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Posts Filed Under: hockey

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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.

By Jamie Bradburn

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.

By Kevin Plummer

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

By Torontoist • Photos by Christopher Drost

Toronto Maple Leafs Outdoor Practice
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2011 Villain: Homophobia in Hockey

Nominated for: poisoning one of our favourite pastimes.

By Sarah-Joyce Battersby • Illustration by Brian McLachlan

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A Gardens Gallery

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

By Jamie Bradburn

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.

By Kevin Plummer

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.

By Jamie Bradburn

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."

By Torontoist

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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.

By John Semley

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

By Torontoist

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Affection for the Canucks is Misguided, at Best

By Daniel Sellers

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Curbing Hockey Violence Easier Said Than Done

By Daniel Sellers

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Hog-O-Vision: Fall 2011

By Clayton Hanmer

Duly Quoted: Pat Burns

By Torontoist

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Find the Puck

By Jamie Bradburn

Televisualist: Red Card, Regis Philbin

By Christopher Bird

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During the Men’s Hockey Final, Toronto Held It

By Steve Kupferman

Dispatches from Vancouver: Here Comes Twenty-Four Hours of National Insomnia!

By Stephen Johns

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Dispatches from Vancouver: The Good Ol’ International Hockey Game

By Stephen Johns

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Brendan Burke Possibly Not Notable Enough for Wikipedia

By Marc Lostracco