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| Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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 2023–24 Toronto Maple Leafs season | |
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| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Founded | 1917 |
| History | Toronto Arenas 1917–1919 Toronto St. Patricks 1919–1927 Toronto Maple Leafs 1927–present |
| Home arena | Scotiabank Arena |
| City | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Team colours | Blue, white[1][2] |
| Media | Sportsnet Ontario TSN4 Sportsnet 590 The Fan TSN Radio 1050 |
| Owner(s) | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (Larry Tanenbaum, chairman) |
| General manager | Brad Treliving |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Captain | John Tavares |
| Minor league affiliates | Toronto Marlies (AHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 13 (1917–18, 1921–22, 1931–32, 1941–42, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67) |
| Conference championships | 0 |
| Presidents' Trophy | 0[note 1] |
| Division championships | 6 (1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1999–2000, 2020–21) |
| Official website | www |
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The club is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a company that owns several professional sports teams in the city. The Maple Leafs' broadcasting rights are split between BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications. For the first 14 seasons, the team played its home games at the Mutual Street Arena, before moving to Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. The Maple Leafs moved to their present home, Scotiabank Arena (originally named Air Canada Centre), in February 1999.
The club was founded in 1917, operating simply as Toronto and known then as the Toronto Arenas. Under new ownership, the team was renamed the Toronto St. Patricks in 1919. In 1927, the franchise was purchased by Conn Smythe and renamed the Maple Leafs. A member of the "Original Six", the club was one of six NHL teams to have endured the period of League retrenchment during the Great Depression. The club has won 13 Stanley Cup championships, second only to the 24 championships of the Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs history includes two recognized dynasties,[broken anchor] from 1947 to 1951; and from 1962 to 1967.[3][4] Winning their last championship in the 1966–67 season, the Maple Leafs' 57-season drought between championships is the longest drought in league history. The Maple Leafs have developed rivalries with five NHL franchises: the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, the Montreal Canadiens, and the Ottawa Senators.
The Maple Leafs have retired the use of 13 numbers in honour of 19 players, including the first in professional sports. In addition, several individuals who hold an association with the club have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Maple Leafs are presently affiliated with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL).
- ^ Ledra, Cristina; Pickens, Pat (November 22, 2016). "NHL team nicknames explained". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
Conn Smythe bought the Toronto St. Pats in 1927 after the franchise almost had been sold to a group in Philadelphia. He immediately changed the name of the team to the Maple Leafs to honor Canada's soldiers who wore the Maple Leaf while fighting during World War I. "We chose it ... hoping that the possession of this badge would mean something to the team that wore it and when they skated out on the ice with this badge on their chest ... they would wear it with honor and pride and courage, the way it had been worn by the soldiers of the first Great War in the Canadian Army," said Smythe, who also changed the team's colors from green and white to blue and white.
- ^ "History". MapleLeafs.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Dynasties". Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. 2017. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Stanley Cup Dynasties". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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