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, ...
It’s no secret being a fan of the Maple Leafs isn’t easy. The team has seen only mild success at any time over the last 45 years. Historically, management has made some serious hockey errors that has kept the team from returning to its past glory. Brian Burke was brought in to turn things around, ...
Brian Burke has never been the shy type. For some, that made him an ideal candidate for the general manager’s job with the Toronto Maple Leafs — a no-nonsense guy who could handle the media and the fans’ expectations. Being a Harvard-trained lawyer, former player agent, a general manager in Hartford, Vancouver and Anaheim, and former ...
With the Toronto Maple Leafs having just finished a season they would prefer to not remember for very long, Leafs fans are once again looking to the future in hopes of seeing a bright spot. One of the first things fans will be looking forward to is the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, in which Toronto ...
Every year around Christmastime, hockey fans across the globe gather in front of their television screens to watch the game they love with a passion. No, they aren’t getting together to watch their favourite professional team. They’re getting together to watch the world’s top junior hockey stars battle it out in a fierce two-week competition ...
Hockey Canada announced the 41 players who have been invited to this year’s Sport Chek Selection Camp for the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship on Monday afternoon
As announced earlier this week, the Ontario Hockey League’s Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors have named defenceman Stuart Percy as their team captain. The 18-year-old Leafs pick, drafted 25th overall at the 2011 NHL entry draft this past June, takes over the captaincy from OHL graduate and New York Islanders prospect Casey Cizikas. “St. Mike’s is ...
Starting tonight the Toronto Maple Leafs will take part in a three team tournament in Oshawa labelled the “Rookie Tournament.” The Leafs as an organization take part in this tourney on a yearly basis and will do so once again. The roster and scheduled games over the weekend can be found on the Maple Leafs ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, MN – The 2011 NHL Entry Draft got off to a pretty tame start in the Twin Cities. Other than the trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Edmonton Oilers for Gilbert Brule and a draft pick, nearly the entire first round went off without any picks swapping hands ...
This marks the third year my annual monster draft preview has been hosted here at The Hockey Writers (THW). This year also features integral contributions from Brian Huddle, Jeff Blay and Patrick Kearns. Update: THW 2011 NHL Draft Final Rankings – Top 210 (released June 14, 2011) For prior year’s detailed draft previews: 2010 NHL ...
