1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs season
1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 4th Central |
Conference | 5th Western |
1994–95 record | 21–19–8 |
Home record | 15–7–2 |
Road record | 6–12–6 |
Goals for | 135 |
Goals against | 146 |
Team information | |
General manager | Cliff Fletcher |
Coach | Pat Burns |
Captain | Doug Gilmour |
Alternate captains | Dave Andreychuk Dave Ellett |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mats Sundin (23) |
Assists | Mike Ridley (27) |
Points | Mats Sundin (47) |
Penalty minutes | Warren Rychel (101) |
Plus/minus | Randy Wood (+7) |
Wins | Felix Potvin (15) |
Goals against average | Damian Rhodes (2.68) |
The 1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 78th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Prior to the 1994–95 season, franchise player and fan favourite Wendel Clark was sent to the Quebec Nordiques in a blockbuster trade. Clark, along with defenceman Sylvain Lefebvre and Toronto's second pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Landon Wilson, were traded to the Nordiques on June 28, 1994, in exchange for forward Mats Sundin, defenceman Garth Butcher and Quebec's first pick in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, Todd Warriner. In Clark's absence, the gritty and dependable veteran forward Doug Gilmour was named team captain.
After finishing fourth in 1992–93 and third in 1993–94, the Maple Leafs fell to fifth place in the Western Conference in 1994–95 and, for the first time in three seasons, they allowed more goals than they scored. Throughout the regular season, Toronto never won more than two games in a row, and finished just two games above .500. In addition, no Toronto player recorded a hat trick. To toughen up their lineup, the Leafs signed Warren Rychel from the Los Angeles Kings midway through the regular season, and on April 7, 1995, they traded center Mike Eastwood and a third-round pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for right wing Tie Domi.
Toronto was the only Western Conference team to score at least one goal in all 48 of its regular-season games in 1994–95 (the Quebec Nordiques and the Buffalo Sabres were the only Eastern Conference teams to accomplish this feat in 1994–95). The Maple Leafs finished sixth in the league in penalty-killing (84.86%) and allowed the most empty-net goals of any team in the league (8).
Offseason[]
NHL draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 16 | Eric Fichaud (G) | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
2 | 48 | Sean Haggerty (LW) | United States | Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) |
3 | 64 | Fredrik Modin (LW) | Sweden | Timrå IK (Sweden) |
5 | 126 | Mark Deyell (C) | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
6 | 152 | Kam White (D) | United States | Newmarket Royals (OHL) |
7 | 178 | Tommi Rajamaki (D) | Finland | Ässät (Finland) |
8 | 204 | Rob Butler (LW) | Canada | Niagara Falls Canucks (GHJHL) |
10 | 256 | Sergei Berezin (LW) | Russia | Khimik Voskresensk (Russia) |
11 | 282 | Doug Nolan (LW) | United States | Catholic Memorial High School (USHS–MA) |
Regular season[]
The Maple Leafs tied the Dallas Stars and the Hartford Whalers for the lowest shooting percentage during the regular season with just 135 goals on 1,520 shots (8.9%)[2]
Season standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
2 | 2 | St. Louis Blues | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
3 | 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
4 | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
5 | 8 | Dallas Stars | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
6 | 10 | Winnipeg Jets | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
2 | x – Calgary Flames | PAC | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
3 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
8 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
9 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
10 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Schedule and results[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | January 20, 1995 | 3–3 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) | 0–0–1 |
2 | L | January 21, 1995 | 2–3 | @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) | 0–1–1 |
3 | W | January 25, 1995 | 6–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | January 27, 1995 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) | 1–2–1 |
5 | W | January 28, 1995 | 2–1 | Calgary Flames (1994–95) | 2–2–1 |
6 | W | January 30, 1995 | 2–1 | @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) | 3–2–1 |
7 | T | February 1, 1995 | 4–4 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) | 3–2–2 |
8 | L | February 3, 1995 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) | 3–3–2 |
9 | L | February 4, 1995 | 1–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) | 3–4–2 |
10 | W | February 6, 1995 | 7–3 | San Jose Sharks (1994–95) | 4–4–2 |
11 | T | February 8, 1995 | 3–3 OT | Dallas Stars (1994–95) | 4–4–3 |
12 | W | February 10, 1995 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) | 5–4–3 |
13 | L | February 11, 1995 | 2–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) | 5–5–3 |
14 | W | February 13, 1995 | 4–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) | 6–5–3 |
15 | L | February 15, 1995 | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) | 6–6–3 |
16 | W | February 18, 1995 | 3–1 | St. Louis Blues (1994–95) | 7–6–3 |
17 | L | February 20, 1995 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) | 7–7–3 |
18 | L | February 22, 1995 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) | 7–8–3 |
19 | W | February 23, 1995 | 3–1 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) | 8–8–3 |
20 | W | February 25, 1995 | 5–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) | 9–8–3 |
21 | L | February 27, 1995 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) | 9–9–3 |
22 | L | March 2, 1995 | 3–4 | San Jose Sharks (1994–95) | 9–10–3 |
23 | W | March 4, 1995 | 3–2 | Calgary Flames (1994–95) | 10–10–3 |
24 | W | March 8, 1995 | 3–2 | Dallas Stars (1994–95) | 11–10–3 |
25 | T | March 11, 1995 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) | 11–10–4 |
26 | L | March 13, 1995 | 1–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) | 11–11–4 |
27 | W | March 15, 1995 | 2–1 | @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) | 12–11–4 |
28 | T | March 17, 1995 | 3–3 OT | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) | 12–11–5 |
29 | W | March 18, 1995 | 5–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) | 13–11–5 |
30 | L | March 21, 1995 | 1–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) | 13–12–5 |
31 | W | March 24, 1995 | 3–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) | 14–12–5 |
32 | T | March 25, 1995 | 3–3 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) | 14–12–6 |
33 | W | March 27, 1995 | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) | 15–12–6 |
34 | T | March 31, 1995 | 3–3 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) | 15–12–7 |
35 | L | April 3, 1995 | 2–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) | 15–13–7 |
36 | L | April 5, 1995 | 4–6 | St. Louis Blues (1994–95) | 15–14–7 |
37 | L | April 7, 1995 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) | 15–15–7 |
38 | W | April 8, 1995 | 4–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) | 16–15–7 |
39 | W | April 14, 1995 | 2–1 | Dallas Stars (1994–95) | 17–15–7 |
40 | L | April 15, 1995 | 1–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) | 17–16–7 |
41 | W | April 17, 1995 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) | 18–16–7 |
42 | W | April 19, 1995 | 3–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) | 19–16–7 |
43 | L | April 21, 1995 | 1–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) | 19–17–7 |
44 | L | April 22, 1995 | 4–6 | @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) | 19–18–7 |
45 | W | April 26, 1995 | 5–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) | 20–18–7 |
46 | T | April 29, 1995 | 2–2 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) | 20–18–8 |
47 | W | May 1, 1995 | 6–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) | 21–18–8 |
48 | L | May 3, 1995 | 1–6 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) | 21–19–8 |
Player statistics[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Mats Sundin | 47 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 14 | -5 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
Dave Andreychuk | 48 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 34 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Ridley | 48 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Doug Gilmour | 44 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 26 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Todd Gill | 47 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 64 | -8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Randy Wood | 48 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Mike Gartner | 38 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dmitri Mironov | 33 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Ellett | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Craig | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Eastwood | 36 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Macoun | 46 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 75 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kenny Jonsson | 39 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Garth Butcher | 45 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 59 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Warren Rychel | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Berg | 32 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 26 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Benoit Hogue | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Terry Yake | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Nikolai Borschevsky | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Sutter | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dixon Ward | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul DiPietro | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Drake Berehowsky | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Jennings | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tie Domi | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darby Hendrickson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kent Manderville | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Baumgartner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Belanger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Harlock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Martin | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zdenek Nedved | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Felix Potvin | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Damian Rhodes | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Warriner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Felix Potvin | 2144 | 36 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 104 | 2.91 | 0 | 1120 | 1016 | .907 |
Damian Rhodes | 760 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 2.68 | 0 | 404 | 370 | .916 |
Team: | 2904 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 138 | 2.85 | 0 | 1524 | 1386 | .909 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Mats Sundin | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Gilmour | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Andreychuk | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Ridley | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Gartner | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dmitri Mironov | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Macoun | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Gill | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Wood | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Paul DiPietro | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Ellett | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tie Domi | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Berg | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Craig | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garth Butcher | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Benoit Hogue | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Jennings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kenny Jonsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kent Manderville | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Felix Potvin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Warren Rychel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Sutter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Felix Potvin | 424 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.83 | 1 | 253 | 233 | .921 |
Team: | 424 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.83 | 1 | 253 | 233 | .921 |
- 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;
Transactions[]
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.
Trades[]
July 11, 1994 | To Los Angeles Kings Yanic Perreault |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th round pick in 1996 () |
August 10, 1994 | To Dallas Stars Peter Zezel Grant Marshall |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Compensation for Mike Craig |
September 28, 1994 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim David Sacco |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Terry Yake |
October 3, 1994 | To Los Angeles Kings Eric Lacroix Chris Snell 4th round pick in 1996 (Eric Belanger) |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Dixon Ward Guy Leveque Shayne Toporowski Kelly Fairchild |
February 10, 1995 | To Washington Capitals 4th round pick in 1995 (Sebastien Charpentier) |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Warren Rychel |
February 17, 1995 | To Detroit Red Wings Chris Govedaris |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Future considerations |
March 13, 1995 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Cash |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Rich Sutter |
April 6, 1995 | To Calgary Flames Nikolai Borschevsky |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th round pick in 1996 () |
April 6, 1995 | To New York Islanders Eric Fichaud |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Benoit Hogue 3rd round pick in 1995 () 5th round pick in 1996 () |
April 6, 1995 | To Montreal Canadiens 4th round pick in 1996 (Kim Staal) |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Paul DiPietro |
April 7, 1995 | To Detroit Red Wings Future considerations |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Gord Kruppke |
April 7, 1995 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Drake Berehowsky |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Grant Jennings |
April 7, 1995 | To Winnipeg Jets Mike Eastwood 3rd round pick in 1995 (Brad Isbister) |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Tie Domi |
July 8, 1995 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dmitri Mironov 2nd round pick in 1996 () |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Larry Murphy |
July 8, 1995 | To Philadelphia Flyers 5th round pick in 1996 () |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Rob Zettler |
July 8, 1995 | To Vancouver Canucks Mike Ridley |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Sergio Momesso |
Waivers[]
January 18, 1995 | From Buffalo Sabres Randy Wood |
Free agents[]
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Playoffs[]
Although the Maple Leafs were the underdogs against the fourth-place Chicago Blackhawks in the opening round of the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs, they won the first two games of the series at the United Center and went home to Maple Leaf Gardens for game three with two-games-to-none series lead. However, the Blackhawks played determinedly and won Games 3 and 4 in Toronto to regain home-ice advantage in the series. Chicago then won Game 5, 4–2, and looked to clinch the series in Game 6 back in Toronto. The Maple Leafs played a spirited game, going up 4–1 in the third period. The Blackhawks fought back with three consecutive goals to tie the game. At 10:00 of the first overtime period, Randy Wood scored his second goal of the game to give the Maple Leafs a 5–4 win. The victory tied the series at three games apiece and forced game seven back in Chicago. In Game 7, Joe Murphy scored twice and Ed Belfour made 22 saves as Chicago advanced to the second round for the first time in three years with a 5–2 win.
Chicago vs. Toronto | |||
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Date | Away | Home | |
May 7 | Toronto 5 | 3 Chicago | |
May 9 | Toronto 3 | 0 Chicago | |
May 11 | Chicago 3 | 2 Toronto | |
May 13 | Chicago 3 | 1 Toronto | |
May 15 | Toronto 2 | 4 Chicago | |
May 17 | Chicago 4 | 5 Toronto | OT |
May 19 | Toronto 2 | 5 Chicago | |
Chicago wins series 4–3 |
Awards and records[]
- Kenny Jonsson, Defence, NHL All-Rookie Team
- Mats Sundin, Molson Cup (most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
Farm teams[]
- The Maple Leafs farm team was the St. John's Maple Leafs in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Roster[]
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References[]
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html
- ^ "1994-95 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster and Statistics".
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ "1994-95 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- Toronto Maple Leafs seasons
- 1994–95 NHL season by team
- 1994–95 in Canadian ice hockey by team