November 21 Toronto 4 6 Los Angeles 10 7 3 2321 November 24 Tampa Bay 2 3 Toronto 10 8 3 2322 November 26 Quebec 4 5 Toronto OT 10 9 3 2323 November 28 Los Angeles 3 2 Toronto 11 9 3 251 Played at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton Ontario December edit Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points24 December 1 Toronto 3 8 New Jersey 11 10 3 2525 December 3 Toronto 3 4 Chicago 11 11 3 2526 December 5 Chicago 2 2 Toronto OT 11 11 4 2627 December 6 Toronto 0 6 N Y Rangers 11 12 4 2628 December 9 Detroit 5 3 Toronto 12 12 4 2829 December 11 Calgary 3 6 Toronto 12 13 4 2830 December 15 Toronto 5 6 Minnesota 12 14 4 2831 December 19 Ottawa 5 1 Toronto 13 14 4 3032 December 20 Toronto 4 5 Buffalo 13 15 4 3033 December 22 Toronto 4 4 Detroit OT 13 15 5 3134 December 26 Detroit 1 5 Toronto 13 16 5 3135 December 27 Toronto 6 3 St Louis 14 16 5 3336 December 29 Toronto 3 2 N Y Islanders 15 16 5 3537 December 31 Toronto 3 3 Pittsburgh OT 15 16 6 36January edit Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points38 January 2 St Louis 2 2 Toronto OT 15 16 7 3739 January 4 Toronto 4 2 Detroit 16 16 7 3940 January 6 Vancouver 5 2 Toronto 16 17 7 3941 January 8 San Jose 5 1 Toronto 17 17 7 4142 January 9 Toronto 5 4 Montreal 18 17 7 4343 January 11 Tampa Bay 4 2 Toronto 19 17 7 4544 January 13 St Louis 4 3 Toronto 20 17 7 4745 January 16 Chicago 3 5 Toronto 20 18 7 4746 January 17 Toronto 3 5 Chicago 20 19 7 4747 January 19 Toronto 5 1 St Louis 21 19 7 4948 January 21 Toronto 6 1 Tampa Bay 22 19 7 5149 January 23 Montreal 4 0 Toronto 23 19 7 5350 January 26 Minnesota 1 2 Toronto 23 20 7 5351 January 30 N Y Rangers 3 1 Toronto 24 20 7 55February edit Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points52 February 1 Toronto 1 1 St Louis OT 24 20 8 5653 February 3 N Y Islanders 2 3 Toronto 24 21 8 5654 February 9 Toronto 1 3 Tampa Bay 24 22 8 5655 February 11 Vancouver 2 5 Toronto 25 22 8 5856 February 13 Minnesota 1 6 Toronto 26 22 8 6057 February 14 Toronto 6 5 Minnesota 27 22 8 6258 February 17 Calgary 2 4 Toronto 28 22 8 6459 February 19 Tampa Bay 1 4 Toronto 29 22 8 6660 February 20 Boston 4 4 Toronto OT 29 22 9 6761 February 22 Toronto 8 1 Vancouver 30 22 9 6962 February 25 Toronto 5 0 San Jose 31 22 9 7163 February 27 Toronto 5 2 Los Angeles 32 22 9 73March edit Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points64 March 3 Minnesota 1 3 Toronto 33 22 9 7565 March 5 Toronto 1 5 Detroit 33 23 9 7566 March 6 Winnipeg 4 2 Toronto 34 23 9 7767 March 9 Toronto 1 3 Washington 34 24 9 7768 March 10 Hartford 5 3 Toronto 35 24 9 7969 March 12 Tampa Bay 8 2 Toronto 36 24 9 8170 March 15 Toronto 2 4 Quebec 36 25 9 8171 March 18 Toronto 4 2 Tampa Bay 37 25 9 8372 March 20 Edmonton 4 2 Toronto 38 25 9 8573 March 23 Toronto 5 4 Winnipeg 39 25 9 8774 March 25 Toronto 3 3 Minnesota OT 39 25 10 8875 March 27 Toronto 6 2 Edmonton 40 25 10 9076 March 28 Toronto 4 0 Calgary 41 25 10 9277 March 31 Los Angeles 5 5 Toronto OT 41 25 11 93April edit Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points78 April 3 New Jersey 1 0 Toronto 42 25 11 9579 April 4 Toronto 0 4 Philadelphia 42 26 11 9580 April 8 Toronto 3 5 Winnipeg 42 27 11 9581 April 10 Philadelphia 0 4 Toronto 42 28 11 9582 April 11 Toronto 4 2 Hartford 43 28 11 9783 April 13 St Louis 2 1 Toronto OT 44 28 11 9984 April 15 Toronto 2 3 Chicago 44 29 11 99Playoffs editNorris Division Semifinals Detroit vs Toronto edit 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 edit 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 Cup 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 6Toronto wins best of seven series 4 3 Conference Finals Toronto vs Los Angeles edit 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 Cup Finals 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 Everyone 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 Finals 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 1 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 4Los Angeles wins best of seven series 4 3 Player statistics editRegular season edit ScoringPlayer GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWGDoug Gilmour 83 32 95 127 100 32 15 3 2Nikolai Borschevsky 78 34 40 74 28 33 12 0 4Glenn Anderson 76 22 43 65 117 19 11 0 3Todd Gill 69 11 32 43 66 4 5 0 2John Cullen 47 13 28 41 53 8 10 0 1Dave Ellett 70 6 34 40 46 19 4 0 1Mike Krushelnyski 84 19 20 39 62 3 6 2 3Wendel Clark 66 17 22 39 193 2 2 0 5Dave Andreychuk 31 25 13 38 8 12 12 0 2Rob Pearson 78 23 14 37 211 2 8 0 3Peter Zezel 70 12 23 35 24 0 0 0 4Dmitri Mironov 59 7 24 31 40 1 4 0 1Mark Osborne 76 12 14 26 89 7 0 2 2Drake Berehowsky 41 4 15 19 61 1 1 0 1Jamie Macoun 77 4 15 19 55 3 2 0 1Dave McLlwain 66 14 4 18 30 18 1 1 3Mike Foligno 55 13 5 18 84 2 5 0 2Bill Berg 58 7 8 15 54 1 0 1 2Bob Rouse 82 3 11 14 130 7 0 1 1Sylvain Lefebvre 81 2 12 14 90 8 0 0 0Joe Sacco 23 4 4 8 8 4 0 0 0Mike Eastwood 12 1 6 7 21 2 0 0 0Kent Manderville 18 1 1 2 17 9 0 0 1Ken Baumgartner 63 1 0 1 155 11 0 0 0Bob McGill 19 1 0 1 34 5 0 0 0Felix Potvin 48 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0Grant Fuhr 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Guy Larose 9 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 0Ken McRae 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0Daren Puppa 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Darryl Shannon 16 0 0 0 11 5 0 0 0Dave Tomlinson 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Rick Wamsley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0GoaltendingPlayer MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV Felix Potvin 2781 48 25 15 7 116 2 50 2 1286 1170 910Grant Fuhr 1665 29 13 9 4 87 3 14 1 826 739 895Daren Puppa 479 8 6 2 0 18 2 25 2 232 214 922Rick Wamsley 160 3 0 3 0 15 5 63 0 91 76 835Team 5085 84 44 29 11 236 2 78 5 2435 2199 903Playoffs edit ScoringPlayer GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWGDoug Gilmour 21 10 25 35 30 4 0 1Wendel Clark 21 10 10 20 51 2 0 1Dave Andreychuk 21 12 7 19 35 4 0 3Glenn Anderson 21 7 11 18 31 0 0 2Dave Ellett 21 4 8 12 8 2 0 0Bob Rouse 21 3 8 11 29 1 0 1Todd Gill 21 1 10 11 26 0 0 0Mike Krushelnyski 16 3 7 10 8 1 0 0Nikolai Borschevsky 16 2 7 9 0 0 0 1Mike Foligno 18 2 6 8 42 1 0 2Sylvain Lefebvre 21 3 3 6 20 0 0 0Jamie Macoun 21 0 6 6 36 0 0 0John Cullen 12 2 3 5 0 1 0 0Rob Pearson 14 2 2 4 31 0 0 0Peter Zezel 20 2 1 3 6 0 0 0Mike Eastwood 10 1 2 3 8 0 0 0Dmitri Mironov 14 1 2 3 2 1 0 0Bill Berg 21 1 1 2 18 0 0 0Mark Osborne 19 1 1 2 16 0 0 0Ken Baumgartner 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Kent Manderville 18 1 0 1 8 0 0 0Dave McLlwain 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Felix Potvin 21 0 0 0 6 0 0 0Daren Puppa 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0GoaltendingPlayer MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV Felix Potvin 1308 21 11 10 62 2 84 1 636 574 903Daren Puppa 20 1 0 0 1 3 00 0 7 6 857Team 1328 21 11 10 63 2 85 1 643 580 902 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 editThe Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1992 93 season Trades edit July 20 1992 To Ottawa SenatorsBrad Marsh To Toronto Maple LeafsFuture ConsiderationsJuly 21 1992 To Quebec NordiquesLen Esau To Toronto Maple LeafsKen McRaeAugust 20 1992 To Montreal Canadiens3rd round pick in 1994 Martin Belanger To Toronto Maple LeafsSylvain LefebvreNovember 24 1992 To Hartford Whalers2nd round pick in 1993 Vlastimil Kroupa To Toronto Maple LeafsJohn CullenFebruary 2 1993 To Buffalo SabresGrant Fuhr 5th round pick in 1995 Kevin Popp To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Andreychuk Daren Puppa 1st round pick in 1993 Kenny JonssonFebruary 25 1993 To Ottawa Senators9th round pick in 1993 Pavol Demitra To Toronto Maple LeafsBrad MillerWaivers edit September 9 1992 From Tampa Bay LightningBob McGillDecember 3 1992 From New York Islanders Bill BergExpansion Draft edit June 24 1993 To Florida PanthersDaren PuppaJune 24 1993 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Joe SaccoFree agents edit Player Former TeamRudy Poeschek Winnipeg Jets Player New TeamAndrew McKim Boston BruinsMark Ferner Ottawa SenatorsRic Nattress Philadelphia FlyersAwards and records editPat 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 editThe Maple Leafs farm team was the St John s Maple Leafs in St John s Newfoundland References editNotes edit NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006 p 166 Dinger Ralph ed 2011 The National Hockey League Official Guide amp Record Book 2012 Dan Diamond amp Associates p 154 ISBN 9781894801225 1992 93 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics Hockey Reference com hockey reference com Retrieved May 28 2009 a b c NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006 p 131 Bibliography edit National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006 senior managing editor Ralph Dinger published in Canada by Dan Diamond amp Associates Toronto Ontario ISBN 0 920445 98 5 External links editMaple Leafs on Hockey Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1992 93 Toronto Maple Leafs season amp oldid 1197985742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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