A visit to Church helped my Maple Leafs win a Stanley Cup…

Sure, it was nice to see the Leafs win a game on Tuesday night against the Lightning—one of a number of organizations the growing legion of...

Ron Stewart: Mr. Versatility in a fine Maple Leaf career

For whatever reason—as a very young Leaf fan in those great old days—I never fully appreciated long-time 1950s and ‘60s Maple Leaf Ron St...

Kent Douglas' extra-long stick helped save the Cup for the Leafs in the spring of ‘63

I posted the piece below during the Montreal-Boston game Saturday night.   In the first overtime, it was ironic, I guess, that Chara blocked...

Eddie Litzenberger: Remembering a fine Leaf

I saw this week that former Leaf Eddie Litzenberger (shown here in early '60s action with the Leafs.  He is the player on the far right....

Leafs “win” Versteeg trade today; longer-term, who knows? Can this be like Litzenberger in ’61?

Trades have always been one of the more “fun” aspects of professional sport- not always for the players, of course, but certainly for fans...

So far, Hawk forward Marian Hossa is no Eddie Litzenberger (4 Cups in 4 years), but that can change

Marian Hossa has been a wonderfully talented player in the NHL for many years, dating back to his young years with the Ottawa Senators. Le...

Eddie Litzenberger: the good luck charm

Many fine players go through their entire career without being on a Stanley Cup winner. That should not diminish their legacy, but there is ...