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A bitter blow: Leafs' franchise player Wendel Clark, who has played only 28 games this season because of injury, will sit out the rest of the slumping team's schedule with back problems
A bitter blow: Leafs' franchise player Wendel Clark, who has played only 28 games this season because of injury, will sit out the rest of the slumping team's schedule with back problems

A bitter blow: Leafs' franchise player Wendel Clark, who has played only 28 games this season because of injury, will sit out the rest of the slumping team's schedule with back problems

Date12/3/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: A bitter blow: Leafs' franchise player Wendel Clark, who has played only 28 games this season because of injury, will sit out the rest of the slumping team's schedule with back problems.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0038873F
      On the mend: Wendel Clark, who is still recovering from back problems that plagued him last season, participated in a light scrimmage for the first time yesterday
      On the mend: Wendel Clark, who is still recovering from back problems that plagued him last season, participated in a light scrimmage for the first time yesterday
      Clark, Wendel, 1966-
      9/15/1988
      Maple leafs' president Harold Ballard tries table hockey in attempt to solve team's problems
      Maple leafs' president Harold Ballard tries table hockey in attempt to solve team's problems
      Ballard, Harold, 1903-1990
      11/29/1974
      On the sidelines. All Wendel Clark can do is watch from the bench as his teammates practise yesterday. The rugged but hurting Leaf left winger is once again on the disabled list with back problems
      On the sidelines. All Wendel Clark can do is watch from the bench as his teammates practise yesterday. The rugged but hurting Leaf left winger is once again on the disabled list with back problems
      Clark, Wendel, 1966-
      11/10/1987
      A key player in Leafs' resurgence this season, Chris Broadhurst kenads the knee of ailing Wendel Clark, who visits the training room most mornings
      A key player in Leafs' resurgence this season, Chris Broadhurst kenads the knee of ailing Wendel Clark, who visits the training room most mornings
      Clark, Wendel, 1966-
      3/11/1980
      Wendel's Swan Song. Leafs' Wendel Clark plays a few notes on the saxophone yesterday while gathering up his gear at the Gardens. Clark, who played the(...)
      Wendel's Swan Song. Leafs' Wendel Clark plays a few notes on the saxophone yesterday while gathering up his gear at the Gardens. Clark, who played the(...)
      Clark, Wendel, 1966-
      4/2/1991
      Easy evening: Goalie Michel Laroque didn't have nearly as many problems against Blues last night as in his first two games with Leafs
      Easy evening: Goalie Michel Laroque didn't have nearly as many problems against Blues last night as in his first two games with Leafs
      Laroque, Michel (Bunny)
      3/18/1981
      Pizza pizza problems problems: Homayoun (Homey) Rafati's Pizza Pizza franchise that he bought four years ago for $260,000 is losing money because, he says, of unreasonable price increases by the franchizing company
      Pizza pizza problems problems: Homayoun (Homey) Rafati's Pizza Pizza franchise that he bought four years ago for $260,000 is losing money because, he says, of unreasonable price increases by the franchizing company
      Spremo, Boris
      1/24/1993
      Gerry McNamara: Leafs' GM says no major player shakeup is planned despite team's five-game losing slump
      Gerry McNamara: Leafs' GM says no major player shakeup is planned despite team's five-game losing slump
      Lennon, Frank
      1/17/1984
      Toronto Maple Leaf owner Harold Ballard and one of his team's current stars, Wendel Clark, left, welcome the latest hope of raise the team to the top (...)
      Toronto Maple Leaf owner Harold Ballard and one of his team's current stars, Wendel Clark, left, welcome the latest hope of raise the team to the top (...)
      Cooper, David
      6/15/1987
      At honest mistake: Peter Zezel and Wendel Clark joined the rest of the Maple Leafs for a cultured evening at the theatre last night and were obviously at home hamming it up with Honest Ed Mirvish
      At honest mistake: Peter Zezel and Wendel Clark joined the rest of the Maple Leafs for a cultured evening at the theatre last night and were obviously at home hamming it up with Honest Ed Mirvish
      Hunter, Paul
      1/20/1992
      Wendel clark: Leaf winger's knee is a big concern to team's MD
      Wendel clark: Leaf winger's knee is a big concern to team's MD
      Clark, Wendel, 1966-
      10/4/1991
      Leaf's top gun: But will Wendel Clark be firing for the Leafs when the season opens? That's the big question being asked at training camp in Newmarket
      Leaf's top gun: But will Wendel Clark be firing for the Leafs when the season opens? That's the big question being asked at training camp in Newmarket
      Bock, Tony
      9/9/1980