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 ...

With all those old Leafs and Habs, how did the '67-'68 Oakland Seals play so poorly?

I’ve posted here on occasion over the past two and a half or so years about the impact of the “first” major NHL expansion in 1967-’68.  I ...

April playoff memories—Bobby Baun’s heroics in ‘64 avenged Tony Leswick and the Wings

Leaf fans, even those who weren’t around to see it, know the story of rugged defensive defenseman Bobby Baun scoring a playoff overtime go...

The “Original Twelve”: A lot of ex-Leafs and Habs and a lot of good memories

Those of us of a certain age like to remember—and talk about—the so-called “Original Six”. Those six teams are, of course, the Montreal Can...

Dave Keon: Three against Charlie Hodge and the Habs

One of the most famous games in Leaf history is Game 7 of the 1964 semi-finals against Montreal. The Leafs were coming off two Cup years...