• Reading age: 11 to 18

"Since its construction in 1931, the Maple Leaf Gardens had seen its share of powerful, memorable moments and held its share of championship glory. But there was something different about this evening of May 2, 1967."
This book will be especially facinating for readers interested in hockey or sports. The Toronto Maple Leafs is one of Canada's greatest franchises. From their humble beginnings in the 1920s, to their remarkable Stanley Cup victories of the 1940s and 1960s, to their teambuilding challenges of the 1990s and beyond, the Leafs have a history packed with exhilarating accomplishments and devastating setbacks. This is their story -- the incredible story of a beloved Canadian institution.

Jim Barber manages to find time to write books while working for community newspapers in Central Ontario. Jim was the sports and arts editor for The Barrie Advance and the editor for the Collingwood-Wasaga Beach Connection. Jim is a recipient of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association Award for Sportswriting and a Canadian Community Newspaper Award for editorial writing. Educated at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, and Toronto’s Centennial College, he has had a passion for hockey and hockey history most of his adult life. Jim is a member of the Society for International Hockey Research and has been chairman of the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame Society and an executive member of the Collingwood Historical Society. He lives in a small village called Nottawa, a few kilometres from the shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario, with his wife, stepsons, a dog and way too many books on his shelves.

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