Wednesday, March 25, 2020

BILL BARILKO

When current and past generations read about former Toronto Maple Leaf defenceman, Bill Barilko, they are sure to learn about his sudden and tragic death in the summer of 1951. His last hockey game was on April 21, 1951, when he scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in overtime against the Montreal Canadiens.


There are all those wonderful images, similar to the one above, of a young Barilko with a bright future.

It hits you like a ton of bricks falling from the sky that today would've been Bill Barilko's 93rd birthday.

If only...

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