Fansided · Aug 21, 2021
Toronto Maple Leafs Rick Vaive Should Have His #22 Raised to the Rafters
TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 14: Rick Vaive #22 of the Toronto Maple Leafs screens goalie Bob Janecyk of the Los Angeles Kings in game action November 14, 1984 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel Collection/Getty Images)
Rick Vaive is the Greatest Player Left Un-Honored by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Toronto Maple Leafs began the great sports tradition of honoring players by retiring jersey numbers when they became the first professional sports team to do so by retiring #6 Ace Bailey in 1934.
In total, the Leafs have honored 19 players by retiring 13 numbers (some numbers were used by multiple players before they were retired).