Conn Smythe grave
September 19, 2026
Three generations of the Smythe Family: Their story their place
I visited the graves of three generations of the Smythe family, each buried in a different cemetery across Toronto and Muskoka. They were a family of achievers, but like many families, they were divided by conflict and discord, and their story has slowly faded from memory. Generation One: Albert Ernest Stafford Smythe Toronto Necropolis Albert […]
August 24, 2023
Conn Smythe, John Bassett, Stafford Smythe, Harold Ballard The Leafs owners and the turbulent times ahead
On my walk to three different cemeteries, I reunited the owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s until the early 1970s.
August 24, 2023
Conn Smythe & J.P. Bickell New owners of the newly named Toronto Maple Leafs
Following the war, Smythe returned to Toronto with his Army salary and the proceeds from the sale of land in Cochrane, Ontario.