Evoking memories of the Maple Leafs in the playoffs in the spring of ’93: Episode 19 of “The Vintage Leaf Memories Podcast”

My guess is there are a lot of current era Maple Leaf supporters who first fell in love with the blue and white in the early 1990s. At the ...

The 5 most fan-popular Maple Leafs in my lifetime—and the most revered. And...who do you think is the most popular Leaf now?

Every fan, or at least just about every fan, has their “favourites”.  Not just their favourite sports, or teams that they have a preferred—o...

Remembering some classy Maple Leafs—who fits that bill for you?

I guess what triggered today’s post was reading this week about the Leaf-Red Wing Alumni game (from a Detroit perspective) and hearing Red ...

Popular Leafs Doug Gilmour, Wendel Clark, Johnny Bower and some posts you might have missed

We often, in Leafland, talk about our “favorites”  As in, who is your favorite Leaf right now?  Who is your favorite Leaf of all-time? In...

Gilmour makes the grade, and deservedly so

Exactly a year ago I posted that the time was right for former Maple Leaf center Doug Gilmour to be elected to the Hockey Hall-of-Fame. (C...

A “night” next season at the ACC is one thing but is Mats Sundin a Hall-of-Famer?

Sometimes we make assumptions in the midst of a good player’s career.   One of those assumptions is that we project that they will be a su...

10 favorite moments as a Leaf fan

Being a fan of any team in any team sport usually brings its share of heartbreak, but also some wonderful memories. It may be a particular...

The time is right for Gilmour to join the Hall; other ex-Leafs under consideration?

The new inductees to the hockey Hall-of-Fame will be announced Tuesday afternoon and as I mentioned recently, arguing about who should—and...

Maple Leaf legend Doug Gilmour versus Detroit’s Steve Yzerman: very different roads, even now

Two guys who played in the same era had very different playing styles but both can claim spectacular overall career results: Doug Gilmour an...