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Top 5 Most Beloved Toronto Maple Leafs of All-Time

By Stephen Nixon

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)
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 – 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 . (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

#2. Doug GIlmour

After leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to back-to-back Conference Finals in 1993 and 1994, Gilmour has been beloved and will continue to be forever. He ignited the fan-base when things were so glim and is the reason why the team came so close to reaching the Stanley Cup Finals.

Unlike some of the players we mentioned before, Gilmour didn’t fight and hit his way to popularity. It was his skill-set that made him a fan-favourite and a reason why half of Scotiabank Arena is still wearing a Doug Gilmour jersey.

Gilmour’s 1992-93 season is still the greatest individual season in Leafs history. After scoring 127 points, nobody has came close to touching that record since. Even though he played for six different NHL franchises, it feels like he only played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Whenever Gilmour is at a Toronto Maple Leafs event or happens to be in the crowd for a game at Scotiabank Arena, the place goes nuts. He was a special talent and he could have been even more beloved, had one of those 1990s team won a Stanley Cup.

Although old Maple Leaf Gardens has turned into a Loblaws now, you can still hear fans chanting “Dougie, Dougie, Dougie” if you close your eyes at 50 Carlton Street.

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