Toronto+Maple+Leafs

= = =The Toronto Maple Leafs= toc While I was living in Toronto, I began to watch and play hockey. The more I played, the more I wanted to play and the more I watched, the more I wanted to watch. The team I was cheering for was obviously the Toronto Maple Leafs they are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The organization, one of the "Original Six" members of the NHL. They are the leading subsidiary of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, (MLSE) and have played at the Air Canada Centre (ACC) since 1999, after 68 years at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Leafs are recognized as one of the most successful NHL teams of all time,with 21 championship appearances. (13-8). At $521 million US (in 2011), the Leafs are the most valuable team in the NHL, followed by the New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens.

=Current Roster:= Forwards Defencemen Goalies
 * # || Name || Height || Weight || Date Of Birth || Age || Birth Place ||
 * 9 || [|Colby Armstrong] "A" || 6' 2" || 195 || 23 Nov 1982 || 29 || Lloydminster, SK, CAN ||
 * 47 || [|Darryl Boyce] || 6' 0" || 200 || 7 Jul 1984 || 27 || Summerside, PE, CAN ||
 * 42 || [|Tyler Bozak] || 6' 1" || 195 || 19 Mar 1986 || 25 || Regina, SK, CAN ||
 * 18 || [|Mike Brown] || 5' 11" || 205 || 24 Jun 1985 || 26 || Chicago, IL, USA ||
 * 12 || [|Tim Connolly] || 6' 1" || 190 || 7 May 1981 || 30 || Syracuse, NY, USA ||
 * 46 || [|Joey Crabb] || 6' 1" || 190 || 3 Apr 1983 || 28 || Anchorage, AK, USA ||
 * 11 || [|Philippe Dupuis] || 6' 0" || 196 || 24 Apr 1985 || 26 || Laval, QC, CAN ||
 * 39 || [|Matt Frattin] || 6' 0" || 200 || 3 Jan 1988 || 24 || Edmonton, AB, CAN ||
 * 84 || [|Mikhail Grabovski] "A" || 5' 11" || 183 || 31 Jan 1984 || 27 || Potsdam, DEU ||
 * 43 || [|Nazem Kadri] || 6' 0" || 188 || 6 Oct 1990 || 21 || London, ON, CAN ||
 * 81 || [|Phil Kessel] || 6' 0" || 202 || 2 Oct 1987 || 24 || Madison, WI, USA ||
 * 41 || [|Nikolai Kulemin] || 6' 1" || 225 || 14 Jul 1986 || 25 || Magnitogorsk, RUS ||
 * 15 || [|Matthew Lombardi] || 5' 11" || 195 || 18 Mar 1982 || 29 || Montreal, QC, CAN ||
 * 19 || [|Joffrey Lupul] || 6' 1" || 206 || 23 Sep 1983 || 28 || Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN ||
 * 16 || [|Clarke MacArthur] || 6' 0" || 191 || 6 Apr 1985 || 26 || Lloydminster, AB, CAN ||
 * 38 || [|Jay Rosehill] || 6' 3" || 215 || 16 Jul 1985 || 26 || Olds, AB, CAN ||
 * 20 || [|David Steckel] || 6' 6" || 215 || 15 Mar 1982 || 29 || Milwaukee, WI, USA ||
 * # || Name || Height || Weight || Date Of Birth || Age || Birth Place ||
 * 59 || [|Keith Aulie] || 6' 6" || 217 || 11 Jun 1989 || 22 || Rouleau, SK, CAN ||
 * 4 || [|Cody Franson] || 6' 5" || 213 || 8 Aug 1987 || 24 || Salmon Arm, BC, CAN ||
 * 51 || [|Jake Gardiner] || 6' 1" || 173 || 4 Jul 1990 || 21 || Deephaven, MN, USA ||
 * 36 || [|Carl Gunnarsson] || 6' 2" || 196 || 9 Nov 1986 || 25 || Orebro, SWE ||
 * 8 || [|Mike Komisarek] "A" || 6' 4" || 243 || 19 Jan 1982 || 30 || West Islip, NY, USA ||
 * 24 || [|John-Michael Liles] || 5' 10" || 185 || 25 Nov 1980 || 31 || Indianapolis, IN, USA ||
 * 3 || [|Dion Phaneuf] "C" || 6' 3" || 214 || 10 Apr 1985 || 26 || Edmonton, AB, CAN ||
 * 2 || [|Luke Schenn] || 6' 2" || 229 || 2 Nov 1989 || 22 || Saskatoon, SK, CAN ||
 * # || Name || Height || Weight || Date Of Birth || Age || Birth Place ||
 * 50 || [|Jonas Gustavsson] || 6' 3" || 192 || 24 Oct 1984 || 27 || Danderyd, SWE ||
 * 34 || [|James Reimer] || 6' 2" || 208 || 15 Mar 1988 || 23 || Morweena, MB, CAN ||

=Rivals:= The Toronto Maple Leafs' main rivals are the Ottawa Senators in what has been coined "The Battle of Ontario".



Another rival for the Toronto Maple Leafs is the Montreal Canadians. They are both Canadian teams and are part of the original 6. Therefore, there is a lot of animosity and hatred between the two sides.



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