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Toronto Maple leafs
In this report I will talk
to you about the Toronto Maple Leafs. I will Specifically mention who has
been there coaches/general managers, who has played for them, What is there
team history, When were there playoff appearances/Stanley Cups, What is a
little bit about the N.H.L.
1.Who have been their coaches, general
managers, and management?
2.Who has played for them?
3.What is there team history?
4.When were there playoff
appearances/Stanley Cups?
5.What are some interesting facts
about hockey?
Toronto’s coaches have
been:
Conn Smythe
1927-1930 Conn Smythe/Art Duncan 1930-1931
Art Duncan/Dick Irvin
1931-1932 Dick Irvin 1932-1940
Hap Day
1940-1950 Joe Primeau 1950-1953
King Clancy
1953-1956 Howie Meeker 1956-1957
Billy Reay
1957-1958 Billy Reay/Punch Imlach
1958-1959
Punch Imlach
1959-1969 John McLellan 1969-1971
John McLellan/King Clancy
1971-1972 John McLellan 1972-1973
Red Kelly
1973-1977 Roger Neilson 1977-1979
Floyd Smith/Dick Duff/Punch Imlach
1979-1980
Punch Imlach/Joe Crozier/Mike Nykoluk
1980-1981
Mike Nykoluk
1981-1984 Dan Maloney 1984-1986
John Brophy
1986-1988 John Brophy/George Armstrong
1988-1989
Doug Carpenter
1989-1990 Doug Carpenter/Tom Watt 1990-1991
Tom Watt
1991-1992 Pat Burns 1992-1995
Nick
Beverly1995-1996 Mike Murphy 1996-1997
Pat Quinn 1997-present
Toronto’s general
managers:
Conn Smythe 1927-1957
Hap Day 1957-1958
Punch Imlach
1958-1969 Jim Gregory 1969-1979
Punch Imlach
1979-1981
Punch Imlach/Gerry MecNamara/King
Clancy 1981-1982
Gerry MecNamara 1982-1988
Gord Stellick 1988-1989
Floyd Smith
1989-1991 Cliff Fletcher 1991-1997
Ken Dryden
1997-1999 Pat Quinn 1999 –2003
John Ferguson 2003-present
Toronto’s 2004 management:
John Ferguson - GM
Pat Quinn - Head Coach
Mike Penny - Assistant GM and Director
Player Personnel
Rick Ley and Keith Action - Assistant
Coach
Paul Dennis - Player Development Coach
and Scouting Coordinator
Barry Trapp - Director of Amateur
Scouting
Chris Broadhurst - Head Athletic
Therapist
Brent Smith - Athletic Therapist
Matt Nichol - Strength and
conditioning Coach
Reid Mitche - Video Coach
Brian Papineu - Equipment Manager
Bobby Hastings and Scott McKay -
Assistant Equipment Manager
Toronto has had 17 captains they are:
Hap Day
1927-1937 Charlie
Conacher 1937-1938
Red Horner
1938-1940 Syl Apps 1940-1943
Bob Davidson
1943-1945 Syl Apps 1945-1948
Ted Kennedy
1948-1955 Sid Smith 1955-1956
Ted Kennedy/Jim Thomson
1956-1957 George Armstrong 1957-1969
Dave Keon
1969-1975 Darryl Sittler
1975-1981
Rick Vaive
1981-1985 * no captain* 1985-1989
Rob Ramage
1989-1991 Weldel Clark
1991-1995
Doug Gilmour
1995-1997 Mats Sundin
1997-present
Toronto’s team and salary
are now as follows:
Joe Nieuwendyk - $
2,000,000 Robert Reichel - $ 3,250,000
Ron Francis - $
4,453,738 Matthew Stajan - $
950,000
Mats Sundin - $
9,000,000 Nik Antropov - $ 925,000
Chad Kilger - $
800,000 Gary Roberts - $
2,200,000
Darcy Tucker - $
1,600,000 Tie Domi - $ 2,000,000
Tom Fitzgerald - $
900,000 Alexander Mogilny - $
5,500,000
Owen Nolan - $
6,500,000 Nathan Perrott - $
400,000
Alexei Ponikarovsky - $
522,500 Mikael Renberg - $ 2,200,000
Wade Belak - $
850,000 Drake Berehowsky - $
450,000
Aki Berg - $
1,400,000 Calle Johansson -
unlisted
Thomas Kaberle - $
2,750,000 Ken Klee - $ 1,500,000
Brian Leetch - $
6,600,000 Bryan Marchment - $
2,000,000
Bryan McCabe - $
5,500,000 Karel Pilar - $ 450,000
Ed Belfour - $
7,000,000 Trevor Kidd - $
650,000
The team we now know as the Toronto
Maple Leafs were previously known from 1917 – 1919 as the Toronto Arenas
which replaced the Quebec Bull Dogs and were founded by Layer Eddie
Livingstone, their first game was played December 19, 1917. From 1919 – 1926
they were known as the Toronto St. Pats, at which time they were still part
of the NHA. When they moved to the NHL in 1927 Conn Smythe and Hugh Aird
bought them and renamed them as the Toronto Maple Leafs at which time they
began construction on the Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto’s first season in the
Maple Leaf Gardens was in the 1931 – 1932 season. Toronto Maple Leafs were
one of the first six teams in the NHL along with Detroit Red Wings, New York
Rangers, Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks and Montreal Canadians. Toronto
has retired two numbers, number five Bill Bariko and number six Ace Bailey.
Toronto’s uniforms are now blue and white. Their arena is Air Canada
Center, which has a capacity of 18,800.
Toronto has been to twenty-one Stanley
Cup finals, they have won thirteen in the following years 1918, 1922, 1932,
1942, 1945, 1947-1949, 1951, 1962-1964 and 1967. They have lost eight in
the following years 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1959 and 1960. They
have sixty-four playoff appearances in all, which are 1918, 1921-1922, 1925,
1929, 1931-1945, 1947-1952, 1954-1956, 1959-1967, 1969, 1971-1972,
1974-1981, 1983, 1986-1988, 1990, 1993-1996, 1999-2004.
The Stanley Cup was named after Lord
Stanley of Preston. He was an official for the Canadian Government. The
first reported hockey game was March 3, 1875.
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