Who knows, Go Leafs Go!
I like Toronto Maple Leafs because they are doing a great job this season and they are awesome
Its impossible for anyone to have a good career with the Leafs right now.
Ace Bailey of the Toronto Maple Leafs. February 14, 1934.
Ottawa Sens all the way. How are they bad. They have amazing statistics (exept for 2008-09 season), great players and great fans!WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Toronto's NHL team was originally known as the Arenas and later the St. Pats. The name Maple Leafs was adopted in 1927, and I am told it was named after the Maple Leaf Regiment that fought in World War I. Of course, for those readers outside the Great White North, you'll recognize that the Maple Leaf is a well-known symbol for Canada, so it's quite appropriate. ------- To actually answer the question: Toronto has always been a blue/white city. I'm not sure where it originated but it long predates not only the Toronto Arenas (original name of the Maple Leafs) but also the Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA. If you notice the Argonauts along with the Blue Jays also follow the Blue/White pattern. The most commonly held belief is Smythe got the colour scheme from the University Of Toronto Varsity Blues, where he had been captain of the ice hockey team in 1915. Where UofT got theirs from, I don't know.
Babe Pratt scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory that saved the Maple Leafs from being victim of a great comeback win by the Red Wings.
This is actually not a great question... the Wings lost their first Stanley Cup Finals in 1933 to the NY Rangers. In 1934 they didn't make it to the finals and in 1935 they won, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Norm Ullman wore number 9 for the Leafs from the time of the famous Frank Mahovlich trade with Detroit in 1968 thru the 1974-75 season after which the legendary centerman jumped to the WHA for a few last pro years. He had worn the number 7 for many great years with the Red Wings but star D-Man Tim Horton already owned that one in Toronto.
The Detroit franchise never played in the Stanley Cup Finals when the team was known as the Detroit Cougars or Detroit Falcons. As the Red Wings, the team made its first appearance in the Finals in 1934, losing to the Chicago Blackhawks in four games. Detroit has played for the Stanley Cup a total of 23 times, winning the trophy on 11 occasions. Great coaches such as Jack Adams (3 Cups) and Scotty Bowman (3 Cups) have coached the Red Wings to championships. * 1934 - L - Chicago Blackhawks - 3-1 * 1936 - W - Toronto Maple Leafs - 3-1 - Jack Adams * 1937 - W - New York Rangers - 3-2 - Jack Adams * 1941 - L - Boston Bruins 4-0 * 1942 - L - Toronto Maple Leafs - 4-3 * 1943 - W - Boston Bruins 4-0 - Jack Adams * 1945 - L - Toronto Maple Leafs - 4-3 * 1948 - L - Toronto Maple Leafs - 4-0 * 1949 - L - Toronto Maple Leafs - 4-0 * 1950 - W - New York Rangers - 4-3 - Tommy Ivan * 1952 - W - Montreal Canadiens - 4-0 - Tommy Ivan * 1954 - W - Montreal Canadiens - 4-3 - Tommy Ivan * 1955 - W - Montreal Canadiens - 4-3 - Jimmy Skinner * 1956 - L - Montreal Canadiens - 4-1 * 1961 - L - Chicago Blackhawks - 4-2 * 1963 - L - Toronto Maple Leafs - 4-1 * 1964 - L - Toronto Maple Leafs - 4-3 * 1966 - L - Montreal Canadiens - 4-2 * 1995 - L - New Jersey Devils - 4-0 * 1997 - W - Philadelphia Flyers - 4-0 - Scotty Bowman * 1998 - W - Washington Capitals - 4-0 - Scotty Bowman * 2002 - W - Carolina Hurricanes - 4-1 - Scotty Bowman * 2008 - W - Pittsburgh Penguins - 4-2 - Mike Babcock
Toronto is situated on Lake Ontario.
Maple syrup is a resource of any country blessed with an abundance of sugar maple trees. There is a great deal of maple syrup made in Canada, just as there is a great deal of it made in the United States, but maple syrup isn't especially thought of as one of Canada's "resources", no.
There is no 'best' in wood . . . ash is tough, but maple is hard. They are both great for different things.