Toronto Maple Leafs

This Day in Hockey History – February 16, 1888 – Toronto’s Past and Future

(Photo: Toronto Granite Curling Club, 1885, via Wikimedia Commons) Competitive hockey in Toronto dates back to February 16, 1888, when two curling...

This Day in Hockey History – February 2, 1977 – Turnbull’s High Five

The Toronto Maple Leafs were playing host to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, February 2, 1977. Going into the game, Leafs defenseman...

This Day in Hockey History – January 29, 1946 – Pratt Falls

Everyone seemed to like the big guy and hated to bust him, but an example had to be made to prevent further wrong-doing in...

This Day in Hockey History – January 16, 1934 – Doraty’s OT HT

Only one NHL hat trick has been scored in overtime, and it happened to be the only NHL hat trick scored by Ken...

This Day in Hockey History – January 11, 1941 – When NY Visits Toronto Everyone Behaves

Back-to-back penalty-free games in Toronto when New York teams were visiting. Was everyone on their best behavior or were the officials lax? The news...

This Day in Hockey History – January 4, 1988 – Salming Leads Europeans

Swedish Borje Salming was not the first European to play in the NHL, but he was the first European-trained player to reach all-star...

This Day in Hockey History – December 20, 1981 – Fast as a Jet Followed by a Sabre

The anthem has been sung, the game has started, and before anyone can even take a sip of their beverage of choice, the first...

This Day in Hockey History – December 18, 1952 and 1965 – Hat Tricks on Blueshirts

The New York Rangers seem to have been in the giving mood on December 18 in 1952 and 1965 as they...

This Day in Hockey History – December 10, 1969 and 1970 – Losing Goalies

(Photo: The Vancouver Sun, as found on Newspapers.com) The night of December 10 was not a good one for two goalies playing...

This Day in Hockey History – November 24, 1936 and 1986 – Two Retirements in 50 Years

(Photo: Fortunate4now , from Wikimedia Commons) Two of the NHL’s top 100 players retired on the same date, November 24, 50...