New Toronto Maple Leafs Jersey Numbers For This Season

Every summer it seems, there’s a reasonable turnover of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster. This summer has been no different.

Inevitably, this means there’s a whole bunch of new jersey numbers for Toronto Maple Leafs fans to get to grips with.

As I highlighted last summer, there is always a few challenges with new signings to an Original Six franchise like Toronto; not least because there are 13 team retired numbers (14 including the league-wide retirement of #99).

Looking to the newer names around the team, including the deadline signings, fans might be a little disappointed that they can’t dust off retro Bryan McCabe and Tie Domi jerseys and their namesakes (or child in the case of Max Domi) have picked different numbers.

What Numbers Will Our Newest Toronto Maple Leafs Be Rocking?

Once again the NHL Jersey Numbers Twitter account comes up trumps with the information:

#3: John Klingberg

One defenseman out, another one in his place taking the number 3 jersey. Justin Holl departed this summer allowed Klingberg to step straight into this jersey number with the minimal of fuss.

Klingberg will be expected to deliver some big offensive rewards as a member of a re-jigged blue line, with a decent likelihood that his number 3 is seen patrolling the powerplay.

They’ll be high hopes that he can get back to his career-high numbers delivered with the Dallas Stars in the 2017-18 season; a campaign he delivered 8 goals and 67 points in.

#11: Max Domi

Rather disappointingly for Toronto Maple Leafs fans, Max Domi has picked the number 11 jersey, rather than number 28 worn by his father Tie Domi, during his Leafs heyday.

However, you can’t begrudge that Max doesn’t want to live in his dad’s shadow with his new team. That and he possibly doesn’t want to upset the applecart by arriving and demanding Sam Lafferty picks a new number.

In joining the Toronto Maple Leafs, Max is living out a boyhood dream and also will have the chance to rekindle the chemistry he showed with Mitch Marner back in the pair’s junior days in London.

The number 11 he’ll be rocking was most recently worn by Colin Blackwell, though a more memorable recent wearer was Zach Hyman, now of the Edmonton Oilers.

#59: Tyler Bertuzzi

Bertuzzi takes the number 59 jersey, last worn by Jamie Devane who appeared in just 2 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2012-13 season. Keith Aulie is another previous wearer of this jersey, but in all reality it’s never been seen on a truly regular roster member.

Tyler Bertuzzi arrives not just with the expectation of becoming a regular roster member, but very likely a key member of the top line or at the very minimum, a key member of the team’s top-six.

Bertuzzi’s most recent regular season points total doesn’t necessarily speak to the player the Leafs are getting; 8 goals and 30 points across 50 games split between the Red Wings and Bruins doesn’t look all that impressive.

However, he showed his value with 5 goals and 10 points in the Bruins’ 7-game playoff series with the Florida Panthers. This speaks much more to the player that Toronto hope they will be getting.

Indeed, if he lands with John Tavares or Auston Matthews as his center, he should be putting himself in a spot to thrive and turn a one-year ‘prove yourself’ deal into a bigger payday with the upcoming cap increase.

#75: Ryan Reaves

Ryan Reaves will be the first player in Toronto Maple Leafs history to wear the number 75, which in itself is always surprising given how long the team has been around.

Reaves joins the team having most recently played for the Minnesota Wild, a mid-season addition from the New York Rangers.

While there’s limited expectation that he’ll be seeing much more than 7-8 minutes per game, Reaves is expected to inject some character into the room and hopefully instil a little fear in the Leafs’ opposition when it comes to taking liberties with star players.

Assuming there’s no other big arrivals, these are the key four numbers to get used to seeing out there in Leafs colours!