Toronto Maple Leafs
This Day in Hockey History – April 21, 1951 – Barilko’s Parting Shot
As the last goal Bill Barilko ever made, at least it was a big one. On April 21, 1951, with...
This Day in Hockey History – April 19, 1962 – Apples Aplenty
It was all about apples on April 19, 1962. Facing each other in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final,
This Day in Hockey History – April 3, 1966 – Three Goalies and a Point
For the penultimate Original-Six season, 1965-66, the final regular-season games were played on April 3rd. Two of the three games...
This Day in Hockey History – March 31, 1927 and 1951 – Overtime Causes Cinderella Story
Nearly a quarter century apart, March 31st saw the first NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs game decided in overtime (in 1927) and...
This Day in Hockey History – February 7, 1976 – Sittler’s Perfect 10
What’s better than scoring six goals in a game? Darryl Sittler, captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, became one of only...
This Day in Hockey History – January 7, 1916 – You Can Call Me Babe
On January 7, 1916, Walter Peter “Babe” Pratt was born in Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada. He began playing hockey as a...
This Day in Hockey History – December 9, 1953 – Canadiens Rhubarb Leafs
It is no secret that hockey is a physical sport. And there have been plenty of situations in which tempers flare, mitts...
This Day in Hockey History – December 8, 1919 – Twists and Turns of Toronto
Only two franchises still exist that date back to the origins of the NHL – Montreal and Toronto. The former has kept...
This Day in Hockey History – November 22, 1930 – X’s and O’s
Every goalie wishes to start the season like Lorne Chabot and Benny Grant did in 1930-31. They led the Toronto...
This Day in Hockey History – November 19, 1929 – Use the Fourth, Defensemen
It only happened once that two defensemen scored four times each. On November 19, 1929, the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted the...
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