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Top 50 Toronto Maple Leafs

When it comes to storied hockey franchises, very few clubs match the success and name recognition of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Formed in 1917 as the Toronto Arenas, the team would become a member of the "Original Six" and win the Stanley Cup in the NHL's first year.  Renaming themselves the Toronto St. Patricks in 1919, they won their second title in 1922.  In 1927, they made their third and final name change, that to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Toronto won it all again in 1932 and would dominate the 1940s capturing the Cup five times that decade, and were the winners again in 1951.  The 1960s were again their decade, winning the Stanley Cup four times, the last being in 1967.

The Leafs have not made the Stanley Cup Finals since.

This list is up to the end of the 2022/23 season.

Note: Hockey lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics, and post-season accolades.

41. Bob Baun

41. Bob Baun
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Bobby Baun reminds us a lot of Paul Henderson in that he is best known for one game.  Baun fractured his ankle early in Game 3 of the 1964 Stanley Cup Championship but returned to the ice to score the game-winning goal against the Detroit Red Wings and would help…
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42. Morgan Rielly

42. Morgan Rielly
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Currently entering his tenth season in the NHL, Morgan Rielly has been the best Defenseman for Toronto for years, a prognostication that the organization hoped for when they took him Fifth Overall in 2012. Rielly made the Leafs the following season, and he has at least 20 Assists in his…
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43. Tod Sloan

43. Tod Sloan
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Tod Sloan signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1946 and was called up for one game that year and 29 the year after.  The Leafs won the Cup that year, though Sloan was not on the roster, the following season, he was there to stay. A versatile forward who played…
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44. Ian Turnbull

44. Ian Turnbull
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Paired with Swedish Hall of Famer Borje Salming, Ian Turnbull was one half of an offensive tandem from the blueline that was one of the best in the National Hockey League. Turnbull was a First Round Pick in 1973 and would make the Maple Leafs roster as a rookie with…
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45. Harry Lumley

45. Harry Lumley
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Harry Lumley had already made history, when in 1944, at the age of 17, he became the youngest (and still is), Goalie to play in the NHL when he suited up for the Rangers.  Later, he won a Stanley Cup with Detroit, though was traded to Chicago in favor of Terry…
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46. Bryan McCabe

46. Bryan McCabe
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Bryan McCabe began his NHL career with the Islanders, Canucks, and Blackhawks, and looked to be moving from promising youngster to credible journeyman.  This would change in 2000 when he was traded again to Toronto for what would be far his most productive and longest stay. McCabe had 29 Points in…
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47. Curtis Joseph

47. Curtis Joseph
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Curtis Joseph should be better known for his stellar season early in his career with St. Louis, where he was a three-time leader in Goalie Point Shares, but many remember him more for his time in Toronto, his third NHL team. Signing as a Free Agent in 1998, “Cujo” was…
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48. William Nylander

48. William Nylander
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From Sweden, William Nylander was the 8th Overall Pick in the 2014 Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs and it did not take long for him to be a top forward for the club. After he was drafted, Nylander spent the next two years switching from the Swedish League and…
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49. Norm Ullman

49. Norm Ullman
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In the middle of Norm Ullman’s 13th season with the Detroit Red Wings, the Center was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of an eight-player transaction.  Ullman would show that he still had a lot left despite his veteran status. Ullman scored at least 50 Points in his first five…
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50. Bill Barilko

50. Bill Barilko
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“Bill Barilko disappeared that summer He was on a fishing trip The last goal he ever scored Won the Leafs the cup They didn't win another till nineteen sixty two The year he was discovered I stole this from a hockey card I keeped tucked up under” The Tragically Hip.…
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