What I can still remember (if faintly) 50 years to the day after Toronto’s last Stanley Cup victory…

The Maple Leafs concluded what really was a fantastic 2017-’17 NHL season a few days ago.  As we discussed here over the last few weeks, wh...

Ex-Leaf executive Ken Dryden and that damn crossbar: 1971 finals Montreal and Chicago

Before I start today’s post, I should add a couple of thoughts to yesterday’s column about similarities between the current Blackhawk team...

Jim Pappin: '67 Leaf Cup Hero—also remembered for the one that got away

Jim Pappin was a fine all-around player with several NHL teams throughout his career. A respected NHL’er, he scored almost 300 regular-se...

1993 was painful for us old Leaf fans who remember the bitter 1960s playoff battles with Montreal

You don’t have to be very old to remember how painful it was for Leaf fans in the spring of 1993. We were “this close” to getting past Wa...