mmorland 16 Report post Posted October 12, 2009 A new hockey book says the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs almost traded cities in the early 1980s. The biography of one-time Oilers owner Peter Pocklington says the scheme called for the entire team to move to Toronto to play in Maple Leaf Gardens. The Leafs, in turn, would have found a home in Edmonton's new arena, which at that time was called the Coliseum. more in the article...but wow, wild concept. I can't imagine that going down in modern sports... http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=294546 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alienanxiety 23 Report post Posted October 13, 2009 A new hockey book says the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs almost traded cities in the early 1980s. The biography of one-time Oilers owner Peter Pocklington says the scheme called for the entire team to move to Toronto to play in Maple Leaf Gardens. The Leafs, in turn, would have found a home in Edmonton's new arena, which at that time was called the Coliseum. more in the article...but wow, wild concept. I can't imagine that going down in modern sports... http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=294546 Just read about this today in The Windsor Star. completely ridiculous. no way this would pass in modern sports. but why do I get the feeling that even is this team swap would have gone down, that the Leafs still would have found away to fritter away all the Cups that the Oilers went on to win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted October 13, 2009 Read about this over the weekend, pretty crazy stuff, but pretty believable considering both Pocklington's and Ballard's involvement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted October 13, 2009 What a bizarre story. Would this even have been allowed? I would imagine the fans in the cities would be royally pissed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilmrt 636 Report post Posted October 14, 2009 HAHA the 80s....these guys must have been on cocaine! I don't get something though....the Edmonton Maple Leafs and the Toronto Oilers? Seriously? It seems more likely that they would just exchange names as well.... Toronto Oilers??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seraph 240 Report post Posted October 14, 2009 HAHA the 80s....these guys must have been on cocaine! I don't get something though....the Edmonton Maple Leafs and the Toronto Oilers? Seriously? It seems more likely that they would just exchange names as well.... Toronto Oilers??? Haha, I guess they could have just traded their whole rosters and sold the franchises to each other for $1 so the names would have worked out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
