The Vintage Leaf Memories Podcast – Episode 8

Now that the Leafs are on a bit of a roll (hey, six wins is a roll- let's take "yes" for an answer), we might forget that jus...

An old Maple Leaf I really loved and wore the crest proudly: Jim Dorey

Those who have only recently been following the posts here at VLM won’t know something I’ve shared with readers over the years:  one of my f...

Do the Leafs still matter? They sure do….

Who’s kidding who?   (Or is it “who’s kidding whom…”?) It’s August and unless we are speculating about whether a) van Riemsdyk really is a ...

As talk around Luke Schenn swirls, going through that adjustment when your favorite Leaf leaves town

The Leafs weren't exactly at their very best Friday night, but they did bounce back from an early 2-0 deficit in Buffalo.  Grabovski con...

A Maple Leaf blueline with sandpaper—and skill: yes, it feels like 1971 again

It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve been able to say this and really feel it, but the Maple Leafs right now have a back line that evo...

A worthwhile cause this Christmas season

Some of you who visit Vintage Leaf Memories know that I post a lot of pieces on my memories from the ‘olden days’ as a Maple Leaf fan. On ...

The ‘hardest-working’ Maple Leafs from 1958 to the present

In previous posts, I’ve written about favorite Leafs and “all-time” teams built using various criteria. Today, I thought it would be fun ...

Vintage Leaf Memories: Year in review, favorite posts

Since our launch in September, we’ve posted dozens of stories about the Leafs, personal memories about things I’ve experienced as a life-l...

New Exclusive Interview: Jim Dorey

I recently had the opportunity to chat with former Maple Leaf defenseman Jim Dorey. Jim spoke with me from his office in Kingston, Ontario....

Jim Dorey: A tough and talented Leaf

By the late 1960s, as I have discussed on this site, Punch Imlach was desperately trying to re-shape the Leafs. The team had been in relat...