1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 82nd season. Two moves occurred this season. First, the club moved from the Western to the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Secondly, the club moved from Maple Leaf Gardens to the new Air Canada Centre. Toronto qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Buffalo Sabres.

1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
1998–99 record45–30–7
Home record23–13–5
Road record22–17–2
Goals for268
Goals against231
Team information
General managerKen Dryden
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens (Oct.–Feb.)
Air Canada Centre (Feb.–May)
Average attendance16,765
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's Maple Leafs
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Berezin (37)
AssistsMats Sundin (52)
PointsMats Sundin (83)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (198)
Plus/minusAlexander Karpovtsev (+38)
WinsCurtis Joseph (35)
Goals against averageCurtis Joseph (2.56)

Off-season

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The Toronto Maple Leafs moved from the Central Division of the Western Conference to the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.

Regular season

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The 1998–99 season was a tremendous improvement for the Maple Leafs over the 1997–98 season and the team got plenty of help from its new members, including Bryan Berard, Sylvain Cote, Curtis Joseph, Alexander Karpovtsev (who led the NHL in plus-minus with +39, but was not eligible for the NHL Plus-Minus Award because he played just 58 games), Yanic Perreault and Steve Thomas (who finished second on the team in points, with 73). Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Pat Quinn replaced Mike Murphy as Toronto's head coach. Six Maple Leafs scored 20 or more goals. Toronto set a club record for most regular season wins (45) and earned 97 points to finish second in the Northeast Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. They led the NHL in most goals for, with 268, and were the only team to score 200 or more even-strength goals.[1]

On November 12, 1998, the Maple Leafs defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 10–3 away.[2] Mats Sundin recorded a hat trick in the game, which was the first regular season game in which the Leafs had scored ten goals since February 17, 1989, when they defeated the New York Rangers 10–6 away.[3]

Maple Leaf Gardens

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  • On February 13, 1999, the Maple Leafs ended a 67-year tradition when they played their last game at Maple Leaf Gardens. The team lost 6–2 to the Chicago Blackhawks. Former Maple Leaf Doug Gilmour scored a fluke goal in that game and notorious tough guy Bob Probert scored the final NHL goal in Gardens history in the game's third period. During the emotional post-game ceremony, legendary Canadian singer Anne Murray performed "The Maple Leaf Forever" while wearing a Toronto jersey. The Leafs were the last of the Original Six teams to leave their Original Six-era arena, three years after the Canadiens did so.

Air Canada Centre

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Season standings

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Northeast Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
1 2 Ottawa Senators 82 44 23 15 239 179 892 103
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 30 7 268 231 1095 97
3 6 Boston Bruins 82 39 30 13 214 181 1182 91
4 7 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 28 17 207 175 1561 91
5 11 Montreal Canadiens 82 32 39 11 184 209 1299 75

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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.

Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 y – New Jersey Devils ATL 82 47 24 11 248 196 105
2 y – Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 23 15 239 179 103
3 y – Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 34 30 18 210 202 86
4 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 30 7 268 231 97
5 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 37 26 19 231 196 93
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 214 181 91
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 28 17 207 175 91
8 Pittsburgh Penguins ATL 82 38 30 14 242 225 90
9 Florida Panthers SE 82 30 34 18 210 228 78
10 New York Rangers ATL 82 33 38 11 217 227 77
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 32 39 11 184 209 75
12 Washington Capitals SE 82 31 45 6 200 218 68
13 New York Islanders ATL 82 24 48 10 194 244 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 54 9 179 292 47

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division


Playoffs

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Eastern Conference Finals

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The Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres met in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Maple Leafs were coming off a six-game series win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Sabres were coming off a six-game series win themselves, over the Boston Bruins. Toronto was having its best playoff since 1994, when they last made a Conference Final series. Buffalo, meanwhile, was in the third round for the second consecutive year. With the series victory, the Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 24 years.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1998–99 regular season[6]
October: 5–4–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 4–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 10, 1998 2–1 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 1–0–0 Recap
2 W October 13, 1998 3–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 2–0–0 Recap
3 W October 16, 1998 7–3 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 3–0–0 Recap
4 L October 17, 1998 1–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 3–1–0 Recap
5 T October 19, 1998 2–2 OT Nashville Predators (1998–99) 3–1–1 Recap
6 W October 23, 1998 5–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 4–1–1 Recap
7 W October 24, 1998 6–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 5–1–1 Recap
8 L October 26, 1998 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 5–2–1 Recap
9 L October 30, 1998 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 5–3–1 Recap
10 L October 31, 1998 3–6 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 5–4–1 Recap
November: 8–5–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 1–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 W November 4, 1998 3–0 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 6–4–1 Recap
12 L November 5, 1998 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 6–5–1 Recap
13 T November 7, 1998 6–6 OT New York Rangers (1998–99) 6–5–2 Recap
14 L November 9, 1998 1–3 New York Islanders (1998–99) 6–6–2 Recap
15 W November 11, 1998 3–2 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 7–6–2 Recap
16 W November 12, 1998 10–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 8–6–2 Recap
17 W November 14, 1998 2–1 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 9–6–2 Recap
18 L November 18, 1998 1–4 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 9–7–2 Recap
19 L November 20, 1998 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 9–8–2 Recap
20 W November 21, 1998 2–1 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 10–8–2 Recap
21 W November 23, 1998 3–2 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 11–8–2 Recap
22 W November 25, 1998 5–1 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 12–8–2 Recap
23 L November 27, 1998 3–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 12–9–2 Recap
24 W November 28, 1998 3–2 OT Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 13–9–2 Recap
December: 8–4–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 W December 2, 1998 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 14–9–2 Recap
26 W December 5, 1998 4–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 15–9–2 Recap
27 L December 7, 1998 2–6 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 15–10–2 Recap
28 W December 11, 1998 3–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 16–10–2 Recap
29 L December 12, 1998 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 16–11–2 Recap
30 W December 16, 1998 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 17–11–2 Recap
31 W December 19, 1998 7–4 New York Rangers (1998–99) 18–11–2 Recap
32 W December 21, 1998 7–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 19–11–2 Recap
33 L December 23, 1998 1–5 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 19–12–2 Recap
34 L December 26, 1998 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 19–13–2 Recap
35 W December 30, 1998 4–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 20–13–2 Recap
36 W December 31, 1998 4–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 21–13–2 Recap
January: 7–4–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
37 L January 2, 1999 2–5 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 21–14–2 Recap
38 W January 4, 1999 5–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 22–14–2 Recap
39 L January 7, 1999 1–2 @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 22–15–2 Recap
40 W January 9, 1999 6–3 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 23–15–2 Recap
41 W January 12, 1999 4–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 24–15–2 Recap
42 T January 13, 1999 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 24–15–3 Recap
43 W January 16, 1999 4–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 25–15–3 Recap
44 L January 18, 1999 2–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 25–16–3 Recap
45 W January 20, 1999 6–4 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 26–16–3 Recap
46 W January 21, 1999 4–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 27–16–3 Recap
47 L January 28, 1999 0–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 27–17–3 Recap
48 W January 30, 1999 5–3 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 28–17–3 Recap
February: 6–4–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
49 W February 2, 1999 3–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 29–17–3 Recap
50 L February 3, 1999 2–5 @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 29–18–3 Recap
51 W February 6, 1999 3–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 30–18–3 Recap
52 L February 10, 1999 5–6 Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 30–19–3 Recap
53 L February 13, 1999 2–6 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 30–20–3 Recap
54 T February 15, 1999 3–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 30–20–4 Recap
55 W February 17, 1999 3–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 31–20–4 Recap
56 W February 20, 1999 3–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 32–20–4 Recap
57 L February 22, 1999 3–4 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 32–21–4 Recap
58 T February 24, 1999 2–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 32–21–5 Recap
59 W February 25, 1999 4–1 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 33–21–5 Recap
60 W February 27, 1999 4–1 Florida Panthers (1998–99) 34–21–5 Recap
March: 6–7–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 4–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
61 L March 3, 1999 2–5 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 34–22–5 Recap
62 W March 4, 1999 4–0 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 35–22–5 Recap
63 L March 6, 1999 1–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 35–23–5 Recap
64 L March 8, 1999 2–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 35–24–5 Recap
65 W March 9, 1999 6–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 36–24–5 Recap
66 W March 11, 1999 2–1 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 37–24–5 Recap
67 L March 13, 1999 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 37–25–5 Recap
68 L March 17, 1999 1–4 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 37–26–5 Recap
69 W March 20, 1999 3–1 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 38–26–5 Recap
70 L March 22, 1999 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 38–27–5 Recap
71 L March 24, 1999 5–8 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 38–28–5 Recap
72 W March 26, 1999 7–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 39–28–5 Recap
73 T March 27, 1999 2–2 OT Boston Bruins (1998–99) 39–28–6 Recap
74 W March 31, 1999 6–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 40–28–6 Recap
April: 5–2–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
75 W April 1, 1999 5–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 41–28–6 Recap
76 W April 3, 1999 5–1 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 42–28–6 Recap
77 T April 5, 1999 2–2 OT St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 42–28–7 Recap
78 W April 7, 1999 4–2 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 43–28–7 Recap
79 L April 8, 1999 1–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 43–29–7 Recap
80 W April 10, 1999 9–1 Florida Panthers (1998–99) 44–29–7 Recap
81 W April 14, 1999 3–2 OT New York Islanders (1998–99) 45–29–7 Recap
82 L April 17, 1999 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 45–30–7 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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1999 Stanley Cup playoffs[6]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers – Maple Leafs win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 22, 1999 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 24, 1999 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W April 26, 1999 2–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers Maple Leafs lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 28, 1999 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W April 30, 1999 2–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers Maple Leafs lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 2, 1999 1–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers Maple Leafs win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (8) Pittsburgh Penguins – Maple Leafs win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 7, 1999 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 9, 1999 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L May 11, 1999 3–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 2–1 Recap
4 W May 13, 1999 3–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W May 15, 1999 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Maple Leafs lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 17, 1999 4–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins Maple Leafs win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 23, 1999 4–5 Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 25, 1999 6–3 Buffalo Sabres Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L May 27, 1999 2–4 @ Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 29, 1999 2–5 @ Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 3–1 Recap
5 L May 31, 1999 2–4 Buffalo Sabres Sabres win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

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Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13 Mats Sundin C 82 31 52 83 22 58 17 8 8 16 2 16
32 Steve Thomas LW 78 28 45 73 26 33 17 6 3 9 −1 12
94 Sergei Berezin RW 76 37 22 59 16 12 17 6 6 12 0 4
7 Derek King LW 81 24 28 52 15 20 16 1 3 4 0 4
22 Igor Korolev RW 66 13 34 47 11 46 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 Mike Johnson RW 79 20 24 44 13 35 17 3 2 5 −1 4
11 Steve Sullivan C 63 20 20 40 12 28 13 3 3 6 −3 14
19 Fredrik Modin LW 67 16 15 31 14 35 8 0 0 0 −2 6
10 Garry Valk LW 77 8 21 29 8 53 17 3 4 7 −1 22
3 Sylvain Cote D 79 5 24 29 22 28 17 2 1 3 −3 10
36 Dmitri Yushkevich D 78 6 22 28 25 88 17 1 5 6 7 22
52 Alexander Karpovtsev D 56 2 25 27 38 52 14 1 3 4 −7 12
18 Alyn McCauley C 39 9 15 24 7 2
28 Tie Domi RW 72 8 14 22 5 198 14 0 2 2 −1 24
15 Tomas Kaberle D 57 4 18 22 3 12 14 0 3 3 0 2
8 Todd Warriner LW 53 9 10 19 −6 28 9 0 0 0 0 2
34 Bryan Berard D 38 5 14 19 7 22 17 1 8 9 −10 8
44 Yanic Perreault C 12 7 8 15 10 12 17 3 6 9 −6 6
25 Jason Smith D 60 2 11 13 −9 40
55 Danny Markov D 57 4 8 12 5 47 17 0 6 6 9 18
38 Yannick Tremblay D 35 2 7 9 0 16
14 Darby Hendrickson C 35 2 3 5 −4 30
31 Curtis Joseph G 67 0 5 5 6 17 0 0 0 2
12 Kris King LW 67 2 2 4 −16 105 17 1 1 2 −1 25
39 Ladislav Kohn RW 16 1 3 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 5
16 Lonny Bohonos RW 7 3 0 3 3 4 9 3 6 9 3 2
2 Dallas Eakins D 18 0 2 2 3 24 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 Chris McAllister D 20 0 2 2 4 39 6 0 1 1 −1 4
42 Kevyn Adams C 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 2 −2 14
4 Kevin Dahl D 3 0 0 0 0 2
30 Glenn Healy G 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
37 Jason Podollan RW 4 0 0 0 0 0
29 Felix Potvin G 5 0 0 0 0
35 Jeff Reese G 2 0 0 0 0
21 Adam Mair C 5 1 0 1 −1 14

Goaltending

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  • † = 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.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31 Curtis Joseph 67 35 24 7 1903 171 2.56 .910 3 4001 17 9 8 440 41 2.43 .907 1 1011
30 Glenn Healy 9 6 3 0 257 27 2.97 .895 0 546 1 0 0 5 0 0.00 1.000 0 20
29 Felix Potvin 5 3 2 0 142 19 3.81 .866 0 299
35 Jeff Reese 2 1 1 0 51 8 4.53 .843 0 106

Awards and records

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Awards

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Curtis Joseph was a runner-up for the Lester B. Pearson Award and Vezina Trophy and Pat Quinn was a runner-up for the Jack Adams Award.[7]

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Curtis Joseph[a] [9]
Mats Sundin
NHL Player of the Week Mats Sundin (October 26) [10]
Sergei Berezin (April 5) [11]
Team Molson Cup Curtis Joseph [12]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Tomas Kaberle October 10, 1998 [13]
Adam Mair May 11, 1999 [14]
500th game played Curtis Joseph February 10, 1999

Transactions

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The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998-99 season.

Trades

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July 2, 1998 To Calgary Flames
David Cooper
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ladislav Kohn
October 14, 1998 To New York Rangers
Mathieu Schneider
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Alexander Karpovtsev
4th round pick in 1999 (Mirko Murovic)
January 9, 1999 To New York Islanders
Felix Potvin
6th round pick in 1999 (Fedor Fedorov)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bryan Berard
6th round pick in 1999 (Jan Socher)
February 16, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
Darby Hendrickson
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris McAllister
February 17, 1999 To Florida Panthers
Jeff Ware
To Toronto Maple Leafs
David Nemirovsky
March 23, 1999 To Edmonton Oilers
Jason Smith
To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1999 (Jonathan Zion)
2nd round pick in 2000 (Kris Vernarsky)
March 23, 1999 To Los Angeles Kings
Jason Podollan
3rd round pick in 1999 (Cory Campbell)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Yanic Perreault

Waivers

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October 5, 1998 From St. Louis Blues
Kevin Dahl

Expansion Draft

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June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Yannick Tremblay

Free agents

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Player Former Team
Steve Thomas New Jersey Devils
Dallas Eakins Florida Panthers
Curtis Joseph Edmonton Oilers
Niklas Andersson San Jose Sharks
Garry Valk Pittsburgh Penguins
Glen Featherstone Chicago Wolves (IHL)
Player New Team
Kelly Fairchild Dallas Stars
Mike Craig San Jose Sharks
Marcel Cousineau New York Islanders
Wendel Clark Tampa Bay Lightning
Matt Martin Dallas Stars

Draft picks

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Toronto's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[15]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 10 Nik Antropov   Kazakhstan Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
2 35 Petr Svoboda   Czech Republic BK Havlíčkův Brod (Czech Republic)
3 69 Jamie Hodson   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
4 87 Alexei Ponikarovsky   Ukraine Dynamo Moscow-2 (Russia)
5 126 Morgan Warren   Canada Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6 154 Allan Rourke   Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7 181 Jonathan Gagnon   Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
8 215 Dwight Wolfe   Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8 228 Michal Travnicek   Czech Republic Chemopetrol Litvínov (Czech Republic)
9 236 Sergei Rostov   Russia Dynamo Moscow-2 (Russia)

Notes

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  1. ^ Joseph did not play and was replaced by Ron Tugnutt of the Ottawa Senators.[8]

References

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  • "Toronto Maple Leafs 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  • "1998-99 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  1. ^ "1998-99 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com".
  2. ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks Box Score — November 12, 1998 | Hockey-Reference.com".
  3. ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers Box Score — February 17, 1989 | Hockey-Reference.com".
  4. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  5. ^ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  6. ^ a b "1998-99 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  7. ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
  8. ^ "Lindros Gets All-Star Start - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. January 22, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sundin Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. October 26, 1998. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Berezin Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. April 5, 1999. Archived from the original on October 18, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  12. ^ Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
  13. ^ "1998-99 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "Pens Rally Past Leafs In OT". CBS News. May 11, 1999. Retrieved October 10, 2024. Mair is the only the 12th rookie in Maple Leafs history to debut in a playoff game.
  15. ^ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.