Tag Archives: Carter Ashton

Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2012-2013 Training Camp is Currently Ongoing

2 Jan 2013

The 2012 NHL lockout hasn’t fully cancelled the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2012-2013 training camp like you may have first thought.

Toronto Maple Leafs Top Prospects Report

20 Dec 2012

Heading into the 2012 NHL season NHL.com ranked the top ten prospects in the Toronto Maple Leafs system. Joe Colborne was ranked number one while, Jesse Blacker, Brad Ross, Tyler Biggs, Morgan Rielly, Greg McKegg, Jerry D’Amigo, Matthew Finn, Leo Komarov and Korbinian Holzer rounded out the top ten. Another trusted online source, Hockey’s Future, ...

Things Lost, Things Delayed – Maple Leafs Edition

12 Nov 2012

There’s some hope the NHL lockout, now about two months old, will end and there may even be a 60-70 game regular season commencing by December. There’s interest, if not enthusiasm, that a CBA may be near, even though some fans have satisfied their hockey fix with the AHL, junior hockey and even KHL. There ...

Jekyll and Hyde Opening Weekend for the Toronto Marlies

17 Oct 2012

It certainly wasn’t the opening weekend that Brian Burke was hoping for when their Baby Leafs were eliminated from the Calder Cup Final in four straight games last June. Ideally the Leafs Brass would be gathered in a booth at the ACC ready to watch their summer plans come to fruition as the other Blue ...

Carter Ashton: The Forgotten Man In Toronto

9 Sep 2012

When Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke acquired forward Carter Ashton from the Tampa Bay Lightning in return for rugged defenseman Keith Aulie the feeling was Ashton would be a project for the Blue and White. With injuries piling up the Maple Leafs recalled Ashton from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. ...

Troy Bourke – The Next Ones: NHL 2012 Draft Prospect Profile

12 Jun 2012

Troy Bourke THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 03/30/1994 Place of birth: Onoway, AB, CAN Ht: 5’10″ Wt: 180 Shoots: Left Position: Forward NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 1st year eligible THW Ranking (May): 56th Other Rankings: NHL Central Scouting: 123rd (NA skaters) Hockey Prospects: #43 overall *** *Click here for Notes Up Front for various topics ...

Toronto: Where Do They Go From Here?

16 Apr 2012

It’s guaranteed to be an interesting off season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The daggers are out. LeafsNation is unhappy, and with good reason. Things looked so good, then turned so bad, and the Leafs failed to take the smallest of ‘next steps’ – moving from also-ran in the east to the top 8. This ...

Maple Leafs Panel: Coaching Change, Veteran Players & Aulie Traded

5 Mar 2012

Maple Leafs Panel is a weekly feature that is published every Monday here on The Hockey Writers. It is a feature where THW Toronto Maple Leafs correspondents Lukas Hardonk, Mark Ascione and Alex Mamalis answer three questions that concern the Maple Leafs each week. This week, we welcome Greg Thomson filling in for Lukas. To catch up on previous editions, click here. Question: With 18 games ...

Burke, Leafs Stay Quiet on Deadline Day

29 Feb 2012

Brian Burke has always held that he prefers to do his deals well ahead of the NHL trade deadline. This season, he made no major deals, though he did find 2 trades of minor league players on deadline day. Otherwise, the Leafs essentially stood their ground. The reaction in LeafsNation is decidedly mixed. The recent ...