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Maple Leaf hockey player Eddie Shack can't entertain the fans at the Gardens with his fancy skating in the summer but he can dash around his golf cour(...)
Maple Leaf hockey player Eddie Shack can't entertain the fans at the Gardens with his fancy skating in the summer but he can dash around his golf cour(...)

Maple Leaf hockey player Eddie Shack can't entertain the fans at the Gardens with his fancy skating in the summer but he can dash around his golf cour(...)

Date6/18/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Maple Leaf hockey player Eddie Shack can't entertain the fans at the Gardens with his fancy skating in the summer but he can dash around his golf course in a cart. Here his passengers are his wife, Norma, and the family pet Foo Foo. Norma oversees the running of the golf course, which is near Woodbridge, Ont., while Eddie attends to other summer business - teaching at a hockey school in California and keeping speaking engagements.
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Eddie Shack skates out to a standing ovation by hockey fans at Maple Leaf Gardens
Eddie Shack skates out to a standing ovation by hockey fans at Maple Leaf Gardens
2/9/1974
Ebullient Eddie Shack up to old tricks at Maple Leaf Gardens Saturday night, is completely off ice as he crashes between Leafs' Ron Ellis (left), Pier(...)
Ebullient Eddie Shack up to old tricks at Maple Leaf Gardens Saturday night, is completely off ice as he crashes between Leafs' Ron Ellis (left), Pier(...)
10/26/1968
Brophy can't bear to watch . . . : And his players - not to mention loyal Maple Leaf fans - aren't having much fun, either, as the club has left behin(...)
Brophy can't bear to watch . . . : And his players - not to mention loyal Maple Leaf fans - aren't having much fun, either, as the club has left behin(...)
1/21/1988
It was a dull contest Saturday night at Gardens when Leafs blanked Buffalo Sabres, 2-0, but no one could blame former Toronto player Eddie Shack if ac(...)
It was a dull contest Saturday night at Gardens when Leafs blanked Buffalo Sabres, 2-0, but no one could blame former Toronto player Eddie Shack if ac(...)
2/27/1971
Entertainer Don Harron (a.k.a. Charlie Farquharson) and ex-Leaf Eddie Shack, top left, were among those on tap at Maple Leaf Gardens yesterday for the(...)
Entertainer Don Harron (a.k.a. Charlie Farquharson) and ex-Leaf Eddie Shack, top left, were among those on tap at Maple Leaf Gardens yesterday for the(...)
12/20/1987
Fans forgive a lot, His torso bare, Ozzy Osbourne resembles an aging wrestler looking for the ropes, rock critic Greg Quill says of singer's concert at Maple Leaf Gardens last night
Fans forgive a lot, His torso bare, Ozzy Osbourne resembles an aging wrestler looking for the ropes, rock critic Greg Quill says of singer's concert at Maple Leaf Gardens last night
4/25/1984
Good prevails over evil! Hulk Hogan salutes his fans after another thrilling World Wrestling Federation victory last night at Maple Leaf Gardens. The (...)
Good prevails over evil! Hulk Hogan salutes his fans after another thrilling World Wrestling Federation victory last night at Maple Leaf Gardens. The (...)
12/27/1987
New billboard opposite Maple Leaf Gardens asks hockey fans to petition Clarence Campbell, president of the National Hockey League, to put superstar Bo(...)
New billboard opposite Maple Leaf Gardens asks hockey fans to petition Clarence Campbell, president of the National Hockey League, to put superstar Bo(...)
7/15/1972
See any talent, coach? Mike Nykoluk obliges young fans with a few autographs at the Gardens yesterday as Maple Leafs closed up shop for the summer. Le(...)
See any talent, coach? Mike Nykoluk obliges young fans with a few autographs at the Gardens yesterday as Maple Leafs closed up shop for the summer. Le(...)
4/13/1981
Fans started lining up yesterday at Maple Leaf Gardens to buy tickets for six-nation hockey series next month
Fans started lining up yesterday at Maple Leaf Gardens to buy tickets for six-nation hockey series next month
8/20/1976
Only Eddie Shack can match this type of Manoeuvre in Hockey, Debbie Wilkes puts her figure skating training to work to dazzle opponents in rink
Only Eddie Shack can match this type of Manoeuvre in Hockey, Debbie Wilkes puts her figure skating training to work to dazzle opponents in rink
2/2/1966
Shack's on Santa's track. Former Toronto Maple Leafs player Eddie Shack, right, is checked by a load of toys for needy kids at a Scarborough Chamber o(...)
Shack's on Santa's track. Former Toronto Maple Leafs player Eddie Shack, right, is checked by a load of toys for needy kids at a Scarborough Chamber o(...)
12/17/1987