Maple Leaves Tickets

How is it that Maple Leaves tickets have been and continue to be one of the most highly sought after passes in all of professional sports? After all, the city of Toronto also features many other successful athletic franchises. There are Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays, who year in and year out are contenders in the American League Eastern division. There are the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association, the sole NBA team left in all of Canada. And, of course, who could forget the 15-time Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League? Yet, even with all of these other professional clubs competing for the attention of Ontario sports fans, it still seems as though people just can't get enough of their Toronto Maple Leaves. After all, for as long as anyone can remember, the franchise has drawn a minimum of 15,000 fans per game while selling out every single available home game ticket and then some.

What's So Special About Maple Leaves Tickets?

One of the things that immediately stands out about the Toronto hockey franchise is just how many great players and coaches are among their ranks. In fact, those who have purchased Maple Leaves tickets throughout the years have had the rare opportunity to witness well over two dozen members of the Hockey Hall of Fame contribute to the organization in one way or another. The names include hockey greats such as Clarence "Hap" Day, Tim Horton, Darryl Sittler, Charlie Conacher, Syl Apps, Reginald "Red" Horner and Terry Sawchuk. In addition, there are two former Maple Leaves who have had their numbers retired by the team - No. 5 Bill Barilko and No. 6 Ace Bailey. While neither are Hall of Famers, each made a significant contribution to the team during their careers. Barilko scored the goal that won the 1951 Stanley Cup, while Bailey was the first Toronto player to ever lead the NHL in scoring. Certainly, the team has established quite a legacy of greatness.