Andreas Johnsson walked into Travis Dermott’s apartment with a goal. He had learned a song on his acoustic guitar last year and had been repeatedly playing it. Now, in the company of his Maple Leafs teammates, he wanted to bring that song to life.



“OK, play it,” said Justin Holl, seated at a keyboard nearby.



Slowly, Johnsson began strumming the chords to Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” before his teammates could not contain their laughter any longer.



“We just thought it was hilarious that was the one song he wanted to learn,” Holl said.



That was the scene at a regular session of the Maple Leafs secret jam band, a revolving door of up to six different players who all congregate, or plan to, at Dermott’s apartment for some much needed time away from the rink.



Holl, on keyboards and vocals, and Dermott, on acoustic guitar, are the de facto band leaders and have lofty expectations...