Growing up in Newmarket, the Toronto Maple Leafs were the only hockey team Kurtis Gabriel knew. So when the 6-foot-4 Minnesota Wild forward played his first game in Toronto on Wednesday night, with family and friends in the crowd, you might think he wanted to...

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Wild tough guy Kurtis Gabriel has a big night for Toronto friends and family