The smartest player the Leafs have is…..

I’ll start by saying I can’t possibly know definitively who the “smartest” guy on the Leafs is.  I’m not even sure what “smart” means some d...

Your favourite Maple Leaf memorabilia- cards, coins, magazines, calendars?

The Leafs seem (I know, I know, it's not guaranteed yet...) headed to the playoffs and that in and of itself brings back such fond memo...

Daniel Alfredsson: A Senator who has earned our respect, who hopefully will finish his career in our nation’s capital

I will acknowledge up front:  I was never really a Daniel Alfredsson guy. You know how I’ve written here in the past that sometimes, as fan...

Remembering a meeting with Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky: two of the greatest

There are quite a few hockey observers from yesteryear who will suggest that Gordie Howe was the best player produced in the NHL in its 50...

Wayne Gretzky: he just couldn't say no...

Just about everyone has a Wayne Gretzky story.   One of mine goes back to 1978, when Wayne was 16 turning 17 and playing in his first and ...

The NHL ‘all nice-guy’ team: Have your say

I’m sure everyone remembers, if they had the opportunity as kid, when they met a professional hockey player.   The first NHL’er I ever met w...

Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr: who wins five on five?

It’s funny, as a player, I admired Wayne Gretzky as much as the next guy.   I first saw him play up in Sault Ste. Marie when I was a young ...

When it’s Edmonton time, it's hard not to think about Gretzky

Back in the spring of 1978, I was working at a small radio station up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.   It was the first opportunity I had t...

Record-breaking goals— from Richard to Howe, Hull, Espo and Gretzky

Like many hockey (and sports) fans, I’ve often enjoyed those memorable and historic record-breaking moments. In hockey, it’s always been...

Few care about A-Rod’s 600th; but Howe surpassing Richard was huge in the early ‘60s

Statistics mean a whole lot in baseball, and to a certain extent, they can mean a great deal in hockey as well. And when it comes to rec...