"In the net," one hockey writer observed about Turk Broda, "he looks like a harmless, jolly tub of lard, but the Leaf goalie dives for the puck like an angry cat." Walter "Turk" Broda was even better ...

MONTREAL-- Throughout the 1940s, the Toronto Maple Leafs' most glorious decade, goaltender Turk Broda often was the biggest story on his team. Literally and figuratively. On May 6, 1936, 80 years ago ...

Kids can be cruel. In some cases, that has spawned some marvelous nicknames. Initially borne in a cascade of tears, they later became a badge of honor. And that was the case with one of the game’s ...

Next fall will mark the 100-year anniversary since the Toronto Maple Leafs joined the National Hockey League. They are an Original Six franchise and have won 13 Stanley Cups. However, as most people ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are inducting former captain Dave Keon, goaltender Turk Broda and defenceman Tim Horton to their Legends Row monument. The club will unveil statues of Keon, Broda and Horton in ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Thursday that Dave Keon, Tim Horton and Turk Broda are the newest members of Leafs' Legends Row outside the ACC. Though he did not wear a mask through the busiest ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Leafs Nation collectively shook when news broke that Horton, Keon and Broda would all be on Maple Leafs ice ...

It's Ilya Sorokin's Chance To Steal A Series Like Turk Broda did In 1949 and Billy Smith in 1983. The New York Islanders' Russian goalkeeper just might decide to play Russian Roulette with the team ...

Toronto Maple Leafs greats Dave Keon, Turk Broda, and Tim Horton will be honored with statues outside Air Canada Centre as part of the team's centennial anniversary next season. "There have been ...

Each day from now until the Winter Classic, Sportsnet will count down the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs of all time. Turk Broda managed to be arguably the best goalie ever to wear a Maple Leafs uniform ...

Perhaps the late Gary Lautens, the noted humourist of The Star, said it best about Walter (Turk) Broda, the superb goalie of the Maple Leafs in the 1940s. Get all the scores and essential coverage for ...

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are inducting former captain Dave Keon, goaltender Turk Broda and defenceman Tim Horton to their Legends Row monument. The club will unveil statues of Keon, Broda and ...