# 1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 68th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, the 58th season as the Maple Leafs. It was a miserable season as they finished last in the Norris Division and in the entire NHL with a 20–52–8 record for a total of 48 points, the worst record in the league and team history. The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

## Offseason
### NHL Draft

* = NHL All-Star
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 1 | 4 | Al Iafrate (D) | United States | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 2 | 25 | Todd Gill (D) | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 4 | 67 | Jeff Reese (G) | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 5 | 88 | Jack Capuano | United States | Kent School (USHS-CT) |
| 6 | 109 | Fabian Joseph | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
| 7 | 130 | Joseph MacInnis | United States | Watertown High School (USHS-MA) |
| 8 | 151 | Derek Laxdal | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 9 | 172 | Dan Turner | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 10 | 192 | David Buckley | United States | Trinity-Pawling School (USHS-NY) |
| 11 | 213 | Mike Wurst | United States | Ohio State University (CCHA) |
| 12 | 233 | Peter Slanina | Czechoslovakia | VSZ Košice (Czechoslovakia) |

## Regular season
### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 299 | 288 | 86 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 309 | 299 | 83 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 313 | 357 | 66 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 268 | 321 | 62 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 20 | 52 | 8 | 253 | 358 | 48 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Chicago
—3−3−24−3−13−4−16−1−116−11−5
Detroit
3−3−2—3−2−31−6−15−312−14−6
Minnesota
3−4−12−3−3—1−6−16−212−15−5
St. Louis
4−3−16−1−16−1−1—4−3−120−8−4
Toronto
1−6−13−52−63−4−1—9−21−2
Vs. Smythe Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Chicago
2−10−32−0−12−11−1−17−6−2
Detroit
1−20−31−22−10−2−14−10−1
Minnesota
0−1−20−31−1−11−1−11−23−8−4
St. Louis
3−00−32−13−01−0−29−4−2
Toronto
0−30−2−11−21−1−10−32−11−2
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Chicago
3−00−31−22−10−36−9−0
Detroit
0−31−1−11−21−1−12−15−8−2
Minnesota
0−30−32−12−10−34−11−0
St. Louis
0−1−22−11−20−2−11−24−8−3
Toronto
1−21−21−23−00−1−26−7−2
Vs. Patrick Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Chicago
3−00−33−01−22−10−39−9−0
Detroit
1−1−11−22−10−2−11−1−11−26−9−3
Minnesota
1−1−11−1−12−10−32−10−2−16−9−3
St. Louis
2−0−10−30−2−10−32−10−2−14−11−3
Toronto
0−31−20−2−11−21−20−2−13−13−2 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | October 11, 1984 | 1–0 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | W | October 13, 1984 | 4–3 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) | 2–0–0 |
| 3 | L | October 14, 1984 | 2–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | L | October 17, 1984 | 3–5 | Hartford Whalers (1984–85) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | L | October 19, 1984 | 1–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) | 2–3–0 |
| 6 | L | October 20, 1984 | 3–12 | Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) | 2–4–0 |
| 7 | W | October 24, 1984 | 6–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 3–4–0 |
| 8 | T | October 26, 1984 | 2–2 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) | 3–4–1 |
| 9 | L | October 27, 1984 | 3–5 | Calgary Flames (1984–85) | 3–5–1 |
| 10 | L | October 31, 1984 | 5–6 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 3–6–1 |
| 11 | L | November 3, 1984 | 0–7 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) | 3–7–1 |
| 12 | L | November 5, 1984 | 3–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 3–8–1 |
| 13 | T | November 7, 1984 | 4–4 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) | 3–8–2 |
| 14 | T | November 10, 1984 | 4–4 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 3–8–3 |
| 15 | L | November 11, 1984 | 6–7 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 3–9–3 |
| 16 | L | November 14, 1984 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) | 3–10–3 |
| 17 | L | November 17, 1984 | 3–5 | Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) | 3–11–3 |
| 18 | W | November 19, 1984 | 6–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) | 4–11–3 |
| 19 | L | November 21, 1984 | 1–7 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 4–12–3 |
| 20 | L | November 23, 1984 | 5–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 4–13–3 |
| 21 | L | November 24, 1984 | 2–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 4–14–3 |
| 22 | L | November 27, 1984 | 1–7 | Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) | 4–15–3 |
| 23 | T | November 30, 1984 | 3–3 OT | @ New York Rangers (1984–85) | 4–15–4 |
| 24 | L | December 1, 1984 | 1–4 | New York Rangers (1984–85) | 4–16–4 |
| 25 | L | December 4, 1984 | 6–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 4–17–4 |
| 26 | L | December 5, 1984 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 4–18–4 |
| 27 | T | December 8, 1984 | 3–3 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 4–18–5 |
| 28 | L | December 9, 1984 | 2–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 4–19–5 |
| 29 | W | December 12, 1984 | 6–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) | 5–19–5 |
| 30 | L | December 14, 1984 | 4–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) | 5–20–5 |
| 31 | L | December 15, 1984 | 2–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) | 5–21–5 |
| 32 | L | December 17, 1984 | 2–3 | St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 5–22–5 |
| 33 | L | December 21, 1984 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 5–23–5 |
| 34 | W | December 22, 1984 | 6–4 | Boston Bruins (1984–85) | 6–23–5 |
| 35 | L | December 26, 1984 | 0–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) | 6–24–5 |
| 36 | L | December 27, 1984 | 1–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) | 6–25–5 |
| 37 | L | December 29, 1984 | 4–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 6–26–5 |
| 38 | L | January 2, 1985 | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) | 6–27–5 |
| 39 | L | January 5, 1985 | 1–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) | 6–28–5 |
| 40 | L | January 7, 1985 | 4–7 | Hartford Whalers (1984–85) | 6–29–5 |
| 41 | L | January 9, 1985 | 3–5 | Boston Bruins (1984–85) | 6–30–5 |
| 42 | W | January 13, 1985 | 5–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) | 7–30–5 |
| 43 | W | January 16, 1985 | 4–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) | 8–30–5 |
| 44 | W | January 19, 1985 | 6–1 | St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 9–30–5 |
| 45 | T | January 22, 1985 | 2–2 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) | 9–30–6 |
| 46 | L | January 24, 1985 | 1–4 | @ New York Islanders (1984–85) | 9–31–6 |
| 47 | L | January 26, 1985 | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 9–32–6 |
| 48 | W | January 27, 1985 | 6–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 10–32–6 |
| 49 | W | January 30, 1985 | 6–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) | 11–32–6 |
| 50 | T | February 1, 1985 | 3–3 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) | 11–32–7 |
| 51 | L | February 2, 1985 | 2–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 11–33–7 |
| 52 | L | February 5, 1985 | 1–4 | Washington Capitals (1984–85) | 11–34–7 |
| 53 | L | February 6, 1985 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 11–35–7 |
| 54 | W | February 9, 1985 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) | 12–35–7 |
| 55 | W | February 10, 1985 | 3–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) | 13–35–7 |
| 56 | L | February 14, 1985 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 13–36–7 |
| 57 | L | February 16, 1985 | 3–6 | New Jersey Devils (1984–85) | 13–37–7 |
| 58 | W | February 17, 1985 | 5–4 OT | @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) | 14–37–7 |
| 59 | L | February 19, 1985 | 4–9 | Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) | 14–38–7 |
| 60 | L | February 21, 1985 | 1–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) | 14–39–7 |
| 61 | W | February 23, 1985 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 15–39–7 |
| 62 | L | February 25, 1985 | 3–4 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 15–40–7 |
| 63 | W | February 27, 1985 | 6–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 16–40–7 |
| 64 | W | March 2, 1985 | 4–2 | New York Islanders (1984–85) | 17–40–7 |
| 65 | L | March 5, 1985 | 2–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 17–41–7 |
| 66 | L | March 6, 1985 | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 17–42–7 |
| 67 | L | March 9, 1985 | 2–4 | @ New York Islanders (1984–85) | 17–43–7 |
| 68 | L | March 13, 1985 | 3–5 | Calgary Flames (1984–85) | 17–44–7 |
| 69 | L | March 14, 1985 | 0–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) | 17–45–7 |
| 70 | L | March 16, 1985 | 1–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) | 17–46–7 |
| 71 | W | March 18, 1985 | 4–3 OT | St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 18–46–7 |
| 72 | L | March 20, 1985 | 4–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1984–85) | 18–47–7 |
| 73 | T | March 22, 1985 | 3–3 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) | 18–47–8 |
| 74 | W | March 24, 1985 | 5–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 19–47–8 |
| 75 | W | March 27, 1985 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 20–47–8 |
| 76 | L | March 30, 1985 | 3–9 | Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 20–48–8 |
| 77 | L | March 31, 1985 | 5–7 | @ New York Rangers (1984–85) | 20–49–8 |
| 78 | L | April 3, 1985 | 7–9 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 20–50–8 |
| 79 | L | April 6, 1985 | 2–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) | 20–51–8 |
| 80 | L | April 7, 1985 | 1–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) | 20–52–8 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Rick Vaive | RW | 72 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 112 | -26 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| John Anderson | RW | 75 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 27 | -20 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Derlago | C | 62 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 21 | -15 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Miroslav Frycer | RW | 65 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 55 | -7 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Daoust | C | 79 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 98 | -27 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Peter Ihnacak | C | 70 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 24 | -26 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Benning | D | 80 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 55 | -39 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | D | 73 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 76 | -26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Terrion | LW | 72 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 20 | -15 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Leeman | RW | 53 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 72 | -12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Stew Gavin | LW | 73 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 38 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Courtnall | RW | 69 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 44 | -23 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Iafrate | D | 68 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 51 | -19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Poddubny | LW | 32 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Nylund | D | 76 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 99 | -37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brubaker | LW | 68 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 209 | -18 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | D/LW | 41 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 171 | -17 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Kitchen | D | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McGill | D | 72 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Strong | LW | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Root | D | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Thomas | LW | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Yaremchuk | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bernhardt | G | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaston Gingras | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | D | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Gill | D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Bester | G | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Jackson | LW | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | C | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wregget | G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Britz | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Landon | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Laxdal | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basil McRae | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Muni | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Plante | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick St. Croix | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Verstraete | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Tim Bernhardt | 2182 | 37 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 136 | 3.74 | 0 |
| Allan Bester | 767 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 4.22 | 1 |
| Rick St. Croix | 628 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 54 | 5.16 | 0 |
| Ken Wregget | 1278 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 103 | 4.84 | 0 |
| Team: | 4855 | 80 | 20 | 52 | 8 | 347 | 4.29 | 1 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Awards and honors

* Bill Derlago, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)

## Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season.

### Trades

| August 17, 1984 | To Montreal CanadiensDom Campedelli 4th round pick in 1986 – Kent Hulst | To Toronto Maple LeafsBill Root 2nd round pick in 1986 – Darryl Shannon |
| February 14, 1985 | To Montreal CanadiensGaston Gingras | To Toronto Maple LeafsLarry Landon |
| May 29, 1985 | To Calgary Flames4th round pick in 1987 – Tim Harris | To Toronto Maple LeafsDon Edwards |

### Waivers

| October 9, 1984 | To Edmonton OilersTerry Martin |
| October 9, 1984 | From Edmonton OilersJeff Brubaker |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Bill Kitchen | Montreal Canadiens |
| Wes Jarvis | Los Angeles Kings |
| Kevin Maguire | Undrafted Free Agent |
| Tim Bernhardt | Calgary Flames |
| Player | New Team |
| Bruce Boudreau | Baltimore Skipjacks (AHL) |