When the Toronto Raptors won the NBA championship, Mike Babcock and the Toronto Maple Leafs thought: “Let’s do the same.”
The beginning of every NHL season starts with new faces, new friends and new traditions. Babcock started with a new ritual after every Leafs win; the Player of the Game.
“We think it’s our time,” says Babcock while holding the championship basketball following the Leafs home opener win against the Ottawa Senators, “We wanna go out and dominate like they (Toronto Raptors) did every single night.”
The Player of the Game is a life-old tradition that’s used in all levels of the game.