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Toronto Maple Leafs: Top Five Captains in Team History

By Matthew Rodrigopulle

Dec 15, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; The Toronto Maple Leafs logo at center ice before the start of the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 15, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; The Toronto Maple Leafs logo at center ice before the start of the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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3) Ted Kennedy

Career stats: 696 GP, 231 G, 329 A, 560 P

Achievements: Stanley Cup champion in 1944-45, 1946-47. 1947-48, 1948-49, and 1950-51, Hockey Hall of Fame, inducted in 1966.

Ted Kennedy spent his entire 15-year career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and he spent eight of those seasons as their captain. He captained the Leafs from 1948-1955, during the dynasty years of the Leafs.

He won five Stanley Cups with the Leafs in 1944-45, 1946-47. 1947-48, 1948-49, and 1950-51. This era for the Leafs was considered the first NHL dynasty, and Kennedy was the main star of the team. He also won the Hart Memorial Trophy for season MVP in 1954-55, making him the last Leafs player to win it.

Off the ice, Kennedy was praised as well, being known as someone who worked harder than anyone else and made up for his faults.

Overall, Kennedy was an amazing captain during the team’s most successful era.

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