Leafs – KB's Cards

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 inContinue reading “Dave Reid”

Bower, Brewer, Broda (Bibeau and Borgman too)

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 inContinue reading “Bower, Brewer, Broda (Bibeau and Borgman too)”

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. BennyContinue reading “My mom is mad at me”

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, whoContinue reading “Some New Cards Came In Today”

Bailey, Baun and Barilko

From My Leafs Collection: 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 toContinue reading “Bailey, Baun and Barilko”