Toronto Maple Leafs: Santa Claus’s Gift for Every NHL Team
By Jeff Borsuk
Don’t be fooled by all the red; Santa Claus is a supporter of the blue and white and one of the Toronto Maple Leafs biggest celebrity fans. He may be very busy this time of year but still makes time to watch and cheer on his favourite club.
Even though Jolly Old Nicholas wants to see the Toronto Maple Leafs hoist the Stanley Cup, it’s in his nature to provide, and that’s exactly what he does.
Despite the lack of fireplaces in hockey dressing rooms, every year on Christmas, Santa delivers a gift for each NHL franchise. This year’s gift list was leaked by one of the elves in the North Pole.
After spending all year evaluating each team’s on and off-ice actions, Father Christmas already has his sleigh loaded up and ready to deliver the following presents:
Anaheim Ducks: Coal
Arizona Coyotes: Coal
Boston Bruins: Coal
Buffalo Sabres: Coal
Calgary Flames: Blake Coleman
Carolina Hurricanes: Coal
Chicago Blackhawks: Coal
Colorado Avalanche: Coal
Columbus Blue Jackets: Cole Sillinger
Dallas Stars: Coal
Detroit Red Wings: Coal
Edmonton Oilers: Coal
Florida Panthers: Coal
Los Angeles Kings: Coal
Minnesota Wild: Coal
Montreal Canadiens: Cole Caufield
Nashville Predators: Cole Smith
New Jersey Devils: Coal
New York Islanders: Coal
New York Rangers: Coal
Ottawa Senators: Coal
Philadelphia Flyers: Coal
Pittsburgh Penguins: Coal
San Jose Sharks: Coal
Seattle Kraken: Coal
St. Louis Blues: Coal
Tampa Bay Lightning: Ian Cole
Toronto Maple Leafs: After being unable to win Lord Stanley’s Mug since 1967, the Maple Leafs finally get the magic they need to be the league champions. Santa sure does love a Toronto parade.
Vancouver Canucks: Coal
Vegas Golden Knights: Coal
Washington Capitals: Coal
Winnipeg Jets: Cole Perfetti
Ok, this may have been a little exaggerated. This is what Santa is really delivering to each NHL team broken down by division: