In 2017 Apps was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
19 Facts About Syl Apps
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Syl Apps was a strong athlete, six feet tall, weighing 185 pounds, and won the gold medal at the 1934 British Empire Games in the pole vault competition.
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Syl Apps played centre position with the Toronto Maple Leafs for his entire professional hockey career.
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Syl Apps was the winner of the first Calder Memorial Trophy in 1937, and the 1942 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.
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Syl Apps served as the Maple Leafs captain during the first National Hockey League All-Star Game October 13,1947, at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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Syl Apps played for an all-star team competing in Montreal on October 29,1939, to raise money for Babe Siebert's family.
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Syl Apps was in the prime of his career when he joined the Canadian Army during World War II at the end of the 1943 season.
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Syl Apps served two years until the war was over, whereupon he returned to captain the Leafs, winning 2 more Stanley Cups in 1947 and 1948.
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Syl Apps contemplated retirement following the 1947 Stanley Cup win, but returned in order to reach the 200 career goals milestone.
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Syl Apps was a candidate in the riding of Brant for the National Government Party but lost to incumbent George Wood of the Liberals by 138 votes.
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Syl Apps was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1975.
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Syl Apps represented the riding of Kingston from 1963 to 1967 and Kingston and the Islands from 1967 to 1975.
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Syl Apps served as the Minister of Correctional Services from 1971 to 1974.
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On December 24,1998, Syl Apps died from a heart attack and was buried in Mountview Cemetery in Cambridge, Ontario.
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Syl Apps was known for his athleticism, character, skating and play-making abilities.
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Syl Apps has been praised by Maple Leafs alumni, authors, historians and even competitors.
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Jack Adams, famous for his managerial roles with the Detroit Red Wings, stated that Syl Apps was the greatest centre he had ever seen.
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In 1975, he was elected to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and two years later Syl Apps was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
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In 1997, Syl Apps was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.