Dave Reid

My dad’s friend gave me a bunch old hockey programs and yearbooks. One was the 1973-1974 Royal York Rangers yearbook, which featured a Minor Atom ‘AA’ player named David Reid (see below) who went on to a 961-game NHL career, including three seasons with the Leafs. I have a few of his Leafs cards in my collection, so I thought I would make a tribute page. Dave’s birthday is coming up soon, so Happy Birthday Mr. Reid.

Bower, Brewer, Broda (Bibeau and Borgman too)

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Johnny Bower was a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who won four Stanley Cups during his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2017 he was named one of the “100 Greatest NHL Players” in history. He has a very interesting story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Bower

Carl Brewer was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He won three Stanley Cups with Toronto in 1962, 1963 and 1964. In 1966 and 1967 he played with the Canadian National team, winning a bronze medal at the 1967 world hockey Championships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Brewer_(ice_hockey)

Walter “Turk” Broda was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. A goaltender, Broda played his entire career for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1935 and 1951, taking a brief hiatus from 1943 to 1946 to fight in the Second World War. In 2017 Broda was named one of the ‘100 Greatest NHL Players’ in history. Broda acquired the nickname of “Turkey Egg” during his school days in Brandon because of his many freckles. “Turkey Egg” soon became “Turk”, and the name followed him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turk_Broda

Malcolm Subban

Yes, I’m a Leafs fan, but I’m also a Malcolm Subban fan. I keep his cards on my bulletin board in my room. My dream would be for the Blackhawks to trade him to the Leafs 😀

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Henri Richard

I’m a Leafs fan, but I can still show my respect for the great Pocket Rocket Henri Richard

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Henri Richard (February 29, 1936 – March 6, 2020) won 11 Stanley Cups as a player, the most in NHL history. Only one other athlete in North American professional sports has achieved winning eleven championships in his respective league — Bill Russell of the NBA’s Boston Celtics. He always wore the number 16, which was retired on December 10, 1975 by the Canadiens in his honour. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Richard

My mom is mad at me

I was supposed to be doing homework, but instead I decided to try and make my own cards for some Leafs players who never got a Leafs card. My dad got me some photo paper that works with the old inkjet printer in our house. I think he’s in trouble with my mom too. 
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Some New Cards Came In Today

A bunch of @MapleLeafs #tradingcards came in from @CheckOutMyCards today – woo hoo – almost at 40% of my Card for #Every #Leafs #Player project – #Toronto #LeafsForever #LeafsNation #GoLeafsGo

Many are for players who played less than 10 games for the Leafs. But some are for forgotten heros like Ray “Golden Boy” Timgren, who won two Cups with the Leafs before becoming a Toronto teacher and school principal.

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Bailey, Baun and Barilko

From My Leafs Collection:

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Irvine Wallace “Ace” Bailey (July 3, 1903 – April 7, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs for eight seasons, from 1926–1933. His playing career ended with a fight he encountered during a game against the Boston Bruins; he was severely injured in the resulting scrum. He is the first professional sports player to have a jersey number retired in his honour.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Bailey
https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=167

Robert Neil “Bob, Boomer” Baun (born September 9, 1936) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for 17 seasons from 1956 to 1973. Baun was one of the hardest and cleanest hitters of his time. He was not considered an offensive threat as a defenceman, never scoring more than 20 points in a season in the NHL. Baun is remembered for his performance in game six of the 1963–64 NHL season Stanley Cup finals against the Detroit Red Wings. On April 23, 1964, having fractured his ankle earlier in the game, he returned in overtime and scored the game-winning goal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Baun
https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=247

William “Bashin’ Bill” Barilko (March 25, 1927 – August 26, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League career for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In February 1947, Bill Barilko was called up to the Toronto Maple Leafs and played for Toronto until his death. During that span of five seasons, Barilko and the Toronto Maple Leafs were Stanley Cup champions on four occasions: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951. On August 26, 1951, Barilko joined his dentist, Henry Hudson, on a flight aboard Hudson’s Fairchild 24 floatplane to Rupert House in northern Quebec for a weekend fishing trip.[6][7] On the return trip to Porcupine Lake, the single-engine plane disappeared and its passengers remained missing until 1962 when the wreckage was found 35 miles off course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Barilko
https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=201

 

Frederik Andersen

From my Leafs Collection

Frederik Andersen (born 2 October 1989) is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Anaheim Ducks. Andersen was a member of Denmark’s national team that competed at the 2010 IIHF World Championship.[2] He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the seventh round, 187th overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Unable to come to terms with the Hurricanes, however, Andersen was selected in the third round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, 87th overall, by the Ducks, with whom he spent the first few years of his NHL career.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_Andersen
https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=111711

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Reached 25%

My goal for my hobby is to collect at least one card for every Leaf whoever played. Today I received a few more, including this Spencer Abbott, who played one game for the Leafs (in 2013-14). That gives me cards for just over 25% of every Leaf.

Interesting fact – according to hockeydb, Abbott was -2 for his one and only game. Kind of feel bad for him because he was having a really good season (more than a point a game and +10) for the Marlies that year 😦

please let me know if you have any Leaf cards (even commons) that you’d like to trade – this list tells you which ones I still need https://kbscards.home.blog/leafs/ thanks very much!

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Jacques Richard – Sad Story

One of the reasons I like to collect cards is to learn about some of the stories of the players. For example, did you know that “after an impressive junior career, Jacques Richard was considered a potential NHL superstar, but, except for a single season late in his career, he failed to live up to the promise. He led a troubled life both in hockey and after. Six years after retiring, in 1989, he was arrested for attempting to smuggle cocaine and then in 2002, Richard died in a car accident driving back from a party celebrating his 50th birthday.” (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Richard).

 

What do I do with Kim Clackson OPC #271 1981?

I picked up a card today for Kim Clackson. It’s a Maple Leafs card but he’s wearing a Nordiques jersey and it says “Now with Maple Leafs”. The HockeyDB site does not have him listed as ever having played for the Leafs. Did he retire after being traded?

Here’s the answer from his company website:
“During the 1980-81 season, I had a great year in Quebec. I played well, was married in May to my wife Donna, and got my real estate license. During the summer, I worked with my brother at our dad’s real estate company back in Saskatoon. My final pro year was in Toronto, I was a Free Agent and was given a four-year contract from legendary Punch Imlach, the General Manager for Toronto Maple Leafs. When I broke my wrist in training camp that fall, and was out for three-and-a-half months, I kept working for my dad. By the time I healed, I’d lost my passion for playing, so in early 1982 I retired and stayed in real estate.”
(reference: http://clacksonteam.com/kim-clackson-former-hockey-pro-skates-through-second-career-with-family-close-by/)

So, should I count him in my list of Every Player who Ever Played for the Leafs?
https://kbscards.home.blog/leafs/

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Montreal Collection

Even though I’m a Leafs fan (which means I have to ‘hate’ the Canadiens), I have lots of cousins in Montreal, so I am posting this for them. From the 1988 ESSO Sticker Series.

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ps – thanks to my dad’s friend Bobby for the Esso cards