Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'blackhawks'
January 15, 2008
The rumour mill is swirling around the Maple Leafs this week, as a less-than-stellar season and mixed signals from club ownership lead to daily reports about the fate of the team's management and captain. With all signs pointing to a third straight early vacation at season's end, the team's followers are steamed. Fans 70 years ago may also have been frustrated with the club, though in their case the problem was a team that......
Continue Reading "Vintage Toronto Ads: Hockey Night in the 1930s"November 12, 2006
Since 2004, signs have hung on the southeast corner of Maple Leaf Gardens promising an historic Loblaws Real Canadian Superstore. "Soon you'll discover a store filled with fresh flavours, shops and services," the billboards cheerily stated, but the Gardens at Church and Carlton has loomed a decrepit shell since it went dark in 2001, despite some minor action hosting the filming of Cinderella Man. The last Leafs game was on February 13, 1999, where......
Continue Reading "Empty Gardens Turns 75 Today"January 17, 2005
Peyton Manning, Doug Brien, Joshua Errett. All three neglected to show up while their reputations were on the line. All three were faced with daunting tasks and failed to come through when their teams put the game in their hands. All three possibly solidified their place in sporting history, not for triumph, but collapse. Reigning back-to-back MVP Peyton Manning completed another kind of back-to-back accomplishment Sunday afternoon. With fifty-three touchdowns going into yesterday’s game, Manning......
Continue Reading "Randy Moss, Drop 'Em for These Three"