Legendary hockey reporter and analyst Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as The Hockey Maven, will share his knowledge, brand of humor and insights with readers each ...

Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto was the first truly major league-sized arena built in Canada when it opened in 1931. But its world premiere almost never happened; had that been the case, Toronto might ...

In 1931, Toronto Maple Leafs owner Conn Smythe broke ground on Maple Leaf Gardens, which would go onto become one of hockey’s most hallowed buildings. The Maple Leafs won 11 Stanley Cups there, the ...

Home to the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs from 1931 to 1999, Maple Leaf Gardens was widely considered one of the “cathedrals” of ice hockey. The 16,300-seat arena, designed by the prominent Montreal-based ...

To hockey fans of a certain generation, this quotation needs no attribution: “Toronto goal, scored by No. 8, Ellis. Assists to No. 4, Kelly, and No. 26, Stanley. The time: 6:25.” To those in the arena ...

June Hogan was 14 when she got a job selling popcorn at Maple Leaf Gardens. These days she tends bar at Scotiabank Arena. Craig Palfrey applied for a job at the Gardens because he had a hard time ...