Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC was a Canadian businessman, soldier and executive in ice hockey and horse racing. He was best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Nationa
Smythe in service dress shortly after World War I
Smythe (far left) enlisting in the Second World War
Conn Smythe Trophy in the shape of Maple Leaf Gardens
Smythe's grave at Park Lawn Cemetery
The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Leafs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National
Conn Smythe
…November 18, 1980) was a Canadian businessman, soldier and executive in ice hockey and horse racing. He was best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of their longtime home arena, Maple Leaf Gardens. When the then-Toronto St…
Team photo of the Arenas from the 1917–18 season. The club won its first Stanley Cup in their inaugural season.
Opening ceremony for the first game at Maple Leaf Gardens on November 11, 1931
The Kid Line consisted of Charlie Conacher, Joe Primeau, and Busher Jackson (left to right). They led the Leafs to win the 1932 Stanley Cup, as well as four more Stanley Cup Final appearances over the next six years.
The Maple Leafs score against Detroit during the 1942 Cup Final. The Leafs went on to win the series, performing the only reverse-sweep in the Final.