1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division5th Norris
Conference10th Campbell
1988–89 record28–46–6
Home record15–20–5
Road record13–26–1
Goals for259
Goals against342
Team information
General managerGord Stellick
CoachJohn Brophy (fired)
George Armstrong (interim)
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsWendel Clark
Borje Salming
Tom Fergus
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsEddie Olczyk (38)
AssistsEddie Olczyk (52)
PointsEddie Olczyk (90)
Penalty minutesBrian Curran and John Kordic (185)
Plus/minusDave Reid (+12)
WinsAllan Bester (17)
Goals against averageAllan Bester (3.80)

The 1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 72nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Toronto made a late season push for the playoffs under interim head coach (and former captain) George Armstrong but an overtime loss in the final regular season game at the Chicago Blackhawks kept them out of the postseason for the first time since 1984–85.

Off-season

NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
16Scott Pearson (LW) CanadaKingston Canadians (OHL)
227Tie Domi (RW) CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
348Peter Ing (G) CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
469Ted Crowley (D) United StatesLawrence Academy (USHS-MA)
586Len Esau (D) CanadaHumboldt Broncos (SJHL)
7132Matt Mallgrave (C) United StatesSt. Paul's School (USHS-NH)
8153Roger Elvenes (C) SwedenRögle BK (Sweden)
9174Mike DeLay (D) United StatesCanterbury School (USHS-CT)
10195David Sacco (C) United StatesMedford High School (USHS-MA)
11216Mike Gregorio (G) United StatesCushing Academy (USHS-MA)
12237Peter DeBoer (RW) CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
S11Dean Anderson (G) CanadaUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)

Regular season

The 1988–89 Maple Leafs season was a disastrous one that saw John Brophy fired as head coach midway through the season. Interim head coach George Armstrong led the Leafs close to the playoffs, but they eventually missed out after losing to the Chicago Blackhawks in the final game of the regular season. The Leafs needed a win against Chicago to clinch a playoff berth, but a Troy Murray overtime goal ended Toronto's season.

The Maple Leafs finished the regular season last in the NHL in power play goals scored (56), power play opportunities (334), power play percentage (16.77%) and penalty-killing percentage (72.70%).[1]

  • November 7, 1988 – The Maple Leafs traded RW Russ Courtnall to Montreal for RW John Kordic and a 6th-round choice (Michael Doers)
  • Ken Wregget was traded by Maple Leafs to Philadelphia Flyers for two first-round picks (RW Rob Pearson and D Steve Bancroft) in 1989 draft, March 6, 1989.

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings8034341231331680
St. Louis Blues8033351227528578
Minnesota North Stars8027371625827870
Chicago Blackhawks8027411229733566
Toronto Maple Leafs802846625934262

[2]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. Wales Conference

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 19881–2@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)0–1–0
2WOctober 8, 19887–4Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)1–1–0
3WOctober 9, 19888–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)2–1–0
4LOctober 12, 19882–4St. Louis Blues (1988–89)2–2–0
5WOctober 14, 19883–1@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)3–2–0
6LOctober 15, 19883–5Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)3–3–0
7WOctober 17, 19886–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)4–3–0
8WOctober 19, 19884–2Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)5–3–0
9WOctober 21, 19884–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)6–3–0
10TOctober 22, 19883–3 OTCalgary Flames (1988–89)6–3–1
11WOctober 25, 19884–3@ New York Islanders (1988–89)7–3–1
12WOctober 26, 19883–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)8–3–1
13LOctober 29, 19882–3@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)8–4–1
14LNovember 2, 19882–7Boston Bruins (1988–89)8–5–1
15LNovember 5, 19884–6Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)8–6–1
16LNovember 10, 19881–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)8–7–1
17LNovember 12, 19882–6Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)8–8–1
18LNovember 14, 19884–5Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)8–9–1
19WNovember 16, 19888–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)9–9–1
20LNovember 18, 19880–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)9–10–1
21LNovember 19, 19881–9@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)9–11–1
22WNovember 21, 19884–0St. Louis Blues (1988–89)10–11–1
23WNovember 23, 19884–3Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)11–11–1
24LNovember 25, 19883–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)11–12–1
25LNovember 26, 19883–6Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)11–13–1
26LDecember 1, 19883–9@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)11–14–1
27LDecember 3, 19880–3@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)11–15–1
28LDecember 9, 19883–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)11–16–1
29LDecember 10, 19882–8Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)11–17–1
30TDecember 12, 19884–4 OTCalgary Flames (1988–89)11–17–2
31LDecember 14, 19882–8Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)11–18–2
32LDecember 15, 19883–6@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)11–19–2
33LDecember 17, 19881–7Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)11–20–2
34WDecember 19, 19884–3St. Louis Blues (1988–89)12–20–2
35LDecember 21, 19881–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)12–21–2
36LDecember 23, 19882–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)12–22–2
37LDecember 26, 19883–4New York Islanders (1988–89)12–23–2
38WDecember 29, 19886–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)13–23–2
39WDecember 31, 19886–1Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)14–23–2
40TJanuary 1, 19893–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)14–23–3
41LJanuary 6, 19890–3@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)14–24–3
42LJanuary 7, 19891–6Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)14–25–3
43WJanuary 9, 19893–0Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)15–25–3
44LJanuary 11, 19892–3Washington Capitals (1988–89)15–26–3
45LJanuary 14, 19893–5Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)15–27–3
46WJanuary 16, 19895–3Hartford Whalers (1988–89)16–27–3
47TJanuary 19, 19893–3 OTMinnesota North Stars (1988–89)16–27–4
48LJanuary 21, 19893–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)16–28–4
49LJanuary 25, 19891–2 OTBoston Bruins (1988–89)16–29–4
50LJanuary 27, 19891–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)16–30–4
51TJanuary 28, 19891–1 OTNew York Rangers (1988–89)16–30–5
52LJanuary 30, 19891–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)16–31–5
53WFebruary 2, 19894–1@ New York Islanders (1988–89)17–31–5
54LFebruary 4, 19891–3Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)17–32–5
55WFebruary 11, 19894–3Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)18–32–5
56LFebruary 13, 19891–8@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)18–33–5
57LFebruary 15, 19892–4Hartford Whalers (1988–89)18–34–5
58WFebruary 17, 198910–6@ New York Rangers (1988–89)19–34–5
59WFebruary 18, 19895–3New Jersey Devils (1988–89)20–34–5
60LFebruary 20, 19894–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)20–35–5
61WFebruary 22, 19894–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)21–35–5
62LFebruary 23, 19891–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)21–36–5
63WFebruary 25, 19894–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)22–36–5
64LFebruary 27, 19895–7St. Louis Blues (1988–89)22–37–5
65LMarch 1, 19894–7@ New York Rangers (1988–89)22–38–5
66TMarch 4, 19893–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (1988–89)22–38–6
67LMarch 5, 19890–3@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)22–39–6
68WMarch 7, 19896–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)23–39–6
69LMarch 9, 19891–4@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)23–40–6
70WMarch 11, 19895–3Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)24–40–6
71LMarch 12, 19897–9@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)24–41–6
72WMarch 14, 19895–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)25–41–6
73LMarch 18, 19892–10Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)25–42–6
74LMarch 19, 19896–8@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)25–43–6
75WMarch 22, 19895–3Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)26–43–6
76LMarch 24, 19892–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)26–44–6
77WMarch 25, 19896–5Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)27–44–6
78WMarch 29, 19893–1Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)28–44–6
79LApril 1, 19893–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)28–45–6
80LApril 2, 19893–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)28–46–6

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Playoffs

The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Eddie Olczyk8038529075
Gary Leeman6132437566
Vincent Damphousse8026426875
Tom Fergus8022456748
Daniel Marois7631235476
Mark Osborne75163046112
Dave Reid779213022
Craig Laughlin6610132341
Peter Ihnacak262161810
Derek Laxdal41961565
Al Secord405101571
Dan Daoust68751254
Wendel Clark15741166
Paul Gagne163256
John Kordic46123185
Russ Courtnall91124
Tim Armstrong111016
Mike Blaisdell91014
Ken Yaremchuk111012
Scott Pearson90112
Sean McKenna30110
Paul Lawless70000
Marty Dallman40000
Chris McRae300012
Doug Shedden10002

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Al Iafrate6513203372
Todd Gill5911142572
Borje Salming633172086
Brad Marsh801151679
Chris Kotsopoulos571141544
Darren Veitch37371016
Rick Lanz32191018
Luke Richardson55279106
Brian Curran47145185
Darryl Shannon141346
Ken Hammond1402212

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Allan Bester431720323.80
Ken Wregget32920204.42
Jeff Reese1026104.94

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions in the 1988–89 season.

Trades

June 21, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Stothers		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Root
November 7, 1988 To Montreal Canadiens
Russ Courtnall		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
John Kordic
6th round pick in 1989 – Mike Doers
February 7, 1989 To Philadelphia Flyers
Al Secord		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th round pick in 1989 – Keith Carney
February 21, 1989 To New York Rangers
Chris McRae		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken Hammond
February 25, 1989 To Vancouver Canucks
Peter DeBoer		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Paul Lawless
March 6, 1989 To Philadelphia Flyers
Ken Wregget		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st round pick in 1989 – Rob Pearson
1st round pick in 1989 – Steve Bancroft
June 16, 1989 To Calgary Flames
2nd round pick in 1989 – Kent Manderville		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rob Ramage

Waivers

October 3, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Dale DeGray
October 3, 1988 From Philadelphia Flyers
Brad Marsh

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Craig LaughlinLos Angeles Kings
Alan HeppleNew Jersey Devils
Paul GagneNew Jersey Devils
Doug SheddenBaltimore Skipjacks (AHL)

Awards and records

  • Gary Leeman, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)

References

  1. ↑ "1988-89 NHL Summary".
  2. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
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