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While surprisingly enough with 13 Stanley Cup wins, the Toronto Maple Leafs have never had a Conference Championship and have only had 5 Division championships in their history. On Valentines Day, 1927, the team was finally named the Toronto Maple Leafs after being stuck with names such as the Blueshirts, the Arenas and the St. Patricks. Toronto Maple Leafs ticket holders had a team they could count on for many years to come.
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About The Toronto Maple Leafs
Nineteen-thirty would be the beginning of the Toronto Maple Leafs first dynasty team. After four seasons of mediocre playing under Dick Irvin as coach, the team debuted at their new Maple Leaf Gardens arena and lost to the Black Hawks 2-1. The Toronto Maple Leafs however would pull out of that first game slump and would capture their third Stanley Cup that year. In 1933, the Toronto Maple Leafs star forward was nearly killed on the ice when Bruins Eddie Shore checked him into the boards at full speed from behind. Bailey was writhing on the ice as Maple Leafs Red Horner knocked Shore out with a punch but it was too late for Bailey. That hit would end his hockey career. Toronto Maple Leafs ticket holders were devastated.
The 1940s would be another decade of success for the team. The Toronto Maple Leafs won 5 more Stanley Cups during that time and these wins moved the team into the record books for the next ten years. They overtook the Canadiens for most Stanley Cup wins in history. It would take the Canadiens a decade to get the record back.
The team won one more Stanley Cup in the 1950s, but would go the rest of the decade struggling. The 1960s would come upon the team with new ownership and a new dynasty. Under the new Ownership, the Toronto Maple Leafs ticket holders would watch their team win another three straight Stanley Cup Championships.
The 1970s and 1980s proved a bad couple of decades for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ticket sales were still high, but there was much infighting, mostly because the Toronto Maple Leafs owner had several disputes with important players on the team including Lanny McDonald and Darryl Sittler. Ballard was bitter because of a poor win/loss record and not a single Stanley Cup championship. Also during this time, the overall talent of the team greatly declined. The real trouble started though when new coach Imlach decided to trade McDonald to undermined Sittlers influence on the team. This infuriated Sittler and two years later he was traded to the Flyers. All of this turmoil sent the Toronto Maple Leafs into a downward spiral. They barely made the playoffs and for the next 12 years the team was barely competitive on the ice. In fact, they wouldn't post another winning record until 1992.
Well, it looks like the days of a losing and uninspired Toronto Maple Leafs may be over and a new era of hockey for the team has begun. With the addition of Brian Burke to the team, they are a rough and ready to rumble team. The defense has been upgraded not only with muscle, but with defensive play as well. New additions Komisarek and Beauchemin look to add grit and skill to the team and the Toronto Maple Leafs ticket holders will have a team they can be proud of again. The 2009-2010 season looks to be promising for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
