Toronto Maple Leafs Trivia – From Easy to Impossible

Toronto Maple Leafs - Mats Sundin #13 on March 22, 2003 in Toronto, Ontario (Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images/NHLI)
Toronto Maple Leafs - Mats Sundin #13 on March 22, 2003 in Toronto, Ontario (Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images/NHLI)
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Bill Barilko of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores the overtime game-winning goal in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals against Gerry McNeil of the Montreal Canadiens at the Maple Leaf Gardens on April 21, 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)

Easy Level Answers

1. Where was Mats Sundin Born?

A: b) Sweden
Mats Sundin was born on Feb 13, 1971, in Bromma, Sweden

2. Other than Auston Matthews, who was Toronto’s only first overall NHL Draft pick?

A: a) Wendel Clark
Wendel Clark was the first overall pick in 1985. Russ Courtnall went seventh in the 1983 draft, while Gary Nylund went third overall a year earlier. Lanny McDonald was the fourth player chosen in the 1973 draft.

3. A Maple Leafs player owns the record for most points in a single game with ten. Who accomplished the feat?

A: a) Darryl Sittler
On Feb. 7, 1976, Darryl Sittler had the best game of his career. He helped the Leafs beat the Boston Bruins with his six goals and four assists. The second most points in a game was eight, which was accomplished by Rocket Richard. He had five goals and three assists.

4.  Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard once asked Roger Neilson to coach wearing what over his head?

A: c) A paper bag
Harold Ballard fired Roger Neilson partway through the 1978-79 season. After some backlash, Ballard gave Neilson his job back. He wanted the coach to wear a paper bag over his head for his first game back behind the bench. Neilson refused to do it and Ballard fired him for a second time at the end of that season.

5. Mats Sundin was drafted first overall by which team?

A: c) Quebec Nordiques
In the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, Sundin was selected by the Quebec Nordiques first overall.

6. How many arenas were home to the Toronto Maple Leafs?

A: c) 3
The first arena to host the Maple Leafs was known by three different names. It was just called Arena or Arena Gardens. It was also renamed Mutal Street Arena later before eventually being converted to a curling club and roller skating rink and given its final name, Mutual Street Arena.

The next rink was known as the “cathedral” of hockey, Maple Leaf Gardens. The Leafs played their final game there in 1999 before they moved to their current home on Bremner Blvd, the Air Canada Centre, which was renamed Scotiabank Arena.

7. Which nickname doesn’t match the player?

A: d) George “Patch” Imlach
George Imlach is more widely known as “Punch”. He was not just one of the Leafs’ five best general managers but he was also one of the team’s five best coaches.

8. Which organization once owned the Toronto Maple Leafs?

A: d) Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP)
OTPP became the majority stakeholder of the Maple Leafs from Steve Stavro in 1994. They grew the company until selling it for $1.32-billion in 2012. Forbes named it “the greatest sports deal in history“. That’s because it took 18 years to turn their initial $50 million for a 49% stake into $1.32 billion.

9. In what year did the Maple Leafs win their last Stanley Cup?

A: b) 1967
The Toronto Maple Leafs have won 13 championships. They won cups in 1918, 1922, 1932, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967.

10. What’s the Maple Leafs’ mascot name?

A: d) Carlton the Bear
The official mascot of the Maple Leafs is Carlton the Bear. He got his name when the team played at Maple Leafs Gardens. That arena was located on Carlton Street.