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The Saga Of The Maple Leafs’ Futility (Part Two)

Forty-five years ago yesterday, the Leafs won the Stanley Cup. Here's some more of what's happened since.

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The Saga of the Maple Leafs’ Futility (Part One)

Forty-five years ago today, the Leafs won the Stanley Cup. Here's some of what's happened since.

Excerpt, the Globe and Mail, May 3, 1967.

Blood, Sweat, and Beer

The annual Copper Kettle Cup pits local breweries against one another in a sud-soaked hockey tournament.

20120407-Copper Kettle Cup 2012 - Steam Whistle-230- Photo by Corbin Smith
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Hockey, Just for the Fun of It

The Hockey Summit of the Arts puts the emphasis on friendly competition again this Easter weekend.

Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomgood239/4111739563/in/photostream"}tomgood239{/a}.
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Tracking the Maple Leafs, 1970s Style

How a comic book ad accurately predicted where the Maple Leafs would finish their 1976/77 campaign.

Source: Green Lantern/Green Arrow #93, February-March 1977.

Ron Wilson’s Recent Departure From the Leafs Was Not His First

Friday's firing of the Maple Leafs coach might have been nostalgic for him.

How a 1979/80 hockey card of Ron Wilson might have looked. Photo taken from The Toronto Maple Leafs 1979/1980 by Stan Obodiac (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1979).
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Scene: Winter in Toronto

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Maple Leafs to Play in Winter Classic

Diehard hockey fans to celebrate the arrival of 2013 at an outdoor game near Detroit.

The first NHL Winter Classic in 2008, held at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/canyonero/2159451754/"}canyonero{/a}.
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Historicist: The Cree & Ojibway Indian Hockey Tour

In 1928, two teams of aboriginal hockey players embarked on a barnstorming tour through Ontario and the northeastern United States.

Cree and Ojibway hockey teams, 11 January 1928, from City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 5619.

Scene: The Maple Leafs Practice at Sunnydale Acres Park

Toronto Maple Leafs Outdoor Practice
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2011 Villain: Homophobia in Hockey

Nominated for: poisoning one of our favourite pastimes.

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A Gardens Gallery

Shoppers join sermons, Shakespeare, singers, and skaters as part of the eclectic history of Maple Leaf Gardens.

Sketch of Maple Leaf Gardens as it was first unveiled in the press. The Telegram, March 5, 1931.
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Historicist: Arch Enemy of the NHL

A renegade Toronto hockey team owner, and the contentious path to the creation of the National Hockey League.

Photo of a typical Ontario Hockey team, 1915, by George Irwin, from Provincial Archives of Ontario (C 119-1-0-0-42).

Vintage Toronto Ads: Bobby Orr’s Pizza Weekend

But the Bruins hockey legend didn't turn out to be the Tim Horton of pizza.

Source: the Don Mills Mirror,  October 13, 1971.
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Duly Quoted: Georges Laraque

"If you had all this pressure to fight while you’re in the NHL, after you have the pressure to live because you don’t have any other option. All you did was fight. You don’t know what you’re going to do."

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Our Top 11 TIFF Canadian Film Picks

Hey! You! See more Canadian films! Here are some at TIFF 2011 that look good.

Hey Seann William Scott: there are too many "n"s in your first name! Why don't you come reinvest some in Canada's national film and television industry?

Scene: Stanley Cup Playoffs, Game Seven

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Affection for the Canucks is Misguided, at Best

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Curbing Hockey Violence Easier Said Than Done

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Hog-O-Vision: Fall 2011