Babe Dye — Right Wing
Born: 5/13/1898
Died: 1/2/1962
Played for Team: 1919–20 to 1925–26 & 1930–31
In his first full season with Toronto, Babe Dye set league afire when he scored 35 goals in 24 games. He was not a fast skater, but he had the hardest and most accurate shot of his time. Dye was a master at using other players to screen the goalie from seeing his shots.

Hap Day — Defenseman/Left Wing
Born” 6/14/1901
Died: 2/17/1990
Played for Team: 1924–25 to 1936–37
After Conn Smythe bought the Maple Leafs, he moved Hap Day from the forward line to defense, and then paired him up with King Clancy. Day actually became a hockey player on the condition that he be allowed to continue his studies as a pharmacist. After his playing days, he owned and operated the pharmacy at Maple Leaf Gardens!

Ace Bailey — Right Wing/Center
Born: 7/3/1903
Died: 4/7/1992
Played for Team: 1926–27 to 1933–34
Ace Bailey was a feared scorer when he first joined the Maple Leafs, but later focused his energy on defense and became a top penalty-killer. Bailey led the league in goals in 1928–29. After his playing days, he worked as the timekeeper at Maple Leaf Gardens for almost 50 years.

Joe Primeau — Center
Born: 1/29/1906
Died: 5/14/1989
Played for Team: 1927–28 to 1935–36
Unlike many Canadian boys, Joe Primeau did not strap on a pair of skates until he was 12 years old. Smaller and skinnier than most pro hockey players, he nevertheless proved to be one of the game’s best passers and penalty killers. Primeau quit hockey at age 30 to pursue a career in the construction business.

Red Horner — Defenseman
Born: 5/28/1909
Died: 4/27/2005
Played for Team: 1928–29 to 1939–40
Red Horner was the most physical defenseman of his time. He led the NHL in penalty minutes eight years in a row and was one of the most disliked players in hockey. However, the Maple Leafs often said that Horner was their most team-oriented player. Besides his hard body checks, he was known for one unusual skill—he could accelerate from a standstill to full speed faster than almost anyone in the game.

Busher Jackson — Left Wing
Born: 1/19/1911
Died: 6/26/1966
Played for Team: 1929–30 to 1938–39
Harvey “Busher” Jackson was one of the most graceful and handsome men in sports during the 1930s. he was also Toronto’s most complete all-around player. In 1931–32, he led the NHL in points at age 21—the youngest player ever to do so at the time.

Charlie Conacher — Right Wing
Born: 12/20/1910
Died: 12/30/1967
Played for Team: 1929–30 to 1937–38
Charlie Conacher and his brother, Lionel, were two of Canada’s greatest all-around athletes. Charlie was nicknamed the Big Bomber for his hard shot. In 1930, Conn Smythe placed him and another young forward, Busher Jackson, on the line with slick-passing 24-year-old Joe Primeau…and the Kid Line was born. Conacher led the NHL in goals four times in five seasons, beginning at age 20.

Syl Apps — Center
Born: 1/18/1915
Died: 12/24/1998
Played for Team: 1936–37 to 1942–43 & 1945–46 to 1947–48
The Leafs first tried to sign Syl Apps in 1934, but had to wait for him to compete in the 1936 Olympics before he joined the team. He was the #1 pole vaulter in the British Empire at the time. They had to wait for him again in the 1940s, when he joined the Canadian Army and saw action in World War II. Apps still had time to lead the Leafs to three Stanley Cups and earn honors as a First- and Second-Team All-Star five times.

George Armstrong — Center/Right Wing
Born: 7/6/1930
Played for Team: 1951–52 to 1970–71
George Armstrong was nicknamed The Chief in part because of his Iroquois heritage, but also because he was Toronto’s most respected leader for 20 seasons. He was team captain for a dozen years. Punch Imlach said that Armstrong did more for the Leafs than any other player he had.

Bob Pulford — Left Wing
Born: 3/31/1936
Played for Team: 1956–57 to 1969–70
Bob Pulford was part of Toronto’s changing of the guard in the late 1950s. He teamed with George Armstrong and Dave Keon to give the club a shut-down checking line that was a cornerstone of their 1960s championship teams. Pulford was a great penalty-killer who specialized in scoring short-handed goals.

Allan Stanley — Defenseman
Born: 3/1/1926
Died 10/18/2013
Played for Team: 1958–59 to 1967–68
Allan Stanley was nicknamed Snowshoes because of his slow skating. But what he lacked in speed he made up for by doing everything else right. He became a star in his 30s playing alongside Tim Horton in Toronto and was a top defenseman right into his 40s.

Ron Ellis — Right Wing
Born: 1/8/1945
Played for Team: 1963–64 to 1980–81
Ron Ellis was a Maple Leafs “lifer”—he played his entire NHL career with the club. He topped 20 goals nine years in a row and played more than 1,000 games for Toronto.

Lanny McDonald — Right Wing
Born: 2/16/1953
Played for Team: 1973–74 to 1979–80
Lanny McDonald’s boyhood came true when he got to play with his idol, Dave Keon, as a member of the Leafs. McDonald’s hard wrist-shot and walrus mustache made him one of the NHL’s most recognizable players on and off the ice.

Rick Vaive — Right Wing
Born: 5/14/1959
Played for Team: 1979–80 to 1986–87
Rick Vaive was the first Toronto player to score 50 goals in a season. He reached that mark three seasons in a row, thanks in part to the play making skills of linemate Bill Derlago. Vaive was a big, physical player who often topped 100 minutes in penalties. He played in the All-Star Game each year from 1982 to 1984.

Curtis Joseph — Goalie
Born: 4/29/1967
Played for Team: 1998–99 to 2001–02 & 2008–09
Curtis Joseph—or “Cujo” for short—won 133 games in four magnificent seasons for the Leafs, and led the to the playoffs each year. He represented Toronto in two All-Star Games and was famous for his mask, which was decorated with the face of a snarling dog.

Auston Matthew — Center
Born: 9/17/1997
First Season with Team: 2016–17
Auston Matthews was the first pick in the 2016 NHL Draft and, a few months later, scored four goals in his first game. He won the Calder Trophy as the league’s top rookie ad set a new record for an American-born player in his first year, with 40. Matthews set a new personal best with 47 goals in 2019–20.

THE BABE II
In 1919, baseball manager Connie Mack offered Babe Dye $25,000 to quit hockey and sign to play with the Athletics. He turned down the offer, explaining that he could not give up hockey, his first love.

AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT
The head injury that ended Ace Bailey’s career in 1933 would have killed him were it not for a bit of good luck. A convention of brain surgeons happened to be taking place in Boston when he cracked his head open against the Bruins. A team of experts worked on Bailey for three days to keep him alive.

STAND-UP GUY
During his time with the Leafs, Syl Apps was often held up as the ideal athlete. He was tall and good-looking, honest and good-natured. He never cursed during games. The worst thing anyone ever heard him say was By Hum! —and that was only when he was really angry. In 1943, Apps missed several games because of a broken leg. Team owner Conn Smythe was shocked when Apps tried to give back half of his salary for the time he missed.

ACE OVER SIXES
In 1968, Hall of Famer Ace Bailey asked the club to let young Ron Ellis wear his old #6, which had been retired for more than 50 years. Ellis was so honored he switched from #8. After Ellis’s career, the team re-retired #6.

GOALS
1920–21 — Babe Dye — 35**
1922–23 — Babe Dye — 26
1924–25 — Babe Dye — 38
1928–29 — Ace Bailey — 22
1930–31 — Charlie Conacher — 31
1931–32 — Charlie Conacher — 34*
1933–34 — Charlie Conacher — 32
1934–35 — Charlie Conacher — 36
1935–36 — Charlie Conacher — 23, Bill Thoms — 23
1937–38 — Gordie Drillon — 26
1945–46 — Gaye Stewart — 37

* Tied with another player
** Also played for the Hamilton Tigers

ASSISTS
1917–18 — Reg Noble — 10, Harry Cameron — 10**
1921–22 — Harry Cameron — 17
1930–31 — Joe Primeau — 32
1931–32 — Joe Primeau — 37
1933–34 — Joe Primeau — 32
1936–37 — Syl Apps — 29
1937–38 — Syl Apps — 29
1950–51 — Ted Kennedy — 43*

* Tied with another player
** Tied with a third player

POINTS
1922–23 — Babe Dye — 37
1924–25 — Babe Dye — 46
1928–29 — Ace Bailey — 32
1931–32 — Busher Jackson — 53
1933–34 — Charlie Conacher — 52
1934–35 — Charlie Conacher — 57
1937–38 — Gordie Drillon — 52

GOALS-AGAINST
1940–41 — Turk Broda — 2.00
1947–48 — Turk Broda — 2.38
1950–51 — Al Rollins — 1.57
1953–54 — Harry Lumley — 1.86
1954–55 — Harry Lumley — 1.94
1962–63 — Don Simmons — 2.46
1963–64 — Johnny Bower — 2.11
1964–65 — Johnny Bower — 2.38
1965–66 — Johnny Bower — 2.25
1970–71 — Jacques Plante — 1.88
1992–93 — Felix Potvin — 2.50

PLUS/MINUS
1998–99 — Alexander Karpotsev — + 39*

* Also played with the New York Rangers