Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto: Life as a Maple Leafs Fan

by Peter Robinson

Overview

Being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan requires a leap of faith every year, girding against inevitable disappointment. Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto tells what that's like, how it got to be that way, and what the future holds for all who worship the Blue and White.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459706835
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	10/16/2012
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Peter Robinson is the editor of Prospects Hockey, the official magazine of the Canadian Hockey League, and the golf columnist for CBC.ca. Somehow he manages to balance his work, his family, and his obsession with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He lives in Barrie, Ontario.

Table of Contents

1. When the Obsession Starts
2. The Gardens
3. Management Scandal
4. Gilmour
5. Hysteria
6. Bad Teams, Bad Players, and Management Mistakes
7. Toronto Team Troubles
8. False Idols
9. Villains
10. Kerry Fraser
11. Genuine Heroes
12. Scalpers
13. Leafs Myths
14. The Cost
15. The Scramble
16. Toronto Hockey IQ
17. Dead Crowds
18. Expansion’s Effect on Schedule
19. Montreal
20. Road Trips and Television
21. Hope Lives
22. The Future
Appendix/Source Material
 

Editorial Reviews

Overall, Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto is a well-written book and Robinson is able to inject his own humour throughout.

Overall, Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto is a well-written book and Robinson is able to inject his own humour throughout.

-- "Five Minutes for Fighting"

Robinson has written a fun book for both Leafs fans and any team-but-the-Leafs fans.

Robinson has written a fun book for both Leafs fans and any team-but-the-Leafs fans.

-- "Peterborough Examiner"

From the Publisher

Robinson has written a fun book for both Leafs fans and any team-but-the-Leafs fans.

Peterborough Examiner

Overall, Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto is a well-written book and Robinson is able to inject his own humour throughout.

Five Minutes for Fighting