In a strong offensive effort, the Capitals used four power play goals — three from Dennis Wideman — to overcome a good even-strength effort by the Maple Leafs and win, 4-2. This is the first set of consecutive wins since Dale Hunter took over as head coach. **UPDATE**: Wideman’s hat trick was revoked, as his third goal ...
It has been a long, long while since it was first announced that the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan would be placing its stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) on the open market. Over that time, many rumours have surfaced
Late last night I was at a meeting of the Society for International Hockey Research (SIHR) in downtown Toronto, with a number of interested guests as our honorary president, broadcast legend Brian McFarlane, was holding court with entertaining stories from his long career with Hockey Night in Canada. As the meeting was winding down, fellow ...
News broke through the Toronto Sun late Thursday that a deal for controlling interest in Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Limited (MLSE) could happen as early as Friday morning, which would close the book on the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s ownership of one of the richest sports properties around. The sale would see Canadian telecommunications giants ...
Sidney Crosby is widely acknowledged as the best player in the game today. With his year long absence, other players were given more of an opportunity to the chance to make their own case as signature players in the NHL. While some fans may be critical of the depth of talent league-wide, there has never ...
It’s a controversy not experienced for a number of years. This time though, you’ll be unlikely to find too many angry tweets or hear many complaints out of Leaf Nation. There’s a goalie situation happening in Toronto. I can’t deny, I’ve been critical of one Jonas Gustavsson, as lately as a month ago. And I really ...
On Monday afternoon the NHL’s Board of Governors agreed to implement the proposed four conference re-alignment beginning for the 2012-2013 National Hockey League season. The new format will divide the current thirty teams into four conferences featuring two consisting of eight teams and two with seven teams. The conferences have yet to be named but ...
Without question, Brian Burke’s 3 years in Toronto has seen a number of players shipped out of town. The moves seem to have paid dividends in 2011-12, as the Leafs find themselves in a top-8 spot 25 games into the season. Currently 46 former Maple Leafs or farmhands toiling on NHL teams or in their systems. ...
We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the next December edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game. There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy. So imagine what it is like for the average hockey fan who takes on a fantasy hockey league.
Lost but not forgotten in the midst of the Leafs’ first quarter success is a couple of re-signings Brian Burke will have to tackle this off-season. Nikolai Kulemin is in the final year of a two year deal that has paid him just under $5 million, and Mikhail Grabovski in the final year of a ...
