[1] The team is likely named in honour of the team with the same named that played one season in 1931 with the International Lacrosse League at the Mutual Street Arena.
[2][3] In 1968, the professional NLA was launched[4][5] and the Maple Leafs joined the league,[6] playing their home games at Maple Leaf Gardens.
[1] Stafford Smythe and Harold Ballard, part owners of the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs, were two of the five founding partners of the pro club,[7] but financial difficulties forced Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. to take over ownership of the club midway through the season.
[1][8][9] The NLA suspended operations prior to the following season.
You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This lacrosse-related article is a stub.