Posts About "Borje Salming"
This Day in Hockey History: Sept. 16
September 16th, 2020 The final Canada Cup match ever played occurred on this date. Plus, the greatest player in National Hockey League history took place in his first-ever professional and NHL training camp exactly one year apart. Final Canada Cup Champion Crowned The last Canada Cup championship game was played on Sept. 16, 1991. The tournament was...
Remembering Borje Salming: “King” of Maple Leafs’ Defensemen
August 27th, 2020 Borje Salming played 16 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1973 to 1989. In his more than 1,000 regular season games (1,099 to be exact), he scored 148 goals and 620 assists for 768 points. More remarkable, he ended his Maple Leafs career with a plus-minus of plus-155. What makes that high plus-minus so remarkable is that, during...
Today in Hockey History: May 12
May 12th, 2020 This date has provided plenty of big postseason moments throughout the history of the National Hockey League. In addition, two Hall of Famers and all-time greats are celebrating birthdays today. Beat Me in St. Louis The St. Louis Blues pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in Stanley Cup playoffs history on May 12, 1986, in Game...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: COVID-19, Salming, Spezza & Nylander
May 2nd, 2020 As all Toronto Maple Leafs fans know, the COVID-19 pandemic has suspended the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season. Arenas remain empty as people work globally to slow down the spread of a virus that daily causes deaths. Although most North Americans are following the rules of self-isolating with families and staying home as much as possible,...
Darryl Sittler’s Magical 10-Point Game
February 7th, 2020 Records are made to be broken. But, more than 40 years after Darryl Sittler set the record for most points scored in a single game, it has yet to be matched, much less broken. Sittler’s name literally covered the scoresheet as he piled up six goals and four assists in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 11-4 rout over the Boston Bruins on Feb....
4 Best Defenseman in Maple Leafs History
February 21st, 2017 On this date, Feb. 21, 1974, we lost Hockey Hall of Famer and all-around good guy Tim Horton in an automobile accident. Horton, a six-time NHL All-Star, played 22 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres. In honour of his life, professional accomplishments and personal...
Q & A With Former NHL Enforcer Dave Hutchison (Part II)
February 7th, 2015 In part one of the interview with former NHL enforcer Dave Hutchison, we chatted about what it meant to be a role player - what it meant to be a fighter. He talked about some of the questionable areas in today’s game and what it was like to play with Derek Sanderson. In part two, ‘Hutch’ discusses playing with Hall of Fame...
