50 Years Ago in Hockey: Suitcase Smith Just Wants to Settle Down Rick Cole | October 4, 2015 He’s just 21 years old and he’s already seen more of North America than most young men his age. No, he’s not a traveling salesman, nor is he a wandering ne’er-do-well,…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Rip Rangers in 1st Exhibition Tilt Rick Cole | October 1, 2015 The National Hockey League exhibition season got underway last night in Peterborough, Ontario. The Toronto Maple Leafs took on the New York Rangers and lambasted the Broadway Blues by a…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: The Coaches – Punch Imlach Rick Cole | September 25, 2015 There is probably no more controversial figure among NHL coaches than Punch Imlach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. It seems, that when it comes to the bombastic Toronto coach and…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Training Camp Notes – Crozier a Lightweight Rick Cole | September 19, 2015 News and notes from around National Hockey League training camps. Crozier’s Illness Makes Him a Lightweight Roger Crozier, the slightly built Detroit Red Wings goaltender whose spectacular rookie season…
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Right Wingers Andrew Forbes | September 16, 2015 Looking back, the Toronto Maple Leafs are quite the storied franchise. Over the years, players have come and gone. Some have had lasting impact on the team while others have…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: September News & Notes Rick Cole | September 14, 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…
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Left Wingers Andrew Forbes | September 2, 2015 In part one of this series we looked at some of the greatest centres in the history of the Maple Leafs. Sundin. Sittler. Keon. And Kennedy. All of them rounded…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Invite 79 to Camp Rick Cole | August 20, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that they have invited 79 players to this year’s training camp. Players have been instructed to report on September 16 to the club’s training…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Czech Out Goalie Rick Cole | August 13, 2015 The 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…
Surprise! The Toronto Maple Leafs Have Two Generational Talents Kenneth Lam | August 2, 2015 If we look closely at the Toronto Maple Leafs, the hockey club boasts not one but two generational talents. Most people who follow the National Hockey League (NHL) associate generational…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Goalie Preview: Maple Leafs Rick Cole | July 25, 2015 If there is one National Hockey League team whose goaltending tandem for 1965-66 is etched in stone, it’s the Toronto Maple Leafs. At least that is the case after the…
The All-Time “Could Have Been A Maple Leaf” Team Jeff Langridge | July 9, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs have recently gotten better at something they used to be really bad at: trading draft picks. Under past General Managers, the Leafs would trade draft picks…