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November 1: On this day in 1932, former Maple Leaf Al Arbour was born in Sudbury, Ontario. Arbour's long NHL career as a player between 1953-54 and 1970-71 included Stanley Cup victories as a Red Wing, a Black Hawk and 2 as a Toronto Maple Leaf. Al Arbour re-asserted his winning ways as head coach of the New York Islanders when they won four Cups in a row between 1980 and 1983.
November 1: On this day in 1969, Tahir "Tie" Domi was born in Windsor, Ontario. When Domi retired after the 2005-06 season he had played 1,020 NHL games and had amassed 3,515 minutes in NHL penalties, fewer than only Tiger Williams (3,966) and Dale Hunter (3,565) although Domi passed Tiger Williams as the Leafs all-time penalty leader in 2001. Domi was originally a Leaf draft choice and had two stints with Toronto. He was re-acquired from Winnipeg in 1995 for Mike Eastwood and a draft choice. As a Winnipeg Jet, Domi led the league in penalty minutes in 1993-94. As of 2008, he continues to hold the Maple Leafs team record with 2,265 PIM's.
November 1: On this day in 1977, the Leafs traded Inge Hammarstrom to the St. Louis Blues for Jerry Butler. Hammarstrom was the other Swede that the Leafs had signed as a free agent in 1973 on the same day they signed future Hall-of-Famer Borje Salming. Jerry Butler was a steady defensive forward and solid penalty killer who played 204 games with 24 goals and 22 assists as a Leaf between 1977 and 1980.
