1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the team finish in first place for the first time since the 1962–63 season. It was also the Maple Leafs' first 100-point season, as well as long-time NHLer Wendel Clark's last season in the NHL.

1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference3rd Eastern
1999–2000 record45–27–7–3
Home record24–12–5–0
Road record21–15–2–3
Goals for246
Goals against222
Team information
General managerKen Dryden
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsSteve Thomas
Dmitri Yushkevich
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance19,158
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's Maple Leafs
Louisiana IceGators
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (32)
AssistsMats Sundin (41)
PointsMats Sundin (73)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (198)
Plus/minusMats Sundin (+16)
WinsCurtis Joseph (36)
Goals against averageCurtis Joseph (2.49)

Offseason
  • On July 22, 1999, Syl Apps III, the grandson of former Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps, was signed as a free agent by Toronto.

Regular season

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

The Leafs got off to a red-hot start to the season, winning 10 of their first 14 games with four 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 four-game suspension for his actions. Another setback occurred on March 11 at Ottawa, when Senators forward 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 defenceman 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. Additionally, Sergei Berezin, a 37-goal scorer in 1998–99, missed 21 games for the team, but nonetheless finished with a solid 26 goals for Toronto. Despite these hindrances, the Leafs battled on, defeating four solid 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 third in the Eastern Conference and first in the Northeast Division—the first time the Leafs had won a division title since 1938. Mats Sundin led all skaters in overtime goals scored, with four.

All-Star Game

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 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[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13Toronto Maple Leafs82452773246222100
26Ottawa Senators82412811224421095
38Buffalo Sabres82353211421320485
410Montreal Canadiens8235349419619483
511Boston Bruins82243319621024873

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[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia FlyersAT824522123237179105
2 y – Washington CapitalsSE824424122227194102
3 y – Toronto Maple LeafsNE82452773246222100
4 New Jersey DevilsAT82452485251203103
5 Florida PanthersSE8243276624420998
6 Ottawa SenatorsNE82412811224421095
7 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8237318624123688
8 Buffalo SabresNE82353211421320485
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE82373510021721684
10 Montreal CanadiensNE8235349419619483
11 New York RangersAT82293812321824673
12 Boston BruinsNE82243319621024873
13 New York IslandersAT8224489119427558
14 Tampa Bay LightningSE8219479720431054
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE8214577417031339

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

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

Schedule and results

Regular season
1999–2000 regular season[3]
October: 9–3–1–0 (home: 7–1–1–0; road: 2–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 2, 19994–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)1–0–0–0Recap
2WOctober 4, 19994–0Boston Bruins (1999–2000)2–0–0–0Recap
3WOctober 6, 19992–1Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)3–0–0–0Recap
4LOctober 9, 19993–4@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)3–1–0–0Recap
5LOctober 11, 19992–4Nashville Predators (1999–2000)3–2–0–0Recap
6WOctober 13, 19993–2Florida Panthers (1999–2000)4–2–0–0Recap
7WOctober 15, 19992–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)5–2–0–0Recap
8LOctober 16, 19992–4@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)5–3–0–0Recap
9TOctober 20, 19993–3 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)5–3–1–0Recap
10WOctober 23, 19993–2Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)6–3–1–0Recap
11WOctober 25, 19994–0Dallas Stars (1999–2000)7–3–1–0Recap
12WOctober 27, 19994–0Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)8–3–1–0Recap
13WOctober 30, 19992–1Calgary Flames (1999–2000)9–3–1–0Recap
November: 5–4–2–2 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 1–2–1–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14WNovember 3, 19996–0@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)10–3–1–0Recap
15LNovember 5, 19993–5@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)10–4–1–0Recap
16TNovember 6, 19993–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)10–4–2–0Recap
17LNovember 9, 19990–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)10–5–2–0Recap
18OTLNovember 11, 19993–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)10–5–2–1Recap
19TNovember 13, 19991–1 OTDetroit Red Wings (1999–2000)10–5–3–1Recap
20WNovember 15, 19994–2San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)11–5–3–1Recap
21LNovember 17, 19992–3St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)11–6–3–1Recap
22WNovember 20, 1999 †4–3 OTNew York Rangers (1999–2000)12–6–3–1Recap
23LNovember 23, 19991–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)12–7–3–1Recap
24OTLNovember 26, 19992–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)12–7–3–2Recap
25WNovember 27, 19995–2Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)13–7–3–2Recap
26WNovember 29, 19993–1Washington Capitals (1999–2000)14–7–3–2Recap
December: 9–2–1–0 (home: 6–1–0–0; road: 3–1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
27TDecember 2, 19992–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)14–7–4–2Recap
28WDecember 4, 19993–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)15–7–4–2Recap
29WDecember 6, 19993–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1999–2000)16–7–4–2Recap
30LDecember 9, 19992–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)16–8–4–2Recap
31WDecember 11, 19996–4Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)17–8–4–2Recap
32LDecember 13, 19991–3Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)17–9–4–2Recap
33WDecember 15, 19995–1New York Islanders (1999–2000)18–9–4–2Recap
34WDecember 18, 19992–1Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)19–9–4–2Recap
35WDecember 20, 19996–4@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)20–9–4–2Recap
36WDecember 21, 19994–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)21–9–4–2Recap
37WDecember 23, 19994–1New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)22–9–4–2Recap
38WDecember 29, 19992–1@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)23–9–4–2Recap
January: 6–5–2–1 (home: 2–1–2–0; road: 4–4–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39LJanuary 1, 20001–8@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)23–10–4–2Recap
40WJanuary 3, 20006–2Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)24–10–4–2Recap
41OTLJanuary 5, 20002–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)24–10–4–3Recap
42LJanuary 7, 20002–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)24–11–4–3Recap
43LJanuary 8, 20003–5New York Rangers (1999–2000)24–12–4–3Recap
44WJanuary 11, 20003–2@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)25–12–4–3Recap
45WJanuary 14, 20003–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)26–12–4–3Recap
46LJanuary 15, 20000–4@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)26–13–4–3Recap
47WJanuary 17, 20005–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)27–13–4–3Recap
48TJanuary 22, 20005–5 OTWashington Capitals (1999–2000)27–13–5–3Recap
49TJanuary 24, 20003–3 OTOttawa Senators (1999–2000)27–13–6–3Recap
50LJanuary 26, 20002–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)27–14–6–3Recap
51WJanuary 27, 20004–3@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)28–14–6–3Recap
52WJanuary 29, 20003–2Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)29–14–6–3Recap
February: 5–5–1–0 (home: 2–3–1–0; road: 3–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53WFebruary 1, 20005–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)30–14–6–3Recap
54LFebruary 3, 20002–4@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)30–15–6–3Recap
55LFebruary 9, 20002–4Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)30–16–6–3Recap
56LFebruary 12, 20001–4Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)30–17–6–3Recap
57LFebruary 14, 20002–5Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)30–18–6–3Recap
58TFebruary 16, 20003–3 OTBoston Bruins (1999–2000)30–18–7–3Recap
59LFebruary 19, 20001–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)30–19–7–3Recap
60WFebruary 23, 20005–3Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)31–19–7–3Recap
61WFebruary 25, 20003–1@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)32–19–7–3Recap
62WFebruary 26, 20005–2Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)33–19–7–3Recap
63WFebruary 29, 20004–0@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)34–19–7–3Recap
March: 8–6–0–0 (home: 2–3–0–0; road: 6–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64LMarch 1, 20001–3@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)34–20–7–3Recap
65WMarch 4, 20004–3Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)35–20–7–3Recap
66WMarch 6, 20006–5 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)36–20–7–3Recap
67WMarch 7, 20002–0@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)37–20–7–3Recap
68WMarch 9, 20006–2@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)38–20–7–3Recap
69WMarch 11, 20004–2@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)39–20–7–3Recap
70LMarch 15, 20002–5Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)39–21–7–3Recap
71WMarch 16, 20004–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)40–21–7–3Recap
72LMarch 18, 20001–4Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)40–22–7–3Recap
73LMarch 22, 20002–5New York Islanders (1999–2000)40–23–7–3Recap
74LMarch 23, 20002–3@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)40–24–7–3Recap
75WMarch 25, 20005–3New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)41–24–7–3Recap
76WMarch 29, 20003–2@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)42–24–7–3Recap
77LMarch 30, 20000–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)42–25–7–3Recap
April: 3–2–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78WApril 1, 20004–3@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)43–25–7–3Recap
79LApril 3, 20002–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)43–26–7–3Recap
80LApril 5, 20002–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)43–27–7–3Recap
81WApril 7, 20002–1@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)44–27–7–3Recap
82WApril 8, 20004–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)45–27–7–3Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs
2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Ottawa Senators – Maple Leafs win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 12, 20002–0Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 15, 20005–1Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 2–0Recap
3LApril 17, 20003–4@ Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 19, 20001–2@ Ottawa SenatorsSeries tied 2–2Recap
5WApril 22, 20002–1Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 3–2Recap
6WApril 24, 20004–2@ Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs win 4–2Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 27, 20002–1New Jersey DevilsMaple Leafs lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 29, 20000–1New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LMay 1, 20001–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 2–1Recap
4WMay 3, 20003–2@ New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LMay 6, 20003–4New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 3–2Recap
6LMay 8, 20000–3@ New Jersey DevilsDevils win 4–2Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring
  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13Mats SundinC73324173164612358810
32Steve ThomasRW8126376316812639810
14Jonas HoglundLW82292756−2101224642
22Igor KorolevRW80202646122212044−16
44Yanic PerreaultC58182745322101100
15Tomas KaberleD82733403241214520
94Sergei BerezinLW61261339821244820
9Nik AntropovC661218301441300014
8[lower-alpha 1]Dmitri Khristich†LW5312183082412123−30
34Bryan BerardD64327301142——————
36Dmitri YushkevichD77324272551211244
20Mike Johnson‡RW52111425823——————
10Garry ValkRW73101424−24412123214
16Darcy Tucker†LW277101735512426015
52Alexander KarpovtsevD69314179541103344
4Cory CrossD714111513641202212
28Tie DomiRW705914−519812011−520
42Kevyn AdamsC525813−73912101−27
18Alyn McCauleyC455510−6105000−46
55Danny MarkovD5901010132812033310
12Kris KingLW39246455100002
8Todd Warriner‡C1831462——————
17Wendel Clark†LW20224−321611224
2Gerald Diduck†D2603323310011−114
33Chris McAllisterD36033−468——————
43Nathan DempseyD602222——————
21Adam MairC8101−165000−38
25Greg AndrusakD9011143000−12
3Sylvain Cote‡D301110——————
30Glenn HealyG200112——————
31Curtis JosephG63011141200010
11Steve Sullivan‡C7011−14——————
7Derek King‡LW3000−22——————
24D. J. SmithD3000−15——————
49Dmitri YakushinD200002——————
39Jeff FarkasC——————310120

Goaltending
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Curtis Joseph633620718541582.49.915438011266369252.06.9321729
30Glenn Healy209100527593.04.88821164—————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 King Clancy Memorial Trophy Curtis Joseph [4]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Curtis Joseph[lower-alpha 2] [6]
Pat Quinn (coach)
Mats Sundin[lower-alpha 2]
Dmitri Yushkevich
Team Molson Cup Curtis Joseph [7]

Milestones
Milestone Player Date Ref
25th shutout Curtis Joseph November 3, 1999 [8]
1,000th game played Steve Thomas February 26, 2000 [9]

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 (Jean-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

Waivers
September 27, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Ladislav Kohn
October 23, 1999 To Chicago Blackhawks
Steve Sullivan

Free agents
PlayerFormer Team
Jonas HoglundMontreal Canadiens
Greg AndrusakPittsburgh Penguins
Terran SandwithMighty Ducks of Anaheim
Jason BonsignoreTampa Bay Lightning
Justin HockingChicago Blackhawks
Jimmy WaiteCalgary Flames
Sebastien CentomoUndrafted Free Agent
Syl Apps III[10]Undrafted Free Agent
Bryan FogartyChicago Blackhawks
Wendel ClarkChicago Blackhawks
Gerald DiduckPhoenix Coyotes
PlayerNew Team
Scott PearsonNew York Islanders
Kevin DahlNew York Islanders
Dallas EakinsNew York Islanders

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[11]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
124Luca Cereda (C)  SwitzerlandHC Ambrì-Piotta (Switzerland)
260Peter Reynolds (D) CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
4108Mirko Murovic (LW) CanadaMoncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
4110Jonathan Zion (D) CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
5151Vaclav Zavoral (D) Czech RepublicChemopetrol Litvínov Jr. (Czech Republic)
6161Jan Sochor (LW) Czech RepublicSlavia Prague (Czech Republic)
7211Vladimir Kulikov (G) RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
8239Pierre Hedin (D) SwedenModo Hockey (Sweden)
9267Peter Metcalf (D) United StatesUniversity of Maine (Hockey East)

Notes
  1. Khristich wore number 19 through December 29.
  2. Joseph and Sundin were voted to the starting lineup.[5]

References
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  • "1999-00 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  1. "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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  4. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  6. "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2000". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  7. Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
  8. "Game Review: Toronto 6, Carolina 0". NHL.com. November 3, 1999. Retrieved June 7, 2023. Joseph stopped 24 shots for his 25th career shutout.
  9. "Leafs Slap Sabres". www.cbsnews.com. February 26, 2000. Retrieved June 7, 2023. Toronto right wing Steve Thomas played in his 1,000th NHL regular season game and was honored in a pregame ceremony.
  10. "Princeton - in the News - Jul 22 to 28, 1999".
  11. "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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