But that's just a sliver of his remarkable road through hockey. He played professionally for 15 teams in four leagues between 1955-76, skating in the NHL, WHA and the Western and American leagues. Hillman's career was more colorful than a box of Crayolas. Can you believe I hit a home run in every game? I hit one against Larry, who was pitching for Kirkland Lake. We played three games and I had an exceptional tournament. In 1957, we had a big (softball) tournament up in Kirkland Lake with a half-dozen of the best teams in the area. "He was a great fastball pitcher, he had an underhand whip, like the famous Eddie Feigner of King and his Court.
"But my greatest experience with Larry wasn't in hockey," the 'Big M'added. "He let you know he was ready, he was always prepared and that's why a lot of teams like to have him around. "Larry was a good team man, he played a team game," Mahovlich said. Hall of Famer Frank Mahovlich, who also won four Stanley Cup championships with Hillman in Toronto, remembered a solid presence on the Maple Leafs blue line. He cleared the front of the net and got the puck out." "He would be our fifth defenseman but he worked really hard, he was always in shape, he always had a great outlook and he was encouraging all the time. "Larry was a great teammate and a great friend," said Dave Keon, the Maple Leafs icon who was Hillman's teammate on all four Cup champions. Often called Morley (his middle name) by teammates, Hillman was a favorite of every goalie in front of whom he played, a rugged 6-foot, 185-pound shot-blocking, crease-clearing defender who was happy to never leave his own zone with NHL teams that also included the Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres. The native of Kirkland Lake, Ontario won the Stanley Cup with the 1954-55 Red Wings, the Maple Leafs in 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-67, and the 1968-69 Montreal Canadiens. Toronto Maple Leafs defensemen Larry Hillman (left) and Tim Horton support goalie Don Simmons during the 1963 NHL All-Star Game at Maple Leaf Gardens. Hillman, a six-time champion on three of the NHL's so-called Original Six teams whose famous "Hillman Hex" on the Toronto Maple Leafs is or isn't still alive, died late Friday at age 85. Today, a player must be 18 years old at the start of a season to be eligible to play his rookie NHL season. Hillman should hold an NHL record forever, having won the Cup at age 18 years, two months and nine days old with the 1954-55 Detroit Red Wings, the youngest player to ever have his name engraved on the trophy. One nice touch though is that they do provide water and coffee to people waiting outside.But here's the best. We also watched about half a dozen couples seated before us. When we checked in, we were told that it would be “just a few minutes” but we waited 30 minutes. I was also a little annoyed that we had to wait so long even though we had a reservation. I don’t really enjoy long waits though so I’m not sure if I’ll be back anytime soon. Overall, we enjoyed the food here and the large selection of brunch offerings. It was fun to watch, though we did not order one. They were walking around with the visual display to see if anyone was interested in ordering one of the last ones of the day. Halfway through our meal, two servers came out with a long wood board with sticky buns. This was a hearty plate that both of us really enjoyed. K choice also came with sausage, fried rock shrimp, mustard greens and smoked paprika. Great Maple’s version of eggs benedict, popovers are de-crowned and served with poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, potatoes and fruit. While I enjoyed the softness of the scramble and the abundance of fresh avocados, I did feel like the melt was a little bland and could have used something to boost the flavor profile.
Accompanying the melt was a slice of grilled olive oil and fig cake, potato scallion cake and fresh fruit. I chose a bacon, avocado, tomato scramble melt, topped with mozzarella cheese and basil.
There are three donuts to an order, which was a little too much for just the two of us, so we ended up boxing the last one. Warm, fluffy, covered in a sweet maple glaze and studded with bacon. These were one of the main reasons I had wanted to try out this restaurant. We started off with warm, fresh bacon maple donuts. We actually made reservations ahead of time on Opentable, but we still had to wait 30 minutes before finally being seated. The place was packed when we arrived, with a wait time of about 40 minutes. We finally had a chance to check it out recently. Great Maple is a popular brunch spot in San Diego that has been on my to-try list for quite a while.
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