It’s easy enough to identify the great team dynasties of NHL history. Simply take any list of Stanley Cup victories since 1917 and highlight the teams that have won three or more Cups in succession. Also include teams that have won more than three Stanley Cups over a relatively short period of several years in [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs win a spirited affair in Ottawa.
As expected the Battle of Ontario rivals was once again a free-for-all in hits, penalties and injuries.
Toronto tried to take advantage of the flu plagued Ottawa club that was reminiscent of a game 6 years ago where the Senators took a 4 nothing lead in [...]
“Leafs are finally on the road to recovery.”
I’ve read on some sports forums and web sites that the “premium” draft picks given up in the trade for Phil Kessel were too much. But if we stop and think for a moment and look at his 21 goals and 20 assist for 41 points in 51 [...]
For the third season in a row, General Manager Ray Shero has been aggressive at the trade deadline and put the Pittsburgh Penguins in position to contend for a Stanley Cup. On the evening before the deadline, Pittsburgh traded prospect Luca Caputi along with defenseman Martin Skoula to Toronto for forward Alexei Ponikarovsky.
Weeks ago in [...]
Before I begin my initial post and provide reasons why Leafs fans can hold their head high, I want to make it perfectly clear that I am a diehard Toronto Maple Leafs fan and have been my entire life. Let’s just say I remember the 1962 cup well. I was 13 at the time and [...]
Do you want to hear an absolutely amazing stat that will knock your socks off? I can almost guarantee that you will find this fact so coincidental and unbelievable that you’ll have to double-check it yourself.
With last night’s 4-0 shutout loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leafs have completed their pre-Olympic schedule. [...]
San Jose won 3-2 against a new look Leafs team, their 8th straight road win. Ryane Clowe registered the game winner his 15th of the season and the Sharks (39-11-9) are now one point behind the impressive Washington Capitals (41-12-6). It wasn’t a pretty win, but a win none the less.
Niclas Wallin joined his new [...]
Brendan Burke, the 21-year old son of Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke, was killed in a car accident earlier today (Friday, February 5th).
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced earlier on Wednesday evening that defenseman Mike Komisarek’s season is now over. The rugged blueliner, who came over to the Leafs as a free agent from Montreal during the off season, injured his shoulder and has not played since January 2nd’s game against the Calgary Flames. Incidentally, Komisarek was named [...]
By Jon Gabrielle, THW
While the Atlanta Thrashers were playing one of their last games with their disgruntled star, Ilya Kovalchuk, against the almost bankrupt Tampa bay Lightning in Atlanta last night, the boxscore reported the attendence at 11,390.
If you believe that figure, pull on this leg and it plays jingle bells! Besides wondering if there [...]
