1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 73rd season in the National Hockey League. The Maple Leafs had their first non-losing season since the 1978–79 NHL season. Gary Leeman became the second member of the Maple Leafs to score 50 goals in one season.
Off-season
Newly acquired defenceman Rob Ramage is named team captain. Ramage assumes a role that has been vacant for three seasons.NHL Entry Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 3 | Scott Thornton | Belleville Bulls | |
| 1 | 12 | Rob Pearson | Belleville Bulls | |
| 1 | 21 | Steve Bancroft | Belleville Bulls | |
| 4 | 66 | Matt Martin | Avon Old Farms | |
| 5 | 96 | Keith Carney | Mount Saint Charles Academy | |
| 6 | 108 | Dave Burke | Cornell University | |
| 6 | 125 | Mike Doers | Northwood School | |
| 7 | 129 | Keith Merkler | Portledge School | |
| 8 | 150 | Derek Langille | North Bay Centennials | |
| 9 | 171 | Jeffrey St. Laurent | Berwick Academy | |
| 10 | 192 | Justin Tomberlin | Greenway High School | |
| 11 | 213 | Mike Jackson | Toronto Marlboros | |
| 12 | 234 | Steve Chartrand | Drummondville Voltigeurs | |
| S | 3 | Dave Tomlinson | Boston University | |
| S | 8 | Mike Moes | University of Michigan |
Regular season
On the power play, the Maple Leafs scored 81 goals on 348 advantages for a 23.3% success rate. This ranked fourth overall in the NHL. The Maple Leafs allowed 17 shorthanded goals on 348 advantages, which ranked 20th in the league. Against the power play, the Maple Leafs allowed 89 goals on 408 advantages, which ranked 15th in the league. The Maple Leafs scored 16 shorthanded goals, third-best in the league. Dave Reid was influential by scoring four shorthanded goals.Eddie Olczyk reached 30 goals for the third straight year. Olczyk tied a Maple Leafs scoring record by scoring at least 1 point in 18 consecutive games. It was the NHL's third longest scoring streak of the season. The streak was snapped on January 10 in a game against the New York Islanders. During the streak, Olczyk had 11 goals and 17 assists.
Season standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 80 | 51 | 44 | 95 | 63 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 | |
| C | 80 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| C | 79 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 78 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 68 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 82 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 78 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| D | 75 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 135 | -4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 70 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 29 | -8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 80 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 202 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 54 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 62 | -18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 80 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 127 | -12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| LW | 70 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | -8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| LW/D | 38 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 116 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 65 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| C | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 67 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 122 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 59 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 117 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 39 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 55 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 90 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 48 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 92 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 79 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 95 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 55 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 252 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 72 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 301 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2206 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 165 | 4.49 | 0 | 1296 | 1131 | .873 | |
| 1343 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 87 | 3.89 | 0 | 765 | 678 | .886 | |
| 1101 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 81 | 4.41 | 0 | 630 | 549 | .871 | |
| 182 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5.93 | 0 | 107 | 89 | .832 | |
| Team: | 4832 | 80 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 351 | 4.36 | 0 | 2798 | 2447 | .875 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 108 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.33 | 0 | 50 | 44 | .880 | |
| 196 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.29 | 0 | 120 | 106 | .883 | |
| Team: | 304 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3.95 | 0 | 170 | 150 | .882 |
Roster
Playoffs
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1989-90 season.Trades
Free agents
Awards and records
- Fewest Ties in One Season, 4 ties
- Most Goals Scored in One Season, 337 goals
- Most Penalty Minutes in One Season, 2,419 penalty minutes
- Gary Leeman, Molson Cup
- Al Iafrate, Defense, NHL All-Star Game