December 30th, 2015The Toronto Maple Leafs spotted the Montreal Canadiens an early 2-0 first-period lead, then roared back with three third-period goals in one of the most stirring comebacks in recent memory as they nipped the Habs 3-2 in Toronto last night. The win for the Maple Leafs coupled with Chicago’s 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers, knocked...
August 13th, 2015The Toronto Maple Leafs have invited Vladimir Dzurilla, goaltender for the Czechoslovakia national hockey team, to their training camp this September in Peterborough.
Dzurilla is 23 years old and has played for Slovan Bratislava in the Czechoslovakian Elite league since the 1959-60 season. He has been a goalkeeper for the national...
Breakaway: From Behind the Iron Curtain to the NHL – The Untold Story of Hockey’s Great Escapes. By Tal Pinchevsky. (2012, Mississauga, Ontario: John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 274. $27.95 US / $32.95 CAN. ISBN 978-1-118-09500-3.)
It has often been said that there are no new stories. Fortunately for hockey fans,...
