Tales from the Toronto Maple Leafs Locker Room A Collection of the Greatest Maple Leafs Stories Ever Told

Name: Tales from the Toronto Maple Leafs Locker Room A Collection of the Greatest Maple Leafs Stories Ever Told
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ISBN: 9781613212400

ISBN-10: 1613212402

ISBN-13: 9781613212400

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Authors: David Shoalts

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The glory years for the Toronto Maple Leafs—four Stanley Cups in the 1960s—may be distant memories, but what the team lacks in recent accomplishments is made up for by their history, which is rich in drama, pathos, and, most of all, humor. Figures connected to the Maple Leafs from the 1950s to the present offer their best stories, including some new takes on the team’s legends. Players, coaches, broadcasters, and team executives come together to share a long list of funny anecdotes about their time with the Leafs. Bobby Baun recalls the unprecedented moment in the 1964 Stanley Cup finals when he slammed a game-winning goal into the net while skating on a broken leg. Bob Haggert, a former…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

David Shoalts is a hockey columnist for The Globe and Mail, Canadarsquo;s national newspaper. He has covered hockey there since 1989. He has managed to survive the final days of Harold Ballard, one National Hockey League strike, and two lockouts. Shoalts grew up in Wainfleet, Ontario, and now lives with his wife and two children in Bolton, near Toronto. He previously coauthored, with William Houston, Greed & Glory: The Fall of Hockey Czar Alan Eagleson.



Acknowledgments



Leafs Potpourri



The Glory Years



McKenny's Misadventures



Stellicktricity



Bonesy and Wilbur



McGill's Memories



Healy and the Latter-Day Leafs



The Burke Years