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Toronto Maple Leaf
Captains




The leaf fans quick reference to know who the Toronto Maple leaf captains have been over the years and how long they played for the team. Going back to the beginning of the formation of the Toronto Maple Leaf team, listed the first to the present.


Clarence Day captained the Leafs from 1927 to 1937. He wore #3 and #4 and played defence, and was the first Toronto Maple Leaf captain to score a hat trick, and he helped the Leafs win their first Stanley Cup in 1932. He had the nick name "happy" that became "hap" for short.

Clarence Day
GP
G
A
P
PIM

Regular Season

548
86
113
199
588

Play Offs

47
4
7
11
56


Charlie Conacher captained from 1937 to 1938. He wore #9 and #6, played right wing. Conacher was born in Toronto and the first to play with the Maple Leafs from Toronto.

Charlie Conacher

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

326

200

124

324

411

Play Offs

41

14

12

26

39



Reginald Horner captained from 1938 to 1940. He wore #2,#11,#15 and played defence. His nick name was red because of his hair color.

Reginald Horner

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

490

42

110

152

1,262

Play Offs

71

7

10

17

170



Syl Apps wore #10,#16. He played center. Had a hard shot and was well respected by all the players on the team. Apps helped the Leafs win a Stanley Cup in 1942. He went to war in 1943, and he captained from 1940 to 1943.

Syl Apps

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

423

201

231

432

56

Play Offs

69

25

29

54

8



Bob Davidson wore #5,#4,#17,#18. He played left wing. Often playing a checking roll with the team, giving leadership with his ability on the ice. Davidson helped the Leafs win a Stanley Cup in 1945. He captained from 1943 to 1945.

Bob Davidson

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

491

94

160

254

398

Play Offs

82

5

17

22

79



Syl Apps came home from the war and played with the leafs again, helping the team win Stanley Cups in 1947, and 1948 as there captain from 1945 to 1948.


Ted Kennedy wore #9,#10,#12,#20. Played center. He was a hard nosed player for the maple Leafs, he could score goals and would make perfect passes helping the team win five Stanley cups in 1945,1947,1948,1949 and 1951. He was a Toronto Maple Leaf captain from 1948 to 1955.

Ted Kennedy

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

686

321

329

560

432

Play Offs

78

29

31

60

32



Sid Smith wore #8,#16,#22,#24. He played left wing. He won the Lady Byng trophy in 1952 and 1955. He captained from 1955 to 1956.

Sid Smith

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

601

186

183

369

94

Play Offs

44

17

10

27

2



Jim Thomson wore #2,#20. He played defence. He was known for clearing the leaf zone reliably. He was a Toronto Maple Leaf captain from 1956 to 1957.

Jim Thomson

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

717

15

208

223

846

Play Offs

63

2

13

15

135



Ted Kennedy came out of retirement and found Jim Thomson insist he take the captaincy back during the 1956, 1957 season. He then retired again.


George Armstrong wore #10,#15,#20. He played right wing. The chief was his nick name because his mother was a first nations Algonquin. He helped lead the Leafs to four Stanley cups in 1962-63-64 and 1967. He captained from 1957 to 1969.

George Armstrong

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

1,187

296

417

713

721

Play Offs

110

26

34

60

52



Dave Keon wore #14. He played center. He Could skate better than most players in the league, score goals, set up his wingers and check anyone he was assigned to. He was considered a gentleman player, awarded the lady Bying trophy two years in a row 1962 and 1963. Keon was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1967 for the most valuable player. He was a Leaf player for Stanley Cup wins in 1962-63-64 and 1967. He was a Toronto Maple Leaf captain from 1969 to 1975.

Dave Keon

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

1,062

365

493

858

75

Play Offs

89

32

35

67

6



Darryl Sittler wore #27. He played center. He had an accurate shot that earned him the most points in one game 10, 6 goals and 4 assists that still stands today and he tied Rocket Richard for 5 goals in one play off game. He captained from 1975 to 1981.

Darryl Sittler

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

844

389

527

916

763

Play Offs

64

25

40

65

120



Rick Vaive wore #20,#22. He played center. He scored 50 goals or more for three years in a row. He became captain after Borje Salming turned it down. He captained from 1981 1986.

Rick Vaive

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

534

299

238

537

940

Play Offs

32

14

9

23

53



Rick Vaive had the captains C taken away from him during the 1985 to 1986 season for missing a practice. No captain was named from 1986 to 1989.


Rob Ramage wore #8. He played defence. He came to the Leafs in a trade to bolster there effort to win a Stanley cup. He captained from 1989 to 1991.

Rob Ramage

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

160

18

66

84

375

Play Offs

5

1

2

3

20



Wendel Clark wore #17. He played center. He was well liked by the fans and his team mates. He was the Toronto Maple leaf captain and enforcer. He captained from 1991 to 1994.

Wendel Clark

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

608

260

181

441

1,535

Play Offs

79

34

27

61

185



Doug Gilmour wore #93. He played center. He was called a leaf fan favorite and a warrior on the ice when playing, you could see in his eyes the determination to win. A great two way player, he won the Selke trophy for best defensive forward. He captained from 1994 to 1997.

Doug Gilmour

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

392

131

321

452

386

Play Offs

52

17

60

77

90



Mats Sundin wore #13. He played center. He was a vary talented player who racked up the points each year. He was a respected leader of the team by the players and fans and had scored 23 or more goals in each of the 13 seasons with the team. He was a Toronto Maple Leaf captain from 1997 to 2008.

Mats Sundin

GP

G

A

P

PIM

Regular Season

981

420

567

987

748

Play Offs

77

32

38

70

66



There was no one captain named for the 2008-09 season. The Toronto team players and management did not know until late into the beginning of the season, that previous captain Mats Sundin was not returning to the Leafs.





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