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.
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
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)
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.
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.
Finland
Canada
United States
Sweden
