1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs season

1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division	2nd Central
Conference	3rd Western
1993–94 record	43–29–12
Home record	23–15–4
Road record	20–14–8
Goals for	280
Goals against	243
Team information
General manager	Cliff Fletcher
Coach	Pat Burns
Captain	Wendel Clark
Alternate captains	Doug Gilmour Bob Rouse
Arena	Maple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
Goals	Dave Andreychuk (53)
Assists	Doug Gilmour (84)
Points	Doug Gilmour (111)
Penalty minutes	Ken Baumgartner (185)
Plus/minus	Sylvain Lefebvre (+33)
Wins	Felix Potvin (34)
Goals against average	Damian Rhodes (2.62)

The 1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 77th season of play for the Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Leafs finish in second place in the Central Division with a record of 43 wins, 29 losses and 12 ties for 98 points. The team opened the regular season with ten consecutive wins and reached the Conference Finals for the second straight year. They defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in six games in the Conference Quarterfinals, then eliminated the San Jose Sharks in a seven-game Conference Semifinal series. However, they lost the Western Conference Finals in five games to the Vancouver Canucks.

Off-season

The NHL re-organized in the off-season, and the Leafs were placed in the new Central Division.

Preseason

The Leafs played a pair of preseason games at Wembley Arena in London versus the New York Rangers on September 12 and 13, 1993.[1] The Leafs lost both games and the prize money of $50,000.[2]

Date	Venue	Team	Team	Score
September 11	Wembley Arena, London	Toronto Maple Leafs	New York Rangers	3–5
September 12		New York Rangers	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–1

Regular season

The Leafs started the season with a ten-game winning streak, an NHL record they currently share with the 2006–07 Buffalo Sabres.

Doug Gilmour ranked fourth in the NHL in scoring with 111 points.[3]

During the regular season, the Maple Leafs had the most power-play opportunities (459) out of all 26 teams.[4]

Season standings

Central Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Detroit Red Wings	84	46	30	8	356	275	100
2	2	Toronto Maple Leafs	84	43	29	12	280	243	98
3	4	Dallas Stars	84	42	29	13	286	265	97
4	5	St. Louis Blues	84	40	33	11	270	283	91
5	6	Chicago Blackhawks	84	39	36	9	254	240	87
6	12	Winnipeg Jets	84	24	51	9	245	344	57

[5] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Western Conference[6]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	y- Detroit Red Wings *	CEN	84	46	30	8	356	275	100
2	x- Calgary Flames *	PAC	84	42	29	13	302	256	97
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	84	43	29	12	280	243	98
4	Dallas Stars	CEN	84	42	29	13	286	265	97
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	84	40	33	11	270	283	91
6	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	84	39	36	9	254	240	87
7	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	84	41	40	3	279	276	85
8	San Jose Sharks	PAC	84	33	35	16	252	265	82
9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	84	33	46	5	229	251	71
10	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	84	27	45	12	294	322	66
11	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	84	25	45	14	261	305	64
12	Winnipeg Jets	CEN	84	24	51	9	245	344	57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Neutral site games

Date	Score	City	Arena	Attendance
January 4, 1994	Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Hamilton, ON	Copps Coliseum	17,526*
March 23, 1994	Toronto Maple Leafs 1, Florida Panthers 1 (OT)	Hamilton, ON	Copps Coliseum	17,096*

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 7, 1993	6–3	Dallas Stars (1993–94)	1–0–0
2	W	October 9, 1993	2–1	Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	2–0–0
3	W	October 10, 1993	5–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)	3–0–0
4	W	October 13, 1993	7–1	Washington Capitals (1993–94)	4–0–0
5	W	October 15, 1993	6–3	Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	5–0–0
6	W	October 16, 1993	2–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	6–0–0
7	W	October 19, 1993	7–2	Hartford Whalers (1993–94)	7–0–0
8	W	October 21, 1993	4–3 OT	@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)	8–0–0
9	W	October 23, 1993	2–0	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)	9–0–0
10	W	October 28, 1993	4–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	10–0–0
11	L	October 30, 1993	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)	10–1–0
12	T	November 1, 1993	3–3 OT	@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)	10–1–1
13	W	November 3, 1993	6–3	Florida Panthers (1993–94)	11–1–1
14	T	November 4, 1993	3–3 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	11–1–2
15	W	November 6, 1993	5–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)	12–1–2
16	T	November 9, 1993	2–2 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	12–1–3
17	L	November 11, 1993	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	12–2–3
18	L	November 13, 1993	2–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	12–3–3
19	T	November 15, 1993	5–5 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	12–3–4
20	W	November 17, 1993	4–3	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	13–3–4
21	W	November 18, 1993	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)	14–3–4
22	W	November 20, 1993	3–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	15–3–4
23	W	November 22, 1993	5–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	16–3–4
24	L	November 24, 1993	3–5	@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)	16–4–4
25	W	November 27, 1993	4–2	Boston Bruins (1993–94)	17–4–4
26	L	November 29, 1993	0–3	Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)	17–5–4
27	W	December 1, 1993	4–2	St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	18–5–4
28	W	December 2, 1993	5–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	19–5–4
29	L	December 4, 1993	3–4	New York Rangers (1993–94)	19–6–4
30	L	December 8, 1993	4–5	Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	19–7–4
31	W	December 11, 1993	3–1	Calgary Flames (1993–94)	20–7–4
32	T	December 12, 1993	3–3 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	20–7–5
33	L	December 15, 1993	0–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	20–8–5
34	L	December 17, 1993	2–6	@ New York Islanders (1993–94)	20–9–5
35	W	December 18, 1993	4–1	Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)	21–9–5
36	T	December 22, 1993	2–2 OT	San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	21–9–6
37	L	December 23, 1993	2–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)	21–10–6
38	L	December 27, 1993	2–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	21–11–6
39	L	December 29, 1993	0–4	@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)	21–12–6
40	L	January 1, 1994	4–7	Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)	21–13–6
41	T	January 2, 1994	3–3 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)	21–13–7
42	L	January 4, 1994	0–1	Tampa Bay Lightning^1 (1993–94)	21–14–7
43	W	January 6, 1994	6–3	Ottawa Senators (1993–94)	22–14–7
44	W	January 8, 1994	5–3	Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	23–14–7
45	W	January 10, 1994	3–0	@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)	24–14–7
46	W	January 11, 1994	2–1	@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)	25–14–7
47	W	January 13, 1994	4–3 OT	Dallas Stars (1993–94)	26–14–7
48	W	January 15, 1994	5–1	@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	27–14–7
49	T	January 18, 1994	3–3 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	27–14–8
50	T	January 19, 1994	3–3 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)	27–14–9
51	W	January 26, 1994	4–3	New York Islanders (1993–94)	28–14–9
52	T	January 29, 1994	4–4 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)	28–14–10
53	T	February 1, 1994	4–4 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	28–14–11
54	L	February 5, 1994	3–4	Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	28–15–11
55	L	February 7, 1994	1–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)	28–16–11
56	W	February 11, 1994	3–1	@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	29–16–11
57	L	February 12, 1994	2–3	@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)	29–17–11
58	W	February 15, 1994	5–4 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	30–17–11
59	W	February 17, 1994	2–1	New Jersey Devils (1993–94)	31–17–11
60	W	February 19, 1994	3–2	Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	32–17–11
61	W	February 21, 1994	6–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)	33–17–11
62	L	February 23, 1994	3–6	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	33–18–11
63	L	February 26, 1994	0–3	Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)	33–19–11
64	W	February 28, 1994	4–1	@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)	34–19–11
65	W	March 4, 1994	6–5 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	35–19–11
66	L	March 5, 1994	1–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)	35–20–11
67	L	March 7, 1994	2–3	St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	35–21–11
68	W	March 9, 1994	4–2	Dallas Stars (1993–94)	36–21–11
69	W	March 10, 1994	4–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)	37–21–11
70	W	March 12, 1994	3–1	Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	38–21–11
71	L	March 16, 1994	1–4	Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	38–22–11
72	W	March 18, 1994	4–2	St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	39–22–11
73	L	March 20, 1994	3–6	Calgary Flames (1993–94)	39–23–11
74	T	March 23, 1994	1–1 OT	@ Florida Panthers^1 (1993–94)	39–23–12
75	L	March 24, 1994	1–2	San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	39–24–12
76	W	March 26, 1994	6–3	Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)	40–24–12
77	L	March 28, 1994	2–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	40–25–12
78	L	March 31, 1994	3–5	@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	40–26–12
79	L	April 2, 1994	1–3	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	40–27–12
80	W	April 5, 1994	6–4	@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)	41–27–12
81	L	April 8, 1994	3–5	@ New York Rangers (1993–94)	41–28–12
82	W	April 10, 1994	7–0	Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	42–28–12
83	L	April 12, 1994	3–4	Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	42–29–12
84	W	April 14, 1994	6–4	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	43–29–12

^1 Played at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference beginning their playoff run against number six Chicago Blackhawks.

Toronto (3) vs. Chicago (6)

Date	Away	Home	OT
April 18	Chicago 1	5 Toronto
April 20	Chicago 0	1 Toronto	OT
April 23	Toronto 4	5 Chicago
April 24	Toronto 3	4 Chicago	OT
April 26	Chicago 0	1 Toronto
April 28	Toronto 1	0 Chicago
Toronto wins series 4–2

After defeating Chicago Blackhawks the Leafs would go on to play the eighth seed San Jose Sharks in the conference semi finals.

Toronto (3) vs. San Jose (8)

Date	Away	Home	OT
May 2	San Jose 3	2 Toronto
May 4	San Jose 1	5 Toronto
May 6	Toronto 2	5 San Jose
May 8	Toronto 8	3 San Jose
May 10	Toronto 2	5 San Jose
May 12	San Jose 2	3 Toronto	OT
May 14	San Jose 2	4 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–3

With the win in game seven against San Jose Toronto would go on to play the Vancouver Canucks, who would end their playoff run.

Toronto (3) vs. Vancouver (7)

Date	Away	Home	OT
May 16	Vancouver 2	3 Toronto	OT
May 18	Vancouver 4	3 Toronto
May 20	Toronto 0	4 Vancouver
May 22	Toronto 0	2 Vancouver
May 24	Toronto 3	4 Vancouver	2OT
Vancouver wins series 4–1 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Doug Gilmour	83	27	84	111	105	25	10	1	3
Dave Andreychuk	83	53	46	99	98	22	21	5	8
Wendel Clark	64	46	30	76	115	10	21	0	8
Dave Ellett	68	7	36	43	42	6	5	0	1
Dmitri Mironov	76	9	27	36	78	5	3	0	0
Glenn Anderson	73	17	18	35	50	-6	5	0	3
Nikolai Borschevsky	45	14	20	34	10	6	7	0	1
John Cullen	53	13	17	30	67	-2	2	0	4
Rob Pearson	67	12	18	30	189	-6	1	0	4
Jamie Macoun	82	3	27	30	115	-5	1	0	1
Todd Gill	45	4	24	28	44	8	2	0	1
Mark Osborne	73	9	15	24	145	2	1	1	2
Bill Berg	83	8	11	19	93	-3	0	0	1
Mike Eastwood	54	8	10	18	28	2	1	0	2
Peter Zezel	41	8	8	16	19	5	0	0	0
Kent Manderville	67	7	9	16	63	5	0	0	1
Bob Rouse	63	5	11	16	101	8	1	1	0
Mike Gartner	10	6	6	12	4	9	1	0	0
Mike Krushelnyski	54	5	6	11	28	-5	1	0	1
Sylvain Lefebvre	84	2	9	11	79	33	0	0	0
Drake Berehowsky	49	2	8	10	63	-3	2	0	2
Ken Baumgartner	64	4	4	8	185	-6	0	0	0
Yanic Perreault	13	3	3	6	0	1	2	0	0
Chris Govedaris	12	2	2	4	14	4	0	0	0
Mark Greig	13	2	2	4	10	1	0	0	0
Felix Potvin	66	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0
Guy Larose	10	1	2	3	10	-2	0	0	0
Ken McRae	9	1	1	2	36	1	0	0	0
David Sacco	4	1	1	2	4	-2	1	0	0
Alexei Kudashov	25	1	0	1	4	-3	0	0	0
Matt Martin	12	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0
Greg Smyth	11	0	1	1	38	-2	0	0	0
Patrik Augusta	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Bialowas	3	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0
Mike Foligno	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
David Harlock	6	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Eric Lacroix	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Damian Rhodes	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Chris Snell	2	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Felix Potvin	3883	66	34	22	9	187	2.89	3	2010	1823	.907
Damian Rhodes	1213	22	9	7	3	53	2.62	0	541	488	.902
Team:	5096	84	43	29	12	240	2.83	3	2551	2311	.906

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Doug Gilmour	18	6	22	28	42	5	0	1
Dave Ellett	18	3	15	18	31	3	0	0
Wendel Clark	18	9	7	16	24	2	0	1
Dmitri Mironov	18	6	9	15	6	6	0	0
Mike Gartner	18	5	6	11	14	1	0	3
Dave Andreychuk	18	5	5	10	16	3	1	0
Mark Osborne	18	4	2	6	52	0	2	1
Peter Zezel	18	2	4	6	8	0	0	1
Todd Gill	18	1	5	6	37	0	0	1
Mike Eastwood	18	3	2	5	12	1	0	1
Nikolai Borschevsky	15	2	2	4	4	1	0	0
Bill Berg	18	1	2	3	10	0	0	0
Sylvain Lefebvre	18	0	3	3	16	0	0	0
Bob Rouse	18	0	3	3	29	0	0	0
Jamie Macoun	18	1	1	2	12	0	0	0
Kent Manderville	12	1	0	1	4	0	1	0
Rob Pearson	14	1	0	1	32	0	0	0
Ken Baumgartner	10	0	0	0	18	0	0	0
John Cullen	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Govedaris	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darby Hendrickson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Krushelnyski	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Lacroix	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken McRae	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Felix Potvin	18	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Damian Rhodes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Felix Potvin	1124	18	9	9	46	2.46	3	520	474	.912
Damian Rhodes	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Team:	1125	18	9	9	46	2.45	3	520	474	.912

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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;

Awards and records

• Doug Gilmour, runner-up, Selke Trophy.[8]
• Doug Gilmour, Molson Cup (most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs).

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1993-94 season.

Trades

August 3, 1993	To Florida Panthers Dave Tomlinson	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash
August 12, 1993	To Winnipeg Jets Kevin McClelland	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash
August 25, 1993	To Winnipeg Jets Future Considerations	To Toronto Maple Leafs Daniel Jardemyr
September 2, 1993	To Calgary Flames Jeff Perry Brad Miller	To Toronto Maple Leafs Todd Gillingham Paul Holden
November 5, 1993	To Florida Panthers Mike Foligno	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash
December 7, 1993	To Florida Panthers Cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Greg Smyth
January 25, 1994	To Hartford Whalers Ted Crowley	To Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Greig 6th round pick in 1995 – Doug Bonner
February 21, 1994	To Tampa Bay Lightning Cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Pat Jablonski
March 18, 1994	To Hartford Whalers 9th round pick in 1994 – Matt Ball	To Toronto Maple Leafs Ken Belanger
March 21, 1994	To New York Rangers Glenn Anderson Scott Malone 4th round pick in 1994 – Alexander Korobolin	To Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Gartner
June 28, 1994	To New York Islanders 2nd round pick in 1995 – D. J. Smith	To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd round pick in 1994 – Fredrik Modin
June 28, 1994	To Quebec Nordiques Wendel Clark Sylvain Lefebvre Landon Wilson 1st round pick in 1994 – Jeff Kealty	To Toronto Maple Leafs Mats Sundin Garth Butcher Todd Warriner 1st round pick in 1994 – Nolan Baumgartner
June 28, 1994	To Washington Capitals Rob Pearson 1st round pick in 1994 – Nolan Baumgartner	To Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Ridley 1st round pick in 1994 – Eric Fichaud

Waivers

October 3, 1993	To Ottawa Senators Dave McLlwain
January 1, 1994	To Calgary Flames Guy Larose
January 8, 1994	To Chicago Blackhawks Greg Smyth

Free agents

Player Former Team Chris Snell Buffalo Sabres Rich Chernomaz Calgary Flames Bruce Racine Pittsburgh Penguins David Harlock New Jersey Devils Chris Govedaris Hartford Whalers Marcel Cousineau Boston Bruins Frank Bialowas Undrafted Free Agent Mark Kolesar Undrafted Free Agent

Player New Team Todd Hawkins Pittsburgh Penguins Bob Halkidis Detroit Red Wings Bob McGill New York Islanders Rob Cimetta Chicago Blackhawks

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	12	Kenny Jonsson	Sweden	Rögle BK (Sweden)
1	19	Landon Wilson	United States	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
5	123	Zdenek Nedved	Czech Republic	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6	149	Paul Vincent	United States	Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)
7	175	Jeff Andrews	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8	201	David Brumby	Canada	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
10	253	Kyle Ferguson	Canada	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
11	279	Mikhail Lapin	Russia	Western Michigan University (CCHA)

Farm teams

• The Maple Leafs farm team was the St. John's Maple Leafs in St. John's, Newfoundland.

References

Notes

1. "NHL overseas history". NHL. NHL. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
2. Commito, Mike. "The Time the Leafs Got Their London Broiled". The Leafs Nation. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
3. NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 166.
4. "1993-94 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
5. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
6. "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
7. "1993-94 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
8. NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 221.

Bibliography

• National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.

External links

• Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
• Maple Leafs on Hockey Reference