Great ex-Leafs Dickie Moore, Olmstead, Bathgate and old time Leaf rivals Gadsby and Hodge: remembering some NHL stars of my youth…

I think most of us who have some emotional attachment to sports and particular teams and athletes in various sports are saddened when we ...

Gustavsson saves a win on the first leg of a back-to-back

A good win (are there bad wins?) for the Leafs on the road in New York puts salve on the wound of back-to-back losses against the Bruins.  T...

The best goal Gordie Howe ever scored, according to my Dad

Those who followed this site in its early days will know that my late father was no fan of long-time NHL and Detroit Red Wing great Gordie ...

Mike Brown, Allan Stanley, Bill Gadsby: Shot-blocking is a long-standing hockey tradition

Teams that do a good job of blocking shots has been much discussed of late, as more and more NHL clubs, and more and more players, sacrific...

Hall-of-Famer Bill Gadsby: A 20 year great, with no Stanley Cups—but he did influence four Cups for the Leafs

Watching an interview with Panther forward Cory Stillman last night on Leafs TV before the game reminded that the versatile veteran had hel...

Selecting the best NHL “All-Star” team—versus the Leafs—in the 1960s

 Until 1968-‘69, the NHL All-Star game was traditionally played between the previous season’s Stanley Cup champion and a group of selected ...