The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are known as one of the Original Six teams of the league. Founded in 1917, the club had no nickname in their first season, and were known as the Toronto Arenas for their second season. From the 1919–20 season they were known as the Toronto St. Patricks, until in February 1927 when the club was purchased by Conn Smythe. Smythe changed the name of the club to the Maple Leafs and they have been known by that name ever since. The franchise has had nineteen general managers since their inception.

Key +Key of terms and definitionsTermDefinitionNo.Number of general managersRef(s)References–Does not applyElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder categoryElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Player categoryElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in category other than Builder or Player

General managers +General managers of the Toronto Maple Leafs No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term Ref(s)1 Charles Querrie 1917 – February 14, 1927 Won Stanley Cup 2 times (1918, 1922) 4 playoff appearancesToronto Maple Leafs 2013–14 Media Guide, p. 1762Conn Smythe February 14, 1927 – September 1, 1957 Won Stanley Cup 7 times (1932, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951) Lost in Stanley Cup Final 6 times (1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940) 4 division titles and 25 playoff appearances3Hap Day February 1, 1955 – March 25, 1957 2 playoff appearances4Howie Meeker May 14, 1957 – October 3, 1957– Stafford Smythe (de facto) October 3, 1957 – November 22, 19585Punch Imlach November 22, 1958 – April 6, 1969 Won Stanley Cup 4 times in 6 finals appearances (1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967) 10 playoff appearances6Jim Gregory April 6, 1969 – July 4, 1979 8 playoff appearances–Punch Imlach July 4, 1979 – October 1981 2 playoff appearances7 Gerry McNamara October 1981 – February 7, 1988 3 playoff appearances8 Gord Stellick April 28, 1988 – August 11, 1989 No playoff appearances9 Floyd Smith August 15, 1989 – June 4, 1991 1 playoff appearance10Cliff Fletcher June 4, 1991 – May 25, 1997 4 playoff appearances– Bill Watters (Interim) May 25, 1997 – August 21, 199711Ken Dryden August 21, 1997 – July 15, 1999 1 playoff appearance12Pat Quinn July 15, 1999 – August 29, 2003 1 division title and 4 playoff appearances13 John Ferguson, Jr. August 29, 2003 – January 22, 2008 1 playoff appearance–Cliff Fletcher (Interim) January 22, 2008 – November 29, 2008 No playoff appearances14Brian Burke November 29, 2008 – January 9, 2013 No playoff appearances15 Dave Nonis January 9, 2013 – April 12, 2015 1 playoff appearance16Lou Lamoriello July 23, 2015 – April 30, 2018 2 playoff appearances17 Kyle Dubas May 11, 2018 – May 19, 2023 1 division title and 5 playoff appearances18 Brad Treliving May 31, 2023 – March 30, 2026 1 division title and 2 playoff appearances– Ryan HardyBrandon Pridham (Interim) March 31, 2026 – May 3, 2026 19John ChaykaMay 3, 2026 – present

See also

List of NHL general managers

Notes A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. Interim general managers do not count towards the total. From 1955 to 1957, Smythe turned over most of his authority over day-to-day hockey operations to Hap Day, but remained general manager on paper.

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