Maple Leafs defenseman of four Cups whose name became a Canadian institution beyond the rink.
4
Stanley Cups
Maple Leafs
1977
Hall of Fame
Hockey HOF
24
NHL seasons
Career span
D
Position
Stay-at-home force
Toronto Maple Leafs
1949 to 1974
Biography
Miles Gilbert Horton won four Stanley Cups with Toronto and later played for New York, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo. Hockey Hall of Fame class of 1977. His coffee-shop legacy is separate from on-ice honors.
Born1930-01-12, Cochrane, Ontario
Died1974-02-21, St. Catharines, Ontario
NationalityCanada
PositionDefenseman
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career statistics
NHL career
Stanley Cups4
HOF class1977
Franchise peakMaple Leafs
Seasons24span
Career timeline
1949
Leafs path
Begins Toronto career.
1960s
Cup years
Wins four Stanley Cups with Toronto.
1977
Hall of Fame
Enshrined.
1974
Passed away
Died February 21, 1974.
Achievements and awards
4x Stanley Cup Champion
Hockey Hall of Fame (1977)
Maple Leafs defensive icon
Highlights
Video media. Opens on YouTube. Not a GameDNA ranking.
Horton's blue-line toughness is Leafs lore. The business brand is famous, but the Hall of Fame case is the hockey story.
Images
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Photo: Sikander Iqbal. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
Sources
Research record: .orchestrator/research/legends/tim-horton.md. Career totals are widely published league or Hall of Fame figures and should be read with competition and era labels. Image credits appear under the Images tab. Video links open third-party YouTube pages.
