2005–06 Toronto Raptors season

2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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.

Season standings

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Ottawa Senators (1)	82	52	21	9	314	211	113
Buffalo Sabres (4)	82	52	24	6	281	239	110
Montreal Canadiens (7)	82	42	31	9	243	247	93
Toronto Maple Leafs (9)	82	41	33	8	257	270	90
Boston Bruins (13)	82	29	37	16	230	266	74

Game log

October

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts

November

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts

December

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts

January

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts

February

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts

March

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts

April

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts

Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates regulation loss.
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Torino Olympics

Six members of the Maple Leafs competed in Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. Bryan McCabe represented Canada on defence. Nikolai Antropov competed for the Kazakhstan national ice hockey team, while Aki Berg competed for Finland. Tomas Kaberle played defence for the Czech Republic. Mats Sundin and Mikael Tellqvist captured the Gold Medal while representing Sweden. Mats Sundin held the distinction of being the captain for Sweden.

Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1997–98 season.

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Mats Sundin	70	31	47	78	-	58
Bryan McCabe	73	19	49	68	-	116
Tomas Kaberle	82	9	58	67	-	46
Darcy Tucker	74	28	33	61	-	100
Jason Allison	66	17	43	60	-	76
Eric Lindros	33	11	11	22	-	43

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

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	11	677	9	0	2	25	1	0.924	2.21
Ed Belfour	49	2897	22	22	4	159	0	0.892	3.29
Mikael Tellqvist	25	1399	10	11	2	73	2	0.895	3.13

Awards and records

Mats Sundin, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Ed Belfour	Passes Terry Sawchuk for second all-time in wins by a goaltender	December 19, 2005
Jay Harrison	1st NHL Assist	January 30, 2006
Staffan Kronwall	1st NHL Game	October 29, 2005
Staffan Kronwall	1st NHL Assist	February 7, 2006
Alexei Ponikarovsky	1st 20 Goal Season
Alexander Steen	1st NHL Goal	October 8, 2005
Mats Sundin	1150th NHL Point	-
Mikael Tellqvist	1st NHL Shutout	December 1, 2005
Kyle Wellwood	1st NHL Multi-Point Game	October 14, 2005

Jason Allison, Fifth Time in Career, 40 Assists in a Season
Bryan McCabe, Highest Season Point Total in Career
Mats Sundin, Fourth Consecutive Season, 30 Goals or More

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.

Trades

Free agents Acquired/Lost

Player	Former team
Jason Allison	Los Angeles Kings
Alexander Khavanov	St. Louis Blues
Eric Lindros	New York Rangers
Jeff O'Neill	Carolina Hurricanes
Luke Richardson	Columbus Blue Jackets

Player	New team
Brian Leetch	Boston Bruins

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.

Round	#	Player	Position	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	21	Tuukka Rask	Goaltender	Ilves Jr. (Finland)
3	82	Phil Oreskovic	Defence	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
5	153	Alex Berry		Bruins Jr. (EJHL)
6	173	Johan Dahlberg		MoDo Jr. (Sweden)
7	216	Anton Strålman	Defence	Skovde (Sweden 2)
7	228	Chad Rau		Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

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.