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Since 1917

Our history

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Original Six
A hockey game on a snowy outdoor rink
It started outdoors, on frozen ice, with a puck and a stick.
  1. 1917

    A club is born

    The franchise is founded as the Toronto Arenas, a charter member of the new National Hockey League.

  2. 1927

    The Maple Leafs

    Conn Smythe takes over and renames the club the Maple Leafs, cementing the blue and white.

  3. 1931

    Maple Leaf Gardens

    The team moves into its storied downtown home, a cathedral of Canadian hockey.

  4. 1942

    The comeback

    Toronto rallies from three games down in the Final to lift one of the most famous Cups in league history.

  5. 1947-51

    Dynasty

    Four Stanley Cups in five seasons define a golden era for the franchise.

  6. 1967

    Original Six glory

    The club captures its thirteenth championship, still the most recent to date.

  7. 1999

    A new home

    The team moves to its modern downtown arena, today known as Scotiabank Arena.

  8. 2016

    Legends honoured

    In its centennial era the club retires the numbers of its greatest players.

Stanley Cup championships
1918192219321942194519471948194919511962196319641967
Honoured numbers
1Johnny Bower
7Tim Horton
9Charlie Conacher
13Mats Sundin
17Wendel Clark
21Borje Salming
27Darryl Sittler
93Doug Gilmour
Franchise records
Mats Sundin
All-time points
987PTS
Auston Matthews
All-time goals
428G
Doug Gilmour
Points, one season · 1992-93
127PTS
Auston Matthews
Goals, one season · 2023-24
69G