THE THIRD PERIOD: 1968 to today

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The Maple Leafs last won the Stanley Cup in 1967.

The drought goes back to the days of Harold Ballard, whose infamous reign over the team included a year spent in prison on charges of theft and fraud as well as racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and employees convicted of sexual abuse.

But while the decades of heartbreak and disappointment on the ice have taken a toll on Toronto’s civic spirit, the Leafs haven’t been the only hockey team in town. Read on to discover more about other hockey heroes from our city.

 

A photograph of Harold Ballard in a Maple Leafs jersey trying to jokingly block out the sound of jeering crowds. The Toronto Star article headline for this image, published on March 23, 1980, reads: "Trade him: Fans expressed their love -- in jeers -- for Leafs' boss Harold Ballard na old-timers' game last night." Image taken by Jeff Goode and sourced from the Toronto Public Library.
A photograph of Harold Ballard in a Maple Leafs jersey trying to jokingly block out the sound of jeering crowds. The Toronto Star article headline for this image, published on March 23, 1980, reads: “Trade him: Fans expressed their love — in jeers — for Leafs’ boss Harold Ballard na old-timers’ game last night.” Image taken by Jeff Goode and sourced from the Toronto Public Library.

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