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1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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The 1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the team earn their first 100-point regular season, finishing in first place for the first time since the 1962–63 season and qualifying for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. It was also the Maple Leafs' first full season at the Air Canada Centre, as well as former captain Wendel Clark's last season in the NHL.

Division1st Northeast
Conference3rd Eastern
1999–2000 record45–27–7–3
Home record24–12–5–0
Quick facts Toronto Maple Leafs, Division ...
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 affiliatesSt. 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)
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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 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. 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.[1]

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 old-timer 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

More information No., CR ...
Northeast Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13Toronto Maple Leafs82452773246222100
26Ottawa Senators82412811224421095
38Buffalo Sabres82353211421320485
410Montreal Canadiens8235349419619483
511Boston Bruins82243319621024873
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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.

More information R, Div ...
Eastern Conference[3]
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
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

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

Playoffs

In the playoffs, they defeated the Ottawa Senators in 6 games in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils in 6 games. This was the last time the Leafs lost a playoff series to an eventual champion until they lost to the Florida Panthers in 2025.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

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Playoffs

More information 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Ottawa Senators – Maple Leafs win 4–2
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1April 12, 20002–0Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 1–0W
2April 15, 20005–1Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 2–0W
3April 17, 20003–4@ Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 2–1L
4April 19, 20001–2@ Ottawa SenatorsSeries tied 2–2L
5April 22, 20002–1 OTOttawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 3–2W
6April 24, 20004–2@ Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs win 4–2W
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–2
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1April 27, 20002–1New Jersey DevilsMaple Leafs lead 1–0W
2April 29, 20000–1New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 1–1L
3May 1, 20001–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 2–1L
4May 3, 20003–2@ New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 2–2W
5May 6, 20003–4New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 3–2L
6May 8, 20000–3@ New Jersey DevilsDevils win 4–2L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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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.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
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[a]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
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
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—————————
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Awards and records

Awards

More information Type, Award/honour ...
Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Curtis Joseph [5]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Curtis Joseph[b] [7]
Pat Quinn (coach)
Mats Sundin[b]
Dmitri Yushkevich
NHL Player of the Week Curtis Joseph (February 28) [8]
Yanic Perreault (March 13) [9]
Team Molson Cup Curtis Joseph [10]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Nik Antropov October 13, 1999 [11]
Dmitri Yakushin November 29, 1999
Jeff Farkas May 3, 2000 [12]
25th shutout Curtis Joseph November 3, 1999 [13]
1,000th game played Steve Thomas February 26, 2000 [14]
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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[15]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.[16]

More information Round, # ...
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)
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Notes

  1. Khristich wore number 19 through December 29.
  2. Joseph and Sundin were voted to the starting lineup.[6]

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