50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Romp Past Rangers Rick Cole | November 21, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens completely dismantled the New York Rangers by a score of 9-3 last night in one of three National Hockey League games. The other two matches saw the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 1965-66 Preview – Toronto Maple Leafs Rick Cole | October 24, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs limped home to a fourth-place finish last season, 13 points behind regular season champion Detroit Red Wings. The failed attempt at defending their 1964 Stanley Cup…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 1964-65 Post-Mortem – Maple Leafs Rick Cole | May 30, 2015 The 1964-65 season for the Toronto Maple Leafs marked the first time in three years that the team was unable to defend its Stanley Cup Championship. The Leafs finished a…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Keon Keeps Leafs In Series Rick Cole | April 7, 2015 Dave Keon scored after only 4:17 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens last night at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Toronto win…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bower Returns – Leafs End Slump! Rick Cole | March 21, 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs goalkeeper Johnny Bower made a successful return to the nets last night as his team defeated the New York Rangers 4-1 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs End Slump Against Hawks Rick Cole | March 7, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs shook off a five-game winless streak last night with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks at Maple Leaf Gardens. In the other two NHL games,…
Leafs Not Much Worse Than ’67 Team Craig Hagerman | February 4, 2015 On Tuesday night the Toronto Maple Leafs tied a franchise record that hadn’t been touched since the 1966-67 season, the year the Leafs last won the Stanley Cup. Unfortunately the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs Score 10 on Wings Rick Cole | December 6, 2014 In one of the most lopsided games in recent years, the Toronto Maple Leafs trounced the first-place Detroit Red Wings by a score of 10-2 at Maple Leaf Gardens in…
Book Review: Dave Bidini and his search for the lost soul of the Leafs Joe Pack | October 21, 2013 Imagine doves being released. Horns blaring. Transit workers waving people through turnstiles. That’s Dave Bidini, in his newest offering Keon and Me, imagining the triumphant return of estranged Maple Leaf Dave…
The ‘Canes Captains: 14 Franchise Leaders Part II Dan Canavan | January 29, 2010 In Part I of The ‘Canes Captains: 14 Franchise Leaders, we explored team captains from 1992 through the present. Here is Part II: Randy Ladouceur (1991–92) Ladouceur played parts of…