Salming

The Toronto Maple Leafs will donate all proceeds from sales of their reverse retro sweater on Wednesday to ALS Action Canada in honour of legendary defenceman Borje Salming. The team also says that all of its reverse retro sweaters worn…

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Thursday that Hockey Hall of Famer and trailblazing defenseman Borje Salming died at the age of 71. Salming had been diagnosed with ALS back in August and was recently…

When Darryl Sittler heard that Börje Salming was planning to be in Toronto for the Hockey Hall of Fame weekend, he thought it was going to be a long shot to pull off. It was a month earlier when Salming announced he was diagnosed with…

Borje Salming was one of the great players in Toronto Maple Leafs history, but his impact on hockey extends far beyond that. Salming was a trailblazer who came overseas from Sweden to start a new era of NHL hockey, where Europeans became…

Legendary NHL defenceman Börje Salming, who was a fixture on the Toronto Maple Leafs' blue line for 16 years, has died. He was 71 years old.The Maple Leafs announced Salming's death Thursday afternoon."Börje was a pioneer of the game and an…

Toronto Maple Leafs legend Börje Salming has died after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS.) He was 71. The team released a statement on Thursday announcing the death on behalf of the Salming family, saying he was…

There was no home team when Sweden faced the United States for a 1976 Canada Cup contest at Maple Leaf Gardens, but one player was given a hero’s welcome. When the public address announcer introduced Borje Salming as one of the Tre Kronor’s…

The Toronto Maple Leafs paid a heartfelt tribute to one of their all-time greats on Saturday night — both with an emotional video and their starting lineup. Borje Salming, the Swedish great who broke barriers for Europeans and Swedes alike…

TORONTO – William Nylander will always remember that night. The dashing, young Swedish hockey star was out for a good time in Stockholm when he randomly crossed paths with Borje Salming, the man who blazed the trail Nylander followed into…

Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Borje Salming announced on Wednesday he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). "I have received news that has shaken my family and me,” the 71-year-old said in a…