100 Things Maple Leafs Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

by Michael Leonetti, Paul Patskou

Overview

Whether you're a die-hard booster from the early days of Conn Smythe or a new supporter of John Tavares and Auston Matthews, these are the 100 things all Maple Leafs fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Authors Michael Leonetti and Paul Patskou have collected every essential piece of Maple Leafs knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranked them, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom. 100 Things Maple Leafs Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource guide for true fans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629378374
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	11/03/2020
Series:	100 Things...Fans Should Know Series
Edition description:	Revised & Updated
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Michael Leonetti was the bestselling author of the children’s books The Greatest Goal and My Leafs Sweater. Paul Patskou is a noted writer, researcher, and archivist.

Table of Contents

Paul Patskou is a hockey historian and award-winning researcher, writer, and authority on archival hockey footage. He was the historical consultant for Leafs TV and the associate producer of lears Classics. Paul is a past recipient of the Society for International Hockey Research's Brian McFarlane Award for outstanding research. He was an the panel for the Top IBB Leafs and has been profiled in the Hockey Hews and Hew York Times.

Introductions xi

1 The Maple Leafs' Top Problem 1

2 Hockey Night in Canada 4

3 Conn Smythe to Bell and Rogers 7

4 The 1963-64 and the 1966-67 Marlies 11

5 Punch Imlach and the June '67 Expansion Draft 14

6 The Ultimate Road Trip 18

7 Brian Burke 20

8 Worst Leaf Trades 23

9 Best Leaf Fighters 25

10 Blue and White Disease 26

11 Phil Kessel and Brian Burke 29

12 Best Maple Leaf Trades 32

13 Dion Phaneuf 33

14 Five Oddities at Leaf Games 37

15 Richard Peddie, Tim Leiweke, and Dave Nonis 38

16 Best Late-Round Draft Picks 41

17 Nazem Kadri 42

18 James van Riemsdyk 45

19 Troy Bodie, Terry Clancy, Brent Imlach, and Mike Walton 48

20 Forbes Kennedy and Matt Frattin 49

21 Alex Steen and Ron Wilson 52

22 "Leafs Nation Network" and Mapleleafs.com 55

23 Maple Leaf Square and Real Sports Bar 56

24 Five Great Sports Bars to Watch a Game 58

25 Ted Kennedy 58

26 Bill Barilko 61

27 Greatest Goals in Maple Leaf History (Playoffs) 64

28 Ten More Memorable Maple Leaf Goals (Playoffs) 65

29 Darryl Sittler 66

30 2/7/76-The 10-Point Night 69

31 2/2/77-Ian Turnbull's Five-Goal Night 70

32 Paul Henderson 72

33 Five Who Should Be in the Hall of Fame 75

34 Walter "Turk" Broda 76

35 Syl Apps and Dave Schriner 79

36 Top 10 Maple Leaf Teams of All Time 82

37 Top Five Leaf Teams That Didn't Win the Cup 83

38 Gerry James 83

39 Miscalculations by Toronto Maple Leafs Management 85

40 Five Worst Maple Leaf Teams of All Time 88

41 Bob Pulford 88

42 Ten Hockey Innovations Started at Maple Leaf Gardens 91

43 Peter Stemkowski 92

44 Bob Baun 95

45 The Chum Witch 99

46 Eddie Shack 101

47 Five Best Maple Leaf Songs 104

48 Billy Harris 105

49 Best Maple Leafs Team History Books 107

50 Andy Bathgate and Dave Andreychuk 108

51 Autry Erickson and Milan Marcetta 112

52 Terry Sawchuk 114

53 Best Maple Leafs Videos 117

54 A Final Face-Off: Allan Stanley 118

55 The Mysterious Trophy 121

56 The 1967-68 Season 123

57 Jean-Paul Parise 126

58 Tim Horton 128

59 Ernie Moser in 1969 131

60 Ten Worst First-Round Draft Picks 134

61 Ten Best First-Round Picks Since 1969 135

62 Four Bench-Clearing Brawls 137

63 Jacques Plante and Bernie Parent 140

64 Rick Ley, Brad Selwood, and Guy Trortier 143

65 Who Should Be Added to Legends Row 145

66 Blaine Stoughton and Gord McRae 146

67 Worst Moves by Owner Harold Ballard 150

68 Borje Salming 151

69 Is There a Goalie in the House? 154

70 The Final Broadcast: Foster Hewitt 157

71 Best TV Commercial Using Maple Leaf Players 159

72 Best TV Commercials Involving the Maple Leafs 162

73 Mats Sundin 162

74 Best Maple Leaf Biography: Dave "Tiger" Williams 166

75 Maple Leaf Biographies 168

76 The Night Wayne Gretzky Got Rocked 169

77 Leaf Nation-Out of This World 171

78 A New Year's Eve to Remember 175

79 A Game the Leafs Should Have Lost 178

80 Steve Thomas 180

81 Best Free Agent Signings by the Maple Leafs Since 1980 183

82 Best Leaf Farm Team Since the 1960s 185

83 Doug Gilmour 188

84 Referee Kerry Fraser and the Maple Leafs 191

85 The Fab Five: Maple Leaf Defensemen in 1992-93 195

86 Wendel Clark 198

87 Nikolai Borschevsky 201

88 Dave Keon and Wayne Gretzky 204

89 The Mighty Pat Quinn 207

90 The New Maple Leaf Gardens and Coca-Cola Coliseum 210

91 Toronto Maple Leaf Fan Talks 212

92 Ken Dryden 214

93 Next Generation Game-Leafs Revive "Young Canada Night" 217

94 Worst Free Agent Signings by the Maple Leafs Since 1980 220

95 Bryan McCabe 221

96 Joe Nieuwendyk and Brian Leetch 224

97 Best Opening Ceremony: Felix Porvin and Darcy Tucker 226

98 The Barilko Puck 228

99 The Return of David Keon 231

100 Top 100 Maple Leafs of All Time 234

Acknowledgments 237

Bibliography 239