Toronto Maple Leafs



Toronto Maple Leafs

The National Hockey League was formed in 1917 for one reason - to kick out Eddie Livingstone. The owner of the Toronto Blueshirts franchise of the forerunner National Hockey Association, Livingstone was accused of creating unfair advantages for himself and his team. Toronto was granted a new NHL team, the Arenas (run by the Arena Gardens), but Livingstone would still get to lease his players to the team. They won the Stanley Cup that first season.

Star Ace Bailey would have his career cut short in 1933 after the Bruins' Eddie Shore blindsided him. Undeterred, the Leafs ...