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Auston Matthews

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Matthews and his teammates dominated the Calder Trophy voting in 2017. Matthews was the fastest Leaf rookie to score 25 goals. Auston's four-goal debut was the first Leaf rookie hat-trick in over 30 years.  

Max Bentley

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Max Bentley once won two race horses from a fan. Conn Smythe and the trade for Max Bentley . Bentley in a 1949 Leafs program .  

Busher Jackson

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Jackson playing in a 1954 Oldtimers Game. Busher Jackson scoring a late OT winner in 1931. Busher and the Leafs barnstormed Western Canada in 1934.  

Hap Day

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  Hap Day on the cover of 1940's Quaker Oats booklet Training camp in the 1940's as run by coach Day Day pictured in some rare photos

Turk Broda

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A few tales of Turk Broda's Wartime Adventures. Broda on the cover of a 1948 magazine. Turk on the cover of a 1953 Oldtimers program.  

Sid Smith

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    Sid Smith scored a goal in five straight playoff games for Toronto in 1951. Sid Smith in an unidentified Maple Leafs photo. Smith saw his production drop after being named captain of the Leafs in 1955.