therealkoho
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I was 8 and my Dad took my brother and I to Game 2 of the SCF at MLG against the Black Hawks, so i'm lucky enough to see all 4 from the 60's
Who has actually seen our Leafs hoist Lord Stanley ?
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CarterD
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Haha ye, honestly I'm sure thats exactly what he would want lmao. All of us are grown up so nothing really to see family wise. Just the Leafs left
Now that Rielly won't be going to jail, I think this is finally our year!
hector morrison
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I was 8,surrounded by uncles freaking out...been hooked ever since!
FlareKnight
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The last time I bought an NHL game I saw it happen. Was a few decades too late in being born for the last real win.
Hopefully that answer will get to change sooner than later.
Hopefully that answer will get to change sooner than later.
JustinCase
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Not me. I started watching hockey in the mid 80's.
I did have the pleasure of watching the Oilers ( 2nd favourite team ) and the Pens ( 3rd favourite team ) hoist a combined 10 cups in my lifetime.
But I would trade all of those for the Leafs to win even 1 cup.
I did have the pleasure of watching the Oilers ( 2nd favourite team ) and the Pens ( 3rd favourite team ) hoist a combined 10 cups in my lifetime.
But I would trade all of those for the Leafs to win even 1 cup.
Macallan18
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I was 10 too. I won 25 cents betting on the leafs over the habs with my friend.
It’s been all downhill ever since....but I have never lost my confidence in the leafs.
Go Leafs Go!!!
thewave
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I was a young boy but remember my Leafs winning the Stanley Cup in 1967.
As a family we were gathered around our Black and White TV with rabbit ears that looked like this
and even had tin foil on the antennas like this to try and make the picture clearer, as snow storms would often disrupt the picture at times.
Jim Pappin put the Leafs up 2-1 late in the 2nd, and then when George "the Chief" Armstrong shot the puck into the empty net putting the Leafs up 3-1 in the deciding game, the house erupted when Dad yelled "Its over".
Then we watched this
and my favourite player Davey Keon doing this, as my father explained how he was the most valuable Maple Leaf player in the playoffs.
I've been waiting 51 years and counting as a diehard Leaf fan all my life for history to repeat itself only this time on my 65" 4k TV.
Nice Story. I would like if I could. I wish I could have experienced this the Beatles and Elvis. Frank, Roy and Chuck too.
Macallan18
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May 2, 1967 I was less than 2 years old and in my fathers arms at Maple Leaf Gardens. I still have the ticket as my dad kept for me. I really don't remember it but I was there.
Teeder Keon
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garce
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I was 8, 4 older brothers all Leaf fans remember it well.
My old man was away working the Great Lakes from April til November didn’t give a damn about hockey but his friend from the ships would have a couple of us up every year for a game. He lived within a couple of blocks of the Gardens. We came from a tiny village in Easter Ontario huge culture shock for the rubes.
My old man was away working the Great Lakes from April til November didn’t give a damn about hockey but his friend from the ships would have a couple of us up every year for a game. He lived within a couple of blocks of the Gardens. We came from a tiny village in Easter Ontario huge culture shock for the rubes.
Cams
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My Dad was 18, and is turning 70 this year. I was born in '73, so haven't even witnessed a trip to the finals. I'd love to watch a Cup clincher with him soon. He had me on skates from the minute I could walk and of course we went to games at MLG and the ACC (Yes, that is what it was back then), and he took me to the old Chicago Stadium to see the Leafs in it's final season (still have the shirt!). '93 was the closest and best chance. Had some disappointing ends to seasons in the late 90s/early 2000s too. My buddy and me drove 14 hrs to game 5 in Carolina to watch them win in '02!
This team is good, but does lack some jam I guess. Have a top notch goaltender, more than 1 top C, and great wingers. How many of these past failures have been lacking at least 1 of those, but have never had all of these like they do now.
To add..... I do remember being very young and my Dad cheering when the Leafs scored, and startled to the point of crying. LOL
This team is good, but does lack some jam I guess. Have a top notch goaltender, more than 1 top C, and great wingers. How many of these past failures have been lacking at least 1 of those, but have never had all of these like they do now.
To add..... I do remember being very young and my Dad cheering when the Leafs scored, and startled to the point of crying. LOL
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Also.....people have to be patient. This core is very high end and still very young. The window is not closing. Let's appreciate what we have, and not forget what times were like just a few short years ago, not to mention being mediocre or worse for so many years.
Saw them all in the 60's and all the 51 since, started watching them when they came on in the 2nd period, after Don Messer and front page challenge, Gordy Sinclair Burton, and Betty Kennedy. And they were terrible in the mid 50's also.
Mess
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Yup been cheering for my Leafs even before man landed on the moon.
PS. John Wayne and Elvis Presley were my ideals growing up.
Ignatius Reilly
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I saw a couple on TV, and went to a couple of playoff games leading to the cup.
Didn't get to watch the any SCF cup-raising winning game live though.
My dad had company tickets in the reds (before they invented golds, red were the best!), right behind one of the TV cameras. We could watch for the red light to go on which meant that was the camera being used in the broadcast, and lean forward and see what the cameraman could see in the viewfinder.
I was 11 for the last win, and had to wear a suit to the games.
Didn't get to watch the any SCF cup-raising winning game live though.
My dad had company tickets in the reds (before they invented golds, red were the best!), right behind one of the TV cameras. We could watch for the red light to go on which meant that was the camera being used in the broadcast, and lean forward and see what the cameraman could see in the viewfinder.
I was 11 for the last win, and had to wear a suit to the games.
Teeder Keon
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Great story man .
Yep the old Gardens was something very special , shrine and church like in a lot of ways ...
My first time there ,I got in as early as I could to walk around everywhere and anywhere I could and some places I couldn’t ....
The hall ways were awesome and the vivid blue colour and the faded walls and pictures and posters .... when I finally sat in my seat I was glued to it and never got up from it all game long , no matter what !
I kept on looking around everywhere mesmerized , taking the scenery in and the smells and people’s expressions , all with hats on and mostly suits ... , the place was beautiful and we beat the Habs that night , it couldn’t be a more perfect evening ...
I’ve only been to the gardens on one other occasion just before it closed , but that first time was something I’ll never forget
Go leafs go !!!!!
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My dad remembers '67 and others. He was in his early 20s. I remember the early 90s very well, but no cups. Not yet!
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