Posts About "Bill Barilko"
Today in Hockey History: April 21
April 21st, 2020 April 21 has been a very busy day in National Hockey League history. We have seen defensemen shine on the offensive stage, some big hat tricks and plenty of other memorable Stanley Cup playoff moments on this date. The Legend of Bill Barilko Defenseman Bill Barilko played five seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member...
1951: The Most Closely Matched Stanley Cup Final
April 1st, 2019 The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins split the first two games of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals, each winning a game in overtime. The last time this happened was in the 1951 NHL playoffs, featuring two hard-working underdog teams in the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. Every single game in this series went into overtime and...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Still Want Czech Goalie
January 8th, 2016 With the news that the New York Rangers are likely to be allowed to sign Czech star forward Vaclav Nedomansky after the 1868 Olympics, the Toronto Maple Leafs have renewed their quest to acquire 23-year-old goalkeeper Vladimir Dzurilla. Placed on Negotiation List The Leafs have place Dzurilla on their negotiation list, giving them...
Maple Leafs By The Numbers: No. 5 - Bill Barilko
November 7th, 2015 The Maple Leaf by the Numbers Series continues with No. 5. With it being the first of only two players on this list that has been retired, the choice was pretty easy. Other Notable No. 5’s Charlie Conacher, Bob Davidson The most interesting thing is that even though it was the number that was retired by the Toronto Maple Leafs was...
Will the Chicago Blackhawks' Championship Break the Toronto Maple Leafs' Curse?
June 26th, 2013 When the Chicago Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup in TD Garden evening a after a surprising end to the 2013 NHL Playoffs--a game that happened exactly six weeks after and in the same arena as the Toronto Maple Leafs' unexpected collapse in the 3rd period of their final game of the postseason--the universe regained equilibrium after...
TML Captains: Ted Kennedy 1948-1955, 1956-57
July 11th, 2012 TML Captains is a series that profiles the men who 'wore the C' for one of the NHL's charter franchises. Previously featured were Charlie Conacher, Red Horner, Syl Apps and Bob Davidson. All profiles can be found here. Theodore Samuel 'Teeder' Kennedy #9, 10, 12 Centre b: 12 Dec 1925 Humberstone (now Port Colborne), ON d: 14 Aug...
