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Carlton throwing the ceremonial first pitch at a 2013 Toronto Blue Jays game. Carlton is a 6'4" bipedal polar bear, and the official mascot of the Toronto Maple Leafs. His first public appearance was on October 10, 1995, at the Leafs' home-opener in Toronto against the New York Islanders.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were a high-level minor league baseball club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which played from 1896 to 1967.. While the Maple Leafs had working agreements with numerous Major League Baseball clubs after the introduction of farm systems in the 1930s, they achieved great success as an unaffiliated club during the 1950s, when they were the strongest team on the field ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs have had four PA announcers in their history. In addition Harold (Hap) Watson was the Toronto Arenas' announcer in 1929 before the team moved to Maple Leaf Gardens and became the Toronto Maple Leafs. [313] Walter (Red) Barber (1931–1961) [note 6] Paul Morris (1961–1999) Andy Frost (1999–2016) Mike Ross (2016–present)
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto Maple Leafs may also refer to: Toronto Maple Leafs (semi-pro baseball), an Intercounty Baseball League team; Toronto Maple Leafs (International League), a former AAA minor league baseball team; Toronto Maple Leafs (NLA), a professional box ...
It was built in 1926 by Lol Solman for his Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team of the International League. Previously, the Maple Leafs had played at Hanlan's Point Stadium. It continued to be the home of the Leafs for 42 seasons, until the team left town following the 1967 season. The stadium was demolished in 1968.
As a part of its relocation to Toronto, the team was renamed the Marlies, after the Toronto Marlboros, a junior hockey team formerly sponsored by the Maple Leafs. The Marlies have advanced to the Calder Cup Finals in 2012 and 2018, with the Marlies having won the latter series.
The history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL), begins with the establishment of the NHL itself. Both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the NHL arose from disputes between Eddie Livingstone , owner of the National Hockey Association 's Toronto Blueshirts , and the other team owners of the ...
Punch Imlach coached the most games of any Maple Leafs coach with 750 games from 1959 to 1969. [1] Pat Burns is the franchise's only coach to win the Jack Adams Award awarded to the head coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." Pat Quinn also won the award, but with two teams prior to coaching the Maple Leafs. [4]