A petulant parent put Palmateer on the track towards becoming a memorable NHL keeper. It’s amusing how some star goalies started out between the pipes. For Mike Palmateer, an oversensitive hocke ...

“It’s amazing so much time has gone by, but we’re still remembered as such a really great team,” 70-year-old goalie Mike Palmateer said on the phone from Florida. “And about 10 of us ...

Specifically, Earl McRae, rest his soul, a legendary sportswriter who, back in the 1970s, which is back when the Popcorn Kid was plain old Mike Palmateer — a rising young goaltender with the To ...

After 20 knee surgeries, including one knee replacement, Mike Palmateer can’t ever think about strapping on the pads again. “I’m actually walking pretty good these days, but I have to be ...

Mike Vernon and Mike Palmateer, part of a generation of Mighty Mite goalies, relied on reflexes, athleticism and an ability to read and anticipate the play, to become generational fixtures.

The Athletic Butterfly first came into prominence during the 1970s with former Toronto Maple Leaf Mike Palmateer. Back then, who didn’t pretend they were Palmateer on a Saturday night watching ...

If you’re somebody famous, possibly your own. Former Raptors star Kyle Lowry, Maple Leafs goalie Mike Palmateer and Olympic skier Steve Podborski went down that road on June 13, when they had ...