Table of Contents CHAPTER PAGE Meet the Maple Leafs 4 Glory Days 6 Home Ice 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Hockey 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Line Change 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
CCM EAS O NT O LE OR Ont MAPLE LEA55 Reed Reebok
Meet the Maple Leafs There are dozens of sports teams in Canada and millions of fans Which team is the most popular For as long as anyone can one can remember it has been the Toronto Maple Leafs They have fans all fans all over the country and all over the world When Canadians are asked re askkedd to name their favorite team outside their hometown the Leafs win fs win hands-down But the mark of a beloved team is not how many fans ns root for the players when they’re winning It’s how many y stick with the club when they’re not Maple Leafs fans are among the most loyal in all of sports That is why in good times and bad professional hockey players dream about playing in Toronto some day This book tells the story of the Maple Leafs They have a long proud tradition of teamwork and sportsmanship For nearly a century they have played their best when the odds are against them and that gives their fans a reason to fill their building night after night James Reimer and Tyler Bozak talk things over during the 2012 13 season 5
