2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season

2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division4th Northeast
Conference9th Eastern
2005–06 record41–33–8
Home record26–12–3
Road record15–21–5
Goals for254
Goals against263
Team information
General managerJohn Ferguson Jr.
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsTomas Kaberle
Bryan McCabe
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance19,408
Minor league affiliate(s)Toronto Marlies
Pensacola Ice Pilots
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (31)
AssistsBryan McCabe (49)
PointsMats Sundin (78)
Penalty minutesBryan McCabe (116)
Plus/minusAlexei Ponikarovsky (+15)
WinsEd Belfour (22)
Goals against averageJean-Sebastien Aubin (2.21)

The 2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 89th season of the franchise, 79th season as the Maple Leafs. This season marked the first time since the 1997–98 season that the team did not make the playoffs.

Off season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

  • October 5, 2005 – The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators participate in the first NHL shootout. Daniel Alfredson of the Senators scores the first shootout goal in NHL history.
  • October 14, 2005 – The Maple Leafs defeat the Atlanta Thrashers 9–1 at Philips Arena, scoring seven power-play goals on 16 opportunities (43.75%).
  • December 19, 2005 – Ed Belfour passes Terry Sawchuk for second all-time in wins by a goaltender in a 9–6 Maple Leafs' victory over the New York Islanders. It was the highest-scoring game of 2005–06 regular-season.
  • Six members of the Maple Leafs competed in Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Bryan McCabe represented Canada; Nik Antropov competed for Kazakhstan; Aki Berg competed for Finland; Tomas Kaberle for the Czech Republic; and Mats Sundin and Mikael Tellqvist captured the gold medal while representing Sweden. Sundin also held the distinction of serving as captain for Sweden.
  • April 11, 2006 – Captain Mats Sundin scores four goals and adds two assists for six points in a 6–5 overtime win against the Florida Panthers at Air Canada Centre.

The Maple Leafs would go on to lead all 30 teams with most power-play goals scored during the regular season, with 107.[1] Captain Mats Sundin, who scored only 13 goals in his first 49 games of the season, scored 18 goals in his final 21 games, for the 12th 30-goal season of his career. The 32-year-old veteran Eric Lindros, signed by the Maple Leafs on August 11, 2005, had a solid start to the season, scoring seven goals in his first eight games. However, wrist injuries would limit him to 33 games played for the year; he finished with 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points. Tomas Kaberle, Bryan McCabe and Darcy Tucker would all have career years, finishing with 68, 67 and 61 points, respectively.

Defensively, the Maple Leafs finished 21st out of 30 in goaltending, allowing 263 goals (excluding seven shootout goals allowed). It was the most goals allowed by a Maple Leafs team since the 1996–97 squad allowed 273. Toronto finished 26th in power-play goals allowed, with 99 and 24th in penalty killing, with 80.04%. While goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin posted a 9–0–2 record with a .924 save percentage and a 2.22 goals against average (GAA), this was at the end of the season, and it proved too little too late to get the Leafs into the playoffs. Starter Ed Belfour finished with a .892 save percentage and a 3.29 GAA with one shutout, while Mikael Tellqvist posted a save percentage of 3.13, with a GAA of 3.13. Furthermore, for the first time since the 1988–89 season, Belfour did not record a shutout during the regular season.

The Maple Leafs finished the regular season with a 41–33–8 record for 90 points, two points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning, who captured the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. Their ninth-place finish meant that the Maple Leafs would miss the playoffs for the first time since 1998. Throughout the season, Toronto struggled against their provincial and divisional rivals, the Ottawa Senators, winning only one game out of eight meetings with a 1–5–2 record. Excluding shootout goals, the Maple Leafs were outscored 39 to 19 and were shut-out twice. Goaltender Ed Belfour went 0–5–2 against the Senators with 34 goals allowed, a 5.20 GAA and a save percentage of .834.

Season standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Ottawa Senators 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 4 Buffalo Sabres 82 52 24 6 281 239 110
3 7 Montreal Canadiens 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
4 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
5 13 Boston Bruins 82 29 37 16 230 266 74

[2] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
3 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 27 9 242 229 101
4 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 52 24 6 242 239 110
5 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 26 11 267 259 101
6 X- New York Rangers AT 82 44 26 12 257 215 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
8 X- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
12 New York Islanders AT 82 36 40 6 230 278 78
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 29 37 16 230 266 74
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 29 41 12 237 306 70
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 22 46 14 244 316 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

2005–06 regular season[4]
October: 6–4–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 5, 2005 2–3 SO Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 0–0–1 Recap
2 L October 8, 2005 4–5 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 0–1–1 Recap
3 L October 10, 2005 5–6 SO @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 0–1–2 Recap
4 W October 11, 2005 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 1–1–2 Recap
5 W October 14, 2005 9–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 2–1–2 Recap
6 W October 15, 2005 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 3–1–2 Recap
7 W October 20, 2005 5–4 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 4–1–2 Recap
8 L October 22, 2005 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 4–2–2 Recap
9 W October 24, 2005 5–4 SO Boston Bruins (2005–06) 5–2–2 Recap
10 L October 27, 2005 1–2 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 5–3–2 Recap
11 L October 29, 2005 0–8 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 5–4–2 Recap
12 W October 31, 2005 2–1 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 6–4–2 Recap
November: 8–5–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 L November 3, 2005 3–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 6–5–2 Recap
14 W November 5, 2005 † 5–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 7–5–2 Recap
15 L November 6, 2005 4–5 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 7–6–2 Recap
16 W November 8, 2005 6–4 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 8–6–2 Recap
17 L November 11, 2005 2–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 8–7–2 Recap
18 W November 12, 2005 5–4 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 9–7–2 Recap
19 W November 15, 2005 2–1 New York Rangers (2005–06) 10–7–2 Recap
20 W November 17, 2005 4–1 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 11–7–2 Recap
21 W November 19, 2005 5–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 12–7–2 Recap
22 L November 23, 2005 1–5 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 12–8–2 Recap
23 L November 25, 2005 3–4 SO @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 12–8–3 Recap
24 W November 26, 2005 4–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 13–8–3 Recap
25 W November 28, 2005 2–1 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 14–8–3 Recap
26 L November 30, 2005 1–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 14–9–3 Recap
December: 8–5–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 3–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
27 W December 1, 2005 4–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 15–9–3 Recap
28 L December 3, 2005 4–5 San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 15–10–3 Recap
29 L December 6, 2005 1–2 Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 15–11–3 Recap
30 L December 10, 2005 1–2 Dallas Stars (2005–06) 15–12–3 Recap
31 W December 12, 2005 3–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 16–12–3 Recap
32 L December 17, 2005 2–8 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 16–13–3 Recap
33 W December 19, 2005 9–6 New York Islanders (2005–06) 17–13–3 Recap
34 L December 22, 2005 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 17–14–3 Recap
35 W December 23, 2005 2–1 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 18–14–3 Recap
36 W December 26, 2005 2–1 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 19–14–3 Recap
37 W December 27, 2005 3–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 20–14–3 Recap
38 W December 29, 2005 4–3 SO Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 21–14–3 Recap
39 W December 31, 2005 6–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 22–14–3 Recap
January: 3–8–2 (home: 1–2–1; road: 2–6–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
40 W January 2, 2006 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 23–14–3 Recap
41 L January 6, 2006 0–1 @ Calgary Flames (2005–06) 23–15–3 Recap
42 W January 7, 2006 3–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 24–15–3 Recap
43 L January 10, 2006 3–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 24–16–3 Recap
44 L January 14, 2006 3–4 Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 24–17–3 Recap
45 L January 17, 2006 3–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 24–18–3 Recap
46 L January 18, 2006 3–5 @ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 24–19–3 Recap
47 L January 21, 2006 0–7 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 24–20–3 Recap
48 L January 23, 2006 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 24–21–3 Recap
49 L January 26, 2006 4–8 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 24–22–3 Recap
50 L January 28, 2006 3–4 OT Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 24–22–4 Recap
51 W January 30, 2006 4–2 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 25–22–4 Recap
52 L January 31, 2006 2–3 SO @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 25–22–5 Recap
February: 2–4–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 0–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 L February 3, 2006 1–4 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 25–23–5 Recap
54 W February 4, 2006 4–2 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 26–23–5 Recap
55 W February 7, 2006 4–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 27–23–5 Recap
56 L February 10, 2006 2–4 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 27–24–5 Recap
57 L February 11, 2006 2–4 New York Rangers (2005–06) 27–25–5 Recap
58 L February 28, 2006 3–5 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 27–26–5 Recap
March: 7–6–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–5–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
59 L March 3, 2006 2–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 27–27–5 Recap
60 L March 4, 2006 2–4 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 27–28–5 Recap
61 W March 7, 2006 5–3 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 28–28–5 Recap
62 L March 10, 2006 1–2 SO @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 28–28–6 Recap
63 W March 11, 2006 5–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 29–28–6 Recap
64 W March 14, 2006 5–4 SO Boston Bruins (2005–06) 30–28–6 Recap
65 L March 16, 2006 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 30–29–6 Recap
66 L March 18, 2006 2–5 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 30–30–6 Recap
67 W March 19, 2006 1–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 31–30–6 Recap
68 W March 21, 2006 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 32–30–6 Recap
69 L March 23, 2006 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 32–31–6 Recap
70 L March 25, 2006 2–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 32–32–6 Recap
71 W March 26, 2006 4–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 33–32–6 Recap
72 W March 28, 2006 3–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 34–32–6 Recap
April: 7–1–2 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
73 W April 1, 2006 7–0 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 35–32–6 Recap
74 L April 3, 2006 2–3 SO Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 35–32–7 Recap
75 W April 5, 2006 3–2 New York Islanders (2005–06) 36–32–7 Recap
76 L April 6, 2006 2–3 SO @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 36–32–8 Recap
77 W April 8, 2006 5–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 37–32–8 Recap
78 W April 11, 2006 6–5 OT Florida Panthers (2005–06) 38–32–8 Recap
79 W April 13, 2006 4–3 OT @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 39–32–8 Recap
80 W April 15, 2006 5–1 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 40–32–8 Recap
81 L April 16, 2006 0–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 40–33–8 Recap
82 W April 18, 2006 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 41–33–8 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13 Mats Sundin C 70 31 47 78 7 58
24 Bryan McCabe D 73 19 49 68 −1 116
15 Tomas Kaberle D 82 9 58 67 −1 46
16 Darcy Tucker C 74 28 33 61 −12 100
41 Jason Allison C 66 17 43 60 −18 76
10 Alexander Steen C 75 18 27 45 −9 42
42 Kyle Wellwood C 81 11 34 45 0 14
23 Alexei Ponikarovsky LW 81 21 17 38 15 68
92 Jeff O'Neill RW 74 19 19 38 −19 64
80 Nik Antropov RW 57 12 19 31 13 56
18 Chad Kilger C 79 17 11 28 −6 63
14 Matt Stajan C 80 15 12 27 5 50
88 Eric Lindros C 33 11 11 22 −3 43
28 Tie Domi RW 77 5 11 16 −10 109
22 Ken Klee‡ D 56 3 12 15 −1 66
25 Alexander Khavanov D 64 6 6 12 −11 60
39 Clarke Wilm C 60 1 7 8 −15 43
8 Aki Berg D 75 0 8 8 −5 56
45 Carlo Colaiacovo D 21 2 5 7 0 17
37 Ian White D 12 1 5 6 2 10
21 Mariusz Czerkawski‡ RW 19 4 1 5 −2 6
53 John Pohl RW 7 3 1 4 2 4
3 Wade Belak D 55 0 3 3 −13 109
22 Luke Richardson† D 21 0 3 3 −1 41
48 Jeremy Williams C 1 1 0 1 0 0
20 Ed Belfour G 49 0 1 1 12
43 Jay Harrison D 8 0 1 1 5 2
44 Staffan Kronwall D 34 0 1 1 −3 14
56 Andy Wozniewski D 13 0 1 1 −8 13
30 Jean-Sebastien Aubin G 11 0 0 0 0
36 Brendan Bell D 1 0 0 0 0 0
46 Ben Ondrus LW 22 0 0 0 −10 18
26 Nathan Perrott‡ RW 3 0 0 0 −5 2
19 Aleksander Suglobov† RW 2 0 0 0 −1 0
32 Mikael Tellqvist G 25 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
20 Ed Belfour 49 22 22 4 1476 159 3.29 .892 0 2897
32 Mikael Tellqvist 25 10 11 2 697 73 3.13 .895 2 1399
30 Jean-Sebastien Aubin 11 9 0 2 330 25 2.22 .924 1 677

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL Defensive Player of the Week Bryan McCabe (October 17) [5]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Bryan McCabe (November 21) [6]
Team Molson Cup Mats Sundin [7]

Milestones

Ed Belfour passed Terry Sawchuk for second on the all-time wins list on December 19, 2005.[8]

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Alexander Steen October 5, 2005 [9]
Andy Wozniewski
Staffan Kronwall October 29, 2005
Jay Harrison January 28, 2006
Ben Ondrus March 7, 2006
Brendan Bell March 21, 2006
Ian White March 26, 2006
Jeremy Williams April 18, 2006
1,000th game played Tie Domi March 3, 2006 [10]

Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[11]

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) To Carolina Hurricanes
  • Conditional 4th-round pick in 2006
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [12]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) To St. Louis Blues
  • Future considerations
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [13]
November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06) To Dallas Stars
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Conditional 6th-round pick in 2006[a]
 [14]
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Conditional draft pick[b]
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [15]
To New Jersey Devils
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [16]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) To Boston Bruins
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 7th-round pick in 2006
 [17]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Jason Allison Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency [18]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Alexander Khavanov St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [19]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Eric Lindros New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [20]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Mike Hoffman Cleveland Barons (AHL) 1-year Free agency [21]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Jean-Sebastien Aubin St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) 1-year Free agency [22]
September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09) Mariusz Czerkawski Djurgardens IF (SHL) 1-year Free agency [23]
September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10) Brad Brown Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [24]
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) Alex Foster Bowling Green State University (CCHA) Free agency [25]
April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18) Chris Harrington University of Minnesota (WCHA) Free agency [26]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) Joe Nieuwendyk Florida Panthers Free agency (III) [28]
Owen Nolan[d] Release [30][31]
Gary Roberts Florida Panthers Free agency (III) [28]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Brian Leetch Boston Bruins Free agency (III) [32]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Jason MacDonald Boston Bruins Free agency [33]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Alexander Mogilny New Jersey Devils Free agency (III) [34]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Harold Druken EHC Basel (NLA) Free agency (UFA) [35]
September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21) Regan Kelly Sheffield Steelers (EIHL) Free agency (UFA) [36]
September 22, 2005 (2005-09-22) Nathan Barrett Norfolk Admirals (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [37]
January 25, 2006 (2006-01-25) Karel Pilar HC Sparta Praha (ELH) Free agency (II)[e] [39]
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) Mariusz Czerkawski Boston Bruins Waivers [40]
April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26) Aki Berg HC TPS (Liiga) Free agency [41]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) John Mitchell multi-year Entry-level [42]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) Jeff O'Neill multi-year Re-signing [12]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Tie Domi 2-year Re-signing [43]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Staffan Kronwall multi-year Entry-level [44]
Alexander Steen multi-year Entry-level [44]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Wade Belak 2-year Re-signing [45]
Aki Berg 1-year Re-signing [45]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Nik Antropov 1-year Re-signing [46]
Roman Kukumberg 1-year Entry-level [47]
Clarke Wilm 1-year Re-signing [46]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) Alexei Ponikarovsky 2-year Re-signing [48]
September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21) Nathan Perrott Re-signing [49]
December 19, 2005 (2005-12-19) Justin Pogge 3-year Entry-level [50]
February 11, 2006 (2006-02-11) Tomas Kaberle 5-year Extension [51]
April 12, 2006 (2006-04-12) Jean-Sebastien Aubin 1-year Re-signing [52]
April 15, 2006 (2006-04-15) Robbie Earl 3-year Entry-level [53]
April 17, 2006 (2006-04-17) Chad Kilger 3-year Re-signing [54]
June 8, 2006 (2006-06-08) Mikael Tellqvist 1-year Option exercised [55]

Draft picks

The 2005 NHL entry draft was the 43rd NHL entry draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on July 22, 2005. Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years. According to the draft order, the selection worked its way up to 30 as usual; then instead of repeating the order as in past years, the draft "snaked" back down to the team with the first pick. Therefore, the team with the first pick overall would not pick again until the 60th pick. The team with the 30th pick would also get the 31st pick. The draft was only seven rounds in length, compared to nine rounds in years past. The labor dispute caused the shortened draft.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 21 Tuukka Rask Goaltender  Finland Ilves Jr. (Finland)
3 82 Phil Oreskovic Defence  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
5 153 Alex Berry Right wing  United States Bruins Jr. (EJHL)
6 173 Johan Dahlberg Left wing  Sweden Modo Hockey Jr. (Sweden)
7 216 Anton Stralman Defence  Sweden Skovde (Sweden 2)
7 228 Chad Rau Centre  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League

  • The Maple Leafs farm club was the Toronto Marlies. In their first season, the Marlies had 41 wins, 29 losses, and posted 92 points for the season. The club finished in fourth place in the North Division. In the playoffs, the Marlies lost in the first round 4 games to 1 to Grand Rapids. Marc Moro was the team captain and Paul Maurice was the head coach.

The Maple Leafs were also affiliated with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL.[57]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Toronto would have received a 2006 5th-round pick if Perrott played in more than half of Dallas’ remaining games.
  2. ^ Either Toronto’s 5th-round pick in 2006 or 4th-round pick in 2007. Columbus received the 2006 pick.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[27]
  4. ^ Nolan was inactive during the 2005–06 season.[29]
  5. ^ Toronto retained Pilar’s NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[38]

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