2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs season
| 2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
| Division | 7th Atlantic |
| Conference | 15th Eastern |
| 2014–15 record | 30–44–8 |
| Home record | 22–17–2 |
| Road record | 8–27–6 |
| Goals for | 211 |
| Goals against | 262 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Dave Nonis |
| Coach |
Randy Carlyle (Oct-Jan) Peter Horachek (Jan-Apr) (interim) |
| Captain | Dion Phaneuf |
| Alternate captains |
Joffrey Lupul Stephane Robidas |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Average attendance | 19,076 (94.1%) (36 games) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | James van Riemsdyk (27) |
| Assists | Phil Kessel (36) |
| Points | Phil Kessel (61) |
| Penalties in minutes | Dion Phaneuf (108) |
| Plus/minus |
(+): Daniel Winnik (14) (−): Tyler Bozak (−34) Phil Kessel (−34) |
| Wins | Jonathan Bernier (21) |
| Goals against average | Jonathan Bernier (2.87) |
The 2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 98th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. This was the second year of the new alignment and schedule format. They again played every team in their own division at least four times each, teams in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference three times each, and every team from the Western Conference twice. To complete the 82-game schedule, they played both Ottawa and Detroit five times.
On March 23, 2015, a 13-year long sellout streak ended. Only 18,336 fans showed up for the evening match vs. the Minnesota Wild. Ticket prices for the game were slashed previously in the day.
The day after the regular season ended, April 12, 2015, Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan kept good on his promise of a scorched earth rebuild — General Manager Dave Nonis and Interim Head Coach Peter Horachek were relieved of their duties. Also let go were coaches Steve Spott, Chris Dennis, Rick St. Croix; Director of Player Development Jim Hughes; and Director of Pro Scouting Steve Kasper, as well as Rob Cowie and 18 other scouts. Later in the day, strength and conditioning coach Anthony Belza were fired.
On May 20, 2015, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced Mike Babcock will be the new coach, signing him to an 8-year, $50 million contract.
On May 8, 2014, General Manager Dave Nonis announced that Randy Carlyle had accepted a contract extension to continue as head coach through the 2016–17 season, however Carlyle's assistant coaches, Greg Cronin, Scott Gordon and Dave Farrish, were all released by the team.
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