Darryl Sittler

Canadian ice hockey center who played 15 NHL seasons, famous for holding the NHL record of 10 points in a single game and captaining the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Darryl Glen Sittler was born in Kitchener, Ontario in 1950. Toronto Maple Leafs selected him eighth overall in the 1970 NHL Draft. His 15-season career produced 484 goals and 637 assists for 1,121 career points. On February 7, 1976 — in a game against the Boston Bruins — he scored six goals and four assists for ten points in a single game, setting the NHL record that still stands nearly 50 years later. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989 and named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017. He scored the overtime winner against the Czech Republic in the 1976 Canada Cup — another celebrated individual moment. He spent 11 seasons as the Toronto Maple Leafs' captain and is the most beloved player in franchise history since the 1960s dynasty. His public dispute with owner Harold Ballard — tearing the captain's C from his jersey in protest at the trade of his linemate Lanny McDonald — was one of hockey's most dramatic public confrontations between player and management.

Sittler was a skilled playmaker with exceptional vision and passing ability, capable of creating scoring opportunities for teammates while being a consistent goal scorer himself. He possessed a deadly accurate shot and was particularly effective on power plays, combining his offensive skills with strong leadership qualities.

Sittler's NHL single-game point record of 10 points remains unbroken nearly five decades later, cementing his place among hockey's greatest individual performances.

• Hall of Fame (1989)
• NHL 100 Greatest Players
• NHL record 10 points in a game (1976)