Ranking Every Toronto Maple Leafs Starting Goalie Since the 90s

1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs Goalies

In 1990 the Leafs used four goalies.

Damien Rhodes played one game, Peter Ing played 56, Jeff Reece played 30 and Allan Bester played six.

I remember Allan Bester because when I was eight years old he refused to give me his autograph. Guess who won’t be making the top ten?

1991-92

In 1991 the Leafs once again used four goalies.

Grant Fuhr played 65, while Rick Wamsely and Jeff Reece each played eight games. Felix the Cat Potvin made his debut and played four games.

This was a big year in my childhood because I remember it being an extremely big deal when the Leafs got Fuhr, while eventually Felix Potvin would become my personal hero and #1 road hockey stand-in.

1992-93

Another year, another four goalies sharing the crease.

Fuhr got into 29 games, while Potvin established himself with 48.  Wamsely played in three and Darren Puppa played eight. The Leafs made it to the Conference Finals this year.

1993-94

The Toronto Maple Leafs only used two goalies in this season. Felix Potvin played in an astonishing 66 games,  while Damien Rhodes played in 22.  For the second straight season, the Leafs made it to the Conference Finals and lost.

1994-95

In Mats Sundin’s first year, it was a lockout shortened season and the Leafs once again only used two goalies – Potvin and Rhodes.

1995-96

Once again Felix Potvin was the starter, and once again Damian Rhodes was his backup. However this year saw the addition of Don Beaupre for eight games and a spectacular 0-5 record.  I still like him better than Allan Bester, however.

1996-97

Things were really cooking for Potvin this year, as he got into 74 games. I forgot that goalies used to play that much and it seems crazy.  Donny B played in three games, while some guy named Marcel Cousineau, who I do not remember at all,  played 13 times.

1997-98

Potvin had a really long reign as the Leafs #1 and this year he played in 67 games, while Cousineau played in two.  Glen Healy brought his bagpipes to 21 games as well.

1998-99

Potvin only played in 5 games, while Healy played in 9 and Jeff Reece for some reason came back to play twice, but it was UFA signing Curtis Joseph who played the most. With Joseph, the Toronto Maple Leafs kick-started a decent era of success that while it wouldn’t culminate in a championship, was still a memorable and fun era in the team’s history.

This, the first season with Joseph, is the Leafs third of four Conference Finals appearance since the 90s.

1999-2000

Just two goalies used as the team hunkered down to protect themselves from Y2K – Curtis Joseph and Glen Healy.