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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