Hey--a question to a real hockey fan: Why is it Toronto Maple Leafs? Whose astonishing ungrammatical idea was that, anyway? That would be Conn Smythe, when he took over the team in the 1920's. The team was originally named The Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club (much like how the Candiens are actually the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club(French spelling came in with a change in ownership), which explains the H on our jersey). The name "Maple Leaf" was considered to be a brand, plus there is only a single leaf in the logo after the single leaf on the Canadian flag, so they kept the name and just added the "s" to make it plural.
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That would be Conn Smythe, when he took over the team in the 1920's. The team was originally named The Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club (much like how the Candiens are actually the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club(French spelling came in with a change in ownership), which explains the H on our jersey). The name "Maple Leaf" was considered to be a brand, plus there is only a single leaf in the logo after the single leaf on the Canadian flag, so they kept the name and just added the "s" to make it plural.