Remembering Bill Juzda

Bill Juzda was a hard-hitting defenseman that won two Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1949 and 1951.

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Conn Smythe might have said it best that Bill Juzda had “guts to burn, and gave every ounce, every game.” 

Bill Juzda was arguably the hardest-hitting player of the 1940s. A stay-at-home defenseman who didn’t take part in much offence, Juzda made sure he never lost control of the puck when it was in his team’s end. Juz…