Joining Babcock, Brown and Hyman were Patrick Marleau, Jake Muzzin, Justin Holl, William Nylander, Travis Dermott, Andreas Johnsson, Par Lindholm, Auston Matthews, Frederik Gauthier, Mitchell Marner, Jake Gardiner, Frederik Andersen, and Garret Sparks, the latter two in full goalie gear.
"I thought it was great; my wife takes it all the time, I'm on it the odd time," Babcock said. "Obviously people aren't used to seeing the team walking around town in full equipment. The guys live in town and interact with people all the time, but this was a different kind of day."
Toronto mayor John Tory, who was at the practice, said he was impressed to see so many of the Maple Leafs make the commute alongside fellow Torontonians.
"It tells you a story about how committed they are to the community," Tory said. "They could have taken a fancy luxury bus up here but they took the subway and I think that surprised and delighted a lot of people, as this practice did at Nathan Phillips Square."