The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Thursday they will add statues of Dave Keon, Turk Broda and Tim Horton to the Legends Row monument for the team’s Centennial anniversary next season.
The three Leaf greats join previous inductees Ted Kennedy, Darryl Sittler, Johnny Bower, Borje Salming, George Armstrong, Syl Apps and Mats Sundin.
Representatives from the Horton and Broda families, as well as Keon himself, will be honoured in a pre-game ceremony Saturday night as the Leafs battle the Montreal Canadiens at the Air Canada Centre.
Keon played 15 seasons for the Leafs winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the League’s top rookie in the 1960-61 season.
He was named the winner of the Lady Bing Trophy in both 1962 and 1963 and was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.
Walter ‘Turk’ Broda joined the Maple Leafs in 1936 and is considered as one of the most ‘clutch’ goaltenders of all time leading the team to five Stanley Cups.
Tim Horton began his career in 1949 and is thought to be one of the best defenceman in team history.
He was the first Leaf player to reach 1,000 games, playing his final game with Toronto in 1970.
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