If These Walls Could Talk: Toronto Maple Leafs: Stories from the Toronto Maple Leafs Ice, Locker Room, and Press Box

by Lance Hornby

Overview

Chronicling the Maple Leafs for 35 years, longtime Toronto Sun beat reporter Lance Hornby provides access into the Maple Leafs' inner sanctum as only he can. From the heyday of the 1940s when Toronto won five Stanley Cups in Maple Leaf Gardens to the current star-laden era with Auston Matthews and John Tavares, this book provides a one-of-a-kind, insider's look into the great moments and interesting anecdotes from the Leafs' storied history. Read about how a lifetime pass to Leafs games was lost in a poker game; why Charlie Conacher dangled King Clancy by his feet from an open hotel window; how Mike Babcock learned he was related to Dave Keon; the wild times of the historic Gardens during the chaotic Harold Ballard era; and the legendary pranks of Doug Gilmour, whose sense of humour only was rivaled by his skill on the ice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641253253
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	10/01/2019
Series:	If These Walls Could Talk
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	328,566
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Lance Hornby has covered the Leafs and NHL for the Toronto Sun since 1986. He is the author of several previous books, including 2017's Toronto and the Maple Leafs, A City And It's Team.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mark Osborne 7

Introduction 11

Chapter 1 Young Guns 15

Chapter 2 The Original Leafs 27

Chapter 3 The Final Cup Era 39

Chapter 4 Media Madness 49

Chapter 5 Maple Leaf Gardens 65

Chapter 6 Harold Ballard 81

Chapter 7 The Super '70s 89

Chapter 8 Road Trips 99

Chapter 9 The '80s and '90s 105

Chapter 10 One-Liners 123

Chapter 11 Fan-Demonium 131

Chapter 12 Go, Go Goalies 141

Chapter 13 The Wild West 149

Chapter 14 Coach's Corner 161

Chapter 15 Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 175

Chapter 16 The 21^st Century 183

Chapter 17 The Fighters, Enforcers, and Pranksters 203

Acknowledgments 231

Sources 233