You a Hockey Fan? Don't ever forget what this person did ...
I say "person" because that's what Bobby Orr called him ... he refused to call him a man. R. Alan Eagleson . If Eagleson had won a seat in the 1963 Canadian federal election as the Progressive Conservative candidate, he may have gone on to a lengthy political career ... maybe, even become Prime Minister. His only connection to hockey would have been to drop the occasional ceremonial puck at a tournament - the hockey world would never have heard of him. However, ironically, he lost the election to a hockey player, an eight-time Stanley Cup champion, Leonard "Red" Kelly. When Eagleson was defeated in the election, he turned to sports and started small. Do you remember the Toronto Rifles football team of the Continental League? Toronto Rifles ... Eagleson's sports launchpad They played at the old Toronto Maple Leaf Baseball Stadium on Fleet St. and were coached by legendary Leo Cahill. Eagleson's in the far right of the photo . I'm not sure what his