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The Comeback Of The Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs is one of the original six teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). The huge fan base of the team was the reason behind the high Leafs tickets sales since they started. The fans have the right to clamor about since the Toronto Maple Leafs have won 13 championships. They also have won 11 Stanley Cups. However, the team has not won a Stanley Cup since 1967. They are the only team from the Original Six who has not have gotten their hands on the Stanley Cup since the expansion. The 1967 Stanley Cup was the last for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite this, the fans still believe in their team and file up in long lines to watch the team play.
The Leafs have called the Maple Leafs Garden their home for 68 years. The new arena has accommodated the Leafs fans eagerly buying the Leafs tickets to watch the team play in front of the glass or up in the stands. The Leafs won their third Stanley Cup when they first played in the Maple Leafs Garden in 1931.
The Leafs have not failed to provide a great game to watch. They might not have won the Stanley Cup for a while but they have been satisfying the hockey fans by the way they play. They have played well and have acquired players that performed well in the past years. With this, the Leafs tickets are sold out immediately.
The team transfered to their new arena in the start of the new millennium. It was also commemorated by the Leafs first division title in 37 years. In 2003-2004, the team showed the same prowess their predecessors did and it was as if it was the time for the Leafs comeback. They also managed to have a 0.628 win percentage which is the best they had in 43 years.
The first American General Manager for the team was hired in 2008. Burke traded Seguin and Knight to get Kessel from the Boston Bruims. Burke again made a trade now with the Calgary Flames with Hagman, Stajan and Mayers for Sjostrom, Aulie and Phanef in 2010. They also acquired Versteeg from the Chicago Balckhawks for Stalberg, DIDomenico and Paradis. These bold moves of Burke are to have a team that would once again reign in the ice and quench their thirst for a Stanley Cup.
Maple Leaf Rag Played by Scott Joplin