Posts About "Tiger Williams"
Maple Leafs 7 Best Tough Guys
December 11th, 2017 “If you can't beat them in the alley, you can't beat them on the ice.” The man who created, owned, coached and managed the Toronto Maple Leafs, Conn Smythe, believed that toughness was an essential part of hockey, particularly if you wanted to win. You had to be able to stand up for yourself -- a team that could be...
Top 10 Hockey Celebrations of All Time
May 20th, 2017 Originally published in July of 2015, this post has stood the test of time. We feel many of our new fans will enjoy it. The NHL has seen its fair share of evolution when it comes to celebrating goals. If you watch video of Jean Beliveau or Gordie Howe scoring back in the 1960s, you'll see a very tame couple of glove taps with their...
Top 10 Scoring Enforcers Before They Turned Pro
May 10th, 2014 The role of the enforcer in the NHL appears to be dwindling, and whether you take that as a good thing or a bad thing is wholly subjective. What is true about many of the NHL's enforcers is that they didn't start playing hockey with the dream of putting their fists through the faces of their opponents; they played to score and...
Danny Briere’s Fist-Pump: Buh-Bye with Habs?
July 18th, 2013 Celebrations are a big part of sports. All sports. Sometimes we're even lucky enough (okay maybe not that lucky at all) to see soccer players kissing each other after scoring a goal. In hockey, the group hug has been perfected like no other. But it seems that today we’ve now almost certainly passed the glory years of NHL goal...
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...
