Why are they called the Maple Leafs? Shouldn't it be Maple Leaves?

bigger mystery is why are they called a hockey team?

While leafs (as in a tree leaf) ^^^ is not the proper plural form as such (you rake leaves, not leafs), the term leaf is used as a short form of Maple Leafs, not necessarily meant from the tree but as on the Canadian Flag. Therefore, (somehow) I am told that if you have a row of Canadian Flags lined up, it would indeed be a row of flags bearing Leafs.

Still confuses me though.

Each player is an individual leaf, therefore the team is a plural of the singular.....

Heck, I don't even understand what I just said!

LOL to above post.

The symbol is one leaf but there is many players so the Leafs.

I liked hockey more than English class.

Besides, I ain't got no idea why English class is so important.

Long time TML fan and I call them the Toronto Make Believes

So this is one of those boring repeat questions that comes up too often to give a serious answer so how about the one my mom always gave me instead.

BECAUSE I SAID SO!

Here's your sign.

Can't run a Search to save his life.

Merry Grinchmas.

no, leafs is also a correct plural form of the word leaf

should be the loafs