Top 5 Most Beloved Toronto Maple Leafs of All-Time

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 15: Retired Maple Leaf legend Doug Glimour watches as his #93 is formally retired and raised to the rafters prior to action between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins in an NHL game on October 15, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Leafs defeated the Bruins 4-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

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TORONTO – OCTOBER 1: Brett Lebda #41 of the Detroit Red Wings and Tie Domi #28 of the Toronto Maple Leafs . (Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images) /

#5. Tie Domi

When I think of a player who symbolizes the word “beloved,” it’s Tie Domi. In Toronto, the fanbase always falls in love with the blue-chipper or the lunch-pail type of player. The guy that sticks up for his teammates and although he may not show up on the scoresheet, he’ll fight anyone.

Domi spent 11 years in Toronto and was absolutely beloved. The reason the city fell in love with him was because he could fight way above his weight-class. The southpaw was only 5-foot-10, 210 pounds, but could take down someone like Donald Brashear who was 6-foot-3, 240 pounds.

It didn’t make any sense how Domi could hold his own so well for his size, but being left-handed had an advantage for him. Going up against mostly right-handed dominant players makes the left-handed bomb a surprise for many.

He was extremely gifted and although he was beloved by his own fans, he was hated by others, which is kind of why Toronto loved him even more. Just look what he did to that guy in the penalty box in Philadelphia. How could you not love a guy who beats up a fan for chirping him when he fell into the penalty box?

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