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Sep
22
The Cornerstone
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CORNERSTONE

While workers furiously rushed to complete Maple Leaf Gardens in time for the home opener on November 12, 1931, several hundred gathered on Carlton Street near Church as the building’s cornerstone was placed at 2:30 on the afternoon of September 21, 1931.

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Sep
17
Toronto Maple Leafs, Triple Chins at Training Camp
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TRIPLE CHINS

In September of 1944, the hockey world briefly focused its attention on Lucknow, Ontario, as three brothers from the remarkable Chin family amazed and delighted fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Charles and Rose Chin, who had settled in Lucknow and ran Chin’s Restaurant on the main street of the small town, had fourteen children. While eleven of them played hockey at a competitive level, three stood head and shoulders in ability above not only their other siblings but all other hockey players in the region: Albert, George and William Chin.

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