Timeline: Toronto Maple Leafs History | Timetoast

Period: Aug 1, 1917 to May 23, 1927

Early years
Nov 9, 1917

Franchise founded by the Toronto Arena Company

National hockey league was founded, team was originally known as Toronto Arena
Feb 1, 1918

Stanley Cup Championship
Feb 1, 1919

Under new ownership team is renamed Toronto St. Patricks

Name change from Arenas to St. Pats
Feb 1, 1922

Stanley Cup Chamiponsip
Feb 14, 1927

Conn Smythe buys team renames them the Maple Leafs
Period: Feb 14, 1927 to Sep 1, 1961

Conn Smythe Era
Nov 12, 1931

First game at Maple Leaf Gardens
Feb 1, 1932

Stanley Cup
Feb 1, 1941

Stanley Cup
Feb 1, 1942

Stanley Cup
Feb 1, 1945

Stanley Cup
Feb 1, 1947

Stanley Cup
Feb 1, 1948

Stanley Cup
Feb 1, 1949

Stanley Cup
Feb 1, 1951

Stanley Cup
Period: Sep 30, 1961 to May 30, 1990

Harold Ballard Era
Feb 1, 1962

Stanley Cup
Feb 1, 1963

Stanley Cup
Feb 1, 1964

Stanley Cup
Feb 1, 1967

Stanley Cup

Last Stanley Cup to date
Feb 7, 1976

Darryl Sittlers 10 point game
May 30, 1990

Ballard dies and Steve Stavro takes over as owner
Period: May 30, 1990 to May 30, 1996

Resurgence
Period: May 30, 1996 to May 30, 2004

A new home and a new millenium.
Feb 19, 1999

First game at Air Canada Centre
Period: May 30, 2004 to Jun 30, 2005

Nhl Lockout, no hockey played this season due to labour dispute
May 30, 2005

Nhl lockout
Period: Sep 30, 2005 to May 30, 2013

Post Lockout Era
Apr 30, 2013

First Playoff Appearence since 2005 lockout