maple leafs last won stanley cup in 2003.
maple leafs last won stanley cup in 2003.
when did maple leafs last win stanley cup?
2003
the original six era was a period of dynasties. the toronto maple leafs won the stanley cup five times between 1944–45 and 1950–51. in the 1951 stanley cup finals, the maple leafs defeated the canadiens four games to one in the only final in nhl history when all games were decided in overtime. beginning in 1948–49, the red wings won seven consecutive regular season titles, a feat that no other team has accomplished. during that time, the wings won four stanley cups. it was during the 1952 stanley cup finals that the legend of the octopus was created. brothers pete and jerry cusimano brought a dead octopus to the detroit olympia for the fourth game of the finals. they hoped that the octopus would inspire detroit to an eighth game victory. detroit went on to defeat montreal 3–0 and the tradition was born. the red wings faced the canadiens in the stanley cup finals in three consecutive seasons between 1954 and 1956. detroit won the first two match-ups, but montreal captured the 1956 stanley cup, ending one dynasty and starting another. the canadiens won five consecutive championships between 1956 and 1960, a feat no other team has duplicated. the original six era ended with the 1967 stanley cup finals between the two-time defending champion canadiens, and the maple leafs. the maple leafs finished the era by winning the cup four times between 1962 and 1967, their 1967 championship is the last maple leafs title to date. the chicago blackhawks, who won in 1961, are the only other team to win the stanley cup during this period.
history of the national hockey league
in 1919, the club was sold to the st. patrick hockey club. under new ownership, the club was renamed the toronto st. patricks. although the st. patricks won one stanley cup, in 1922, the club was again put up for sale due following a series of litigations from livingstone. the club was eventually sold to conn smythe in 1927, who immediately renamed the team to the toronto maple leaf hockey club. in an effort to finance the construction of maple leaf gardens, smythe launched maple leaf gardens limited (mlgl, later renamed maple leafs sports & entertainment in 1998), a publicly traded management company to own both the maple leafs and the planned arena. the maple leafs played their first game at maple leaf gardens in november, 1931. for most of the 1930s, the team was led by the kid line. the line led the maple leafs to win the 1932 stanley cup, as well as four more stanley cup appearances in the following six years.
history of the toronto maple leafs