One Shift Wonder
Harry Taylor skated a single shift for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1948-49 playoffs. That shift earned him his name on the Stanley Cup.
In a long professional hockey career, Harry Taylor skated a single shift in a single National Hockey League playoff game. He didn't score a goal or register an assist. He wasn't even assessed a penalty.
All he did was jump over the boards to take a spin on the ice at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
Those seconds earned him a spot on the Cup, his name engraved alongside those of better known teammates from the 1948-49 Maple Leafs.
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