Today in Hockey History: Aug. 1
Aug. 1 is a great date in the history of the New York Rangers as they signed a future Hall of Famer who went on to rewrite their record books.…
Syl Apps
Syl Apps Toronto Maple Leafs Captain 1940-43, 1945-48
This series of the great team captains of the Toronto Maple Leafs was first published in April of 2012 by Mark Ascione. Here we present one of the Leafs long-time…
Leafs Need to Stop Recognizing Mediocre Greats
It was a historic night in Toronto Saturday. The team won their first game it what seemed like forever, and on top of that hosted Homecoming Night at the Air…
Toronto Maple Leafs Team Captains
Bert Corbeau 1925-1927 Clarence ‘Hap’ Day 1927-1937 Charlie ‘The Big Bomber’ Conacher 1937-38 George ‘Red’ Horner 1938-40 ‘Slippery’ Syl Apps 1940-1943, 1945-48 Bob Davidson 1943-45 Ted ‘Teeder’ Kennedy 1948-1955,…
TML Captains: Bob Davidson 1943-45
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…