The Nelson Maple Leafs were a senior men's

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team. They won the British Columbia Senior Championship, the

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, seven times (1937, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1986, and 1987). They played in, but lost, the

1965 Allan Cup The 1965 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1964–65 senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Sherbrooke Beavers and Sherbrooke, Quebec. The 1965 playoff marked the 57th time that the Allan Cup has been awa ...

Final. The Maple Leafs played in the

West Kootenay League The West Kootenay League, also referred to as the ''West Kootenay Hockey League'' (WKHL), is a defunct senior men's ice hockey league that operated in eastern British Columbia from 1922–1941, and also during the 1945-46 season. In 1946-47 the le ...

from 1932-33 through 1940-41 and in 1945-46. They played in the Western International Hockey League from 1946-47 through 1986-87.

Nelson Maple Leafs who played in the NHL

* Lloyd Ailsby * Dale Anderson * Joe Bell *

George Boothman George Edward Boothman (September 25, 1916 – September 13, 2003) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played 58 regular season and 5 playoff games for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League The National Hockey L ...

* Al "Red" Carr *

Ed Cooper Edward William Cooper (born August 28, 1960) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played 49 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies. Cooper was born in Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Biggar, Saska ...

Denis Dupéré Denis Gilles Dupéré (June 21, 1948 – April 14, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, Kansas City Scouts, and Colorado Rockies of the Nati ...

* Pat Egan *

Dave Gatherum David Robert Gatherum (born March 28, 1932) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1953–54 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from ...

* John Harms * Ed Hatoum - later as head coach *

Fred Hergerts Frederick Hergert (January 29, 1912 — July 15, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 19 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans between 1935 and 1936. The rest of his career, which lasted from 193 ...

Ron Homenuke Ronald Wayne Homenuke (born January 5, 1952) is a Canadian former NHL player. He played in only one NHL game for the Vancouver Canucks, who had drafted him with the 51st pick in the 1972 Draft. He retired in 1976. Homenuke now works as a missi ...

* Vic Howe * Buck Jones * Brad Larsen *

Mike Laughton Michael Frederick Laughton (born February 21, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 189 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 203 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He played for the NHL Oakla ...

Bryan Lefley Bryan Andrew Lefley (October 18, 1948 – October 28, 1997) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in 228 games in the National Hockey League between 1972 and 1978, and later played in Europe. Lefley was born in Gros ...

Norman "Odie" Lowe Norman Ewart "Odie" Lowe (April 15, 1928 – June 29, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played three games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1949–50 season. The rest of his career, which ...

Connie Madigan Cornelius Dennis "Mad Dog" Madigan (born October 4, 1934) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman notable for being the oldest rookie in National Hockey League (NHL) history. Dennis was born in Port Arthur, Ontario. After p ...

* Jack Mann *

Seth Martin Seth Martin (May 4, 1933 – September 6, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played professionally for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fam ...

* Rudy Pilous * Chuck Rayner * Garth Rizzuto *

Cliff Schmautz Clifford Harvey Schmautz (March 17, 1939 – February 11, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing. The majority of his career, which lasted from 1959 to 1975, was spent in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Buckaroos, ...

* Glen Smith * Spence Tatchell * Sergei Varlamov *

Pete Vipond Peter John Vipond (born December 8, 1949) is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played 3 games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals The California Golden Seals were a professional ice hockey club that compet ...

* Eddie Wares

References

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