The History of Toronto Maple Leafs
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the most storied franchises in the entire NHL. The team has won the second most Stanley Cups of any team in NHL history, with 13. History of the Maple Leafs

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The Toronto Maple Leafs were originally the Toronto Arenas, owned by the Arena Company. It was not until 1927 that the Toronto Maple Leafs, or officially, the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club, came into existence as we know them today. The team was actually named after a World War I regiment called the Maple Leaf Regiment. There was also a baseball team in Toronto entitled the Toronto Maple Leafs for some time before the hockey team was known as such. Since the name of the regiment, Maple Leaf, is a proper noun, the word Leaf does not change to its normal plural of Leaves, hence the spelling, Toronto Maple Leafs.
When the Golden Years of the Maple Leafs are recalled, people are usually referring to the 1940s, when the Leafs won five Stanley Cups. Air Canada Centre is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., the group that owns not only the Maple Leafs but also the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. Most Popular Team in the NHL
by Sandy on October 21st, 2009 Tags: history, ice hockey team, Maple Leafs, Toronto
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In the fall of 2004 the owners of the teams in the National Hockey League locked the players out. This was a chapter in the NHL hockey history all fans sure could have been without. For the first time in ice hockey history an entire NHL season was canceled.

