1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season

1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division3rd Central
Conference4th Western
1995–96 record34–36–12
Home record19–15–7
Road record15–21–5
Goals for247
Goals against252
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachPat Burns (Oct.–Mar.)
Nick Beverley (Mar.–Apr.)
CaptainDoug Gilmour
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Average attendance15,729
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's Maple Leafs
Team leaders
GoalsMike Gartner (35)
AssistsMats Sundin (50)
PointsMats Sundin (83)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (297)
Plus/minusKenny Jonsson (+12)
WinsFelix Potvin (30)
Goals against averageDamian Rhodes (2.79)

The 1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 79th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

Regular season

The Leafs headed into the 1995–96 regular season with high hopes considering the fact the club reached the playoffs for the last three years. Pat Burns was the head coach until an eight-game losing streak (and a miserable run of 3–16–3 over January and February) led to his termination.[1] General manager Cliff Fletcher felt that Nick Beverley could get the job done for the rest of the season and named him interim coach.[1] The team under Beverley went an impressive 9–6–2 and clinched a playoff spot on the final day of their regular season.

  • December 11, 1995: Patrick Roy earned his first victory in net as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.[2] It was a 5–1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  • December 30, 1995: Mats Sundin scored just 6 seconds into the overtime period to give the Maple Leafs a 4–3 road win over the St. Louis Blues.[3][4] It would prove to be the fastest regular-season overtime goal ever scored and has been matched twice since.[5][6]

Season standings

Central Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Chicago Blackhawks 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
4 St. Louis Blues 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
5 Winnipeg Jets 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
6 Dallas Stars 82 26 42 14 227 280 66

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[7]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Colorado Avalanche PAC 82 47 25 10 326 240 104
3 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
4 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
6 Calgary Flames PAC 82 34 37 11 241 240 79
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 32 35 15 278 278 79
8 Winnipeg Jets CEN 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 35 39 8 234 247 78
10 Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 30 44 8 240 304 68
11 Dallas Stars CEN 82 26 42 14 227 280 66
12 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 24 40 18 256 302 66
13 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 20 55 7 252 357 47

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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


Schedule and results

Regular season

1995–96 regular season[8]
October: 4–5–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 7, 1995 3–8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 0–1–0 Recap
2 W October 10, 1995 7–3 New York Islanders (1995–96) 1–1–0 Recap
3 L October 14, 1995 0–2 New York Rangers (1995–96) 1–2–0 Recap
4 W October 17, 1995 7–2 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 2–2–0 Recap
5 W October 20, 1995 4–3 OT Calgary Flames (1995–96) 3–2–0 Recap
6 L October 21, 1995 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 3–3–0 Recap
7 L October 24, 1995 1–6 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 3–4–0 Recap
8 W October 26, 1995 2–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 4–4–0 Recap
9 T October 28, 1995 2–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 4–4–1 Recap
10 L October 29, 1995 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 4–5–1 Recap
November: 7–4–3 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–3–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 W November 1, 1995 4–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 5–5–1 Recap
12 T November 3, 1995 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 5–5–2 Recap
13 T November 4, 1995 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 5–5–3 Recap
14 W November 7, 1995 6–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 6–5–3 Recap
15 W November 10, 1995 6–1 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 7–5–3 Recap
16 W November 11, 1995 3–1 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 8–5–3 Recap
17 L November 14, 1995 2–5 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 8–6–3 Recap
18 W November 16, 1995 5–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 9–6–3 Recap
19 W November 18, 1995 2–1 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 10–6–3 Recap
20 W November 21, 1995 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 11–6–3 Recap
21 L November 24, 1995 0–4 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 11–7–3 Recap
22 T November 25, 1995 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 11–7–4 Recap
23 L November 28, 1995 3–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 11–8–4 Recap
24 L November 30, 1995 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 11–9–4 Recap
December: 8–4–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 5–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 T December 2, 1995 4–4 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 11–9–5 Recap
26 W December 5, 1995 4–1 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 12–9–5 Recap
27 W December 7, 1995 2–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 13–9–5 Recap
28 W December 9, 1995 3–1 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 14–9–5 Recap
29 L December 11, 1995 1–5 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 14–10–5 Recap
30 W December 14, 1995 4–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 15–10–5 Recap
31 W December 16, 1995 6–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 16–10–5 Recap
32 W December 17, 1995 3–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 17–10–5 Recap
33 L December 20, 1995 2–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 17–11–5 Recap
34 T December 21, 1995 3–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 17–11–6 Recap
35 W December 23, 1995 6–1 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 18–11–6 Recap
36 L December 27, 1995 0–4 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 18–12–6 Recap
37 L December 29, 1995 2–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 18–13–6 Recap
38 W December 30, 1995 4–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 19–13–6 Recap
January: 3–6–3 (home: 2–3–2; road: 1–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 W January 1, 1996 1–0 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 20–13–6 Recap
40 T January 3, 1996 4–4 OT Boston Bruins (1995–96) 20–13–7 Recap
41 L January 5, 1996 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 20–14–7 Recap
42 W January 6, 1996 5–2 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 21–14–7 Recap
43 W January 10, 1996 5–4 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 22–14–7 Recap
44 L January 11, 1996 3–4 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 22–15–7 Recap
45 L January 13, 1996 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 22–16–7 Recap
46 L January 17, 1996 2–4 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 22–17–7 Recap
47 T January 24, 1996 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 22–17–8 Recap
48 T January 27, 1996 2–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 22–17–9 Recap
49 L January 30, 1996 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 22–18–9 Recap
50 L January 31, 1996 0–4 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 22–19–9 Recap
February: 3–9–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–5–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
51 L February 3, 1996 1–4 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 22–20–9 Recap
52 L February 5, 1996 4–6 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 22–21–9 Recap
53 W February 7, 1996 2–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 23–21–9 Recap
54 L February 8, 1996 3–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 23–22–9 Recap
55 T February 10, 1996 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 23–22–10 Recap
56 W February 12, 1996 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 24–22–10 Recap
57 W February 14, 1996 4–3 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 25–22–10 Recap
58 L February 16, 1996 3–4 @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 25–23–10 Recap
59 L February 18, 1996 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 25–24–10 Recap
60 L February 21, 1996 2–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 25–25–10 Recap
61 L February 22, 1996 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 25–26–10 Recap
62 L February 24, 1996 2–3 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 25–27–10 Recap
63 L February 28, 1996 3–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 25–28–10 Recap
March: 6–6–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 3–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 L March 2, 1996 1–5 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 25–29–10 Recap
65 L March 3, 1996 0–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 25–30–10 Recap
66 T March 6, 1996 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 25–30–11 Recap
67 L March 8, 1996 4–7 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 25–31–11 Recap
68 W March 9, 1996 4–3 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 26–31–11 Recap
69 T March 13, 1996 3–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 26–31–12 Recap
70 W March 15, 1996 3–0 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 27–31–12 Recap
71 W March 17, 1996 4–2 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 28–31–12 Recap
72 L March 19, 1996 5–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 28–32–12 Recap
73 L March 20, 1996 3–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 28–33–12 Recap
74 L March 23, 1996 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 28–34–12 Recap
75 W March 25, 1996 4–2 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 29–34–12 Recap
76 W March 27, 1996 6–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 30–34–12 Recap
77 W March 30, 1996 4–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 31–34–12 Recap
April: 3–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 L April 3, 1996 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 31–35–12 Recap
79 W April 4, 1996 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 32–35–12 Recap
80 W April 6, 1996 5–1 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 33–35–12 Recap
81 L April 11, 1996 2–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 33–36–12 Recap
82 W April 13, 1996 6–3 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 34–36–12 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[8]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues: Blues win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 16, 1996 1–3 St. Louis Blues Blues lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 18, 1996 5–4 OT St. Louis Blues Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L April 21, 1996 2–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues Blues lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 23, 1996 1–5 @ St. Louis Blues Blues lead 3–1 Recap
5 W April 25, 1996 5–4 OT St. Louis Blues Blues lead 3–2 Recap
6 L April 27, 1996 1–2 @ St. Louis Blues Blues win 4–2 Recap
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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13 Mats Sundin RW 76 33 50 83 8 46 6 3 1 4 −8 4
93 Doug Gilmour C 81 32 40 72 −5 77 6 1 7 8 −4 12
55 Larry Murphy D 82 12 49 61 −2 34 6 0 2 2 −8 4
11 Mike Gartner RW 82 35 19 54 5 52 6 4 1 5 −5 4
14 Dave Andreychuk‡ LW 61 20 24 44 −11 54 — — — — — —
33 Benoit Hogue‡ LW 44 12 25 37 6 68 — — — — — —
19 Kenny Jonsson‡ D 50 4 22 26 12 22 — — — — — —
21 Kirk Muller† C 36 9 16 25 −3 42 6 3 2 5 −1 0
23 Todd Gill D 74 7 18 25 −15 116 6 0 0 0 −2 24
15 Dave Gagner† LW 28 7 15 22 −2 59 6 0 2 2 −5 6
4 Dave Ellett D 80 3 19 22 −10 59 6 0 0 0 −5 4
9 Mike Craig LW 70 8 12 20 −8 42 6 0 0 0 0 18
24 Randy Wood‡ LW 46 7 9 16 −4 36 — — — — — —
17 Wendel Clark† LW 13 8 7 15 7 16 6 2 2 4 −6 2
7 Sergio Momesso‡ LW 54 7 8 15 −11 112 — — — — — —
8 Todd Warriner C 57 7 8 15 −11 26 6 1 1 2 0 2
28 Tie Domi RW 72 7 6 13 −3 297 6 0 2 2 0 4
16 Darby Hendrickson‡ LW 46 6 6 12 −2 47 — — — — — —
26 Dmitri Yushkevich D 69 1 10 11 −14 54 4 0 0 0 1 0
25 Paul DiPietro C 20 4 4 8 −3 4 — — — — — —
34 Jamie Macoun D 82 0 8 8 2 87 6 0 2 2 3 8
12 Brandon Convery C 11 5 2 7 −7 4 5 0 0 0 0 2
72 Mathieu Schneider† D 13 2 5 7 −2 10 6 0 4 4 −7 8
22 Ken Baumgartner‡ LW 60 2 3 5 −5 152 — — — — — —
37 Mark Kolesar RW 21 2 2 4 0 14 3 1 0 1 1 2
18 Wayne Presley† RW 19 2 2 4 −4 14 5 0 0 0 0 2
15 Mike Hudson‡ RW 27 2 0 2 −5 29 — — — — — —
10 Bill Berg‡ LW 23 1 1 2 −6 33 — — — — — —
32 Nick Kypreos† LW 19 1 1 2 0 30 5 0 0 0 0 4
20 Zdenek Nedved RW 7 1 1 2 −1 6 — — — — — —
40 Kelly Fairchild C 1 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
2 Rob Zettler D 29 0 1 1 −1 48 2 0 0 0 0 0
33 Don Beaupre† G 8 0 0 0 14 2 0 0 0 0
52 Sean Haggerty‡ LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
38 David Harlock D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
36 Jamie Heward D 5 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
3 Matt Martin D 13 0 0 0 −1 14 — — — — — —
29 Felix Potvin G 69 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 2
1 Damian Rhodes‡ G 11 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
18 Peter White† C 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • † = 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
29 Felix Potvin 69 30 26 11 2135 192 2.87 .910 2 4009 6 2 4 198 19 3.26 .904 0 350
1 Damian Rhodes‡ 11 4 5 1 301 29 2.79 .904 0 624 — — — — — — — — —
33 Don Beaupre† 8 0 5 0 170 26 4.64 .847 0 336 2 0 0 13 2 5.88 .846 0 20

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Mike Gartner [9]
Larry Murphy[a]
Felix Potvin
Mats Sundin
Team Molson Cup Felix Potvin [11]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Mark Kolesar October 28, 1995 [12]
Jamie Heward February 3, 1996
Sean Haggerty February 22, 1996
Brandon Convery March 2, 1996
Kelly Fairchild March 20, 1996
1,000th point Doug Gilmour December 23, 1995 [13]
Larry Murphy March 27, 1996 [14]

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995-96 season.

Trades

August 30, 1995 To Philadelphia Flyers
1st round pick in 1996 – Dainius Zubrus
4th round pick in 1996 – Mikael Simons
2nd round pick in 1997 – Jean-Marc Pelletier 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dmitry Yushkevich
2nd round pick in 1996 – Francis Larivee
October 2, 1995 To Colorado Avalanche
Warren Rychel 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
7th round pick in 1997 – Shawn Thornton
December 4, 1995 To Edmonton Oilers
Kent Manderville 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Peter White
4th round pick in 1996 – Jason Sessa
January 23, 1996 To New York Islanders
Damian Rhodes
Ken Belanger 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Don Beaupre
Kirk Muller
January 28, 1996 To Dallas Stars
Randy Wood
Benoit Hogue 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Gagner
6th round pick in 1996 – Dmitri Yakushin
January 29, 1996 To Chicago Blackhawks
Cash 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Pomichter
February 29, 1996 To New York Rangers
Sergio Momesso
Bill Berg 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Nick Kypreos
Wayne Presley
March 13, 1996 To New Jersey Devils
Dave Andreychuk 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
2nd round pick in 1996 – Marek Posmyk
4th round pick in 1998 – Kristian Antila
March 13, 1996 To New York Islanders
Darby Hendrickson
Sean Haggerty
Kenny Jonsson
1st round pick in 1997 – Roberto Luongo 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Wendel Clark
Mathieu Schneider
D. J. Smith
March 20, 1996 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Ken Baumgartner 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1996 – Kim Staal
June 14, 1996 To San Jose Sharks
Todd Gill 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jamie Baker
5th round pick in 1996 – Peter Cava
June 22, 1996 To Phoenix Coyotes
Mike Gartner 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1996 – Vladimir Antipov
June 22, 1996 To Calgary Flames
Dave Gagner 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd round pick in 1996 – Mike Lankshear

Waivers

October 2, 1995 To St. Louis Blues
Pat Jablonski
January 4, 1996 To St. Louis Blues
Mike Hudson

Free agents

Player Former Team
Mike Hudson Pittsburgh Penguins
Player New Team
Grant Jennings Buffalo Sabres

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[15]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 15 Jeff Ware (D)  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 54 Ryan Pepperall (RW)  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 139 Doug Bonner (G)  United States Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6 145 Yannick Tremblay (D)  Canada Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
7 171 Marek Melenovsky (C)  Czech Republic HC Dukla Jihlava Jr. (Czech Republic)
8 197 Mark Murphy (LW)  United States Stratford Cullitons (MWJBHL)
9 223 Danny Markov (D)  Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)

Farm teams

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

Notes

  1. ^ Murphy was an injury replacement for Gary Suter of the Chicago Blackhawks.[10]

References

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  • "1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  1. ^ a b "LEAFS GIVE BURNS THE BOOT". Washington Post. March 6, 1996. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.382, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
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  4. ^ "Quick Start Carries Penguins - Spokesman Mobile - Dec. 31, 1995". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  5. ^ "Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks Box Score — March 9, 2006".
  6. ^ "Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers Box Score — December 15, 2006".
  7. ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  8. ^ a b "1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  10. ^ Clark, Cammy (January 19, 1996). "Hamrlik rides in style with his star treatment". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 28, 2023. On the Western Conference team, Toronto defenseman Larry Murphy replaced Chicago's Gary Suter, who injured his knee in a 3-2 loss to Washington Wednesday.
  11. ^ Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
  12. ^ "1995-96 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "NHL ROUNDUP : Maple Leafs Win, Gilmour Gets 1,000th Point". Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1995. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "WashingtonPost.com: March 1996 in Sports". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023. March 27 -- Larry Murphy became the fourth defensemen in NHL history to attain 1,000 points when he got Nos. 1,000 and 1,001, with a goal and an assist in Toronto's 6-2 victory over Vancouver.
  15. ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.