It was a simple gesture that Prince Edward Islander Kirk Taylor never forgot, a gift of one of Tim Horton's own hockey sticks. Now 50 years later, he's paying it forward. | SaltWire
Kirk Taylor, right, presents a stick he received from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Tim Horton in March 1969 to P.E.I. Tim Hortons franchise owner Danny Murphy, centre. The stick will be displayed in the Tim Hortons location on Kent Street in Charlottetown. Also, taking part in the presentation is Taylor’s cousin, Forbie Kennedy, who was a teammate of Horton’s at the time and arranged for Taylor and his brother, Paul, to receive sticks at a Maple Leafs’ practice. - Jason SimmondsCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I.
“We just went to practice, and Forbie came out and had the two sticks – I shot right so I took the Tim Horton one and my brother took the Murray Oliver one because he shot left.” Prince Edward Islander Kirk Taylor recently donated this stick used by the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Tim Hortons that he received as a 10-year-old in March 1969 to Danny Murphy, P.E.I. Tim Hortons franchise owner. Murphy said the stick will be displayed at Charlottetown’s Kent Street Tim Hortons. - Jason Simmonds
Played over 1,400 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres.The pure wooden stick is much heavier than sticks used today. Kennedy said Horton must have liked the stick Taylor received, pointing out there was tape over a little crack.
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A stick used by Toronto Maple Leafs’ Tim Horton finds new P.E.I. home | SaltWireIt was a simple gesture that Prince Edward Islander Kirk Taylor never forgot, a gift of one of Tim Horton's own hockey sticks. Now 50 years later, he's paying it forward. | SaltWire
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