Posts About "Bob Pulford"
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Snap Habs Unbeaten Streak
December 17th, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs won their second game in as many nights as they edged the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at the Forum in Montreal. The win for Toronto snapped the Canadiens unbeaten streak at eight games In the other National Hockey League contest, the Detroit Red Wings handed the Boston Bruins yet another loss. The Wings shut out the...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bower Keeps Leafs in Third
November 29th, 2015 Stellar goaltending from ageless Johnny Bower last night enabled the Toronto Maple Leafs to retain their grip on third place in the National Hockey League. In a showdown match in which the third spot in the standings was at stake, Bower frustrated the visiting New York Rangers with a fine 37-save performance as the Leafs downed the...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Shack Stars, Leafs Upset Habs
November 19th, 2015 Blanked for two periods, the Toronto Maple Leafs scored three unanswered goals in the final 20 minutes to score an upset 3-1 win over the first-place Montreal Canadiens in Montreal last night. Shack First Star Eddie Shack, named the game’s first star, provided the spark the Leafs needed to get past Montreal. Placed on a new Toronto...
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Left Wingers
September 2nd, 2015 In part one of this series we looked at some of the greatest centres in the history of the Maple Leafs. Sundin. Sittler. Keon. And Kennedy. All of them rounded out the top four players to play the centre position - to wear the Leafs crest and leave their mark on the franchise. But building an all-time roster for a franchise with such...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Stanley Cup Playoffs Start Tonight!
April 1st, 2015 The 1965 Stanley Cup playoffs commence on two fronts tonight with Montreal hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Black Hawks visiting the Detroit Red Wings. Leafs in "mad mood" The Maple Leafs arrived in Montreal after spending the early part of the week in Dearborn, Michigan claiming to be in a mood most foul. The source...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Leafs Rout Rangers, Hawks Edge Wings
January 11th, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs waltzed into Madison Square Garden in New York City last night and completely decimated the Rangers in one of two scheduled National Hockey League games. The Leafs walloped the Rangers 6-0 in a game that left absolutely no doubt about which is the better team. In the other contest, Chicago made it two in a row...
