Toronto Maple Leafs

On Friday evening last, I received from The Checking Line the mission to form a new direction in hockey. It was the evident will of' the play of the Maple Leafs and Leafs nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all waffle parties. I have already completed the most important part of this task. The waffle has been thrown. A waffle organization has been formed of growing numbers, representing, with the Leafs fans, Anit-Leafs fans, and Waffle lovers, the unity of the new nation - Waffle Nation. It was necessary that this should be done in one single day on account of the extreme urgency and rigor of events. Other key positions were fil...

During the hectic split-second timing of a hockey game, this is a man who took time out to sit beside an old friend who was angry over waffles. His Maple Leafs fans were understandably impatient, but he said, "There aren't many left who care what happens to this team. I'd like this team to know I care." This is a man who said to his 19-year-old son, "There is no foundation like the rock of honesty and fairness, and when you begin to build your team on that rock, with the cement of the faith in the Hockey Gods, then you have a real start." This is not a man who could carelessly send our draft picks to the Boston Bruins. And that is the issue of this hockey team that makes all the other proble...

'Twas The Last Game Before Christmas 'Twas the last game before Christmas, when all through the league, Not a Leaf was scoring, not even Kris Versteeg; The fans' hopes were hung on Phil Kessel with care, In hopes that a 50...40....30?....20 goal season would soon be there; The Leafs were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of playoffs danced in their heads; And Burkie in his Snuggie and Wilson on his lap, Had just settled down with each other's gifts to unwrap, Out of Wilson's gift there arose such a clatter, a perfect cure for a losing streak, an Atlanta Thrasher. Away to the team he flew like a flash, while Burke opened his gift, a defender that cost a ton o...