therealkoho
Him/Leaf/fan
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
Ibwas born in 94. Haven't seen a single major 4 (well 3 I guess) championships. TFC winning a few years ago was amazing to watch, I can't even begin to fathom how a Leafs Stanley Cup would be.
My only concern is I'm like 95% sure if the Leafs won my Dad would have a heart attack though.
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 leftMany worse ways to go!
I was 8,surrounded by uncles freaking out...been hooked ever since!I was 10 and absolutely out of my mind happy that we had won the cup , the parade was magnificent and Leaf Nation was out in full force ......
From that moment on , ive lived through so many incredible highs and abyss like lows , frustrations , humiliating moments , pain , with some intermittent fleeting hopes and dreams in the 70s and 90s trying to get back to where we rightfully belong , on that elusive holy grail again ...
Is it just me or ....
We finally have a great team with our youth at the forefront and great goaltending and promising stars , a great organization , cash flow like no other , nice veteran pieces , all kinds of trophy candidates and a bright future ,
BUTttttttttttt wait
Why am I so pissed off most nights with our play ? and why am I not confident with our chances in the playoffs ?
Why does this team frustrate me more than it should ?
I really like this team and feel on paper it’s one of the best teams I’ve ever witnessed since 67
BUTttttt...
What’s missing
I should be more confident , shouldn’t i ?
They are breaking all kinds of team records and individual records , but still I can’t stop feeling this angst with this team that I can’t seem to shake ?
Anyone in the same boat who has been there for over 50 years or more ?or anyone else that feels the same ? Or what say you Blue and White Loyal nation
Go Leafs Go !!!!
I was 10 too. I won 25 cents betting on the leafs over the habs with my friend.I was 10 and absolutely out of my mind happy that we had won the cup , the parade was magnificent and Leaf Nation was out in full force ......
From that moment on , ive lived through so many incredible highs and abyss like lows , frustrations , humiliating moments , pain , with some intermittent fleeting hopes and dreams in the 70s and 90s trying to get back to where we rightfully belong , on that elusive holy grail again ...
Is it just me or ....
We finally have a great team with our youth at the forefront and great goaltending and promising stars , a great organization , cash flow like no other , nice veteran pieces , all kinds of trophy candidates and a bright future ,
BUTttttttttttt wait
Why am I so pissed off most nights with our play ? and why am I not confident with our chances in the playoffs ?
Why does this team frustrate me more than it should ?
I really like this team and feel on paper it’s one of the best teams I’ve ever witnessed since 67
BUTttttt...
What’s missing
I should be more confident , shouldn’t i ?
They are breaking all kinds of team records and individual records , but still I can’t stop feeling this angst with this team that I can’t seem to shake ?
Anyone in the same boat who has been there for over 50 years or more ?or anyone else that feels the same ? Or what say you Blue and White Loyal nation
Go Leafs Go !!!!
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.
The Beatles rocked, don’t know the other scrubs....Nice Story. I would like if I could. I wish I could have experienced this the Beatles and Elvis. Frank, Roy and Chuck too.
Great story !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.
Yup been cheering for my Leafs even before man landed on the moon.Nice Story. I would like if I could. I wish I could have experienced this the Beatles and Elvis. Frank, Roy and Chuck too.
Great story man .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.
I was 10 born into a leafs householdMe, I actually saw the last one in 1967! It was wonderful. I was only 12 years old!