Brian McFarlane
Another Classy Captain
Like other Leafs captains before him, such as Ted Kennedy, Syl Apps and George Armstrong, Dave Keon could do it all. He was a gifted goal...
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Montreal Canadiens - A record every hockey player wanted.
SOME FABULOUS HOCKEY RECORDS AND A FEW LESS MEMORABLE ONES Players and teams have set some amazing records in hockey. They’ve also...
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Chicago Blackhawks - A record that no team wanted.
In their third NHL season, the Blackhawks won a mere seven games in a 44-game schedule.
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Funny Memories with King Clancy
By Brian McFarlane Over the years, I've been asked to act as master of ceremonies or guest speaker at numerous sports banquets. It was...
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BAUN’S BROKEN-LEG GOAL
By Brian McFarlane I was chatting on the phone with TV producer Mark Askin recently when the subject of Bobby Baun’s famous “broken leg”...
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Red Kelly - My first interview on my first hockey telecast
LEONARD “RED” KELLY By Brian McFarlane For 33 years, after each hockey season ended, my wife and I would fly to New York for the Canadian...
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The Eddie Shore–Ace Bailey Incident
December 12, 1933, was a black day in the history of Boston hockey. A check delivered in anger — and from behind — by Bruins tough guy...
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INTERNATIONAL MIDGET HOCKEY TOURNAMENT REUNION
This International Midget Tournament ran for more than 30 years in Richmond Hill - 1968 - 2001. Hundreds of Players in the Tournament...
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New York Rangers - Opening Night
On November 16, 1926, the New York Rangers made their Madison Square Garden debut against the swashbuckling Montreal Maroons, a big,...
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Ace Bailey’s Final Game
Ace Bailey was a superb left winger for the Leafs in the late 1920s and early ’30s. Despite a career shortened by a near-fatal incident...
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Doraty Ends Torrid Grind
On April Fools’ Day, 1933, a record crowd filled Maple Leaf Gardens for the fifth and deciding game of the semifinal playoff series...
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The “Busher” Had Everything … and Lost It All
He learned to skate wearing girls skates, stumbling around the outdoor ice on Poverty Pond in West Toronto. His skates and sticks were...
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Little-Known Facts About Maple Leaf Gardens
When I was a lad, every kid on skates in Canada aspired to play hockey at Maple Gardens or the Montreal Forum. Growing up in a small...
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Toronto’s First Cup Champs
The inaugural season of the NHL was an agonizing one, and by the time a Toronto team, the Blueshirts, skated off with the Stanley Cup in...
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Comedy, Grit and Creative Hockey Style of Team Canada 72
Pat Stapleton talks with Brian McFarlane I don’t have any bad memories of Team Canada in 72. There were a lot of things that you could go...
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Hockey’s Most Incredible Comeback
1942 Stanley Cup Finals: Leafs versus Red Wings Old-time Leafs fans will never forget the Stanley Cup final series in 1942. It matched...
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For the Enjoyment of Hockey Past and Present
As you might know, I’ve spent a long time living, reporting and researching the history of hockey and there’s nothing I love more than...