Ellis was one of the youngest members of the Leafs' last Stanley Cup team in 1966-67 — playing all 12 games during their playoff run.
By Lukas Weese, Chris Johnston, Dan Robson and Eric Duhatschek Ron Ellis, who played on the last team to win the Stanley Cup in 1967, died at the age of 79, the team announced Saturday. He played 16 seasons in the . “We mourn the loss of Ron Ellis, a lifetime Leaf whose legacy is woven into the fabric of the blue and white,” the Leafs said in a statement. Advertisement Ellis, a two-way forward, won a Memorial Cup playing for the junior Toronto Marlboros in 1964.
He returned to the ice for Canada at the 1977 World Hockey Championships, before resuming his NHL career with the Leafs in 1977-78. His last NHL season was 1980-81. His 332 goals rank fifth in Leafs franchise history. Lanny McDonald, chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, was a rookie in Toronto during the last years of Ellis’ career with the Leafs, and remembered him as a great confidante, teacher and mentor. McDonald eventually had a Hall of Fame career.
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