The Top 10 "Leafiest" Things to Ever Happen in Toronto Maple Leafs History

5. Kerry Fraser

The words "Kerry Fraser" send chills down the spine of Leafs fans as if someone was saying "Freddie Krueger" and it was a known fact that he was a real guy who could actually haunt your dreams.

While it has never been substantiated that Kerry Fraser actually does have the power to enter your dreams and ruin your favorite team's hockey season, it is almost believable that he can.

Back in 1993, I was just 11 years old. The Toronto Maple Leafs were not so much a passion at that time as a full time obsession. I played goalie on my Atom team. I considered Felix Potvin to be my best friend. We played road hockey seven days a week. We rode our bikes two concessions over to visit the card shop conveniently located in the back of the country store our parents would send us with notes to buy cigarettes for them at.

I had Score, Fleer Ultra, Upper Deck, O-Pee-Chee and Leaf. But most of all, I had Wendel Clark and Doug Gilmour. I can still remember where I was when Nikolai Borschevsky became famous.

I was convinced the Leafs were a team of destiny who would win the Stanley Cup, and I would have been right, if not for that monster, Kerry Fraser.

As you most likely already know, the Leafs were winning heading into Game Six 3 games to 2, and the game went to overtime. Tied at four and with the Leafs on the PK, Wayne Gretzky high-sticked Doug Gilmour in the face, drawing blood.

This should have been an automatic five-minute major penalty and game misconduct. With the Leafs on a 5 minute power-play with Gretzky ejected, they most likely would have won the game and went on to play the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Final.

Instead, Kerry Fraser, who claims to have not seen the play, even though it was a power-play and involved the two best players and the puck in the offense zone, ignored the play and Gretzky (who else?) scored the winning goal seconds later.

Fraser can claim he missed the call all he wants, I will always believe that he just didn't have the guts to call a major penalty on Wayne Gretzky in OT in the Playoffs. At least Freddy Krueger dispatches his victims with honour!