1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The Toronto Maple Leafs finished in first place for the first time since the 1962–63 NHL season. It was also the Maple Leafs first 100-point season. It was also Wendel Clark's last season in the NHL.
==Offseason==
==Regular season==
The Leafs had their second consecutive 45-win season, and broke the 1992-93 franchise record for most points in a season. Mats Sundin averaged a point per game, scoring 32 goals and picking up 41 assists for 73 points in 73 games. Jonas Hoglund had a career year, finishing third on the team in points with 56 (29 goals, 27 assists). Curtis Joseph set a Leafs record for wins in a season by a goaltender with 36. The Leafs put Steve Sullivan on waivers and on October 23, 1999 he was picked up by the Chicago Blackhawks. In early 2000, Wendel Clark returned to the Leafs for the third time and had a two goal game on February 1 in a 5-3 Leafs win at Tampa Bay. In March, the Leafs traded Mike Johnson to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Darcy Tucker. 
The Leafs got off to a red-hot start to the season, winning 10 of their first 14 games with 4 shutouts. The team suffered a setback on December 4, 1999 in a home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Forward Yanic Perreault was coming around the Pittsburgh net with the puck when Penguins goaltender Tom Barrasso slashed Perreault with his goalie stick. Perreault suffered a broken arm and missed 23 games. Barrasso received a 4-game suspension. Another setback occurred on March 11 at Ottawa when Marian Hossa was attempting to clear the puck out of the centre-ice zone. Hossa swung his stick in a golf-swing motion and caught Toronto defenseman Bryan Berard in his right eye. Berard had to leave the game due to the injury and Hossa was assessed with a double minor for high-sticking. It was the last NHL game Berard would play for nearly a year and a half. To make matters more complex, Sergei Berezin, a 37-goal scorer in 1998-99 missed 21 games. He finished with a solid 26 goals. Despite losing these hindrances, the Leafs battled on, defeating 4 stellar teams between March 16 and April 1 (Detroit on March 16; New Jersey on March 25; St. Louis on March 29; and Washington on April 1). The Leafs finished 3rd in the Conference and 1st in the Northeast Division. Sundin led all skaters in overtime goals scored, with 4.
===All-Star Game===
The 50th National Hockey League All-Star Game was part of the 1999–2000 NHL season, and took place in Toronto's Air Canada Centre on February 6, 2000.
The all-star week festivities saw the Canadian Hockey League Top Prospects Game played on February 2, and an exhibition game between the Canadian and American women's national teams on February 3. The Heroes of Hockey game and the Skills Competition were held on February 5. It is to note that the opening face-off for the Heroes of Hockey game were Ted Lindsay and Fleming Mackell, two players who played in the 1st National Hockey League All-Star Game.
The week also was a good sendoff for Wayne Gretzky, who had retired the previous season. His #99 was raised to the rafters, despite him never playing for the hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, as a show of his number's league-wide retirement. Gretzky also made it clear that he would not partake in any oldtimer or Heroes of Hockey game unless it was held in Edmonton, a statement that was realized with the Heritage Classic three years later.
===Season standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 2, 1999 	4–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	1–0–0–0
2 	W	October 4, 1999 	4–0 	Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	2–0–0–0
3 	W	October 6, 1999 	2–1 	Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 	3–0–0–0
4 	L	October 9, 1999 	3–4 	@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 	3–1–0–0
5 	L	October 11, 1999 	2–4 	Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 	3–2–0–0
6 	W	October 13, 1999 	3–2 	Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	4–2–0–0
7 	W	October 15, 1999 	2–1 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 	5–2–0–0
8 	L	October 16, 1999 	2–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 	5–3–0–0
9 	T	October 20, 1999 	3–3 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	5–3–1–0
10 	W	October 23, 1999 	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	6–3–1–0
11 	W	October 25, 1999 	4–0 	Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 	7–3–1–0
12 	W	October 27, 1999 	4–0 	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	8–3–1–0
13 	W	October 30, 1999 	2–1 	Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 	9–3–1–0
14 	W	November 3, 1999 	6–0 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	10–3–1–0
15 	L	November 5, 1999 	3–5 	@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	10–4–1–0
16 	T	November 6, 1999 	3–3 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 	10–4–2–0
17 	L	November 9, 1999 	0–2 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)	10–5–2–0
18 	L	November 11, 1999 	3–4 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	10–5–2–1
19 	T	November 13, 1999 	1–1 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 	10–5–3–1
20 	W	November 15, 1999 	4–2 	San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 	11–5–3–1
21 	L	November 17, 1999 	2–3 	St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 	11–6–3–1
22 	W	November 20, 1999 †	4–3 OT	New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	12–6–3–1
23 	L	November 23, 1999 	1–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	12–7–3–1
24 	L	November 26, 1999 	2–3 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	12–7–3–2
25 	W	November 27, 1999 	5–2 	Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 	13–7–3–2
26 	W	November 29, 1999 	3–1 	Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	14–7–3–2
27 	T	December 2, 1999 	2–2 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	14–7–4–2
28 	W	December 4, 1999 	3–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	15–7–4–2
29 	W	December 6, 1999 	3–2 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	16–7–4–2
30 	L	December 9, 1999 	2–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	16–8–4–2
31 	W	December 11, 1999 	6–4 	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	17–8–4–2
32 	L	December 13, 1999 	1–3 	Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 	17–9–4–2
33 	W	December 15, 1999 	5–1 	New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	18–9–4–2
34 	W	December 18, 1999 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	19–9–4–2
35 	W	December 20, 1999 	6–4 	@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	20–9–4–2
36 	W	December 21, 1999 	4–2 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	21–9–4–2
37 	W	December 23, 1999 	4–1 	New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 	22–9–4–2
38 	W	December 29, 1999 	2–1 	@ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	23–9–4–2
39 	L	January 1, 2000 	1–8 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	23–10–4–2
40 	W	January 3, 2000 	6–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	24–10–4–2
41 	L	January 5, 2000 	2–3 OT	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	24–10–4–3
42 	L	January 7, 2000 	2–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	24–11–4–3
43 	L	January 8, 2000 	3–5 	New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	24–12–4–3
44 	W	January 11, 2000 	3–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	25–12–4–3
45 	W	January 14, 2000 	3–2 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 	26–12–4–3
46 	L	January 15, 2000 	0–4 	@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 	26–13–4–3
47 	W	January 17, 2000 	5–4 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 	27–13–4–3
48 	T	January 22, 2000 	5–5 OT	Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	27–13–5–3
49 	T	January 24, 2000 	3–3 OT	Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 	27–13–6–3
50 	L	January 26, 2000 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 	27–14–6–3
51 	W	January 27, 2000 	4–3 	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	28–14–6–3
52 	W	January 29, 2000 	3–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 	29–14–6–3
53 	W	February 1, 2000 	5–3 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	30–14–6–3
54 	L	February 3, 2000 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	30–15–6–3
55 	L	February 9, 2000 	2–4 	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	30–16–6–3
56 	L	February 12, 2000 	1–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 	30–17–6–3
57 	L	February 14, 2000 	2–5 	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	30–18–6–3
58 	T	February 16, 2000 	3–3 OT	Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	30–18–7–3
59 	L	February 19, 2000 	1–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	30–19–7–3
60 	W	February 23, 2000 	5–3 	Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 	31–19–7–3
61 	W	February 25, 2000 	3–1 	@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 	32–19–7–3
62 	W	February 26, 2000 	5–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	33–19–7–3
63 	W	February 29, 2000 	4–0 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	34–19–7–3
64 	L	March 1, 2000 	1–3 	@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	34–20–7–3
65 	W	March 4, 2000 	4–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	35–20–7–3
66 	W	March 6, 2000 	6–5 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 	36–20–7–3
67 	W	March 7, 2000 	2–0 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 	37–20–7–3
68 	W	March 9, 2000 	6–2 	@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 	38–20–7–3
69 	W	March 11, 2000 	4–2 	@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 	39–20–7–3
70 	L	March 15, 2000 	2–5 	Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 	39–21–7–3
71 	W	March 16, 2000 	4–3 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 	40–21–7–3
72 	L	March 18, 2000 	1–4 	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	40–22–7–3
73 	L	March 22, 2000 	2–5 	New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	40–23–7–3
74 	L	March 23, 2000 	2–3 	@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 	40–24–7–3
75 	W	March 25, 2000 	5–3 	New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 	41–24–7–3
76 	W	March 29, 2000 	3–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 	42–24–7–3
77 	L	March 30, 2000 	0–4 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 	42–25–7–3
78 	W	April 1, 2000 	4–3 	@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	43–25–7–3
79 	L	April 3, 2000 	2–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	43–26–7–3
80 	L	April 5, 2000 	2–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	43–27–7–3
81 	W	April 7, 2000 	2–1 	@ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	44–27–7–3
82 	W	April 8, 2000 	4–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	45–27–7–3
* † Hockey Hall of Fame Gmae
==Player stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	73	32	41	73 	46 	16 	10 	2 	7
 	81	26	37	63 	68 	1 	9 	0 	9
 	82	29	27	56 	10 	-2 	9 	1 	3
 	80	20	26	46 	22 	12 	5 	3 	4
 	58	18	27	45 	22 	3 	5 	0 	4
 	82	7 	33	40 	24 	3 	2 	0 	0
 	61	26	13	39 	2 	8 	5 	0 	4
 	66	12	18	30 	41 	14 	0 	0 	2
 	53	12	18	30 	24 	8 	3 	0 	0
 	64	3 	27	30 	42 	11 	1 	0 	0
 	77	3 	24	27 	55 	2 	2 	1 	1
 	52	11	14	25 	23 	8 	2 	1 	3
 	73	10	14	24 	44 	-2 	0 	1 	1
 	27	7 	10	17 	55 	3 	0 	2 	3
 	69	3 	14	17 	54 	9 	3 	0 	0
 	71	4 	11	15 	64 	13 	0 	0 	1
 	70	5 	9 	14 	198	-5 	0 	0 	2
 	52	5 	8 	13 	39 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	45	5 	5 	10 	10 	-6 	1 	0 	0
 	59	0 	10	10 	28 	13 	0 	0 	0
 	39	2 	4 	6 	55 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	18	3 	1 	4 	2 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	20	2 	2 	4 	21 	-3 	0 	0 	1
 	26	0 	3 	3 	33 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	36	0 	3 	3 	68 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	6 	0 	2 	2 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	8 	1 	0 	1 	6 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	9 	0 	1 	1 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	20	0 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	63	0 	1 	1 	14 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	7 	0 	1 	1 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	5 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T/OT	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	3801	63	36	20	7 	158	2.49	4 	1854	1696	.915
 	1164	20	9 	10	0 	59 	3.04	2 	527 	468 	.888
Team: 	4965	82	45	30	7 	217	2.62	6 	2381	2164	.909
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	12	6	3	9 	10 	0 	0 	1
 	12	4	4	8 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	12	3	5	8 	10 	0 	0 	1
 	12	4	2	6 	15 	1 	0 	2
 	12	2	4	6 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	12	1	4	5 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	12	0	4	4 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	12	1	2	3 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	12	1	2	3 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	11	0	3	3 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	12	0	3	3 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	6 	1	1	2 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	12	1	1	2 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	12	0	2	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	12	1	0	1 	7 	0 	1 	0
 	3 	1	0	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	10	0	1	1 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	12	0	1	1 	20 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	12	0	0	0 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0	0	0 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0	0	0 	6 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	729	12	6	6	25	2.06	1 	369	344	.932
Team: 	729	12	6	6	25	2.06	1 	369	344	.932
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage; 
==Playoffs==
==Roster==
						
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Centres
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*GM: Ken Dryden
*Coach: Pat Quinn
==Transactions==
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999-2000 season.
===Trades===
July 15, 1999 	To Atlanta ThrashersMartin Prochazka 	To Toronto Maple Leafs6th round pick in 2001 - Maxim Kondratiev
August 5, 1999 	To Tampa Bay LightningJeff Reese 9th round pick in 2000 - Milan Kopecky 	To Toronto Maple Leafs9th round pick in 2000 - Philippe Cote
August 17, 1999 	To New York IslandersNiklas Andersson 	To Toronto Maple LeafsCraig Charron
October 1, 1999 	To Tampa Bay LightningFredrik Modin 	To Toronto Maple LeafsCory Cross 7th round pick in 2001 - Ivan Kolozvary
October 8, 1999 	To Chicago BlackhawksSylvain Cote 	To Toronto Maple Leafs2nd round pick in 2001 - Karel Pilar
October 20, 1999 	To St. Louis BluesDerek King 	To Toronto Maple LeafsTyler Harlton
October 20, 1999 	To Boston BruinsIvan Huml 	To Toronto Maple LeafsDmitri Khristich
November 29, 1999	To Tampa Bay LightningTodd Warriner 	To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd round pick in 2000 - Mikael Tellqvist
February 9, 2000 	To Tampa Bay LightningMike Johnson Marek Posmyk 5th round pick in 2000 - Pavel Sedov 6th round pick in 2000 - Aaron Gionet 5th round pick in 2001 - Terry Denike	To Toronto Maple LeafsDarcy Tucker 4th round pick in 2000 - Miguel Delisle 5th round pick in 2001 - Kyle Wellwood
February 23, 2000	To Los Angeles KingsCraig Charron 	To Toronto Maple LeafsDon MacLean
June 25, 2000 	To Anaheim Mighty DucksJonathan Hedstrom 	To Toronto Maple Leafs6th round pick in 2000 - Vadim Sozinov 7th round pick in 2000 - Markus Seikola
===Waivers===
September 27, 1999	To Atlanta ThrashersLadislav Kohn
October 23, 1999 	To Chicago BlackhawksSteve Sullivan
===Expansion Draft===
June 23, 2000	To Columbus Blue JacketsKevyn Adams
June 23, 2000	To Columbus Blue JacketsTommi Rajamaki
===Free agents===
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	Former Team
Jonas Hoglund 	Montreal Canadiens
Greg Andrusak 	Pittsburgh Penguins
Terran Sandwith 	Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Jason Bonsignore 	Tampa Bay Lightning
Justin Hocking 	Chicago Blackhawks
Jimmy Waite 	Calgary Flames
Sebastien Centomo	Undrafted Free Agent
Bryan Fogarty 	Chicago Blackhawks
Wendel Clark 	Chicago Blackhawks
Gerald Diduck 	Phoenix Coyotes
==Awards and Records==
*Most Wins in One Season (tied), 45 wins NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006, Senior Managing Editor: Ralph Dinger, Published in Canada by Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, ON, ISBN in Canada 0-920445-98-5, p. 131
* Curtis Joseph, King Clancy Memorial Trophy
==Draft picks==
===NHL Draft===
# 	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/Junior/Club Team
24	Luca Cereda (C)	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ambri-Piotta (Swiss)
==References==
* Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
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