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Originally posted by GLUE STICK
Why is it LEAFS and not LEAVES?
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From TorontoMapleLeafs.com under 'Tradition' under the 1927 timeline
http://www.torontomapleleafs.com/timeline.ml
"On Valentine's Day, February 14, 1927 Toronto's premier hockey franchise became the Maple Leafs after a group headed by Conn Smythe purchased the team and decided on a patriotic Maple Leaf as the team's namesake and crest."