I know the Leafs have been cheap and miserly but I never knew they were this cheap...
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People liked to nag Bob Pulford about two things since he began winning Stanley Cups for the Leafs in the 1960s.
When will Toronto get another? And, if he won four Cups, why does he have only one ring?
Pulford and members of the 1962 champions all received diamond rings from Leafs ownership at the time, but instead of new bling to celebrate ’63, ’64 and ’67, the team cut costs and just slightly enlarged the diamond. That was addressed Friday when Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment presented the ‘missing’ diamond rings to players such as Pulford, Red Kelly, George Armstrong, Frank Mahovlich and Johnny Bower.
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http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/05...ds-row-one-day
Its taken the Leafs almost 50 years to right this wrong.
I know everyone likes to blame Harold Ballard for a lot of what was wrong with the Leafs in years gone past (and its well deserved blame too) but at the time '62 to '67 Ballard didn't even have controlling ownership of the team.