Q 01/05

Toronto's NHL champions of 1917-18, the league's first season, are in the record books under what name?

A) St. Patricks

B) Arenas

C) Tecumsehs

D) Marlboros

Answer · why

B) Arenas

Arenas is the name in the record books, after the Arena Company that ran the club; at the time press and fans also called it the Blueshirts or simply ...

Q 02/05

Before Conn Smythe made them the blue-and-white Maple Leafs in 1927, Toronto's NHL team wore which colour?

A) Red

B) Black

C) Green

D) Gold

Answer · why

C) Green

Green came with the name: the owners of 1919 called the team the St. Patricks, hoping to draw Toronto's large Irish population to its games.

Q 03/05

Conn Smythe's group bought the St. Patricks in 1927, beating a rival who wanted to move the team where?

A) Baltimore

B) Cleveland

C) Detroit

D) Philadelphia

Answer · why

D) Philadelphia

Philadelphia was where a rival bidder meant to take the team with his $200,000 offer; Smythe's group won with $160,000 and an appeal to civic pride.

Q 04/05

Conn Smythe said he chose the maple leaf because of his experience as what?

A) A lumber merchant

B) A First World War soldier

C) A university hockey coach

D) A Boy Scout leader

Answer · why

B) A First World War soldier

A First World War soldier, later shot down and held prisoner, Smythe called the maple leaf a badge of courage; a Toronto baseball club had already car...

Q 05/05

The Leafs say the blue in their colours stands for Canadian skies and the white for what?

A) Snow

B) Ice

C) Clouds

D) Peace

Answer · why

A) Snow

Snow is the club's answer, though Conn Smythe's sand-and-gravel trucks wore the same blue and white, as did the University of Toronto teams he had pla...