Posts About "Harold Ballard"
Darryl Sittler - Toronto Maple Leafs Legend
May 23rd, 2018 Darryl Sittler, the most popular player in Toronto Maple Leafs history, captured the imagination of hockey fans everywhere. In his 15-year NHL career, he scored 484 goals, 637 assists, and 1,121 points in the regular season. And although he scored another 29 goals in the playoffs, his most famous tally came in overtime against...
Darryl Sittler’s Magical 10-Point Game
February 7th, 2018 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. 7,...
Maple Leafs News: Bernier, Keon and the Marlies
January 25th, 2016 As the 2015-16 season continues to crawl forward, fans of the Maple Leafs are are becoming more and more excited and anxious. The trade deadline looms large and the speculation of who stays and who goes has become all that some people talk about. It's a very interesting phenomena. This edition of Maple Leafs News will take a focus on...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hall, Hull Power Hawks
January 6th, 2016 Brilliant goalkeeping by Glenn Hall coupled with two goals from Bobby Hull were all the Chicago Black Hawks needed to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in the National Hockey League’s only scheduled contest last night in Montreal. The win leaves Chicago atop the National Hockey League standings, now three points ahead of second-place...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: September News & Notes
September 14th, 2015 Some hockey news and notes from early September with training camps getting set to open. Leaf Season Ticket Holders Upset Dick Beddoes of the Toronto Globe and Mail reports that many season ticket holders for Toronto Maple Leaf home games are all in a dither over the NHL team’s decision to force them to buy three exhibition games...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Gardens to Expand?
November 3rd, 2014 With no on-ice action to report from last night, other matters made some news in the hockey world today. Possibly the most significant item concerns the plans by the Toronto Maple Leafs to add 4,000 seats to Maple Leaf Gardens. Leafs determined to add 4,000 more seats Harold E. Ballard, the executive vice-president of the...
