who started the toronto maple leafs
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History of the Toronto Maple Leafs After taking control on Valentine's Day 1927, Smythe immediately renamed the team the Maple Leafs.: 85–86 (The Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team had won the International League championship a few months earlier and had been using that name for 30 years.) There have been numerous reasons cited for Smythe's decision to rename the team. The Maple Leafs say that the name was chosen in honour of the Maple Leaf Regiment from World War I. Another story says that Smythe named the team after a team he'd once scouted, called the East Toronto Maple Leafs. Smythe's name was initially kept in the background, even though he was the largest shareholder.
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- The NHL as we know it today was started right after World War 1 and at that time only featured 5 teams the Montreal Canadians, the Toronto Arenas, the Ottawa Senators, the Quebec Bulldogs, and the Montreal Wanderers. This is a far cry from what the NHL is today as it has two conferences and many divisions.
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National Hockey League   (NHL) Expansion History On March 17, 1938 the Montreal Maroons played their final game. In 1941-2 the New York Americans change their name to the Brooklyn Americans, but end up withdrawing for the 1942-3 season. And finally we are there. It took 26 years, after the NHL was founded, but the original six teams were now in place.
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- Mario Lemieux, OC, CQ (/mærioʊ ləˈmjuː/; French pronunciation: ​[maʁjo ləmjø]; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current owner for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played parts of 17 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2006.
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NBA D-LEAGUE WNBAEurope LiveGlobalBrasilCanadaChinaEspanolFranceGermanyHong KongJapanTaiwanUKGLOBALAtlantaBostonCharlotteChicagoClevelandDallasDenverDetroitGolden StateHoustonIndianaLA ClippersLA LakersMemphisMiamiMilwaukeeMinnesotaNew JerseyNew OrleansNew YorkOklahoma CityOrlandoPhiladelphiaPhoenixPortlandSacramentoSan AntonioTorontoUtahWashingtonTEAMS MOBILE NBA TICKETSResource CenterGame CenterStats CenterDraft CenterFANTASY NBATVSTOREJerseysApparelKidsFootwearSporting GoodsAuctionsNBA Store EuropeBe An AffiliateSTORENBA TV BroadbandNBA LEAGUE PASSVIDEO The Knick players came primarily from New York area colleges. Even Neil Cohalan, the first Knick coach, was plucked from Manhattan College. But all of Toronto's players were American, with the exception of Hank Biasatti, a forward, who was a native Canadian.
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Hockey in Pittsburgh Later in 1925, the NHL granted Pittsburgh the right to house a team. Callahan asked Barney Drefuss, the owner of the baseball Pirates, to use the name for his hockey team as well, and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NHL were born.
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- First he became executive vice president and part-owner of the NBA Toronto Raptors. The brokers for the NBA in the transaction were Dan Gronich, chairman, and Glen Markman, executive managing director, of Grubb & Ellis New York.
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Samuel de Champlain Samuel de Champlain, The Father of New France, was a French navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608. He is important to Canadian history because he made the first accurate map of the coast and he helped establish the settlements. Born into a family of mariners, Champlain, while still a young man, began exploring North America in 1603 under the guidance of François Gravé ...
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- Leafs' Playoff Drive. Leafs. How the Maple Leafs match up against the Capitals Toronto has the edge in coaching, but that's pretty much it ahead of its Eastern Conference quarter-final against Washington.
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- In Ice Hockey. The NHL was founded in 1917 with only FOUR teams, so the FIRST NHL hockey teams were: Montreal Canadians (Founded in 1909 to present), Montreal Wanderers (1917), Toronto Arena … 's (1917 - 1918) and Ottawa Senators (1917 - 1933, founded 1883).
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baseballThe Best Toronto Blue Jays of All Time When the team formed in 1977, the Toronto Blue Jays were installed as the second Major League team outside of the United States. Over the team's history, the best Blue Jays of all time have generally been young players who have risen through Toronto's farm system.
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Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors were established on November 4, 1993, when the NBA, as part of its expansion into Canada, awarded its 28th franchise to a group headed by Toronto businessman John Bitove for a then-record expansion fee of $125 million US.
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Stats torontomapleleafs.com is the official Web site of the Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club. The Maple Leafs and mapleleafs.com are trademarks of MLSE. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.
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The 25th anniversary of Rogers Centre / Toronto's Sky Dome Over 150,000 ballots were submitted with some of the oddest suggestions. Names like Condome (to honour NHL hockey czar and Toronto Maple Leaf founder Connie Smythe, I think), Davis Dome (in recognition of Bill Davis, Ontario’s premier from 1971-1985), Dome on the Range and so on. A ‘blue ribbon’ panel was assembled and from all the names submitted they pre-selected The Dome, Harbour Dome, Tower Dome and SkyDome.
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History In 1868, Edward Blake, elected from South Bruce, became the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and three years later defeated the Conservative government to become Ontario's first Liberal Premier. He left provincial politics in 1872, but was able to establish a Liberal dynasty that served Ontario until 1905.Kingston-born Oliver Mowat, one of Ontario's most notable premiers, followed Blake as party leader. Mowat built a pragmatic and moderate Liberal Party.n 1930, under the leadership of Mitchell Hepburn, a farmer from Elgin County, the Ontario Liberal Party returned to prominence. Elected Premier in 1934, Hepburn introduced strategies and programs designed to better the lives of all Ontarians under common Liberal values.
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How to Freeze Cookie Dough 1 Place the cookie dough balls inside the bag. Place in the freezer for up to 3 months. 2  Remove from the freezer, then preheat the oven.  Bake the cookies for a minute or two longer than what the recipe instructs.
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Ontario, Oregon Ontario was founded on June 11, 1883, by developers William Morfitt, Mary Richardson, Daniel Smith, and James Virtue. In March 1884, Richard Welch started a post office for the quarter of Ontario, so named by James Virtue after Ontario, Canada. Two months later Joseph Morton applied for a Morton post office at an island about one mile south of town, with Oscar Scott as postmaster.
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Ottawa RedBlacks president Jeff Hunt writes why the name was chosen for the CFL team Ottawa RedBlacks president Jeff Hunt writes why the name was chosen for the CFL team. Editor's note: We asked Jeff Hunt to submit us a column explaining the Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group's choice for the CFL team name. Here is his column:
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- George Brown founded Upper Canada's most influential newspaper, The Globe, and overcame political differences with John A. Macdonald and George-Etienne Cartier to become a prominent Father of Confederation.(Courtesy of the Metro Toronto Reference Library).eorge Brown founded Upper Canada's most influential newspaper, The Globe, and overcame political differences with John A. Macdonald and George-Etienne Cartier to become a prominent Father of Confederation. (Courtesy of the Metro Toronto Reference Library).
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Birmingham Bulls However, onerous lease terms at Maple Leaf Gardens led owner John Bassett to move to Birmingham. John Brophy, who would later go on to coach the Leafs, joined head coach Glen Sonmor as an assistant after the move to Birmingham. Brophy became head coach in the 1978–79 when Sonmor joined the Minnesota North Stars.
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History of the Toronto Maple Leafs History of the Toronto Maple Leafs - Early years (1917–1928) 1  The beginnings of the Maple Leafs NHL franchise arose out of a long-running dispute between Eddie Livingstone, owner of the National Hockey Association's Toronto Blueshirts, and his fellow NHA owners, particularly Sam Lichtenhein of the Montreal Wanderers.
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Buffalo Sabres Mike Babcock makes his return to Joe Louis Arena on Friday night when his new team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, visits the Detroit Red Wings. 1444270875. Carey Price spoils Mike Babcock's Maple Leafs debut: 3 things to know. The Mike Babcock era with the Toronto Maple Leafs ended with a 3-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
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Curling Since the Earl of Dalhousie was reported as a member of the Québec City Curling Club in 1828, the sport has included many famous figures within its ranks, such as Sir John A. Macdonald, Lord Aberdeen and Lord Strathcona. The vice-regal support of the governors general was especially significant.
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- John James McLaughlin was 25 when he founded his soft drink empire. Born near Enniskillen, Ont., one of two business-minded sons of carriage maker Robert McLaughlin, Jack studied at the Ontario College of Pharmacy in Toronto and moved to Brooklyn to complete his qualifications.
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- NHL dropped the puck 92 years ago. Here's another reason to give thanks this Thanksgiving: The National Hockey League was founded 92 years ago today. Its predecessor, the National Hockey Association, was on its last legs due to players joining the Canadian Forces in World War I, decreased attendance and warring owners.
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- From Stanley Cups to Auston Matthews, these Toronto Maple Leafs ushers have years of NHL memories Believed to be the longest-tenured staff members in the NHL and still working for the Toronto Maple Leafs in their 70s, they could be classified as walking monuments.