Toronto Maple Leafs
Eight Stanley Cups, longest drought in NHL history.
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The NHL was formed in 1917 by teams from the National Hockey Association that had a dispute with Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts.[1] Conn Smythe took control of the team on February 14, 1927, renaming it the Maple Leafs after the national symbol of Canada.[1] On November 26, 1917, the NHL formally announced that Toronto would be part of its first season, and the League granted temporary franchise rights to the Arena Company.[2] The Maple Leafs' first game at Maple Leaf Gardens took place on November 12, 1931, resulting in a 2–1 defeat by the Chicago Black Hawks.[3]
On February 12, 1998, Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. (MLGL) bought the Toronto Raptors and their arena, and MLGL was subsequently renamed Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.[4]
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A UPI report noted that Walt Poddubny, benched earlier in the Norris Division final, scored his fourth playoff goal to lift the Leafs to a 5-3 win over St. Louis.[5] The same report stated Toronto finished 19th of 21 teams with 57 points in the regular season.[5] Rookie Steve Thomas added three points for Toronto in that game.[5] Dan Daoust sealed the victory with 44 seconds remaining on a backhanded shot from deep in the Toronto zone.[5]
The Leafs' power play, best in the playoffs entering the game at 31.6 percent, was 0-for-5 in the first 40 minutes.[5] The Leafs lost right winger Rick Vaive early in the second period of that contest.[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "Toronto Maple Leafs" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shea Wilson 2016, p. 7 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Toronto Maple Leafs" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Holzman Nieforth 2002, p. 151; Hunter, "Champions: The Illustrated History of Hockey's Greatest Dynasties", Triumph Books, 1997, p. 18–19; Holzman Nieforth 2002, p. 151 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Toronto Maple Leafs" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Toronto Maple Leafs History – 1930s", Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment; "48th Highlanders of Canada Pipe and Drums", Canadian Armed Forces, 2018; Hornby, "Highlanders ready for Maple Leafs' home opener", Toronto Sun, October 16, 2016; "Memorial service held in Toronto for hockey legend Johnny Bower", Global News, January 2, 2018; "Toronto Maple Leafs History – 1930s", Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment; "The press gondola at Maple Leaf Gardens", CBC Digital Archives, 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Toronto Maple Leafs" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tedesco, "Raptors bought by Leafs", The Hamilton Spectator, February 13, 1998; Shea Wilson 2016, p. 7; Jozsa, "National Basketball Association Franchises: Team Performance and Financial Success", Lexington Books, 2017, p. 32; Jozsa, "National Basketball Association Franchises: Team Performance and Financial Success", Lexington Books, 2017, p. 32; Grange, "What does winning look like?", The Globe and Mail, February 24, 2004; "Lawrence Tanenbaum, OC", Kilmer Group, 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "From out of the lineup to the star of...", UPI. facts only, no text reused. upi.com
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