Andrew Forbes
Andrew is in his 6th year reporting for The Hockey Writers covering the Toronto Maple Leafs. He's the lead Maple Leafs writer and Special Events Coordinator and writes the Tape2Tape column on top of that. He began his broadcasting with CBC's Hockey Night in Canada team as well as being part of their coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. He's the former play-by-play voice of the London Jr. Knights for Rogers TV. You can find more of his work at http://andrewgforbes.wordpress.com/ and follow him on Twitter at @AndrewGForbes.
Author's Posts
Glenn Anderson Trade Revisited
September 19th, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs have a long and storied history. It’s one filled with success, disappointment and a long list of players that have donned the blue and white. Some came to the franchise through the draft while others were signed or traded for over the years. Over the next little while, we’ll be looking back at some of the...
Revisiting John Ferguson Jr.'s Draft - 2005
September 14th, 2019 The 2005 NHL Draft was another dark year for the Toronto Maple Leafs when it came to drafting their future assets. After all, they were led into the event by, then, general manager John Ferguson Jr. who didn’t exactly impress at 2004’s edition of the NHL draft. Related: Revisiting John Ferguson Jr.'s Draft - 2004 That said,...
Bobby Orr Caps Off Hall-of-Fame Career
September 12th, 2019 It was 40 years ago to the day - on Sept. 12 - that legendary defenceman Bobby Orr took the final step in his Hall-of-Fame career. Alongside Henri Richard, Gordon Juckes and Harry Howell, Orr was inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame thanks to the way that he revolutionized his position in the game of...
Bruins' Bruce Cassidy Signs Contract Extension
September 11th, 2019 On Wednesday, the Boston Bruins and general manager Don Sweeney announced that the team has signed head coach Bruce Cassidy to a multi-year contract extension with the club. https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1171770396267425792 Cassidy is the 28th coach in franchise history and took over for the club in 2017 following the...
Tape2Tape: Patrick Marleau, the Forgotten Leader
September 9th, 2019 It’s a game that favours youth now - at least that seems to be the trend in the NHL these days. Teams are more willing to give opportunities to younger players and bring veterans in on professional tryouts (PTOs) than pay an established player whose career seems to be tailing off. For Patrick Marleau, that was the case in San Jose...
Maple Leafs Round Table: Should Leafs, Dubas Give Marner a Deadline?
September 6th, 2019 With a new season around the corner comes a new year of The Hockey Writers’ Maple Leafs Round Table. New faces donning the blue and white, with commentary from new faces here at THW. While there’s been a lot of commentary surrounding the issue, we have yet to set up a group discussion on the Mitch Marner negotiations and where...
