The Toronto Maple Leafs, the very team that I have been passionate for ever since I could walk. Becoming a Leafs enthusiast is almost like a tradition in my family, I was raised by my mother and father who are both Leaf's fans and my brother and sister also. When I was younger, me and my dad would watch nearly every game on the television in our basement cheering on our favorite players.
The Toronto Maple Leafs seems to be more than just a team or a name to me, but my childhood heroes or idols. Even though I wasn't in any very competitive hockey league, I always dreamed of one day wearing a blue and white jersey and looking up to my fans. As a "House League Hero", I would always try to snatch my favorite player's numbers before anyone else could. One of my favorite players, when I was younger, was number 28, Tie Domi. My dad told me stories of when he was in high school and how he played against Domi in football games. As two high school students, my father never expected his opposing player to make it to the big leagues. As the Maple Leafs inspired me to love the game of hockey, I was also adapted to overcome all of the "bad talk" by many people who looked down on my favorite team. With 13 Stanley Cups under the Leaf's belt, they are ranked 2nd out of 30 teams, behind the Montreal Canadians, in the National Hockey League. [Wiki] Now if you ask me, that's not too shabby and I am proud to say that two Canadian teams lead the NHL with most Stanley Cups.
I am inspired to write further blogs on the Toronto Maples Leafs because I feel I can return to the better days of my childhood and I can post facts on my favorite hockey team. I am very stoked to see how the Leafs will perform this season in the NHL.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are my favourite team because as a child my three best friends were fans of this team. For that reason the team grew on me and with their seasons it gives me a reaason to like because everyone wants to see a comeback. I for one think that they could pull it off this year. Let's hope they'll win!
ReplyDeleteHey Derek! I am so excited to read more of your blogs. I am a huge Toronto Maple Leafs fan and I have been since I was a little girl. For every game I would sit in my Leafs blow up chair with my Leafs popcorn container and drinking glass. I had to always wear my Leafs baseball cap and my Tie Domi t-shirt. I'm excited for this season seeing as their record is 3-1 so far.
ReplyDeleteComing from Toronto myself, I absolutely adore the Leafs. Unfortunately, they never won the cup in my lifetime. When was the last time, '62?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you say to all the haters that say the Leafs are a has been team?