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Hockey

1958 Whitby Dunlops

The Dunlops were Canada's representative to the 1958 World Championships, as the defending Allan Cup champions. The team took an ocean liner to the championships in Norway because team manager Wren Blair was terrified of flying.

Bobby Hull

Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He is regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time and perhaps the greatest left winger to ever play the

Paul Henderson (Hockey)

Paul Henderson (born January 28, 1943 in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian hockey left winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames. He grew up

Syl Apps

Charles Joseph Sylvanus "Syl" Apps, CM (January 18, 1915 – December 24, 1998) of Paris, Ontario, was a Canadian pole vaulter and professional hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1948 and a Conservative Member of Provincial

Tony Golab

Nicknamed the Golden Boy, Anthony Charles (Tony) Golab, (born January 17, 1919) the classy Windsor native took the CFL by storm during a career that began in 1939 and ended in 1950.

Conn Smythe

Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC (February 1, 1895 – November 18, 1980) was a Canadian builder in the National Hockey League. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1927 to 1961 and as

Frank Mahovlich

Francis William "Frank" Mahovlich, CM (Croatian: Franjo Mahovlic) (born January 10, 1938 in Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian Senator, and a retired NHL ice hockey player, nicknamed the "Big M." He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an

Johnny Bower

John William "Johnny" Bower (born John Kiszkan on November 8, 1924 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan), nicknamed "The China Wall", is a Hockey Hall of Fame goalie.

Ted “Teeder” Kennedy

Theodore Samuel "Teeder" Kennedy (December 12, 1925 – August 14, 2009) was a professional ice hockey centre who played his entire career with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1942 to 1957 and was captain of the team for eight seasons.

Leonard “Red” Kelly

Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, CM (born 9 July 1927 in Port Dover, Ontario), is a retired Canadian hockey player in the NHL. He played on more Stanley Cup winning teams (eight) than any player who never played for the Montreal