Showing posts with label maple leaf gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label maple leaf gardens. Show all posts
Monday, March 16, 2026

104 Shots, Just 6 Goals: The Leafs–Rockies Goaltending Classic

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When the NHL began officially tracking shots on goal during the 1959-60 season, few could have imagined a game eventually reaching triple d...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Murray Oliver’s Hat Trick Sparks Bruins Past Maple Leafs in 1961

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Murray Oliver’s early days in Boston were anything but smooth. Acquired from the Detroit Red Wings late in the 1960-61 season, Oliver arriv...
Monday, February 9, 2026

When the Canucks Finally Posted a Zero: Dunc Wilson’s Historic 1971 Shutout

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The Vancouver Canucks spent their inaugural 1970-71 NHL season knocking on the door of history, but a shutout always seemed just out of rea...
Friday, January 9, 2026

Pat Lafontaine Finds His NHL Groove in Just His Second Game with the Islanders

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Pat Lafontaine wasted little time proving he belonged in the NHL. Less than two weeks after representing the United States at the 1984 Wint...
Friday, December 5, 2025

Dean Prentice’s Six-Point Explosion Leads Bruins to Stunning 11–0 Rout at Maple Leaf Gardens

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When the Boston Bruins hammered the Toronto Maple Leafs 11-0 on January 18, 1964, it wasn’t just another lopsided scoreline, it was a full-...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Milestone Moment: Maruk’s 300th Goal in His Hometown

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On November 11, 1984, Toronto-born Dennis Maruk reached a personal milestone and did it in front of the fans at Maple Leaf Gardens. Enterin...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

How Johnny Bower Stole Boston’s Christmas in 1966

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On December 24, 1966, Maple Leaf Gardens played host to a special kind of Christmas story, one written by the legendary Johnny Bower betwee...
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Miroslav Frycer’s Four-Goal Night Leads Maple Leafs Past Gretzky’s Oilers in 1986 Shootout

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The mid-80s Edmonton Oilers were an offensive juggernaut, capable of lighting up the scoreboard at will. In 1985-86, they scored eight or m...
Sunday, August 3, 2025

3 Goals and 1 Fight: Wendel Clark’s Rookie Statement Game

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On February 25, 1986, Toronto Maple Leafs fans witnessed a performance that would define the fiery rookie season of Wendel Clark , the fra...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Dave Keon’s Six-Point Explosion Powers Leafs Over First-Place Red Wings in 1964

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On December 5, 1964, the Toronto Maple Leafs faced off against the league-leading Detroit Red Wings at Maple Leaf Gardens. Though Detroit s...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

NHL Hockey Trivia: Maple Leaf Gardens In Toronto

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For nearly seventy years, Maple Leaf Gardens was the home of the National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs. The arena, known in short...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Keys To The 1931-32 NHL Season

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1931-32 marked the fifteenth season of the National Hockey League. A long, long way from the game that is played in thirty NHL cities to...