First Leaf Goals of the Year: 1995-2010
Each new hockey season supposedly brings with it plenty of hope for the faithful. After the debacle that was the first 10 games of the 2009-10 Leaf season, I'll happily forego hope and settle for relief.
It was great to see the Leafs get their first win right out of the gate. I never would have guessed that Tim Brent would be the first Leaf to light the lamp. Here's a quick look at who scored the Leafs' first goal of the season since 1995:
Year | First Leaf Goal |
1995-96 | Zdenek Nedved |
1996-97 | Mike Craig |
1997-98 | Igor Korolev |
1998-99 | Sergei Berezin |
1999-2000 | Mats Sundin |
2000-2001 | Jonas Hoglund |
2001-2002 | Alexander Mogilny |
2002-2003 | Alexander Mogilny |
2003-2004 | Nik Antropov* |
Lockout | |
2005-06 | Bryan McCabe |
2006-07 | Mats Sundin |
2007-08 | Nik Antropov |
2008-09 | Pavel Kubina |
2009-10 | Alexi Ponikarovsky |
2010-11 | Tim Brent |
*The Leafs were shut-out by the dreaded Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 season opener, Nik Antropov had the first Leaf goal of the season in game two against the Washington Captials.
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SOme great names on this list! I miss Berezin's puck hogging!
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