Twenty-fiveu200b years ago tonight,u200b theu200b streetsu200b ofu200b Torontou200b wereu200b flooded withu200b delirious fans celebratingu200b one of theu200b greatestu200b wins in theu200bu200b city’s sports history. It was a truly epic moment, one that stills resonates to this day if you were lucky enough to be in the middle of it.
So today, let’s look back on the game that touched off that city-wide celebration: The Toronto Maple Leafs setting the NHL record for consecutive wins to start a season.
Oh, right, there was also some sort of baseball game that night. That was probably cool too. But since Canadian law dictates that everything has to be about the Maple Leafs at all times, I’m sure that most of those fans were there to celebrate the Leafs’ win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.