Posts About "Toronto St Patricks"

Going Green: The NHL and St. Patrick's Day

March 17th, 2013 As the famous philosopher Kermit T. Frog once opined, "It's not easy being green." That can be especially true if you're an NHL team attempting to "go green" for St. Patrick's Day. For example, just this past fall, on a trip to the Reebok store I spotted a green and white New York Islanders hat. It wasn't quite on the level of the...

TML Captains: Bert Corbeau 1925-1927

February 9th, 2012 TML Captains is a series that profiles the men who 'wore the C' for one of the NHL's charter franchises. Bertram Orian 'Pig Iron' Corbeau #2, Defenceman b: 2 Feb 1894 Penetanguishene, ON d: 21 Sep 1942 in Georgian Bay, ON Toronto St. Patricks 1923-26, Toronto Maple Leafs 1926-27 Acquired: Traded to Toronto with Amos Arbour and...

Book Review: The Lives of Conn Smythe

November 20th, 2011 The Lives of Conn Smythe: From the Battlefield to Maple Leaf Gardens: A Hockey Icon's Story . By Kelly McParland. (2011, Toronto: FENN/McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 370. $32.99. ISBN 978-0-7710-5683-3.) Once upon a time, there was a hockey club called the Toronto St. Patricks. Then Conn Smythe came...