Posts About "Harold Ballard"
Recalling Maple Leafs History: Retro Uniforms, Rick Vaive & Harold Ballard
November 17th, 2020 In this post about Toronto Maple Leafs News, I want to focus on Maple Leafs' history. Two events – two different kinds of releases - occurred this week that invite Toronto fans to reconsider the long and storied history of their beloved team. Related: Maple Leafs Radical Trade Rumors: Nylander, Ekblad, Nurse & Subban First,...
A Brief History of NHL Uniforms
November 3rd, 2020 Have you ever wondered why referees wear striped shirts, or teams have to wear contrasting colours? Then this is for you. Contrasting Colours in NHL Uniforms Hockey uniforms were very simple in the early days. Since most players also played football in the summertime, they simply borrowed these pants for hockey games, then added a...
Darryl Sittler - Toronto Maple Leafs Legend
September 18th, 2020 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...
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....
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...
The Most Hated Toronto Maple Leafs Of All-Time
November 1st, 2012 As sports fans, most of the allure is drawn from our longing to see our favorite teams bring home a championship. Championships are great, but not every team or fan base will get to celebrate a championship in their lifetime. If you are a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and you were born after 1967 you have spent your entire life...
Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft VII – 1981-1983
August 4th, 2012 Taking a look back at some of the Toronto Maple Leafs' top draft picks.
TML Captains: Bob Davidson 1943-45
May 4th, 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 Hap Day, Charlie Conacher, Red Horner and Syl Apps. All profiles can be found here. "Rugged" Robert Earl Davidson #9, 10, 12 Left Wing b: 10 Feb 1912, Toronto, ON d: 26 Sep 1996, Toronto,...Book Review: Stellicktricity
Stellicktricity: Stories, Highlights, and Other Hockey Juice from a Life Plugged into the Game by Gord Stellick Check out the THW Book Room for many more hockey book reviews. While I am admittedly not the greatest fan of "hey, let's throw a bunch of random stories, flashbacks and insider information together" approach to...
Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft IV 1973
July 7th, 2011 In the spring of 1973, the Maple Leafs missed the playoffs again after exiting in the first round the previous 2 seasons. In the off-season, Jim Gregory and his staff would make personnel choices that would have impact in building the Leaf team that peaked with a Semifinals appearance in 1978, and would unfortunately be dismantled...
