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The '''Toronto Maple Leafs''' are a professional ] team based in ], ]. They play in the ] (NHL) at the ] (ACC). The organization is officially known as the '''Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club,''' owned by ] (MLSE).
==Franchise History==


===The Conn Smythe era===
Querrie lost a lawsuit to Livingstone and decided to put the St. Pats up for sale. He gave serious consideration to a $200,000 bid from a ] group. However, Toronto Varsity Graduates coach ] put together an ownership group of his own and made a $160,000 offer for the franchise. With the support of St. Pats shareholder ], Smythe persuaded Querrie to reject the Philadelphia bid, arguing that civic pride was more important than money.

After taking control on ] ] Smythe immediately renamed the team the '''Maple Leafs.''' (The ] had won the ] championship a few months earlier and had been using that name for 30 years.) There have been numerous reasons cited for Smythe's decision to rename the team. The Maple Leafs say that the new name was chosen in honour of the Maple Leaf Regiment from ]. Another story says that Smythe named the team after a team he'd once scouted, called the East Toronto Maple Leafs. The chosen pronunciation and spelling of the name "Leafs" versus "Leaves" is uncommon but still grammatically acceptable, just as "dwarfs" is an alternative to "dwarves". Although some sources consider the Maple Leafs to be a separate team from the Arenas/St. Pats, the NHL considers them to be one franchise dating from 1917.

Although Smythe was the largest shareholder, his name was initially kept in the background. When the newly renamed Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club Ltd. promoted a public share offering to raise capital, it only disclosed that "one of the most prominent hockey coaches in Toronto" would be taking over management of the club.<ref>"The Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club, Limited" (advertisement), '']'', ], ], p. 18.</ref> That prominent coach turned out to be Smythe, who installed himself as general manager and coach.

Initial reports were that the team's colours would be changed to red and white.<ref>"Good-bye St. Pats, howdy Maple Leafs," ''The Globe'', ], ], p. 6</ref> However, for their first game on ], the Leafs were wearing the St. Pats' old green and white sweaters, but with a green maple leaf in place of the St. Pats' ]. ], ]<ref>"Toronto crumbles New York chances," ''The Globe'', ], ], p. 8.</ref> The next season, the Leafs appeared for the first time in the blue and white sweaters they have worn ever since. While the Leafs say that blue represents the Canadian skies and white represents snow, it is also true that top-level Toronto teams have worn blue since the ] adopted blue as their primary colour in 1873. Another theory is that Smythe changed the colours as a nod to his high school alma mater, ], whose teams have worn blue and white since 1829 and the ] whose teams have also worn blue and were called the ].<ref>Lance Hornby "The Story of Maple Leaf Gardens, 100 Memories at Church and Carlton", page 37.</ref> Also, the team had worn blue and white sweaters for their first two seasons.

]After four more lacklustre seasons, Smythe and the Leafs debuted their new arena, ], with a 2-1 loss to the ] on November 12, ]. Led by the "Kid Line" (], ] and ]) and coach ], the Leafs would capture their third ] victory during the first season in their new digs. They would go the distance in 1932, vanquishing Charlie Conacher's older brother ] and his ] in the first round, then in the semi-finals against the ], winning in the sixth overtime of the final game, and would not be overwhelmed in the Stanley Cup Finals by the hated ]. It was Conn Smythe's anti-Rangers revenge. The Maple Leafs went on a similar tear ], only to be upended by the Rangers.

The Leafs' star forward, ], was nearly killed in ] when ] defenceman ] checked him from behind into the boards at full speed. Maple Leafs defenceman ] was able to knock Shore out with a punch, but it was too late for Bailey, who was by now writhing on the ice, had his career ended. Undeterred, the Leafs would reach the finals five more times in the next seven years, but would not win, bowing out to the now-defunct Maroons, the ] in 1936, the ] in 1938, Boston in 1939, and the hated Rangers in 1940.

Toronto looked sure to suffer a similar fate in ], down three games to none in a best-of-seven final in 1942 against Detroit. However, fourth-line forward ] would galvanize the team, coming from nowhere to score a ] in game four and the game-winning goal in game five, with the Leafs winning both times. ] ] had won the ] that season, not taking one penalty and finishing his ten-season career with an average of 5 minutes, 36 seconds in penalties a season. Goalie ] would shut out the Wings in game six, and ] would score two goals in the third period to win the seventh game 3-1.

Apps told writer Trent Frayne in 1949, "If you want me to be pinned down to my biggest second, I'd say it was the last tick of the clock that sounded the final bell. It's something I shall never forget at all." It was the first time a major pro sports team came back from behind 3-0 to win a best-of-seven championship series.

Three years later, with their heroes from 1942 dwindling (due to either age, health, or the war), the Leafs turned to lesser-known players like ] goalie ] and ] ]. They would upset the Red Wings in the ] finals.

The powerful defending champion ] and their "Punch Line" (], ] and ]), would be the Leafs' nemesis two years later when the two teams clashed in the ] finals. ] would score the game-winning goal late in game six to win the Leafs their first of three straight Cups &mdash; the first time any NHL team had accomplished that feat. With their Cup victory in 1948, the Leafs moved ahead of Montreal for the most Stanley Cups in franchise history. It would take the Canadiens 10 years to reclaim the record.

The Leafs and Habs would meet once again in the finals in ], with all five games going to overtime. ] scored with 42 seconds left in the third period of game five to send it to an extra period, and defenceman ], who had scored only six goals in the regular season, scored the game-winner to win Toronto their fourth Cup in five years. Barilko's glory, however, was short-lived: he disappeared in a plane crash near ] barely four months after that historic moment. Barilko's legacy is still remembered over 50 years later, and ]'s song "Fifty Mission Cap" is based on his plight.

===New owners, new dynasty in the 1960s===
] and ] celebrate the Leafs' last Stanley Cup]]
Toronto was unable to match up with their Cup-winning teams of the 1940s and 1951 for a long time, and stronger teams like Detroit and Montreal won the Cup year after year. In fact, the Habs' 1950s dynasty closed with a last-round Maple Leaf sweep. They did not win another ] until ]. Before the season, Smythe had sold nearly all of his shares in ] to a partnership of his son ], newspaper baron ] and ] president ]. The sale price was $2.3 million--a handsome return on Conn Smythe's original investment 34 years earlier.

And then, Toronto was able to reel off another three straight ] victories from 1962 to 1964, with the help of Hall of Famers ], ], ], ], ] and ], and under the leadership of coach and general manager ]. However, Bathgate claimed after ] that all the autocratic Imlach said to himself and Mahovlich was insulting:

<blockquote>''“Imlach never spoke to Frank Mahovlich or myself for most of the season, and when he did, it was to criticize. Frank usually got the worst. We are athletes, not machines, and Frank is the type that needs some encouragement, a pat on the shoulder every so often.”''<ref>{{cite book | author=McDonell, Chris. | title=Hockey's Greatest Stars: Legends and Young Lions. | publisher= Firefly Books | year=2005 | id=ISBN 1-55407-038-4 | pages = 84}}</ref></blockquote>

It was Bathgate's one-way ticket to the floundering Red Wings, but Toronto would, for a few more years, keep "The Big M."

In ], the Leafs and Canadiens met in the Cup finals for the last time. Montreal was considered to be a heavy favourite as analysts said that the Leafs were just a bunch of has-beens. But ] scored the double-overtime winner in game three, ] got the series winner in game six, and Keon won the ] as ] of the playoffs as the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in six games.

In ], Mahovlich was traded to Detroit in a blockbuster trade. Then in ], following a first-round playoff loss to ], Smythe fired Imlach. Horton declared, "If this team doesn't want Imlach, I guess it doesn't want me." He was traded to the ] ].

===The Ballard years===
], captain of the Leafs in the late 1970s and all-time leading scorer in franchise history.]]
Following Stafford Smythe's death, Harold Ballard won a battle for control of the team during the 1971-72 season. One of the most detested owners in NHL history, he traded away many of the team's most popular players. He also blocked Keon from signing with another NHL team when his contract ran out in 1975, forcing him to jump to the ] of the ]. Ballard assumed (correctly) that the Leafs would continue to sell out regardless of the team's on-ice quality, and refused to raise the payroll any higher than necessary to be profitable.

During the 1970s, with the overall level of talent in the league diluted by the addition of 12 new franchises and the rival WHA, the Leafs, led by a group of stars such as ], ],] ], Ian Turnbull and ] were able to ice competitive teams for several seasons. On ], ], Sittler would score six goals and four assists against the ] to establish a NHL single-game record that still stands more than 30 years later. But they only once made it past the second round of the playoffs, besting the ], a soon-to-be dynasty, in the ] quarter-finals, only to be swept by their arch-rivals the ], in the semi-finals.

In July 1979, Ballard brought Imlach, a longtime friend, back to the organization as GM. When the Leafs traded McDonald, a close friend of Sittler, to the moribund ] on ], ]; a member of the Leafs anonymously told the '']'' that Ballard and Imlach would "do anything to get at Sittler"<ref name=mcdonald>"Lanny McDonald trade has Sittler in tears," Jim Kernaghan, '']'', ] ], p. 1.</ref> and traded McDonald to undermine Sittler's influence on the team. Sittler, along with other Leafs who were members of the ], was agitating for a better contract. Angry teammates trashed their dressing room in response, and Sittler temporarily resigned his captaincy. NHL executive director ], who was also Sittler's agent, called the trade "a classless act."<ref name=mcdonald /> Sittler himself was gone two years later, when the Leafs traded him to the ]. He left as the franchise's all-time leading scorer.

The McDonald trade sent the Leafs into a downward spiral. They finished five games under .500 and only made the playoffs due to the presence of the ], a refugee from the WHA, in the ]. Ironically, Ballard had opposed taking the Nordiques and three other WHA teams into the NHL for the start of the 1979-80 season. He had never forgiven the WHA for nearly decimating his roster in the early 1970s, and the addition of three Canadian teams (the Nordiques, ] and ]) significantly reduced the Leafs' ] revenue.

For the next 12 years, the Leafs were barely competitive, not posting another winning record until ]. They missed the playoffs six times and only finished above fourth in their division once (in ], the only season where they even posted a .500 record). They only made it beyond the first round of the playoffs once (in ], advancing to the division finals), and won only 11 games in seven playoff appearances. The low point came in ], when they finished 32 games under .500, the second-worst record in franchise history (and only percentage points higher than the 1918-19 Arenas).

Many times, they made the playoffs with horrendous records. In ], for instance, they finished with the second-worst record in the league, and only one point ahead of the ] for the worst record. However, the ] was so weak that year (only the Red Wings finished with a winning record) that the Leafs still made the playoffs. Many Leafs fans consider Ballard's tenure as owner to be the darkest era in team history; indeed, they never finished above third in their division during Ballard's tenure. The Leafs' poor record resulted in several high draft picks but ], who was taken first overall in 1985 and would later captain the team, proved to be the only one that panned out.

===Resurgence in and after the 1990s===
Ballard died in 1990, and supermarket tycoon ], a longtime friend of Ballard's, bought the team in partnership with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.

After ], ex-] GM ] took over the team. In ], the Leafs began a resurgence. ], who had come over from the Flames the previous season, scored 32 goals and 95 assists to lead the team in scoring. ] had come to the Leafs from the ] and would score 25 goals in his first 31 games as a Leaf as well as being the league's leading power-play goal scorer. Netminder ] was also solid with an NHL-best 2.50 goals-against average. Toronto finished with a franchise-record 99 points, good enough for third place in the ]. The Leafs dispatched the ] in the first round with an ] winner from ] in game seven, then won the Norris Division Final by defeating the ], also in seven games.

With Montreal facing the ] in the Wales Conference final, Canadians were once again dreaming of a Montreal-Toronto Cup final, as the Leafs faced the ], led by the great ], in the Campbell Conference final. The Leafs were up 3-2 in the series, but lost game six. Gretzky's ] in game seven would finish the Leafs' run, and it would be the Kings who would move on to the Finals against the Canadiens.

Those hoping for an all-Canadian Stanley Cup final in ] had to make do with an all-Canadian ] Final (newly renamed from the Campbell Conference) in ]. The Leafs, however, were no match for the ], losing in five games.

After two years out of the playoffs in the late ], the Leafs made another charge during the ] after moving from ] to the new ]. ], who had joined the team from the ] in a 1994 trade involving ], had one of his most productive seasons, scoring 31 goals and totaling 83 points. ] scored 37 goals, ] won 35 games with a 2.56 GAA, and ] ] racked up 198 penalty minutes. The Leafs eliminated the ] and ] in the first two rounds of the playoffs, but lost in five games to the ] in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Maple Leafs would reach the second round in both ] and ], losing both times to the ], who would make the Stanley Cup Finals both seasons. The 2000 season was particularly notable because it marked the Leafs' first division title in 37 years, as well as the franchise's first-ever 100-point season. The season ended on a particular low, however, with the Leafs being held to just 6 shots in the final contest (game six) against the Devils.

In ], they would dispatch the Islanders and their trans-] rivals, the ], in the first two rounds, only to lose to the Cinderella-story ] in the Conference Finals. The 2002 season was particularly impressive in that the Leafs had many of their better players sidelined by injuries, but managed to make it to the conference finals due to the efforts of lesser-known players who were led mainly by ], who put up a heroic fight, although they would eventually fall to the Hurricanes.

Joseph left to go to the defending champions in ] in the 2002 off-season; the team almost immediately found a replacement in veteran ], who came over from the ] and had been a crucial part of their 1999 Stanley Cup run. Belfour could not help their playoff woes in the ] playoffs, however, as they lost to ] in seven games in the first round. The ] season started in an uncommon way for the team, as they held their training camp in ], and playing in the ] against teams from ] and ]. That year, the Leafs posted a franchise-record 103 points and finished fourth in the Eastern Conference. They also managed a .628 win percentage, their best in 43 years. They defeated the Senators in the first round of the playoffs for the fourth time in five years, but lost to the Flyers in the second round in six games. The Leafs did not make the playoffs in 2006, finishing tenth in the ].

The Toronto Maple Leafs are the only ] franchise to have not reached the Stanley Cup Finals since the ]. The ], the only other Original Six team not to win a Stanley Cup since 1967 (their last title came in 1961), have been to the Finals three times since then.

===2006 to present===
On ], ], the Leafs lost their eighth game in a row, their first streak of that length in 10 years. The streak was snapped on ], ], with a win against the ].

Despite a late-season surge, which included more NHL ice time for third string goaltender ] who had spent the season with the ], the Maple Leafs' ] affiliate, the Leafs were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 1998 on ], ]. This marked the first time that the team missed the playoffs under coach ], and as a result he was fired along with assistant coach ] five days after the regular season ended. ] ] left the team shortly afterwards. ], the coach of the Marlies and a former NHL head coach who led the Carolina Hurricanes to victory over the Leafs in the 2002 Eastern Conference Final, was announced as Pat Quinn's replacement. After much speculation on whether ] would remain a Maple Leaf or not, Toronto wrote up a five-year contract, which McCabe signed on June 28. At the ] the Leafs selected ] with the 13th Overall pick. On the same day, the Leafs traded 2005 first round pick ] to the ] for Goaltender/] ] winner ].

On ], ] the Maple Leafs signed free agent defencemen ] (also from Boston) and ] (from 2004 Stanley Cup champion ]) to long term deals. On ] ] the Maple Leafs signed free agent ] centre ] to a one-year, $2.5 million contract.

In the ], the Maple Leafs were led by veterans such as ], Bryan McCabe, and ] and were assisted by young players such as ], ], and ]. Some additions to the team were Hal Gill (Boston Bruins), Pavel Kubina (Tampa Bay Lightning), and Michael Peca (Edmonton Oilers). These new recruits were signed to replace the talent of ] (]), ] (retired), ] (unsigned), and ] (]). Paul Maurice turned them in a different direction from the old head coach Pat Quinn and brought the team up-to-date with all of the new rules. On ] ], the Maple Leafs bought out the contract of long-time fan favourite, Tie Domi. In addition to Domi, the Maple Leafs also decided against picking up the option year on the contract of goaltender Ed Belfour. Both players became free agents on ] ], effectively ending their tenures with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On ] ], the Leafs traded goaltender ] to the ] in exchange for ] and a fourth-round pick in the ]. On ], ], ] was acquired by the team for the third time, along with a 5th round draft pick in the 2007 draft, in a trade that sent ] and a 2nd round pick in the same draft to Phoenix.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mapleleafs.com/news/news.asp?story_id=2499
|title=Leafs Re-Acquire Perreault
|date=]
|publisher=MapleLeafs.com
}}</ref>

Eventually the team would fall just short of a playoff berth for the 2007 season to the ]. The Maple Leafs won their last game of the season against the ] in regulation time, eliminating Montreal. It also allowed them to watch a game the next day between the Islanders and the ] that would determine their playoff destiny. The Islanders won the game in a shoot out after the Devils scored with 0.9 seconds left to tie the game. This sent the Islanders to the playoffs; the Leafs missed the playoffs by one point for the second year in a row.

==Following aka "Leafs Nation"==
Maple Leafs fans worldwide are known by the collective nickname "Leafs Nation"; the club uses this term as the title of its . Conversely, there is an equally passionate dislike of the team by fans of several other NHL teams. In November 2002, the Leafs were named by '']'' hockey writer Michael Farber as the "Most Hated Team in Hockey." He even mentioned that many rival fans believe that the referees were partial towards the Leafs, although the team's consistent position near the top of the penalty minutes statistics over the years may disprove that theory.

In the ], several cities in the ] have sizable numbers of Leaf fans, as many former Torontonians (]) and their visiting relatives tend to flock to locales such as ], ], and ] during the winter, resulting in a boost in turnout and ticket sales when these franchises play the Maple Leafs.

The Leafs are sometimes referred to as "the Buds" (as in maple bud and/or short for buddy) by their legions of fans which has paralleled the use of "Habs" as a secondary nickname for the Montreal Canadiens.

Maple Leafs home games have long been one of the toughest tickets to acquire in Canada, even during lean periods. The Leafs have sold out every game since ]. While ] is technically illegal in Toronto, there are numerous scalpers around the Air Canada Centre. The only ways to get into a game are to buy tickets months in advance or to deal with scalpers at a markup considerably above face value.

There are now podcasts available for the Leafs Nation, the most popular of which are the AM640 program "Leafs Lunch" broadcast and "A Foot In The Crease - The Toronto Hockey Podcast" , whose guests this season have included Michael Landsberg, James Duthie, Jennifer Hedger, Bob McKenzie, Andy Frost and John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting . Also "Leafs Nation Podcast" is a popular amateur podcast.

==Rivalries==
{{Unreferenced|date=March 2007}}
The Maple Leafs' greatest rival is the ], given the long history of ] matchups and playoff meetings between the two clubs. The fact that Montreal is Canada's most populated ]-speaking city also gives the rivalry a nationalistic flair, which is perhaps best captured in the popular Canadian short story "]" by ].

The rivalry between the Leafs and the ], known as ''The Battle of Ontario'', has heated up since the late 1990s, owing in no small part to the Canadiens' struggles during that period. While Ottawa has dominated during most of the teams' regular season matchups in recent years, the Leafs continue to be the Senators' playoff stumbling block as Toronto has won all four postseason series between the two teams.

The Leafs' biggest U.S.-based rivals of late have been the ], who defeated the Leafs in the 2003 and 2004 ] Playoffs. The rivalry goes back to the 1970s when the Flyers and Leafs had the reputation as being two of the toughest (and often most penalized) teams in the league. Games between the two teams are still often very physical.

The ] have also been cited as notable American rivals of the Leafs, mainly because of Buffalo's proximity to the Canadian border. A large contingent of Leaf fans typically travels the short drive to Buffalo for road games there, giving them a somewhat neutral setting.

The Leafs also maintain a traditional Original Six rivalry with the ]. The teams' close proximity to each other (the two cities are just 230 miles apart) and a number of shared fans - particularly in markets such as ] - means the rivalry is found more in the crowd than on the ice; since the Maple Leafs moved to the ] in ], the two teams have faced each other less often each season. The ] will mark the first time the Leafs and Wings will not play each other in the regular season since the Original Six era.

==Season-by-season record==
{{Cleanup|date=April 2007}}
'''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes, TG = Playoff series decided on total goals''
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" |
| Season || Team Name || GP || W || L || T || OTL|| Pts || GF || GA|| PIM || Finish || Playoffs
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| ] || Arenas || 22 || 13 || 9 || 0 ||--|| 26 || 108 ||109
||--|| 1st (tie) in NHL || Won in NHL Finals, 10-7 (TG) (]) </br> ] Champions, 3-2 (])
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] || Arenas|| 18 || 5 ||13 || 0 ||--||10 ||65 ||92 ||262||3rd in NHL || Did not qualify
|-
| ] ||St. Patricks || 24 || 12 ||12 ||0 ||--|| 24 || 119|| 106|| 219||3rd in NHL || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] || St. Patricks|| 24 || 15 ||9 || 0 ||--||30 || 105|| 100|| 254|| 1st in NHL || Lost in NHL Finals (])
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| ] || St. Patricks|| 24 || 13 || 10 || 1 ||--|| 27 || 98 || 97 || 114 || 2nd in NHL || ] Champions, 3-2 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] ||St. Patricks|| 24 || 13 ||10 ||1 ||--|| 27 || 82 ||88 ||200||3rd in NHL || Did not qualify
|-
| ] ||St. Patricks|| 24 || 10 ||14 || 0 ||--||20 || 59 ||85 ||178 || 3rd in NHL || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] ||St. Patricks|| 30 ||19 ||11 || 0||-- ||38 || 90 ||84 ||249 || 2nd in NHL || Lost in NHL Finals (])
|-
| ] ||St. Patricks|| 36 || 12 ||21 ||3||-- || 27|| 92|| 114|| 325 || 6th in NHL || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] ||St. Pats/Leafs<sup>1</sup> || 44 ||15|| 24|| 5 ||--|| 35 || 79|| 94 ||546 || 5th in Canadian || Did not qualify
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 44 || 18 ||18 ||8 ||--|| 44 || 89 ||88 ||436 ||4th in Canadian || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 44 ||21 ||18|| 5 ||--|| 47 || 85|| 69|| 541 || 3rd in Canadian || Won in Quarterfinals, 7-2 (TG) (]) </br> Lost in Semifinals, 0-2 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 44 ||17 ||21 ||6 ||--|| 40|| 116 ||124|| 613 || 4th in Canadian|| Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 44 || 22|| 13 ||9 ||--|| 53 || 118||99 ||540 || 2nd in Canadian || Lost in Quarterfinals, 3-4 (TG) (])
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| ] ||Maple Leafs||48|| 23 ||18||7||--|| 53|| 155|| 127 ||625||2nd in Canadian || Won in Quarterfinals, 6-2 (TG) (]) </br> Won in Semifinals, 4-3 (TG) (]) </br> ] Champions, 3-0 (])
|-bgcolor=";#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 48 ||24|| 18 ||6 ||--|| 54 || 119 ||111 ||622|| 1st in Canadian || Won in Semifinals, 3-2 (]) </br> Lost in '''Finals''', 1-3 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 48 ||26 ||13 ||9 ||--|| 61 || 174 ||119 ||529 || 1st in Canadian || Lost in Semifinals, 2-3 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 48 ||30|| 14|| 4 ||--|| 64 || 157|| 111 ||444 || 1st in Canadian || Won in Semifinals, 3-1 (]) </br> Lost in '''Finals''', 0-3 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 48 ||23 ||19 ||6 ||--|| 52 || 126|| 106|| 579 ||2nd in Canadian || Won in Quarterfinals, 8-6 (TG) (]) </br> Won in Semifinals, 2-1 (]) </br> Lost in '''Finals''', 1-3 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 48 ||22|| 21 ||5 ||--|| 49 || 119 ||115 ||371 || 3rd in Canadian || Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-2 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 48 ||24 ||15 ||9 ||--|| 57 || 151 ||127|| 404 || 1st in Canadian || Won in Semifinals, 3-0 (]) </br> Lost in '''Finals''', 1-3 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 48 ||19|| 20 ||9 ||--|| 47 || 114 ||107 ||370 || 3rd in NHL || Won in Quarterfinals, 2-0 (]) </br> Won in Semifinals, 2-1 (]) </br> Lost in '''Finals''', 1-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 48 ||25|| 17|| 6 ||--|| 56 || 134 ||110|| 485 || 3rd in NHL || Won in Quarterfinals, 2-0 (]) </br> Won in Semifinals, 2-0 (]) </br> Lost in '''Finals''', 2-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 48 ||28 ||14 ||6 ||--|| 62 || 145 ||99|| 306 || 2nd in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (])
|- style="font-weight:bold"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 48 || 27|| 18 ||3 ||--|| 57 ||158 ||136 ||341 || 2nd in NHL || Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (]) </br> ] Champions, 4-3 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 50 ||22|| 19 ||9 ||--|| 53 || 198 ||159|| 431 || 3rd in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 50 ||23 ||23|| 4 ||--|| 50 || 214|| 174|| 303 || 3rd in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee" style="font-weight:bold"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 50 ||24|| 22 ||4 ||--|| 52 || 183 ||161 ||317 ||3rd in NHL || Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (]) </br> ] Champions, 4-3 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 50 ||19|| 24 ||7 ||--|| 45 || 174|| 185 ||247 || 5th in NHL || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee" style="font-weight:bold"
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 60 ||31|| 19|| 10||--|| 72 || 209|| 172 ||669 || 2nd in NHL || Won in Semifinals, 4-1 (]) </br> ] Champions, 4-2 (])
|- style="font-weight:bold"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 60 ||32||15 ||13 ||--|| 77||182 ||143||758 || 1st in NHL|| Won in Semifinals, 4-1 (]) </br> ] Champions, 4-0 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee" style="font-weight:bold"
|] ||Maple Leafs||60||22|| 25 ||13 ||--||57||147 ||161 ||706 ||4th in NHL|| Won in Semifinals, 4-1 (]) </br> ] Champions, 4-0 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||31 ||27 ||12 ||--|| 74 || 176 ||173|| 804 || 3rd in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee" style="font-weight:bold"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||41||16|| 13 ||--|| 95 || 212 ||138 ||823 || 2nd in NHL || Won in Semifinals, 4-1 (]) </br> ] Champions, 4-1 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||29 ||25 ||16 ||--|| 74 || 168 ||157 ||841 || 3rd in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||27 ||30 ||13 ||--|| 67 || 156|| 167|| 812 || 5th in NHL || Did not qualify
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||32 ||24 ||14 ||--|| 78 || 152|| 131|| 1022 || 3rd in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||24 ||24 ||22 ||--|| 70 || 147 ||135|| 990 || 3rd in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 || 24 ||33 ||13 ||--|| 61 || 153|| 181 ||1051 || 4th in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 || 21 ||34|| 15|| --|| 57 || 174 ||192 ||829 ||5th in NHL || Did not qualify
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||21|| 38 ||11 ||--|| 53 || 192 ||226 ||861 || 6th in NHL || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||27 ||32 ||11 ||--|| 65 || 189|| 201|| 846 ||4th in NHL || Won in Semifinals, 4-3 (]) </br> Lost in '''Finals''', 1-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||35 ||26|| 9 ||--|| 79 || 199 ||195|| 859 || 2nd in NHL || Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (]) </br> Lost in '''Finals''', 0-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 || 39 ||19 ||12 ||--|| 90 || 234 ||176|| 844 ||2nd in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (])
|- style="font-weight:bold"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 || 37 ||22|| 11||--|| 85 ||232 ||180|| 762 ||2nd in NHL || Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (]) </br> ] Champions, 4-2 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee" style="font-weight:bold"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||35||23 ||12 ||--|| 82 || 221|| 180 ||816 || 1st in NHL|| Won in Semifinals, 4-1 (]) </br> ] Champions, 4-1 (])
|- style="font-weight:bold"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70||33|| 25|| 12 ||--|| 78 || 192|| 172|| 928 ||3rd in NHL || Won in Semifinals, 4-3 (]) </br> ] Champions, 4-3 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 || 30 ||26|| 14 ||--|| 74 || 204 ||173|| 1068 || 4th in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||34 ||25 ||11 ||--|| 79 || 208 ||187|| 811|| 3rd in NHL || Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee" style="font-weight:bold"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 70 ||32|| 27 ||11 ||--|| 75 || 204|| 211||736|| 3rd in NHL || Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (]) </br> ] Champions, 4-2 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 74 || 33 ||31 ||10 ||--|| 76|| 209 ||176 ||634 || 5th in East || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 76 ||35|| 26|| 15|| --|| 85 || 234 ||217 ||961 ||4th in East || Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 76 || 29|| 34|| 13 ||--|| 71 || 222|| 242|| 898 || 6th in East || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 78 ||37|| 33|| 8 ||--|| 82 || 248 ||211 ||1133 || 4th in East || Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (])
|-
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 78 ||33|| 31|| 14 ||--|| 80 || 209 ||208 ||887 || 4th in East || Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 78||27 ||41 ||10 ||--|| 64 || 247 ||279 ||716 || 6th in East || Did not qualify
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 78||35 ||27 ||16 ||--|| 86 || 274 ||230|| 903 || 4th in East || Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80||31 ||33 ||16 ||--|| 78 || 280 ||309 ||1079 || 3rd in Adams|| Won in Preliminary Round, 2-1 (]) </br> Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80||34 ||31 ||15 ||--|| 83 || 294 ||276 ||1368 ||3rd in Adams || Won in Preliminary Round, 2-1 (]) </br> Lost in Quarterfinals, 3-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80 ||33 ||32 ||15 ||--|| 81 || 301||285 ||1200 ||3rd in Adams || Won in Preliminary Round, 2-1 (]) </br> Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80||41 ||29|| 10 ||--|| 92 || 271 ||237|| 1258 || 3rd in Adams|| Won in Preliminary Round, 2-0 (]) </br> Won in Quarterfinals, 4-3 (]) </br> Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80||34 ||33 ||13 ||--|| 81 || 267 ||252 ||1440 ||3rd in Adams || Won in Preliminary Round, 2-0 (]) </br> Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80 ||35 ||40 ||5 ||--|| 75 || 304|| 327|| 1158 || 4th in Adams|| Lost in Preliminary Round, 0-3 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80 || 28 ||37|| 15 ||--|| 71 || 322|| 367 ||1830 ||5th in Adams || Lost in Preliminary Round, 0-3 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs||80||20 ||44 ||16 ||--|| 56 || 298|| 380|| 1888 || 5th in Norris || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80||28 ||40 ||12 ||--|| 68 || 293 ||330 ||1481 ||3rd in Norris || Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-3 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80 ||26|| 45 ||9 ||--|| 61 || 303 ||387 ||1682||5th in Norris || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80||20 ||52 ||8 ||--|| 48 || 253 ||358 ||1627 ||5th in Norris || Did not qualify
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80 ||25 ||48 ||7 ||--|| 57 || 311 ||386 ||1716 ||4th in Norris || Won in Division Semifinals, 3-0 (]) </br> Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80||32|| 42|| 6 ||--|| 70 || 286 ||319 ||1827 ||4th in Norris || Won in Division Semifinals, 4-2 (]) </br> Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (])
|-
|]||Maple Leafs || 80 ||21 ||49|| 10 ||--|| 52 || 273|| 345|| 1782 ||4th in Norris || Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80 ||28 ||46 ||6 ||--|| 62 || 259|| 342|| 1740|| 5th in Norris|| Did not qualify
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 80||38 ||38 ||4 ||--|| 80 || 337|| 358 ||2419 ||3rd in Norris || Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 80||23 ||46 ||11 ||--|| 57 || 241|| 318|| 1962 ||5th in Norris || Did not qualify
|-
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 80 ||30 ||43|| 7 ||--|| 67 || 234|| 294|| 1734 || 5th in Norris|| Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 84 ||44 ||29 ||11 ||--|| 99 || 288|| 241 ||1815 ||3rd in Norris || Won in Division Semifinals, 4-3 (]) </br> Won in Division Finals, 4-3 (]) </br> Lost in Conference Finals, 3-4 (])
|-
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 84||43 ||29 ||12 ||--|| 98 || 280 ||243|| 1877 || 2nd in Central|| Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (]) </br> Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-3 (]) </br> Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ]<sup>2</sup> ||Maple Leafs|| 48||21|| 19 ||8 ||--|| 50 || 135 ||146 ||744 ||4th in Central || Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 82 ||34 ||36 ||12 ||--|| 80 || 247|| 252 ||1742 ||3rd in Central || Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 82||30 ||44 ||8 ||--|| 68 || 230 ||273 ||1331 ||6th in Central || Did not qualify
|-
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 82||30|| 43|| 9 ||--|| 69 || 194|| 237|| 1481 || 6th in Central || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 82||45 ||30|| 7 ||--|| 97 || 268 ||231 ||1095 || 2nd in Northeast || Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (]) </br> Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-2 (]) </br> Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (])
|-
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 82||45|| 27 ||7 ||3 ||100 || 246|| 222 ||1103 || 1st in Northeast || Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (]) </br> Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 82 || 37 ||29 ||11 ||5 ||90 || 232|| 207 ||1430 || 3rd in Northeast|| Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-0 (]) </br> Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3-4 (])
|-
|] ||Maple Leafs|| 82 ||43 ||25|| 10|| 4 ||100 || 249 ||207 ||1212 || 2nd in Northeast || Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-3 (]) </br> Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-3 (]) </br> Lost in Conference Finals, 2-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 82||44 ||28 ||7 ||3 ||98 ||236 ||208 ||1390 ||2nd in Northeast || Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (])
|-
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 82|| 45 ||24 ||10 ||3 ||103 ||242|| 204 ||1452 || 2nd in Northeast || Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-3 (]) </br> Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (])
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ]<sup>3</sup> ||Maple Leafs|| --|| --|| -- || --|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --||-- || --
|-
| ]<sup>4</sup> ||Maple Leafs|| 82 || 41 || 33 || -- || 8 || 90 || 257 || 270 || 1291 || 4th in Northeast || Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| ] ||Maple Leafs|| 82 || 40 || 31 || -- || 11 || 91 || 258 || 269 || 1065 || 3rd in Northeast || Did not qualify
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| '''Season''' ||'''Team Name'''|| '''GP''' || '''W''' || '''L''' || '''T''' || '''OTL'''|| '''Pts''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' ||'''PIM''' || '''Finish''' || '''Playoffs'''

|-bgcolor="#aaeeee"
| Grand Totals || Maple Leafs || 5710 || 2499 || 2391 || 783 || 37 || 5818 || 17709 || 17481 || 83038 || -- || --

|}
:<sup>1</sup> <small> In February, 1927, ], the new owner of the team, changed the team name and logo from "St. Patricks" to "Maple Leafs". </small>
:<sup>2</sup> <small> Season was shortened because of the ]. </small>
:<sup>3</sup> <small> Season was cancelled because of the ]. </small>
:<sup>4</sup> <small> As of this season, games remaining tied after overtime are decided by ]. </small>

==Players==
===Current roster===
<small>As of March 23, ]. </small>

{| width=90%
!colspan=6 |<center><big>Goaltenders
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=5%|
|align=left!!width=15%|'''Player'''
!width=8%|Catches
!width=9%|Acquired
!width=37%|Place of Birth

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''1'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''30'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|]
|}

{| width=90%
!colspan=6 |<center><big>Defencemen
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=5%|
|align=left!!width=15%|'''Player'''
!width=8%|Shoots
!width=9%|Acquired
!width=37%|Place of Birth

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''3'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''7'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''8'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''15'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CZE}}
|] - ''']'''
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|], ]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''24'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|] - ''']'''
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''25'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|]
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''31'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CZE}}
|]
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|], ]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''56'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|]
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]
|}

{| width=90%
!colspan=7 |<center><big>Forwards
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=5%|
|align=left!!width=15%|'''Player'''
!width=8%|Position
!width=8%|Shoots
!width=9%|Acquired
!width=37%|Place of Birth

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''10'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|C
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''13'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|SWE}}
|] - ''']'''
|align=center|C
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|], ]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''14'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|C
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''16'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|LW
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''18'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|LW
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''21'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|]
|align=center|C
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''22'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|C
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''23'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|UKR}}
|]
|align=center|LW
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|], ]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''26'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|RW
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''27'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|] <small> (]) </small>
|align=center|C
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''33'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|]
|align=center|LW
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|], ]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''39'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|C
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''42'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|C
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''54'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|C
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''80'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}}
|]
|align=center|C
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|], ]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''92'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|C/RW
|align=center|R
|align=center|]
|]

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''94'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|align=center|C
|align=center|L
|align=center|]
|]
|}

===Hall of Famers===
The following members of the Toronto Maple Leafs have been inducted into the ]. The list includes anyone who played for the Leafs who was later inducted as a player. The list of builders includes anyone inducted as a builder who spent any part of their career in a coaching, management, or ownership role with the Leafs.
====Players====
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
* ], C, 1922-26, inducted 1959
* ], C, 1950-71, inducted 1975
* ], C, 1936-48, inducted 1961
* ], LW, 1926-33, inducted 1978
* ], C, 1963-65, inducted 1978
* ], C, 1947-53, inducted 1966
* ], G, 1958-70, inducted 1976
* ], G, 1936-52, inducted 1967
* ], D, 1917-23, inducted 1962
* ], G, 1961-62, inducted 1985
* ], D, 1930-36, inducted 1958
* ], D, 1920-21, 1958
* ], RW, 1929-37, inducted 1961
* ], LW, 1917-19, inducted 1962
* ], D, 1924-37, inducted 1961
* ], LW, 1937-42, inducted 1975
* ], LW, 1954-64, inducted 2006
* ], RW, 1920-26, 1930, inducted 1970
* ], D, 1950-54, inducted 1990
* ], G, 1991-93, inducted 2003
* ], RW, 1994-96, inducted 2001
* ], D, 1928-40, inducted 1965
* ], D, 1952-70, inducted 1977
* ], LW, 1929-39, inducted 1971
</div><div style="float:right; width:48%;">
* ], D, 1960-67, inducted 1969
* ], C, 1943-57, inducted 1966
* ], C, 1960-75, inducted 1986
* ], G, 1952-56, inducted 1980
* ], LW, 1957-68, inducted 1981
* ], RW, 1973-79, inducted 1992
* ], LW, 1964-65, inducted 1974
* ], D, 1995-97, inducted 2004
* ], C, 1929-30, inducted 1947
* ], LW, 1919-24, inducted 1962
* ], RW, 1958-62, inducted 1985
* ], G, 1970-72, inducted 1984
* ], D, 1968-69, inducted 1975
* ], G, 1970-73, inducted 1978
* ], D, 1942-46, inducted 1966
* ], C, 1927-36, inducted 1963
* ], D, 1965-70, inducted 1978
* ], LW, 1956-70, inducted 1991
* ], D, 1973-89, inducted 1996
* ], G, 1964-67, inducted 1971
* ], LW, 1939-46, inducted 1962
* ], C, 1970-82, inducted 1989
* ], D, 1958-68, inducted 1981
* ], C, 1968-75, inducted 1982
* ], LW, 1946-55, inducted 1994
</div><br clear="all">

====Builders====
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
* ], executive/owner, 1961-89, inducted 1977
* ], shareholder/director, inducted 1978
* ], coach/general manager, inducted 1984
</div><div style="float:right; width:48%;">
* ], coach, 1977-79, inducted 2002
* ], executive, 1929-46, inducted 1960
* ], owner/executive/director, 1927-67, inducted 1958
</div><br clear="all">

===Team captains===
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
*] 1927-37
*] 1937-38
*] 1938-40
*] 1940-43
*] 1943-45
*Syl Apps 1945-48
*] 1948-55
*] 1955-56
*] 1956-57
*Ted Kennedy 1957
*] 1957-69
</div><div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*] 1969-75
*] 1975-79
*no captain 1979-80
*Darryl Sittler 1980-82
*] 1982-86
*no captain 1986-89
*] 1989-91
*] 1991-94
*] 1994-97
*] 1997- ''present''

</div><br clear="all">

===Retired numbers===
* '''5''' ], D, 1947-51
* '''6''' ], LW, 1926-33
* '''99''' ] (Number retired league-wide by NHL; banner raised at ] ], ] at NHL All Star Game)

The Leafs have a policy of retiring numbers only for players "who have made a significant contribution to the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and have experienced a career-ending incident while a member of the Maple Leaf team". Barilko (whose career ended with death in a plane crash)<ref name="Barilko">{{cite web
|url=http://www.mapleleafs.com/team/alumni/bbariko.asp
|title=Alumni Bios: Bill Barilko
|publisher=Toronto Maple Leafs
}}</ref> and Bailey (whose career ended with a severe head injury)<ref name="Bailey">{{cite web
|url=http://www.mapleleafs.com/team/alumni/abailey.asp
|title=Alumni Bios: Ace Bailey
|publisher=Toronto Maple Leafs
}}</ref> met the criteria. These two numbers were not officially retired until ], ]. ] received permission from Bailey, by the time of his career the Leafs' Director of Scouting, to wear number 6.

====Honoured numbers====
In 1993, the Leafs began a policy of honouring their greatest players by declaring their number an "Honoured Number" rather than retirement. MSLE CEO Richard Peddie formed a committee in 2005 to study the issue and announced the decision to continue with the honoured number program late that year, citing a desire to allow current players to build upon the legacy of those numbers.

* 1 ], G, 1937-52; honoured ], ].
* 1 ], G, 1959-70; honoured ], ].
* 4 ], D, 1927-37; Head Coach, 1940-50; General Manager, 1957-58; honoured ],].
* 4 ], D, 1961-67; Head Coach, 1973-77; honoured ],].
* 7 ], D, 1931-37; Head Coach, 1953-56; honoured ], ].
* 7 ], D, 1950-70; honoured ], ].
* 9 ], RW, 1930-38; honoured ], ].
* 9 ], C, 1943-57; honoured ], ].
* 10 ], C, 1937-48; honoured ], ].
* 10 ], 1950-71; Head Coach, 1988-89; honoured ], ].
* 21 ], D, 1973-89; honoured ], ].
* 27 ], LW, 1957-68; honoured ], ].
* 27 ], C, 1970-82; honoured ], ].

===First round draft picks===
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
* 1963: ] (6th overall)
* 1964: ] (5th overall)
* 1965: none
* 1966: ] (4th overall)
* 1967: none
* 1968: ] (10th overall)
* 1969: ] (9th overall)
* 1970: ] (8th overall)
* 1971: none
* 1972: ] (11th overall)
* 1973: ] (4th overall), ] (10th overall) and ] (15th overall)
* 1974: Jack Valiquette (13th overall)
* 1975: ] (6th overall)
* 1976: none
* 1977: ] (11th overall) and ] (12th overall)
* 1978: none
* 1979: ] (9th overall)
* 1980: none
* 1981: ] (6th overall)
* 1982: ] (3rd overall)
* 1983: ] (7th overall)
* 1984: ] (4th overall)
</div><div style="float:right; width:48%;">
* 1985: ] (1st overall)
* 1986: ] (6th overall)
* 1987: ] (7th overall)
* 1988: ] (6th overall)
* 1989: ] (3rd overall), ] (12th overall) and ] (21st overall)
* 1990: ] (10th overall)
* 1991: none
* 1992: ] (8th overall) and ] (23rd overall)
* 1993: ] (12th overall) and ] (19th overall)
* 1994: ] (16th overall)
* 1995: ] (15th overall)
* 1996: none
* 1997: none
* 1998: ] (10th overall)
* 1999: ] (24th overall)
* 2000: ] (24th overall)
* 2001: ] (17th overall)
* 2002: ] (24th overall)
* 2003: none
* 2004: none
* 2005: ] (21st overall)
* 2006: ] (13th overall)</div>
<br clear="all">

===Franchise scoring leaders===
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history, as of the end of the 2005-06 season. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.

'''''Legend:''' Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Maple Leafs player''
<!--PLEASE DO NOT UPDATE STATISTICS MID-SEASON, AS IT CREATES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES, AND WIKIPEDIA'S PURPOSE IS NOT TO PROVIDE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE STATISTICS. PLEASE SAVE THE UPDATING OF STATISTICS UNTIL THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND/OR PLAYOFFS.-->
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" |
| align="left" | Player || Pos || GP || G || A || Pts || P/G
|- align="center"
| align="left" | ] || C || 844 || 389 || 527 || '''916''' || 1.09
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | ]*|| C || 907 || 388 || 521 || '''909''' || 1.00
|- align="center"
| align="left" | ] || C || 1062 || 365 || 493 || '''858''' || .81
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | ] || D || 1099 || 148 || 620 || '''768''' || .70
|- align="center"
| align="left" | ] || RW || 1187 || 296 || 417 || '''713''' || .60
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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==NHL awards and trophies==
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==Toronto Maple Leafs individual records==
*Most Goals in a season: ], 54 (1981-82)
*Most Assists in a season: ], 95 (1992-93)
*Most Points in a season: ], 127 (1992-93)
*Most Penalty Minutes in a season: ], 365 (1997-98)
*Most Points in a season, defenceman: ], 79 (1976-77)
*Most Points in a season, rookie: ], 66 (1982-83)
*Most Wins in a season (goaltender): ] (2002-03), ] (2006-2007),37
*Most consecutive games without a goal: ], 198 (1982-86)

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