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Jack Church 5 Mar 2013 | 09:08 am
This is Jack Church. He is one of only two players in NHL history with that last name. Brad Church, who played 2 games with Washington in 1997-98, is the other. Jack Church, a defenseman from Kamsack...
Ernie Dickens 22 Aug 2012 | 06:47 am
This good looking young man is Ernie Dickens. The defenseman from Winnipeg, Manitoba made a favorable impression as a rookie with the Toronto Maple Leafs, helping the Leafs come back from 3 games down...
Pete Backor 30 Jul 2012 | 12:54 pm
Fort William, Ontario (better known today as Thunder Bay) has always been a hotbed for hockey, but especially back in the early days. Brothers Pete and Hank Backor were both excellent players with the...
Inge Hammarstrom 12 May 2012 | 05:22 pm
Hammarstrom was born in Sundsva back in January of 1948. The son of an engineer, he was raised in the paper mill town of Timre. Hammarstrom grew up playing a lot of sports, but he excelled at two: te...
Busher Jackson 8 May 2012 | 01:08 pm
Mostly forgotten by today's fans, Harvey "Busher" Jackson ranks as one of the greatest and most controversial players in Toronto Maple Leafs history. Conn Smythe signed 18 year old Busher (the younge...
Tom "Windy" O'Neill 7 May 2012 | 06:47 pm
Tom "Windy" O'Neill put aside his education and a career as a lawyer to play in the National Hockey League. But he would soon return to school and then the courts and enjoyed a lengthy career as a law...
Johnny McCreedy 7 May 2012 | 05:53 pm
John McCreedy only played two seasons in the National Hockey League. But both times he helped the Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Detroit Red Wings in epic 7 game showdowns. The first came in 1942. Th...
Bob Davidson 7 May 2012 | 05:10 pm
To younger fans Bob Davidson may be better known as a famous Leafs scout. He spent 3 decades as a scout for the Maple Leafs, often putting in long hours and miles with little fanfare or thanks. He spo...
Corb Denneny 23 Feb 2012 | 04:20 pm
Corb Denneny, the lesser known brother of Hall of Famer Cy Denneny, was a pretty good hockey player in his own right. And a heck of a lacrosse player, too. He started playing pro lacrosse at the age o...
Art Smith 29 Jan 2012 | 07:43 am
This is Art Smith. In the late 1920s he played 3 seasons with Conn Smythe's Toronto Maple Leafs and another season with the Ottawa Senators. In 144 NHL games he picked up 15 goals, 25 points and trucu...
