There are two very important days that passed in 1997 that have caused the current creation of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In a recent Twitter post by Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) he posted how the Toronto Maple Leafs would have been quite different had John Tavares signed with the San Jose Sharks instead.
A bigger impact on the franchise would have occurred if one Mrs. Emma Matthews had delivered a baby boy on September 15, 1997 rather than two days later.
As part of the NHL rules for entering the draft “To be eligible, players must be 18 years old by Sept.