As sports fans, most of the allure is drawn from our longing to see our favorite teams bring home a championship. Championships are great, but not every team or fan base will get to celebrate a championship in their lifetime. If you are a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and you were born after ...
Taking a look back at some of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ top draft picks.
TML Captains is a series that profiles the men who ‘wore the C’ for one of the NHL’s charter franchises. Previously featured were Hap Day, Charlie Conacher, Red Horner and Syl Apps. All profiles can be found here. “Rugged” Robert Earl Davidson #9, 10, 12 Left Wing b: 10 Feb 1912, Toronto, ON d: 26 Sep ...
News broke through the Toronto Sun late Thursday that a deal for controlling interest in Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Limited (MLSE) could happen as early as Friday morning, which would close the book on the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s ownership of one of the richest sports properties around. The sale would see Canadian telecommunications giants ...
Stellicktricity: Stories, Highlights, and Other Hockey Juice from a Life Plugged into the Game by Gord Stellick Check out the THW Book Room for many more hockey book reviews. While I am admittedly not the greatest fan of “hey, let’s throw a bunch of random stories, flashbacks and insider information together” approach to writing a ...
In the spring of 1973, the Maple Leafs missed the playoffs again after exiting in the first round the previous 2 seasons. In the off-season, Jim Gregory and his staff would make personnel choices that would have impact in building the Leaf team that peaked with a Semifinals appearance in 1978, and would unfortunately be ...
In the spring of 1968, the defending Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs failed to make the playoffs. While many players remained from the championship team, some key players such as Terry Sawchuk, Red Kelly, Frank Mahovlich, Carl Brewer, Bob Baun and Ed Shack were gone. Among remaining Leafs, 5 were aged 37 or older. ...
