I played golf in college, and was an Assistant Pro in California and for about a year in North Carolina. I don't play much at all anymore (iirc, it's been about over a year - heh, just remembered, it was 2 years ago the week-end after Father's Day, won a charity tournament my last time out. Nothing big, easy field and a 73 was good enough for low gross - by a shot). Anyway, I still play with 1966 Wilson Staff irons (original shafts, Neumann calfskin grips), my driver is a steel shafted persimmon wing back MacGregor circa 1951 and my 3-wood is a steel shafted persimmon Tommy Armour 653 (yep, I play lefty) circa approx. 1952. Could I score better with the new stuff? Sure. But I don't want to - that used to be called "cheating" back when anyone cared about "the integrity of the game."

When it comes to sports, I love tradition. And can you imagine any team in North America with a greater tradition than the Leafs? I sure can't. Okay - maybe the Wings would come in a close second ;-) ...

Oh all right, throw in the Habs if you must.

Having only been a hockey fan for a mere decade, I am not as knowledgeable as I should be - gotta spend more time at nhl.com I guess :-)

Still, I'll keep that in mind the next time some one wants to wax on about the halcyon days when there was Montreal and everyone else competing to lose to them in the finals.