Maple is also the wood used for basketball courts, including the floors used by the NBA, and it is a popular wood for baseball bats, along with white ash.

Maple bats cost more than white ash, but they often last longer as a result of their high strength.

Eastwood and Battery Point Local Nature Reserve is a woodland containing Yew, Maple, Dogs mercury and beech.

Maple, elm, oak, pine, and birch trees are common throughout.

They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ), and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, and Chicago Blackhawks.

After a loss to the Bruins in the 1928 – 29 finals and a few mediocre seasons in the early 1930s, the Rangers, led by brothers Bill and Bun Cook on the right and left wings, respectively, and Frank Boucher at center, would defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1932 – 33 best-of-five finals, three games to one, to win their second Stanley Cup, exacting revenge on the Leafs ' " Kid line " of Busher Jackson, Joe Primeau, and Charlie Conacher.

The Detroit Red Wings disposed of the New York Americans in their first round best-of-three series two games to one ( even as the Americans had analytical and notorious ex-Bruins star Eddie Shore ) and the Toronto Maple Leafs ousted the Chicago Black Hawks two games to none.

The Blackhawks are one of the Original Six NHL teams, along with the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.

He had one of his career highlights that season when, on March 23, 1944, Richard scored all five goals for the Canadiens in a 5 – 1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the playoffs en route to the Stanley Cup Finals and was awarded all three stars for his efforts.

Vandenberg Village is the location of Cabrillo High School ( one of two general high schools located within Lompoc Unified School District boundaries ), Buena Vista Elementary School, and Maple High ( Continuation ) School.

There is also a hemlock Maple tree ( which measures over 350 inches in diameter ) located on the same property, one of a very few that remain in North America as they were all but extinct due to their heavy usage in home construction from 1750-1925.

What is now Palmyra was part of Chester Township ( now Maple Shade Township ), which was created in 1694 and was one of the original 104 townships in New Jersey incorporated in 1798.

RiverCenter retains authority over the management and redevelopment of a defined central business district, which includes Broad Street from the post office to Marine Park and from Maple Avenue to one block east of Broad Street.

Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Maple Heights-Lake Desire ranks 28th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Maple Valley ranks 93rd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

Maple Bluff is also known as the richest part of the Madison Metro and one of the wealthiest in the state.

From Field Maple, Norway Maple is distinguished by its larger leaves with pointed, not blunt, lobes, and from the other species by the presence of one or more teeth on all of the lobes.

Norway Maple is one of three species that Meijer Garden Centers no longer sell ; Meijer made this decision due to the tree's invasive nature.

For instance, Canada mints a gold bullion coin ( the Gold Maple Leaf ) at a face value of $ 50 containing one troy ounce ( 31. 1035 g ) of gold — as of May 2011, this coin is worth about $ 1, 500 CAD as bullion.

On 1 July 2005, the Agressor flying squadrons of the 57th OG were split off into the new 57th Adversary Tactics Group, which consolidated all Aggressor activities under one group is to provide the Combat Air Forces with the opportunity to train against a realistic, fully integrated threat array during large-and small-scale exercises such as Red Flag – Nellis, Red Flag – Alaska, Maple Flag, Green Flag and dissimilar air combat training deployments.

Luc Bertrand, spokesman for Maple Group and one of the drivers of the bid is vice chairman of the National Bank of Canada and also TMX Group's largest individual shareholder.

In the playoffs, the Montreal Maroons defeated Chicago with defensive hockey, defeated the New York Rangers at wide-open ( offensive ) hockey, and then defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, who Gorman considered as one of the best hockey teams of all time, in three straight games.

Two weeks later on October 11, 1969, a passenger entered the cab driven by Paul Stine at the intersection of Mason and Geary Streets ( one block west from Union Square ) in San Francisco requesting to be taken to Washington and Maple Streets in Presidio Heights.

For reasons unknown, Stine drove one block past Maple to Cherry Street ; the passenger then shot Stine once in the head with a 9mm, took Stine's wallet, car keys and tore away a section of Stine's bloodstained shirt tail.

The town includes one of the larger Thousand Islands, Grindstone Island, along with smaller islands, such as Bluff Island, Grenell Island, Maple Island, Picton Island, and Round Island.

Dedicated in 2006, the " Maple Ridge Wind Farm " is one of the largest wind farms in the United States.

* Small-part actress Mary Gregory was seen, starting in 1955, in well over a hundred TV episodes, including first season's " The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street " and third season's " The Shelter ".

* Jason Johnson ( 1907 – 1977 ), another small-part player ( and scriptwriter ) seen in at least a hundred TV shows of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, was also, along with Mary Gregory, in " The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street ".

Maple City had its beginnings in 1866 when William Parks and J. T. Sturtevant built a shoe peg factory on land containing several hundred acres of maple timber, and the community that grew up around it was at first known as " Peg Town ".

** The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

Two days later, the squad recorded the first win in franchise history, a 5 – 3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In his last game at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, he led the Flames to a 5 – 1 win over the Maple Leafs with a two goal effort that saw him named first star of the game.

* The Lakeshore Maple Leafs win the Minto Cup.

* Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs win 4 games to 1 over the Montreal Canadiens

* Canadian Junior Championship – Notre-Dame-de-Grace Maple Leafs win 2-1 over the Edmonton Huskies

* Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs

* Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs

On April 9, 2011, in a 4 – 1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Martin became the 9th NHL coach to reach the 600th win milestone.

* The New York Rangers defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2 to win the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup.

However, the Flames were again eliminated in the first round, again failing to win a game in their 1979 preliminary round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Chuvalo finished his amateur career with a 16-0-0 record, all by KO within four rounds. Nicknamed " Boom Boom ", Chuvalo turned professional in 1956, knocking out four opponents in one night to win a heavyweight tournament held by former world's champion Jack Dempsey at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on April 26, 1956.

* 4 April-13 April-New York Rangers defeat Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in a best of five series to win their second Stanley Cup.

Later that month, on October 29, Heatley scored 4 consecutive goals in an 8 – 0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, marking a career-high for goals in a game.

In the next round against the Toronto Maple Leafs he recorded two shutouts, including one in the final game of the series as the Devils went on to win four games to two, setting up a showdown with rival Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference Finals.

* Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings in 4 straight games to win their 5th Stanley Cup title.

* Toronto Maple Leafs defeats Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2 to win the Stanley Cup.

Ted " Teeder " Kennedy scores the match-winning goal late in game six to win the Maple Leafs their first of three straight Cups, the first time any NHL team has accomplished that feat.

* The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.