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Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe, MC (February 1, 1895 – November 18, 1980) was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens. As owner of the Leafs during numerous championship years, his name appears on the Stanley Cup eight times: 1932, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1962.
Smythe is also known for having served in both World Wars, organizing his own artillery battery in the Second World War. The horses of Smythe's racing stable won the Queen's Plate twice among 145 stakes race wins during his lifetime. Smythe started and ran a successful sand and gravel business. He was a big supporter of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children and the Variety Club and founded the Conn Smythe Foundation philanthropic organization.
Conn Smythe was born on February 1, 1895, in Toronto to Albert Smythe, an Irish Protestant from County Antrim who immigrated to Canada in 1889, and Mary Adelaide Constantine, an English woman. Mary and Albert were married in the 1880s while immigrating to Canada. Albert and Mary had a rocky marriage and did not live together for more than a few months at a time. Mary, who was known as Polly, was remembered by Conn as pretty, a drinker and troublemaker, while Albert was quiet, a vegetarian and a devoted member of Madame Blavatsky's Theosophical movement. Albert Smythe was a charter member of the Theosophical Society of Canada in 1891, and edited its newsletter until the final years of his life.
The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team (MVP) during the National Hockey League's (NHL) Stanley Cup playoffs. The Conn Smythe Trophy has been awarded 48 times to 42 players since the 1964–65 NHL season. Each year, at the conclusion of the final game of the Stanley Cup Final, members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote to elect the player deserving of the trophy. The trophy is handed out prior to the presentation of the Stanley Cup by the NHL Commissioner and only the winner is announced, in contrast to most of the other NHL awards which name three finalists and are presented at a ceremony.
Unlike the playoff MVP awards presented in the other major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada (the Super Bowl MVP, the NBA Finals MVP, and the World Series MVP), the Conn Smythe is based on a player's performance during the entire NHL postseason instead of just the championship game or series.
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Plot: This powerful tale of the NHL's early years follows Ted Lindsay, an all-star for the Detroit Red Wings, in his quest to create a Player's Association to protect the rights of players against the ravages of monopolistic, profit taking owners. Lindsay, spurred on by the memory of a former teammate who died broke because he couldn't access his pension, mobilizes players from around the league to his cause.
Keywords: 1950s, autograph, based-on-book, contract, contract-negotiation, corrupt-businessman, death-of-friend, detroit-michigan, detroit-red-wings, friendshipVintage footage of the rare assembly of three iconic hockey personalities. For a lively discussion about the new (at the time) Hockey Hall Of Fame at the CNE, Toronto, here are Montreal Canadiens braintrust Frank Selke Sr., Toronto Maple Leafs regent Conn Smythe and Detroit Red Wing mogul Jack Adams. All three once had a division in the NHL named after them (longtime Chicago Blackhawk owner Jim Norris being the other once having an NHL division bearing his name). Then, Joe Bowen and Bob Nevin discuss the legendary Conn Smythe. Lastly, Hockey Night In Canada host Frank Selke Jr. chats with Montreal Canadiens great, Dickie Moore about a 1963 Toronto-Detroit playoff match.
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Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins. Game 4 2008 Stanley Cup Final. 5/31/08 Series Highlights - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmF2qdquM3w Throwback Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBGvwexaBewjZnQpWVXu8kMuxOrfHxl-Y
Los Angeles Kings forward Justin Williams is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy after the Kings 3-2 win in 2OT of Game 5 over the Rangers to win the Stanley Cup.
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Hockey Central at Noon gets into a heated debate over who’s been the Pittsburgh Penguins MVP so far in this postseason, and who could win the Conn Smythe trophy. The debate begins in earnest at 1:54
The presentations of the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP, won by Sidney Crosby, and the Stanley Cup. Also included are interviews while overjoyed Penguins players skated around with the Stanley Cup. Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2016 Stanley Cup!
Vintage footage of the rare assembly of three iconic hockey personalities. For a lively discussion about the new (at the time) Hockey Hall Of Fame at the CNE, Toronto, here are Montreal Canadiens braintrust Frank Selke Sr., Toronto Maple Leafs regent Conn Smythe and Detroit Red Wing mogul Jack Adams. All three once had a division in the NHL named after them (longtime Chicago Blackhawk owner Jim Norris being the other once having an NHL division bearing his name). Then, Joe Bowen and Bob Nevin discuss the legendary Conn Smythe. Lastly, Hockey Night In Canada host Frank Selke Jr. chats with Montreal Canadiens great, Dickie Moore about a 1963 Toronto-Detroit playoff match.
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Patrick Kane talks to Steve Levy and Barry Melrose after being named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner.
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