- The Maple Leafs unveiled a new centre ice logo at Scotiabank Arena built around the original 1927 crest
- The 2026-27 season marks 100 years since Conn Smythe renamed the St. Patricks the Maple Leafs
- Read below for the reveal, the history behind the crest and when the new ice gets its debut
Toronto is going all the way back for its 100th year as the Maple Leafs.
The Leafs unveiled a new centre ice logo at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday, and it is the original crest the club wore after Conn Smythe renamed the team in 1927. Dark leaf, ragged edges, white block letters reading TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS stacked across the middle.
Rather than drop a press release, the team ran a live stream on its social accounts while crews laid out and painted the new sheet. Watch the ice go in:
The crest sits inside a blue faceoff circle with Scotiabank Arena wrapped around it in red. Look closer and the red centre line is filled with a repeating maple leaf pattern instead of the usual solid stripe.
Here is the close-up the club posted once the paint dried:
Smythe took control of the franchise on February 14, 1927 and renamed the St. Patricks that same day. He picked the maple leaf as a nod to the badge Canadian soldiers wore overseas.
Blue and white followed that September, and the leaf crest came with it. That is the design now painted at centre ice.
Take a look at the full sheet from the rafters, sponsor logos and all:
One wrinkle worth sorting out. Toronto already had a centennial season in 2016-17, because the franchise itself dates to 1917 and spent its first decade as the Arenas and then the St. Patricks.
This anniversary is a different one. It marks 100 years of the Maple Leafs name, the blue and white, and the leaf on the chest.
Whether the throwback crest turns up on a sweater is still an open question. The team has not announced any jersey tied to the anniversary.
Fans get their first live look at the new ice on September 29, when Toronto hosts Montreal to open the 2026-27 season.
