Bill Barilko
played in a total of 252 games, scoring 26 goals, and assisting 36 times, but
he is remembered for his aggressiveness in hockey leading to a total of 456
penalty minutes (Stewart, 2012). Although Barilko was not the best of his era,
he was still a great defenseman, leading to the Leafs decision to retire his number
(#5) in 1992 and hang it in the rafters of the Maple Leaf Gardens (2012).
Barilko demonstrates the traditional underdog story of a young player being
called up from the lowest of the farm teams to playing four and a half seasons
with his childhood dream team and winning four Stanley Cups, scoring one of the
most famous winning goals in hockey history (Peacock, 2001).