On April 3, 1933 the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins gathered at the Maple Leaf gardens for the deciding game of their semi-final series for the right to face the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Finals. A then Canadian record 14,500 fans attended the game. At the end of regulation the game was scoreless and continued to be scoreless even after 5 overtime periods were played. The magic moment in the record setting game arrived at 1:50 AM and the 4:46 mark of the sixth overtime period when Ken Doraty sent the home club into the Stanley Cup Finals with a goal. Two goals earlier in the contest were nullied. The suggestion of a coin flip by league president Frank Calder before the sixth overtime period, was turned down by the Maple Leafs.
Doraty was in his prime, the 1932-33 season and the following season were the 5"7" forwards only full seasons in the NHL. He scored only 15 goals and 26 assists in 103 career regular season games. In nine playoffs games between the Bruins and the Rangers he tallied 5 goals. In 15 NHL career games he had 7 goals and 2 assists, which is quite an achievement for any player. His winning blast was described as his fifth shot on goal of the night, he and his teammates immediately boarded a special waiting train for New York and a game with the Rangers the following evening.
The answer to yestersdays trivia question is the New York Yankees Football club played in the National Football League from 1927-28. A club called the New York Yanks also played in the NFL from 1950-51.
Todays trivia question is in what league did the Los Angeles Toros play in? The answer in tomorrows daily blog about Jacobs Field in Cleveland.
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