who are the players on the toronto maple leafs?
Phil Kessel
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 Toronto Maple Leafs ( National Hockey League ) – Valued at $ 1 @.@ 15 billion USD in 2015 , 3rd in the NHL 

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 The group represents such NHL players as Jeff Carter , Steve Downie , Taylor Hall , Nathan Horton , Adam McQuaid , Colton Orr ( no relation ) , Patrick Sharp , Jason Spezza , Eric Staal , Jordan Staal , Marc Staal , and Cam Ward . Spezza , asked to comment on the experience of having Orr as an agent , replied : " I don 't think I have a true feeling for how great he is . I have so much respect for him . I watch him on tapes and it 's just ridiculous how good he was compared to the guys he was playing against . He 's a great guy and you don 't even know it 's Bobby Orr , the way he talks to you . " 

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 Toronto FC was MLS 's fourteenth , and first Canadian , franchise in the league . The team is coached by Greg Vanney and operated by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment , which also operates the NHL 's Toronto Maple Leafs , the AHL 's Toronto Marlies , the NBA 's Toronto Raptors ( and the NBA Development League 's Raptors 905 by extension ) and the USL 's Toronto FC II . 

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 Along with coaching , Harry Sinden was given the task of selecting Team Canada , which would be the first true " team " composed of NHL all @-@ stars . When Sinden announced the list of 35 Canadian players on July 12 , one of the conditions of playing was revealed ; that players would have to have a signed NHL contract by August 13 . His list of players included Bobby Hull , who by that time had already signed with the rival World Hockey Association ( WHA ) league . Three other players Sinden named : Gerry Cheevers , Derek Sanderson and J. C. Tremblay had not yet signed with the WHA , but would do so and become ineligible . The condition had been negotiated between the NHL and Hockey Canada , and the NHL would not relent . The condition was widely criticized , including by the NHL 's own Harold Ballard , the Toronto Maple Leafs owner and a harsh opponent of the WHA . Ballard felt that the series was the " unofficial world series of hockey and we want to win " . Phil Reimer , a governor of Hockey Canada , resigned over the matter . Prime Minister Trudeau made a personal appeal , but Doug Fisher , chairman of Hockey Canada refused to re @-@ open the agreement between the NHL and Hockey Canada . 

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 Among the players representing the Canadiens were Mike Keane , Brian Skrudland , Russ Courtnall and Martin Gelinas . The game was played with only two continuous time periods , and was won by the Canadiens , 5 – 3 . Over 10 @,@ 000 fans turned out for the game on what ended up as the coldest night of the weekend . 
