1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs season


The 1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 80th season in the National Hockey League.
The Maple Leafs entered the 1996–97 NHL season with the hopes of making the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. Mike Murphy was hired prior to the season as the head coach replacing interim coach Nick Beverley. The team played poorly for most of the season and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1992. This season would be Cliff Fletcher's last as general manager of the Maple Leafs. In one of his final moves, Fletcher traded captain Doug Gilmour to the New Jersey Devils in February.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
PlayerGPGASTPTSPIM
Mats Sundin8241539459
Doug Gilmour6115456046
Wendel Clark6530194975
Sergei Berezin732516412
Kirk Muller6620173785
Todd Warriner7512213341
Ralph Intranuovo30110
Scott Pearson10002
Kelly Chase200027
Shayne Toporowski30007
Brian Wiseman50000
John Craighead500010
Mark Kolesar70000
000

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
PlayerGPGASTPTSPIM
Larry Murphy697323920
Dave Ellett564101434
Dmitri Yushkevich744101456
Rob Zettler482121451
D. J. Smith80117
Greg Smyth20000
Yannick Tremblay50000
Jeff Ware130006

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
PlayerGPMINWLTSOGAA
Felix Potvin7442712736703.15
Marcel Cousineau1356635113.29
Don Beaupre311003005.45

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1996–97 season.

Trades

Waivers

Free agents

Playoffs

Awards and records

Farm teams

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