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Leafs Will Honor Clark & Gilmour
by Paul on 07/21/08 at 04:09 PM ET
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from the Toronto Maple Leafs,
The Toronto Maple Leafs will celebrate the achievements of two of their all-time greats in special ceremonies during the 2008-09 NHL season. Wendel Clark and Doug Gilmour, perhaps the two most beloved Toronto Maple Leafs over the course of the past 25 years, will have banners raised to honour their extraordinary contributions to the Original Six franchise.
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I still do not understand the concept of “honouring” a player instead of retiring his number…
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 07/21/08 at 11:39 PM ET
Something sort of like what the Kings did for Adam Deadmarsh: gave him a portrait, a nice new car, his number framed, and a “Thank you very much.”
That’s it.
Oh yeah, a video montage, too. But no number retirement ceremony.
Unless the Dives beat them to it.
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 07/22/08 at 12:58 AM ET
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AWESOME! I’m not a Leafs fan but I do live in Toronto and I’d love to be in the house the night they raise Dougie’s banner.
Posted by bcrt on 07/21/08 at 04:21 PM ET