Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto: Life as a Maple Leafs Fan

For many, being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan has become a curse from cradle to grave. False...
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Author: Peter Robinson
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Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto: Life as a Maple Leafs Fan by Robinson, Peter

Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto: Life as a Maple Leafs Fan

$40.44

Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto: Life as a Maple Leafs Fan

$40.44
Author: Peter Robinson
Format: Paperback
Language: English

For many, being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan has become a curse from cradle to grave.

False hope, hollow promises, and a mind-numbing lack of success - these words describe the Toronto Maple Leafs and the hockey club's inexplicable mediocrity over much of the past decade.



Author Peter Robinson has attended some 100 games over the past six seasons and has little to show for it except an unquenched thirst that keeps him coming back. Why does a team that hasn't won a Stanley Cup since 1967, long before many of its followers were even born, have such a hold on its fans? Robinson tries to answer that question and more while detailing what it's like to love one of the most unlovable teams in all of professional sports.



Being a Leafs fan requires a leap of faith every year, girding against inevitable disappointment. This book tells what that's like, how it got to be that way, and what the future holds for all who worship the Blue and White.



Author: Peter Robinson
Publisher: Dundurn Group
Published: 10/16/2012
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.08w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781459706835


Review Citation(s):
Quill & Quire 12/01/2012 pg. 31

About the Author
Peter Robinson is the editor of Prospects Hockey, the official magazine of the Canadian Hockey League, and the golf columnist for CBC.ca. Somehow he manages to balance his work, his family, and his obsession with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He lives in Barrie, Ontario.


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