January 19: On this day in 1932, Charlie Conacher became the first Toronto player to score five goals in one game (versus New York’s Roy Worters) since the NHL's Toronto team became the Maple Leafs in 1927. The Leafs trounced the New York Americans 11-3. Altogether, Conacher had 14 three-or-more goal games in his NHL career as a Leaf. Only Darryl Sittler had more.
The Kid Line - Charlie Conacher, Joe Primeau, and Busher Jackson - Conacher Showcased
January 19: On this day in 1933, Leafs Hap Day and Baldy Cotton set a team record when they each scored powerplay goals only 9 seconds apart. It was in an era when players served their entire penalty time regardless of whether or not the other team scored. The Leafs defeated the Bruins 3-0. Lorne Chabot picked up the shutout in goal for the Leafs. He is also the man credited with first discovering Bobby Orr when Number Four was just 13 years old, playing in a midget tournament for Parry Sound in a tournament in Unionville, Ontario in 1962 with players two and three years older than him.
January 19: On this day in 1946, Leaf defenseman Doug Baldwin made his NHL debut in a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers. He played 15 games for Toronto, recording one assist, before being forced out of the lineup due to an emergency appendectomy. He was traded to Detroit the following September. Baldwin had short stints with Chicago (five games) and Detroit (four games) in the NHL over the next two years before beginning a successful minor-league career that lasted until 1959. He was twice a USHL all-star and later became player-coach of Toledo. Doug Baldwin passed away on July 10, 2007 at the age of 84.
1974/75 - 1992/93 Campbell and Prince of Wales Conference Logos
January 19: On this day in 1991, the old Chicago Stadium hosted the 42nd NHL All-Star game. The Campbell Conference beat the Wales Conference 11-5. The lone Leaf at the game was Vincent Francois Damphousse and he
Vincent Francois Damphousse
ended up scoring four goals while being named the game's MVP. It was the fourth time in All-Star game history that a Leaf player captured the honor. On October 14, 2000, Damphousse recorded his 1,000th career NHL point and was one of the most consistent players on the Sharks for the better part of six seasons, before signing as a free-agent with the Colorado Avalanche in the summer of 2004. Following a lock out year in 2004-05, Damphousse announced his retirement from the game of hockey during the summer of 2005.