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1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division5th Norris
Conference10th Campbell
1991–92 record30–43–7
Home record21–16–3
Road record9–27–4
Goals for234
Goals against294
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachTom Watt
CaptainWendel Clark
Alternate captainsTodd Gill
Gary Leeman (Oct.-Jan.)
Bob Rouse
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsGlenn Anderson (24)
AssistsDoug Gilmour (34)
PointsGlenn Anderson (57)
Penalty minutesBob Halkidis (145)
Plus/minusDoug Gilmour (+13)
WinsGrant Fuhr (25)
Goals against averageFelix Potvin (2.29)

The 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 75th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

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Forward Wendel Clark is named team captain, following the departure of defenceman Rob Ramage to the Minnesota North Stars.

NHL draft

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Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
3 47 Yanic Perreault  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
4 69 Terry Chitaroni  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
5 102 Alexei Kudashov  Soviet Union Krylya Sovetov (USSR)
6 113 Jeff Perry  Canada Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
6 120 Alexander Kuzminski  Soviet Union Sokil Kiev (USSR)
7 135 Martin Prochazka  Czechoslovakia Poldi SONP Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
8 160 Dmitri Mironov  Soviet Union Krylya Sovetov (USSR)
8 164 Robb McIntyre  United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
8 167 Tomas Kucharcik  Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
9 179 Guy Lehoux  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
10 201 Gary Miller  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
11 223 Jonathan Kelley  United States Arlington Catholic High School (USHS-MA)
12 245 Chris O'Rourke  Canada University of Alaska Fairbanks (NCAA Independent)
S 3 Patrick McGarry  Canada Dalhousie University (CIAU)
S 9 Joe McCarthy  United States University of Vermont (Hockey East)
  • Grant Fuhr was traded by Oilers with RW/LW Glenn Anderson and LW Craig Berube to the Toronto Maple Leafs for LW Vincent Damphousse, D Luke Richardson, G Peter Ing, C Scott Thornton and future considerations, September 19, 1991.

Regular season

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After starting the season with a 2–1 record, a loss to the Washington Capitals on October 9 began what would become a seven-game losing streak. As the losses piled up, two intrepid Leafs fans from Wilfrid Laurier University went so far as to camp out on their Waterloo rooftop in hopes of inspiring the team to finally win. Enduring poor weather and the scorn of non-Leafs fans across their campus, Brian Gear and Fab Antonelli became minor media celebrities during their quixotic quest.[citation needed] After a disheartening loss to the Detroit Red Wings on October 25, the weary pair were finally able to return to their own beds when the Leafs defeated the Red Wings 6–1 on October 26.[1]

On February 5, 1992, the Leafs scored just 18 seconds into the overtime period to win by a score of 3–2 over the Minnesota North Stars.[2] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1991–92 regular season.[3]

The Maple Leafs were still in the playoff race with the Minnesota North Stars by mid March, but a 3–5–0 finish to the season ended any playoff hopes. Despite finishing with fewer wins than Toronto, the North Stars clinched the final playoff spot over the Leafs, costing head coach Tom Watt his job.

During the regular season, the Maple Leafs tied the Montreal Canadiens for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just five.[4]

The Doug Gilmour trade

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Several months after the Maple Leafs hired Cliff Fletcher to be their new general manager, Fletcher made a blockbuster trade with the Calgary Flames (where he had previously been general manager). On January 2, 1992, the Maple Leafs acquired Doug Gilmour, along with Jamie Macoun, Ric Nattress, Kent Manderville and Rick Wamsley, in exchange for Gary Leeman, Alexander Godynyuk, Jeff Reese, Michel Petit and Craig Berube. The ten-player trade was the largest in NHL history and, statistically speaking, one of the most lopsided.

Season standings

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Norris Division[5]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings 80 43 25 12 320 256 98
Chicago Blackhawks 80 36 29 15 257 236 87
St. Louis Blues 80 36 33 11 279 266 83
Minnesota North Stars 80 32 42 6 246 278 70
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 30 43 7 234 294 67
Campbell Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings NRS 80 43 25 12 320 256 98
2 Vancouver Canucks SMY 80 42 26 12 285 250 96
3 Chicago Blackhawks NRS 80 36 29 15 257 236 87
4 Los Angeles Kings SMY 80 35 31 14 287 296 84
5 St. Louis Blues NRS 80 36 33 11 279 266 83
6 Edmonton Oilers SMY 80 36 34 10 295 297 82
7 Winnipeg Jets SMY 80 33 32 15 251 244 81
8 Calgary Flames SMY 80 31 37 12 296 305 74
9 Minnesota North Stars NRS 80 32 42 6 246 278 70
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NRS 80 30 43 7 234 294 67
11 San Jose Sharks SMY 80 17 58 5 219 359 39

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 3, 1991 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) 0–1–0
2 W October 5, 1991 8–5 Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 1–1–0
3 W October 7, 1991 3–0 St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 2–1–0
4 L October 9, 1991 4–5 Washington Capitals (1991–92) 2–2–0
5 L October 12, 1991 1–2 Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) 2–3–0
6 L October 15, 1991 1–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 2–4–0
7 L October 17, 1991 4–6 @ Calgary Flames (1991–92) 2–5–0
8 L October 19, 1991 2–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) 2–6–0
9 L October 21, 1991 1–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) 2–7–0
10 L October 25, 1991 0–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 2–8–0
11 W October 26, 1991 6–1 Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 3–8–0
12 T October 28, 1991 1–1 OT St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 3–8–1
13 L November 1, 1991 0–4 @ Washington Capitals (1991–92) 3–9–1
14 L November 2, 1991 2–5 Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) 3–10–1
15 W November 4, 1991 4–1 San Jose Sharks (1991–92) 4–10–1
16 W November 6, 1991 4–3 Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 5–10–1
17 T November 8, 1991 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1991–92) 5–10–2
18 L November 9, 1991 1–6 Calgary Flames (1991–92) 5–11–2
19 L November 12, 1991 0–7 @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 5–12–2
20 L November 14, 1991 0–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) 5–13–2
21 T November 16, 1991 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) 5–13–3
22 L November 17, 1991 1–3 Hartford Whalers (1991–92) 5–14–3
23 L November 20, 1991 2–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 5–15–3
24 W November 22, 1991 3–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1991–92) 6–15–3
25 T November 26, 1991 4–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) 6–15–4
26 W November 29, 1991 3–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 7–15–4
27 L November 30, 1991 3–4 Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 7–16–4
28 W December 4, 1991 3–0 @ Hartford Whalers (1991–92) 8–16–4
29 W December 7, 1991 6–3 Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) 9–16–4
30 L December 9, 1991 1–4 Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) 9–17–4
31 L December 11, 1991 4–5 New York Islanders (1991–92) 9–18–4
32 T December 12, 1991 1–1 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) 9–18–5
33 L December 14, 1991 3–4 @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) 9–19–5
34 L December 18, 1991 5–7 Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) 9–20–5
35 L December 20, 1991 3–4 @ Washington Capitals (1991–92) 9–21–5
36 L December 21, 1991 1–4 Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) 9–22–5
37 W December 23, 1991 3–1 Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) 10–22–5
38 L December 26, 1991 1–12 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) 10–23–5
39 L December 28, 1991 4–5 Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 10–24–5
40 L December 30, 1991 2–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) 10–25–5
41 L January 3, 1992 4–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 10–26–5
42 L January 4, 1992 2–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) 10–27–5
43 W January 6, 1992 3–2 OT St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 11–27–5
44 L January 9, 1992 0–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) 11–28–5
45 W January 11, 1992 4–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) 12–28–5
46 L January 16, 1992 0–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) 12–29–5
47 L January 22, 1992 2–5 Boston Bruins (1991–92) 12–30–5
48 W January 23, 1992 4–3 @ New York Islanders (1991–92) 13–30–5
49 W January 25, 1992 6–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) 14–30–5
50 W January 29, 1992 5–2 Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) 15–30–5
51 W February 1, 1992 6–4 New Jersey Devils (1991–92) 16–30–5
52 L February 3, 1992 2–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 16–31–5
53 W February 5, 1992 3–2 OT Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 17–31–5
54 W February 7, 1992 4–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 18–31–5
55 W February 8, 1992 6–4 Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) 19–31–5
56 W February 11, 1992 4–3 Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 20–31–5
57 L February 15, 1992 1–3 Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) 20–32–5
58 W February 16, 1992 7–5 Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) 21–32–5
59 L February 18, 1992 1–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) 21–33–5
60 L February 20, 1992 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 21–34–5
61 L February 22, 1992 3–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 21–35–5
62 T February 25, 1992 5–5 OT New Jersey Devils (1991–92) 21–35–6
63 L February 27, 1992 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) 21–36–6
64 W February 29, 1992 6–5 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) 22–36–6
65 W March 1, 1992 6–2 Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 23–36–6
66 W March 4, 1992 5–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) 24–36–6
67 T March 5, 1992 5–5 OT @ Calgary Flames (1991–92) 24–36–7
68 L March 8, 1992 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks (1991–92) 24–37–7
69 L March 9, 1992 1–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) 24–38–7
70 W March 11, 1992 3–0 @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 25–38–7
71 W March 14, 1992 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) 26–38–7
72 W March 17, 1992 4–3 OT Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) 27–38–7
73 L March 21, 1992 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) 27–39–7
74 W March 23, 1992 3–2 St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 28–39–7
75 L March 25, 1992 2–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) 28–40–7
76 W March 28, 1992 3–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 29–40–7
77 L March 29, 1992 1–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) 29–41–7
78 L April 12, 1992 2–6 New York Islanders (1991–92) 29–42–7
79 L April 13, 1992 2–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) 29–43–7
80 W April 15, 1992 4–2 New York Rangers (1991–92) 30–43–7

Playoffs

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The Maple Leafs missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Player statistics

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Forwards

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Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Glenn Anderson 72 24 33 57 100
Doug Gilmour 40 15 34 49 32
Peter Zezel 64 16 33 49 26
Wendel Clark 43 19 21 40 123
Brian Bradley 59 10 21 31 48
Mike Bullard 65 14 14 28 40
Daniel Marois 63 15 11 26 76
Mike Krushelnyski 72 9 15 24 72
Rob Pearson 47 14 10 24 58
Gary Leeman 34 7 13 20 44
Lucien DeBlois 54 8 11 19 39
Claude Loiselle 64 6 9 15 102
Mike Foligno 33 6 8 14 50

Defencemen

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Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Dave Ellett 79 18 33 51 95
Bob Rouse 79 3 19 22 97
Todd Gill 74 2 15 17 91
Ric Nattress 36 2 14 16 32
Jamie Macoun 39 3 13 16 18
Michel Petit 34 1 13 14 85
Darryl Shannon 48 2 8 10 23
Alexander Godynyuk 31 3 6 9 59
Bob Halkidis 46 3 3 6 145
Dmitri Mironov 7 1 0 1 0
Drake Berehowsky 1 0 0 0 0
Len Esau 2 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Grant Fuhr 66 25 33 5 2 2.66

Transactions

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The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season.

Trades

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July 26, 1991 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd round pick in 1993 (Vaclav Prospal) 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Bullard
September 19, 1991 To Edmonton Oilers
Vincent Damphousse
Peter Ing
Scott Thornton
Luke Richardson
Cash 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Glenn Anderson
Grant Fuhr
Craig Berube
October 7, 1991 To Edmonton Oilers
Cash 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken Linseman
December 18, 1991 To Vancouver Canucks
Tom Fergus 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
December 26, 1991 To New York Rangers
Mike Stevens 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Guy Larose
January 2, 1992 To Calgary Flames
Craig Berube
Alexander Godynyuk
Gary Leeman
Michel Petit
Jeff Reese 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Doug Gilmour
Jamie Macoun
Ric Nattress
Rick Wamsley
Kent Manderville
February 27, 1992 To Washington Capitals
Cash 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mark Ferner
March 10, 1992 To Buffalo Sabres
Dave Hannan 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th round pick in 1992 (Chris DeRuiter)
March 10, 1992 To New York Islanders
Daniel Marois
Claude Loiselle 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken Baumgartner
Dave McLlwain
March 10, 1992 To Winnipeg Jets
Lucien DeBlois 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mark Osborne
June 2, 1992 To Calgary Flames
Todd Gillingham 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
June 5, 1992 To Detroit Red Wings
Future Considerations 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brad Marsh
June 15, 1992 To San Jose Sharks
Cash 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jarmo Myllys
June 20, 1992 To New York Islanders
1st round pick in 1992 (Darius Kasparaitis) 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st round pick in 1992 (Brandon Convery)
2nd round pick in 1992 (Jim Carey)
June 20, 1992 To Washington Capitals
2nd round pick in 1992 (Jim Carey)
3rd round pick in 1992 (Stefan Ustorf)
4th round pick in 1993 (John Jakopin) 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st round pick in 1992 (Grant Marshall)
4th round pick in 1992 (Mike Raitar)

Expansion Draft

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June 18, 1992 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Brian Bradley
June 18, 1992 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Keith Osborne

Free agents

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Player Former Team
Bob Halkidis Los Angeles Kings
Brad Aitken Edmonton Oilers
Mike MacWilliam Undrafted Free Agent
Kevin McClelland Detroit Red Wings
Andrew McKim Calgary Flames
Player New Team
Aaron Broten Winnipeg Jets
Dave Reid Boston Bruins

Awards and records

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Farm teams

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References

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  1. ^ "TheCord.ca - the tie that binds Wilfrid Laurier University". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "Minnesota North Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs Box Score — February 5, 1992".
  3. ^ "1991-92 NHL Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ "1991-92 NHL Summary".
  5. ^ "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  6. ^ "1991-1992 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
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