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A Scandalous Story From the Toronto Maple Leafs Past

The Toronto Maple Leafs have seen many players come and go over the century plus years that the organization has been in existence.

It turns out that buried in that history are some secret stories about the Toronto Maple Leafs that players never wanted to become public.

One such story belongs to Samuel Russell “Rusty” Crawford.

He is a hockey hall of famer, inducted in 1963, who played a pair of seasons for the Toronto Arenas. He was with the organization from 1917 to 1919.

A Scandalous Story From the Toronto Maple Leafs Past

His short time in Toronto saw him play a total of 27 games, where he recorded nine goals and three assists.