1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 81st season in the National Hockey League (NHL), their last full season playing at Maple Leaf Gardens, and their last season playing in the Western Conference. Just a few days before the season's start, Mats Sundin became their 17th captain and their first European captain in their 80-year history. The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division6th Central
Conference12th Western
1997–98 record30–44–8
Goals for194
Goals against237
Team information
General managerKen Dryden
CoachMike Murphy
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsWendel Clark
Jamie Macoun (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Average attendance15,707
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's Maple Leafs
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (33)
AssistsMats Sundin (41)
PointsMats Sundin (74)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (365)
Plus/minusTodd Warriner (+5)
WinsFelix Potvin (26)
Goals against averageFelix Potvin (2.73)

Off-season

Regular season

Final standings
Central Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Dallas Stars82492211242167109
23Detroit Red Wings82442315250196103
34St. Louis Blues824529825620498
47Phoenix Coyotes8235351222422782
59Chicago Blackhawks8230391319219973
612Toronto Maple Leafs823043919423769
Western Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Dallas StarsCEN82492211242167109
2x – Colorado AvalanchePAC8239261723120595
3Detroit Red WingsCEN82442315250196103
4St. Louis BluesCEN824529825620498
5Los Angeles KingsPAC8238331122722587
6Phoenix CoyotesCEN8235351222422782
7Edmonton OilersPAC8235371021522480
8San Jose SharksPAC8234381021021678
9Chicago BlackhawksCEN8230391319219973
10Toronto Maple LeafsCEN823043919423769
11Calgary FlamesPAC8226411521725267
12Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8226431320526165
13Vancouver CanucksPAC8225431422427364

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won Division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 1, 19971–4Washington Capitals (1997–98)0–1–0
2LOctober 4, 19970–3@ New York Islanders (1997–98)0–2–0
3WOctober 7, 19972–1@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)1–2–0
4TOctober 9, 19972–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)1–2–1
5LOctober 11, 19971–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)1–3–1
6LOctober 14, 19972–3Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)1–4–1
7WOctober 15, 19974–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)2–4–1
8LOctober 18, 19974–5Dallas Stars (1997–98)2–5–1
9LOctober 22, 19972–6Ottawa Senators (1997–98)2–6–1
10WOctober 25, 19974–3Calgary Flames (1997–98)3–6–1
11TOctober 28, 19972–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)3–6–2
12LNovember 1, 19971–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)3–7–2
13TNovember 4, 19970–0 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)3–7–3
14WNovember 5, 19974–3@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)4–7–3
15LNovember 8, 19970–3Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)4–8–3
16WNovember 11, 19975–2Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)5–8–3
17WNovember 13, 19972–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)6–8–3
18LNovember 15, 19970–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)6–9–3
19LNovember 17, 19972–3St. Louis Blues (1997–98)6–10–3
20WNovember 19, 19973–1Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)7–10–3
21LNovember 21, 19971–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)7–11–3
22LNovember 22, 19970–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)7–12–3
23WNovember 25, 19973–1San Jose Sharks (1997–98)8–12–3
24LNovember 29, 19972–4Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)8–13–3
25TDecember 2, 19973–3 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)8–13–4
26LDecember 4, 19973–4@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)8–14–4
27WDecember 6, 19977–2Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)9–14–4
28WDecember 8, 19973–0Dallas Stars (1997–98)10–14–4
29TDecember 10, 19972–2 OTColorado Avalanche (1997–98)10–14–5
30LDecember 13, 19970–3New Jersey Devils (1997–98)10–15–5
31LDecember 15, 19972–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)10–16–5
32WDecember 17, 19976–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)11–16–5
33LDecember 18, 19972–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)11–17–5
34WDecember 20, 19973–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)12–17–5
35WDecember 23, 19975–4Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)13–17–5
36LDecember 26, 19971–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)13–18–5
37LDecember 27, 19971–8Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)13–19–5
38TDecember 31, 19972–2 OTBoston Bruins (1997–98)13–19–6
39TJanuary 1, 19983–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)13–19–7
40LJanuary 3, 19982–4@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)13–20–7
41LJanuary 6, 19983–5@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)13–21–7
42WJanuary 7, 19985–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)14–21–7
43LJanuary 10, 19983–4Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)14–22–7
44LJanuary 12, 19982–3@ New York Rangers (1997–98)14–23–7
45LJanuary 14, 19981–4Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)14–24–7
46WJanuary 21, 19983–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)15–24–7
47WJanuary 22, 19983–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)16–24–7
48WJanuary 24, 19985–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)17–24–7
49LJanuary 26, 19981–5@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)17–25–7
50LJanuary 29, 19980–2@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)17–26–7
51LJanuary 31, 19982–5Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)17–27–7
52LFebruary 2, 19981–5Dallas Stars (1997–98)17–28–7
53WFebruary 4, 19983–2St. Louis Blues (1997–98)18–28–7
54LFebruary 5, 19982–3@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)18–29–7
55WFebruary 7, 19983–2Florida Panthers (1997–98)19–29–7
56TFebruary 25, 19982–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)19–29–8
57LFebruary 26, 19982–5New York Rangers (1997–98)19–30–8
58WFebruary 28, 19984–0Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)20–30–8
59LMarch 2, 19981–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)20–31–8
60LMarch 4, 19983–5Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)20–32–8
61WMarch 7, 19984–1Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)21–32–8
62LMarch 9, 19982–3@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)21–33–8
63WMarch 11, 19983–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)22–33–8
64WMarch 12, 19982–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)23–33–8
65WMarch 14, 19982–1Calgary Flames (1997–98)24–33–8
66LMarch 16, 19981–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)24–34–8
67LMarch 18, 19982–5Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)24–35–8
68LMarch 19, 19980–4@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)24–36–8
69TMarch 21, 19981–1 OTVancouver Canucks (1997–98)24–36–9
70LMarch 24, 19982–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)24–37–9
71WMarch 26, 19981–0@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)25–37–9
72WMarch 28, 19984–3 OTNew York Islanders (1997–98)26–37–9
73LMarch 30, 19982–3Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)26–38–9
74LApril 1, 19984–6St. Louis Blues (1997–98)26–39–9
75LApril 4, 19983–5San Jose Sharks (1997–98)26–40–9
76LApril 6, 19982–4@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)26–41–9
77WApril 7, 19983–1@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)27–41–9
78LApril 9, 19982–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)27–42–9
79WApril 11, 19985–1Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)28–42–9
80WApril 15, 19983–2Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)29–42–9
81LApril 18, 19983–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)29–43–9
82WApril 19, 19982–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)30–43–9

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mats Sundin8233417449−3915
Mike Johnson8215324724−4500
Derek King7721254643−7403
Igor Korolev7817223922−18635
Mathieu Schneider7611263744−12411
Fredrik Modin7416163232−5104
Sergei Berezin6816153110−3303
Steve Sullivan6310182840−8101
Wendel Clark471271980−21403
Alyn McCauley60610166−7001
Jason Smith8131316100−5000
Tie Domi8041014365−5000
Todd Warriner455813205001
Darby Hendrickson80841267−20000
Dmitri Yushkevich720121278−13000
Sylvain Cote1236962101
Jeff Brown19189102100
Danny Markov25257280100
Jamie Macoun6707763−17000
Rob Zettler59077108−8000
Lonny Bohonos633641000
Kris King82336199−13002
Martin Prochazka292468−1000
Yannick Tremblay382466−6100
Per Gustafsson2214510−5000
Jamie Baker13055101000
David Cooper904482000
Mike Kennedy1301114−2000
Kevyn Adams500070000
Marcel Cousineau200000000
Glenn Healy2100000000
Felix Potvin6700080000
Jeff Ware200001000
Craig Wolanin100006−9000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Felix Potvin386467263371762.73518821706.906
Glenn Healy1068214102532.980453400.883
Marcel Cousineau17200000.000991.000
Team:494982304392292.78523442115.902

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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

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1997–98 season.

Trades
September 30, 1997 To St. Louis Blues
Kelly Chase		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Future Considerations
January 2, 1998 To Carolina Hurricanes
4th round pick in 1999 – Yevgeny Pavlov		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jeff Brown
March 7, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Brandon Convery		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Lonny Bohonos
March 17, 1998 To Ottawa Senators
Per Gustafsson		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
8th round pick in 1998 – Dwight Wolfe
March 24, 1998 To Dallas Stars
Mike Kennedy		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
8th round pick in 1998 – Michal Travnicek
March 24, 1998 To Detroit Red Wings
Jamie Macoun		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1998 – Alexei Ponikarovsky
March 24, 1998 To Washington Capitals
Jeff Brown		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Sylvain Cote
June 27, 1998 To Chicago Blackhawks
1st round pick in 1998 – Mark Bell
4th round pick in 1998 – Matthias Trattnig		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st round pick in 1998 – Nik Antropov
3rd round pick in 1998 – Jamie Hodson
5th round pick in 1998 – Morgan Warren

Expansion Draft
June 26, 1998 To Nashville Predators
Rob Zettler

Free agents
PlayerFormer Team
Mike KennedyDallas Stars
Derek KingHartford Whalers
Kris KingPhoenix Coyotes
Glenn HealyNew York Rangers
Kevyn AdamsGrand Rapids Griffins (IHL)
Igor KorolevPhoenix Coyotes
PlayerNew Team
Jamie HewardPhiladelphia Flyers
Mike CraigSan Jose Sharks

Draft picks
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
3 57 Jeff Farkas (Centre)  United States Boston College (Hockey East)
4 84 Adam Mair (Right wing)  Canada Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
5 111 Frantisek Mrazek (Left wing)  Czech Republic HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
6 138 Eric Gooldy (Left wing)  United States Detroit Whalers (OHL)
7 165 Hugo Marchand (Defence)  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 190 Shawn Thornton (Right wing)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
8 194 Russ Bartlett (Centre)  United States Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS-NH)
9 221 Jonathan Hedstrom (Left wing)  Sweden Skellefteå AIK (Sweden)

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Farm teams

References
  1. "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  2. "1997-98 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  3. "1997 NHL Entry Draft". hockeydb.com.
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