Bud The Spud

"Bud The Spud" is one of Tom's most well known albums. It was his first album released with his then new manager, Jury Krytiuk, and was an instant hit.

Good Ol Hockey Game

The song first appeared on Connors' 1973 album, Stompin' Tom and the Hockey Song. However, the song did not reach its tremendous popularity until 1992. It was at this time, that the song was played at Ottawa Senators games.Today, it is a well known song, celebrating Canada's love for one of its national games, hockey.

The song is well known for its chorus,

Oh! The good old hockey game,
Is the best game you can name;
And the best game you can name,
Is the good old Hockey game!

After numerous complaints about damaged stage floors, Tom began to carry a piece of plywood that he stomped even more vigorously than before. The "stompin' " board has since become one of his trademarks. After stomping a hole in the wood, he would pick it up and show it to the audience then joke about the quality of the local lumber before calling for a new one.

How the Stompin begins?

The bartender of the Maple Leaf Hotel in Timmins, Ontario, offered Stompin Tom a beer to play a few songs. Those songs turned into a year long contract.The dominion was impressed with his voice and song ideas,so he signed a year contract with them.

Early Life

He spent a short time living with his mother in a low-security women's penitentiary before he was seized by Children's Aid Society. He was later adopted by the Aylward family in Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island.