Brian Glennie was born 1946 in Toronto Ontario.He wore #24 playing defence for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Brian Glennie played 9 seasons with Toronto from 1969-70 to 1977-78.
Glennie captained the Toronto marlboros to a Memorial Cup in 1967.He played defence paired with Tim Horton in his first full season with the Leafs.
Toronto fans cheered when Glennie would body check a player coming over the blue line or in the neutral zone, he made his opponents keep their heads up when carrying the puck.
A physical defensive defenceman it was like running into a freight train.
Glennie was asked to join team Canada in 1972 called the summit series, though he did not play in the final series against the USSR. He did play in two exhibition games and has no regrets, he says he loved the experience.
During a game between Toronto and Detroit in November of 1975, Glennie was chopped on the head by Detroit player Dan Maloney. Maloney was charged for the hit and ended up doing community service work. Years later Maloney would play for the Maple Leafs and coach them.
