Revealing the Toronto Maple Leafs Most Famous Celebrity Fans

Mike Myers

Mike Myers may be one of, if not the biggest superfan in Leafs Nation. The comedian was born in Scarborough, Ontario and grew up loving the team. His passion runs so deep that he has appeared multiple times on television wearing Leafs jerseys, including on Saturday Night Live.

Myers has been forthcoming with his allegiance to the club. On the big screen, in the Austin Powers franchise, he named characters after former Maple Leafs. First appearing in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Myers introduced the world to Commander Gilmour (portrayed by Charles Napier) and General Borschevsky (portrayed by Elya Baskin).

The characters were named to honour Doug Gilmour and Nikolai Borschevsky.

Verne Troyer also played a character in one of Myers movies with a familiar name. He was Coach Punch CherkovIn in the 2008 film, The Love Guru. It was a nod to long-time Maple Leafs coach and general manager, Punch Imlach.

Myers had an enormous role in the creation of The Love Guru. He co-wrote, co-produced and starred as the main character, Guru Maurice Pitka. This is certainly why the Maple Leafs feature so prominently in the film.

The love Guru showed Myers as himself sitting next to Kanye West, both clad in blue Leafs sweaters, professing their love for hockey. The film even references a character named Hank Bullard to represent Harold Ballard, former owner of the team.

Though Myers’ Love Guru was skewered by film critics, it did allow for him to create a fantasy that Leafs fans have been longing for since 1967. The movie portrays the Maple Leafs winning the Stanley Cup. There may be no better example of a fan living their dream than Myers having created a multi-million dollar flop in order to watch his Buds hoist Lord Stanley’s mug.