Andrew Forbes
Andrew is in his 5th 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 a national scout for Grandstand Sport Network and 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
The NHL's Most Unbreakable Records
October 7th, 2018 Many athletes believe - or at least pretend to believe - that records are made to be broken. If that’s the case, they haven’t taken a look at the NHL’s record books, or should I say the book that Gretzky re-wrote. Wayne Gretzky’s name is scribbled throughout the pages of this particular book. In fact, he holds or shares 61...
Knights' News: Home Opener, Foudy Returns & Bangs Becomes a Firebird
September 28th, 2018 On Friday, the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights kicked off their 2018-19 campaign against their rival Windsor Spitfires at Budweiser Gardens in London. The Knights, who are coming off a rough season in which they traded a number of assets, are coming in with a much younger roster and much higher expectations considering the...
Maple Leafs News & Notes: Tavares, Ennis and the Power Play
September 26th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs are only a handful of games into the preseason and already the hype is growing within the city. Fans are getting over exuberant with the success they’ve seen from the newly-acquired players and newly-formed lines through the early part of the preseason, but in this case, they could have a point. Now, in no...
Shea Theodore Inks 7-Year Contract with Golden Knights
September 25th, 2018 News broke in the early hours of Tuesday morning that young defenceman and restricted free agent (RFA) Shea Theodore committed to a long-term deal with the Vegas Golden Knights. The deal carries an annual average value (AAV) of $5.2 million over the seven years with no fluctuation, according to Pierre...
Maple Leafs Round Table: Handing Out the Leafs' Letters
September 23rd, 2018 The 2018-19 NHL season is just around the corner and questions are slowly getting answered for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans. While rumours surfaced regarding the captaincy in Toronto, the situation was quickly settled with news that there would be three key players donning letters for the coming season. With no ‘C’ on...
The NHL's Most Underrated Superstar
September 19th, 2018 A superstar is a high-profile and extremely successful performer or athlete and it’s safe to say that the NHL has a handful of them littered around the league. While all of them are individually recognized for their pure skill and uncanny ability to dominate the game, some of them have flown under the radar - at least when it comes to...
