Don’t call it a Hanukkah Miracle. The Toronto Maple Leafs have proven themselves to be the top team in the NHL during Hanukkah.
The NHL often looks at different windows within the year. There’s preseason, off season, playoffs, and pre and post trade deadline. Until now, no one has evaluated the short eight-day span that is Hanukkah.
Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights. It lasts for eight days beginning on the 25th day of Kislev (in the Hebrew Calendar).
The holiday celebrates the Maccabees successful defeat of the Syrian-Greeks, where they were able to reclaim the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.