Toronto Maple Leafs facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Toronto Maple Leafs
Conference	Eastern
Division	Atlantic
Founded	1917
History	Toronto Arenas 1917–1919 Toronto St. Patricks 1919–1927 Toronto Maple Leafs 1927–present
Home arena	Scotiabank Arena
City	Toronto, Ontario
Colours	Blue, white
Media	Sportsnet Ontario TSN4 Sportsnet 590 The Fan TSN Radio 1050
Owner(s)	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (Keith Pelley, president & CEO)
General manager	Brad Treliving
Head coach	Craig Berube
Captain	Auston Matthews
Minor league affiliates	Toronto Marlies (AHL) Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Stanley Cups	13 (1917–18, 1921–22, 1931–32, 1941–42, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67)
Conference championships	0
Presidents' Trophies	0
Division championships	7 (1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1999–2000, 2020–21, 2024–25)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (often called the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team from Toronto, Canada. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL) as part of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which also owns other sports teams in Toronto.

The club started as the Toronto Arenas in the first 1917–18 NHL season. Two years later, they changed their name to the Toronto St. Patricks. In 1927, Conn Smythe bought the team and renamed them the Maple Leafs. For their first 14 seasons, the team played at the Mutual Street Arena. In 1931, they moved to Maple Leaf Gardens. Since February 1999, the Maple Leafs have played at Scotiabank Arena, which was once called Air Canada Centre.

The Maple Leafs have won more Stanley Cup championships and played more NHL seasons than any team except the Montreal Canadiens. They had two amazing periods of success, called "dynasties," from 1946 to 1951 and from 1961 to 1967. During these times, they won eight Stanley Cups. However, they have not won a championship since 1967, which is the longest drought in league history at 57 seasons. The Maple Leafs have strong rivalries with the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and Ottawa Senators. Their main minor league team is the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Many people connected to the Maple Leafs have been honored in the Hockey Hall of Fame. The team has also retired the numbers of nineteen players, including the first retired number in all of professional sports.