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The Toronto Maple Leafs

A 1917 meeting at the Windsor Hotel in Montréal, resulted in the formation of the National Hockey League. The original five charter members of the NHL included the Montréal Canadiens, Montréal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs and a Toronto franchise (originally called the Arenas). Way, way back in the day, Toronto’s first home game attracted [...]

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Wayne Gretzky

‘The Great One’, Wayne Douglas Gretzky, was born (and raised) in Brantford, Ontario, Canada on January 26, 1961. The story of this hockey legend, who turned 50 in 2011, is fascinating and exciting. Wayne’s dad, Walter (often seen at NHL games), built a rink in the backyard of their home when Wayne was six years [...]

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Tim Horton

Tim Horton is one of the great players that came out of the Maple Leaf’s golden era. While he was associated with the leafs they won 4 Stanley Cups he played 24 seasons in the NHL, 18 of them as Toronto’s defenceman. He was such a strong player, many credit him with inventing the slap [...]

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Trivia EH? Tim Horton

Born January 12, 1930 in Cochrane, Ontario. Full name: Miles Gilbert (Tim) Horton. Began playing hockey in Quebec. Played for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1952- Played for New York Rangers 1970. Played for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1971 Played for Buffalo Sabres 1972 Selected for 6 All-Star teams First Tim Hortons donut shop was opened in [...]

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Trivia EH? Jason Arnott

Jason’s home has always been Wasaga Beach but Collingwood is listed as his place of birth because Collingwood has the closest hospital. Jason’s brother, Wade organizes his Wasaga Beach fundraisers for Cystic Fibrosis Jason raises money for Cystic Fibrosis because his best friend, Adam Millington, lost his sister, Teena to Cystic Fibrosis when she was [...]

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Jason Arnott

(featured 2001) I met Jason Arnott when I was a freelance reporter and photographer for the Wasaga Sun, in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. He was hosting his third Jason Arnott Tournament for Cystic Fibrosis. Arnott began playing hockey in the area and soon outgrew the local leagues and began playing in Oshawa. It wasn’t long before [...]

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