Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs is an NHLNHLThe National Hockey League (NHL) is a men’s professional ice hockey league with clubs in the United States and Canada. Founded in Montreal in 1917, it comprises 32 teams and awards the Stanley Cup to its playoff champion.Open the full entry ice hockey team in Toronto, Ontario, playing at Scotiabank Arena.
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Key facts
1917The franchise joins the NHL
The franchise traces its history to Toronto’s team in the NHL’s inaugural 1917 season. Its predecessors won the Stanley Cup in 1918 and 1922.[1]
1927Maple Leafs name adopted
Conn Smythe and his investors acquired the St. Pats and renamed the club the Maple Leafs.[1]
November 1931Maple Leaf Gardens opens
The Leafs began playing at Maple Leaf Gardens and won the Stanley Cup that season.[1]
1942–1967Championship eras
Championships in 1942,1945,1947–49,1951,1962–64 and 1967 brought the franchise total to 13. Foster Hewitt’s broadcasts helped give the club a national audience.[1]
February 20, 1999First game at the new arena
The Maple Leafs faced Montreal in Air Canada Centre’s inaugural hockey game. The building became Scotiabank Arena in July 2018.[2]
August 22, 2012Teachers’ completes its MLSE sale
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan completed the sale of its MLSE interest to Bell and Rogers for C$1.32 billion. The pension fund had first invested in the club’s parent company in 1994.[3]
July 1, 2025Rogers ownership rises to 75%
Rogers completed the purchase of BCE’s 37.5% MLSE interest, raising its total stake to 75%. The transaction took effect on July 1 and was announced the following day.[4]
June 26, 2026Gavin McKenna selected
Toronto selected Gavin McKenna first overall.[5]
October 1, 2026Rogers takes full ownership of MLSE
Rogers announced that its MLSE ownership had reached 100%; the Maple Leafs remained part of MLSE.[6]
Home arena
Scotiabank Arena is owned and operated by MLSE in downtown Toronto and also hosts the Raptors. Its construction retained parts of the former postal building’s exterior.[2]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Toronto Maple Leafs: Official website: https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs (opens in a new window)[7]
Toronto Maple Leafs: X: https://x.com/MapleLeafs (opens in a new window)[7]
Toronto Maple Leafs: YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: https://www.youtube.com/torontomapleleafs (opens in a new window)[7]
Sources
- The Toronto Maple Leafs (opens in a new window)
- Scotiabank Arena — History (opens in a new window)
- Teachers’ completes $1.32-billion sale of MLSE (opens in a new window)
- Rogers Becomes Majority Owner of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (opens in a new window)
- Maple Leafs Draft Forward Gavin McKenna with the First Overall Selection (opens in a new window)
- Rogers Begins a New Chapter in Canadian Sports and Entertainment (opens in a new window)
- Toronto Maple Leafs — official website (opens in a new window)