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.: Vintage Leaf Memories: Year in review, favorite posts
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Welcome to Vintage Leaf Memories. This site has been developed with the “old days” as its primary focus and memories of the Toronto Maple Leafs in particular. I was born in 1953, so the time period I most want to focus on is from the mid- 1950’s to the early 80’s. Anything later than that is not “vintage”, in my mind. In the initial stages this will be a site that largely brings together my recollections of being a Maple Leaf fan in the late 50’s and early 1960’s and on into the 1970’s. Top Ten Leafs (2).
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Michael Langlois - Prospect Communications Inc.: January 2011
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Thursday, January 20, 2011. Hockey culture, headshots and no solutions. Concussions are far from a new topic in sports. The concern is particularly pronounced in the National Football League and the National Hockey League, two very physical, violent professional sports leagues. Both leagues are trying (belatedly) to curb “head shots”, an obvious root cause (but only one cause) of serious concussions. Did the player mean to run into Crosby as he did? Was it intentional, or an accident? The NHL, for exampl...
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Michael Langlois - Prospect Communications Inc.: Hope Solo, leadership and being a true team player
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012. Hope Solo, leadership and being a true team player. It’s usually unfair to try to assess, from a distance, whether an athlete is being a good teammate or a good “leader” on their particular squad. That may be especially true in what I am posting about today. The question then becomes, what is more important? The right of the individual athlete to express themself openly and freely (and honestly), or for athletes on a team. I recommend that you have a have look at the article.
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Michael Langlois - Prospect Communications Inc.: Some media folks are missing the real value behind Long-Term Player Development
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012. Some media folks are missing the real value behind Long-Term Player Development. First published on our Youth Sports blog - Taking You Beyond the Game. Reading a column in the Toronto Sun. Recently was eye-opening. It demonstrated that there remains a lot of resistance to the Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) initiative in the soccer world in Canada. The truth is the new LTPD model is not about killing competition—not at all. In fact, there will be plenty of competi...Most of...
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Michael Langlois - Prospect Communications Inc.: When professional athletes set a real example
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Thursday, February 3, 2011. When professional athletes set a real example. Maybe one per cent of one per cent of young athletes who start out playing a given sport. And of those who do “make it” to the professional ranks, not everyone becomes a positive role model that young people can look up to. One individual who is someone youngsters can certainly look up to is Israel Idonije of the Chicago bears. Paul Friesen of the Winnipeg Sun wrote a fine piece recently on Idonije. It can be viewed at. It’s...
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Michael Langlois - Prospect Communications Inc.: August 2010
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010. Former BP boss: honest or clued out? We are all aware that the BP oil spill off the Gulf coast has created one of the most significant environmental disasters in history. The true impact on animal life and the broader environment—and to thousands of families and individuals—is incalculable. It’s likely Hayward evoked little but disdain with his comment, given that so many helpless people were impacted terribly by his company’s failings. Not to mention the wildlif...Just like pro...
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Michael Langlois - Prospect Communications Inc.: May 2010
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Sunday, May 16, 2010. Can Sports Teach the Political World Anything? After more than 30 years as a communications advisor, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many intriguing figures in the sports world. Lessons from that world can be applied, I believe, to elected officials (whether they be, in Canada, backbench MP’s or Ministers-in-waiting) and those who advise them. 8221; To a person, everyone essentially answers, “It’s everything….the most important thing.”. Play games with the media. Given that me...
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Michael Langlois - Prospect Communications Inc.: February 2010
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Friday, February 5, 2010. US college football coaches continue to show the worst kind of leadership example. I’ve written in previous posts about a number of U.S. college football coaches and the (to me, at least) disappointing way some of them conduct their business. They are supposed to be teachers, leaders, role-models, winners. Too often, in reality they are recruiters and charlatans. A well-respected football writers in the United States, Peter King of NBC and Sports Illustrated. Of course not. ...
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Michael Langlois - Prospect Communications Inc.: January 2010
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Thursday, January 21, 2010. Hockey violence: where does it stop? There’s no point shying away from the word. Hockey is working its way back—or has never really moved away from—violence. Eddie Shore ended Ace Bailey’s NHL career in the 1930s with a vicious hit. Later that decade, the “Broad Street Bullies” won two Stanley Cups. The Ontario legal system tried to jump in, and many argued the courts had no place in hockey rinks, because the sport ‘regulated’ itself. Has our mentality changed at all? Does the...
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.: Bobby Orr and Bobby Clarke: Fenway reunion brings back memories of the spring of 1974
http://brainyyacktesting.blogspot.com/2010/01/bobby-orr-and-bobby-clarke-fenway.html
Welcome to Vintage Leaf Memories. This site has been developed with the “old days” as its primary focus and memories of the Toronto Maple Leafs in particular. I was born in 1953, so the time period I most want to focus on is from the mid- 1950’s to the early 80’s. Anything later than that is not “vintage”, in my mind. In the initial stages this will be a site that largely brings together my recollections of being a Maple Leaf fan in the late 50’s and early 1960’s and on into the 1970’s. Top Ten Leafs (2).
