2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=2005–06
Team=Toronto Maple Leafs
Conference=Eastern
ConferenceRank=9th
Division=Northeast
DivisionRank=4th
Record=41–33–8
HomeRecord=
RoadRecord=
GoalsFor=257
GoalsAgainst=270
GeneralManager=John Ferguson, Jr.
Coach= Pat Quinn
Captain= Mats Sundin
AltCaptain= Tomas Kaberle
Bryan McCabe
Arena=Air Canada Centre
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Mats Sundin (31)
AssistsLeader=Bryan McCabe (49)
PointsLeader= Mats Sundin (78)
PIMLeader=Bryan McCabe (116)
WinsLeader=Ed Belfour (22)
GAALeader=Jean-Sebastien Aubin (2.21)

The 2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 88th season of the franchise, 78th season as the Maple Leafs.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

*The 2005 NHL Entry Draft took place in Ottawa, Ontario on July 30, 2005.
*The free agency period began on July 1.

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.
* December 19, 2005 – Ed Belfour passes Terry Sawchuk for second all-time in wins by a goaltender.

eason standings

December

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

March

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

Goaltenders

"Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average"

Free agents Acquired/Lost

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.

* Toronto's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

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 East Coast Hockey League. [National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.14, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5]

Roster

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST

ee also

*2005–06 NHL season

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000382006.html Toronto Maple Leafs on Hockey Database]
* [http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=Tor&yr=2005&lg= Toronto Maple Leafs Game Log on Database Hockey]