With major renovations in the works at Scotiabank, a look at the Leafs first home 100 years ago and a chat with ex-Leaf Darby Hendrickson.
Relaxing in the ‘dream seats’ of the MasterCard Club Lounge this week, touring Scotiabank’s $350-million facelift, with cocktail and macaroons in hand , the mind wanders to what the view was like for the first fans of NHL hockey in Toronto.
The curling rink came down in 1911, with Toronto’s growing population — about 380,000 at the time — expressing desire for a major indoor exhibition hall for concerts, bicycle races, horse shows and, yes, hockey. Out of a convoluted ownership situation with several Toronto and Canadian army teams coming and going in the war years, evolved the Blueshirts. They became champions of the six-team NHA in 1914 and won the Stanley Cup from the Victoria, B.C., Aristocrats in three games, all played in Toronto.Some enthusiasts have wanted a Cup banner for the Blueshirts hung at Scotiabank in recognition of the forgotten title, if for no other reason than to have a ceremony after 57 years of a Leafs drought.
As the new Gardens was being erected early in ’31, many Leafs would wander over from Mutual to watch its progress. “So many people keep reminding me how fortunate I was to play there,” Hendrickson said ahead of a return visit Saturday when the Wild face the Leafs. “I loved my time in Toronto and I still have connections there.
After a great showing in St. John’s, he debuted in a playoff game for the Leafs, a 1-0 win in over the Blackhawks in the last game at old Chicago Stadium.Almost 30 years later, another Minnesota Golden Gophers star, Matthew Knies, made a post-season impact for the Leafs with only three regular-season games.
“Dave Andreychuk had it before he was traded and when he saw me with it, said ‘you’d better always wear that number with pride.’
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