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, ON – MARCH 15: Wendel Clark #17 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Dallas Stars on March 15, 1996 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images) /

#3. Wendel Clark

The former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs played for the team on three different occasions and is still treated like he’s on the team. As one of the primary community ambassadors for the Toronto Maple Leafs, his presence is just as strong, as it was when he was playing.

It’s easy to see why Clark was beloved. There was nobody who could play like him and that’s why he was selected first overall by Toronto in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He was only 5-foot-11, 195 pounds but he played like he was 7-feet tall and 300 pounds.

His ability to fight and hit, while scoring goals was incredibly impressive. He spent so much time in the penalty box that it was shocking that he could still score 30 goals in a season. Clark was the type of player that looked bound for the Hockey Hall of Fame when his career started, but unfortunately a terrible back injury stopped him from hitting his full potential.

Despite never having the stat-line that many predicted, he was still loved in Toronto and continues to be today.

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