Andrew Forbes
Andrew is in his 7th 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.
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Junior Hockey News & Rumors: Rychel Fired, Kaluski Captains Broncos & More
January 22nd, 2020 Another edition of our junior hockey hook-up, today we discuss a new commit to the North Bay Battalion, the Barrie Colts parting ways with their head coach and the new leadership group in Swift Current. Christian Stevens Commits to Battalion ’Tis the season for players committing to their new junior clubs. In the same week that...
5 Takeaways From Maple Leafs 6-2 Loss to Blackhawks
January 19th, 2020 It was a rough night on Saturday for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their faithful fanbase, as the team was handed yet another blowout loss at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks jumped ahead to an early 3-0 lead in the first period and didn’t look back, finishing the game 6-2 and leaving Toronto on a high note. As...
Junior Hockey News & Rumors: Jan Mysak & Raising Kane, Little to the Rafters
January 18th, 2020 In today’s edition of the junior hockey roundup, we have an all-OHL lineup of news including two jersey retirements, a draft pick commitment to Hamilton and a positive drug test resulting in a suspension in the Forest City. Jan Mysak Commits to Bulldogs After some not-so-happy news out of Hamilton the last time we checked in,...
Tape2Tape: Kassian, Tkachuk and the Coming War
January 16th, 2020 By now, we’ve all seen the tape of Calgary Flames’ forward and super-pest Matthew Tkachuk hitting Edmonton Oilers’ forward Zack Kassian and the latter rag-dolling Tkachuk following the last hit. Kassian was handed a four-minute double minor and the Flames would go on to win that instalment of the Battle of Alberta. But I’m...
Junior Hockey News & Rumors: Colin Campbell, Tucker Tynan & the Hamilton Bulldogs
January 13th, 2020 Looking to keep you more informed on some of the happenings in the hockey world, we’ll be looking to update you on news and rumours from around junior hockey. While the majority of it will come from the CHL’s three leagues (OHL, WHL and QMJHL), this update will be open to any news pertaining to junior hockey. With that, in...
Maple Leafs' Prospect Report: Sandin's Growth & Liljegren NHL Ready?
January 11th, 2020 With the World Junior Championships over and players returning to their respective teams - including the trio of Toronto Maple Leafs’ prospects - it’s time to check in on a few of the players the Maple Leafs have in their pipeline. With injuries playing a major factor for the big club, the Maple Leafs have made a number of...
