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During the inaugural season the club performed the first trade in NHL history, sending Sammy Hebert to the Senators, in return for cash. Although the inaugural roster was made up of players leased from the NHA's Toronto Blueshirts, including Harry Cameron and Reg Noble, the Maple Leafs do not claim the Blueshirts' history as their own. The franchise did not have an official name, but was informally called 'the Blueshirts' or 'the Torontos' by the fans and press. The club won its first Stanley Cup in their inaugural season. Team photo of the Arenas from the 1917–18 season. The NHL granted the Arena responsibility of the Toronto franchise for only the inaugural season, with specific instructions to resolve the dispute with Livingstone, or transfer ownership of the Toronto franchise back to the League at the end of the season. The League granted temporary franchise rights to the Arena Company, owners of the Arena Gardens.

Toronto's inclusion in the NHL's inaugural season was formally announced on November 26, 1917, with concerns over the Bulldogs' financial stability surfacing. The NHL had decided that it would operate a four-team circuit, made up of the Canadiens, Maroons, Ottawa, and one more club in either Quebec City or Toronto. They also remained voting members of the NHA, and thus had enough votes to suspend the other league's operations, effectively leaving Livingstone's league with one team. Instead, they opted to create a new league, the NHL, and did not invite Livingstone to join them. The owners of the other four clubs-the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Quebec Bulldogs and the Ottawa Senators-wanted to replace Livingstone, but discovered that the NHA constitution did not allow them to simply vote him out of the league. The National Hockey League was formed in 1917 in Montreal by teams formerly belonging to the National Hockey Association (NHA) that had a dispute with Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts. 3.2 Home arenas and practice facilities.1.7 Brendan Shanahan era (2014–present).1.2.1 Opening of Maple Leaf Gardens (1930s).The Maple Leafs are presently affiliated with two minor league teams: the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL. In addition, a number of individuals who hold an association with the club have been inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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The Maple Leafs have retired the use of 13 numbers in honour of 19 players, including the first in professional sports. The Maple Leafs have developed rivalries with four NHL franchises: the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, the Montreal Canadiens, and the Ottawa Senators. Winning their last championship in 1967, the Maple Leafs' 52-season drought between championships is the longest current drought in the NHL. The Maple Leafs history includes two recognized dynasties, from 1947 to 1951 and from 1962 to 1967.

The club has won 13 Stanley Cup championships, second only to the 24 championships of the Montreal Canadiens.

A member of the ' Original Six', the club was one of six NHL teams to have endured through the period of League retrenchment during the Great Depression. In 1927, the club was purchased by Conn Smythe and renamed the Maple Leafs. Under new ownership, the club was renamed the Toronto St. The club was founded in 1917, operating simply as Toronto and known then as the Toronto Arenas. The Maple Leafs moved to their present home, Scotiabank Arena (originally named Air Canada Centre), in February 1999. For their first 14 seasons, the club played their home games at the Mutual Street Arena, before moving to Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. The Maple Leafs' broadcasting rights are split between BCE Inc. The club is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a company that owns several professional sports teams in the city. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto.

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