Darryl Sittler Darryl gives his time to a Christian teen ranch

arryl Sittler was born in St. Jacobs, Ontario on September 18, 1950. He is one of eight children in the Sittler family. He became one of the star players of the Ontario Hockey League with the London Knights

There are few played for the Toronto Maple Leafs who captured the imagination of the hockey fans and had a place in their hearts like Darryl Sittler, who wore number 27 for the blue and white. He was selected as the Maple Leafs’ first round pick and eighth overall in the 1970 draft. Darryl's offensive talents began to excel during his third season playing in the league. He had 29 goals and 48 assists for 77 points. At the age of 24, Darryl became the second youngest and twelfth

Darryl Sittler had an unforgettable game against the Boston Bruins on February 7, 1976; one game I will never personally forget, more than forty years later. Playing that evening at Maple Leaf Gardens, Darryl scored 6 goals and 4 assists for a ten point game in an 11-4 win over the Boston Bruins. Darryl enjoyed one of the greatest performances in NHL history breaking two NHL records, tying one and breaking four Maple Leaf records. Darryl's ten point game broke the previous NHL record of eight.

Darryl was captain of the Maple Leafs for 6 of his 12 seasons with the club. In his career, he played 1,096 games and scored 484 goals, 637 assists with a point total of 1,121.

In the first Canada Cup tournament in 1976, Darryl scored the winning goal in overtime against Czechoslovakia to give Canada the win and the Canada Cup. Darryl's best season came in ‘77/78 when he finished third in the NHL scoring race by netting 45 goals and 72 assists for a total of 117 points. He was named to the second All Star team at the end of that season.

In 1989, Darryl had received the honor in hockey as he was voted to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

In 1991, a year after Harold Ballard died, Darryl rejoined the Maple Leafs Organization.

On February 8, 2003, the Maple Leafs honoured Darryl by adding a banner with his number 27 to those already hanging from the rafters at the Air Canada Centre, now called Scotiabank Arena with other Leaf greats. Also joining Darryl that night was his three grown children at his side to pay tribute to his wife Wendy, who had passed away of cancer the previous year.

Darryl is a Christian who observes his faith in the Lord very personally. He does give his time to Teen Ranch, a Christian organization that teaches children about God through hockey.