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Home » Posts tagged 'National Hockey League'

  • Former Leafs GM nets Order of St. Michael

    Former Leafs GM nets Order of St. Michael

    • February 4, 2012
    • By Brian Baker
    • Sports
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    Jim Gregory credits SMC and Father David Bauer for his success

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  • The second Russian invasion

    The second Russian invasion

    • August 18, 2011
    • By Brian Baker
    • Canada's Hockey Experience
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    Much like the World Hockey Association of the 1970s, the Kontinental Hockey League in recent years sparked fears in the NHL that high-profile players would be stolen from North American pro teams.

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  • Diversity on the rink

    Diversity on the rink

    • August 11, 2011
    • By Brian Baker
    • Canada's Hockey Experience
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    The history surrounding diversity and the changing face of the National Hockey League has the makings of a classic espionage novel.

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  • Leafs Nation post Ballard

    Leafs Nation post Ballard

    • June 3, 2011
    • By Brian Baker
    • Canada's Hockey Experience
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    He treated coaches and players abysmally. He angered fans who thought he drove the Leafs onto the bottom rungs of the NHL ladder. And he served a year at Milhaven Penitentiary for tax evasion.

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  • Hockey’s hallowed shrine

    Hockey’s hallowed shrine

    • May 17, 2011
    • By Brian Baker
    • Canada's Hockey Experience
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    The hallowed shrine to Canada’s sport — where every record, every artefact of relevance is stored — is the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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  • One for the record books

    One for the record books

    • April 28, 2011
    • By Brian Baker
    • Canada's Hockey Experience
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    Feb. 7, 1976 will forever be known as a record-breaking day for Leafs Nation.

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  • Life on the farm

    Life on the farm

    • April 7, 2011
    • By Brian Baker
    • Canada's Hockey Experience
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    The farm system has been crucial in building some of the Maple Leafs’ greatest teams.

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  • The NHL’s toughest scrap yet

    The NHL’s toughest scrap yet

    • March 30, 2011
    • By Brian Baker
    • Canada's Hockey Experience
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    War was brewing for the National Hockey League in the early 1970s.

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  • Home is where Leafs Nation is

    Home is where Leafs Nation is

    • March 25, 2011
    • By Brian Baker
    • Canada's Hockey Experience
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    It cradles the booming voices, the vocal chords thrumming in jubilation as Toronto scores a goal.

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  • The dynasty days

    The dynasty days

    • March 16, 2011
    • By Brian Baker
    • Canada's Hockey Experience
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    The National Hockey League has its own list of names that will be forever immortalized. Besides the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 1960s dynasty, we can identify eight other periods in time when one team ruled.

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