What hockey player nicknamed The China Wall helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup in 1962?
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Don Simmons (ice hockey) Donald William "Dippy" Simmons (September 13, 1931 – September 24, 2010) was a National Hockey League goaltender. He was called up by the Boston Bruins from the Springfield Indians of the AHL in order to replace an ailing Terry Sawchuk who had left the Bruins in mid-season of 1957. He then spent 3 seasons partnering with veteran Harry Lumley as an effective netminding duo in Boston. Simmons was the first goaltender to adopt the face mask after Jacques Plante introduced it in 1959. Later, Simmons would back up Johnny Bower in Toronto in the early 1960s and was instrumental in the Leafs winning the Stanley Cup in 1962. He finished his career playing with the New York Rangers. Don Simmons was the founder of Don Simmons Sports, a successful Ontario franchise specializing in goalie equipment.
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Johnny Bower John William Bower (born John Kiszkan on November 8, 1924), nicknamed "The China Wall", is a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who won four Stanley Cups during his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. On January 1, 2017, in a ceremony prior to the Centennial Classic, Bower was part of the first group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
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1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs season involved winning the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup was famous for Bill Barilko scoring the winning goal.
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Art Smith (ice hockey) Arthur George Smith (November 29, 1906 – May 15, 1962) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 137 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators.
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Punch Imlach George "Punch" Imlach (March 15, 1918 – December 1, 1987), was a Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager best known for his association with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame (2004). He is commonly considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Hockey League.
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Wendel Clark Wendel L. Clark (born October 25, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. His professional career lasted from 1985 until 2000, during which time he played for the Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. He was chosen first overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team he played with on three separate occasions, captaining the team from 1991 to 1994. A fan favourite in the city, Clark has been cited by multiple current NHL players as a boyhood idol.
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Frank Mathers Frank Sydney Mathers (March 29, 1924 – February 9, 2005) was a professional ice hockey player during the 1940s and 1950s with the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, and the AHL Pittsburgh Hornets and Hershey Bears, and is best known for his 35-year association with the Bears as a player, coach, GM and President. He was elected as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder's category in 1992.
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Jack Church John Herbert "Jack" Church (May 24, 1915 – January 5, 1996) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 130 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and Brooklyn Americans. He was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan.
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Phil Stein Philip John Stein (September 13, 1913 – April 4, 1987) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1939–40 NHL season.
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George Boothman George Edward Boothman (September 25, 1916 - September 13, 2003) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre. Boothman played 63 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) as well as an extensive minor league career.
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Ross Johnstone Robert Ross Johnstone (April 7, 1926 – December 31, 2009) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 42 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 1945 his name was put on the Stanley Cup. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.
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George Armstrong (ice hockey) George Edward "Chief" Armstrong (born July 6, 1930) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 1,188 NHL games between 1950 and 1971, all with Toronto and a franchise record, and was the team's captain for 13 seasons. Armstrong was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams and played in seven NHL All-Star Games. He scored the final goal of the NHL's "Original Six" era as Toronto won the 1967 Stanley Cup.
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Toronto Blueshirts The Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blueshirts, were a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were a member of the National Hockey Association (NHA). The club was founded in 1911 and began operations in 1912. The club won its sole Stanley Cup championship in 1914.
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Bruce Ridpath David Bruce Ridpath (January 2, 1884 – June 4, 1925) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and general manager. He was a member of the 1911 Stanley Cup champion Ottawa Senators before an automobile accident ended his playing career.
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Jamie Macoun Jamie Neil Macoun (born August 17, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) during a 17-year career. An undrafted player, Macoun played three seasons of college hockey with the Ohio State Buckeyes before signing with the Calgary Flames in 1983. Macoun was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team on defence in 1984 and, after missing 17 months due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident, was a member of Calgary's 1989 Stanley Cup championship team. He was involved in one of the largest trades in NHL history, a ten-player deal that sent him to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1992. He remained in Toronto until traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1998, with whom he won his second Stanley Cup. His surname pronounced as "mah-tsohn". It's Czech origin.
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Gord McRae Gordon Alexander McRae (born April 12, 1948 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a retired professional hockey goaltender. He played in 71 regular season and 8 playoff games for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League during the 1970s. After a three-year college career with the Michigan Tech Huskies, McRae played with Charlotte of the Eastern Hockey League and Providence in the American Hockey League before joining the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971. Signed by Toronto, he first appeared with the Leafs in 11 games during the 1972–73 season. He spent the next few years bouncing between the NHL club and its minor league affiliates in the CHL. His best season was 1974–75 when he appeared in 20 games, posting a 10–3–6 record with a 3.29 GAA. He backstopped the team to a first-round playoff upset over the Los Angeles Kings that season. McRae final seasons were either as a back-up with the Leafs or in the Central League before retiring after the 1977–78 season. While with the Dallas Black Hawks of the CHL in 1976–77, he won the Terry Sawchuk trophy and was named to the CHL first All-Star team.
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1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the team finish first in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 35 wins, 23 losses, and 12 ties for 82 points. It was the first time they had finished first overall in the league since 1948. In the playoffs, they defeated their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, four games to one, in the Semi-finals. They then defeated the Detroit Red Wings in five games to win their second straight Stanley Cup.
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Reg Hamilton Reginald James Hamilton (April 29, 1914 – June 12, 1991) was a Canadian ice hockey coach and player. Hamilton played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks. He won the Stanley Cup twice with the Maple Leafs; in 1942 and 1945.
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Darwin McCutcheon Darwin McCutcheon (born April 19, 1962) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1981–82 NHL season. He played hockey for the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers for four years. McCutcheon was born in Listowel, Ontario, but grew up in Brussels, Ontario.
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Busher Jackson Ralph Harvey "Busher" Jackson (January 17, 1911June 25, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Jackson played 15 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons between 1929 and 1944 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Americans and Boston Bruins. He was a member of the famed Kid Line with Joe Primeau and Charlie Conacher, one of the early NHL's dominant scoring trios. Jackson led the league in scoring in 1931–32 and was member of Toronto's 1932 Stanley Cup championship team. He was named to five NHL All-Star Teams and played in three benefit all-star games, including the Ace Bailey Benefit Game, the first all-star game in NHL history.
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Darryl Sittler Darryl Glen Sittler (born September 18, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from 1970 until 1985 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2016. On January 27, 2017, in a ceremony during the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Sittler was part of the second group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
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Frank Nigro Frank Nigro (born February 11, 1960 in Richmond Hill, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player who played 68 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In the latter stages of his playing career, he joined Merano and later HC Varese of Italy's Serie A hockey league.