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
Maple Leafs' Recent Dealings With the Wild
May 16th, 2018 Having just come into existence in 2000, the Minnesota Wild don’t have a long trade history with the Toronto Maple Leafs - like many other teams we’ve looked at. On top of that, both clubs are in separate conferences and don’t see a whole lot of each other. While our goal is to look at the five most recent trades between the two...
Maple Leafs Round Table: Nylander's Next Contract
May 14th, 2018 With the offseason upon us and a new general manager at the helm, the questions surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs are aplenty. From what Kyle Dubas will do to better the team to what the next contract looks like for William Nylander, the Leafs and their fans will be looking for some answers this offseason. With that, the Maple Leafs...
Maple Leafs' Recent Dealings With the Kings
May 13th, 2018 They aren’t rivals by any means. In fact, considering how often they play, it’s hard for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings to build any kind of rivalry. That said, the rumour mill has swirled over the past couple years of Drew Doughty coming to Toronto, which he seemingly shut down. While Doughty to the Maple Leafs is...
Sampo Ranta - 2018 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
May 10th, 2018 Sampo Ranta 2016-17 Team: Sioux City Musketeers (#8) Date of Birth: May 31, 2000 Place of Birth: Naantali, Finland Ht: 6’2” Wt: 192 lbs. Position: LW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2018 first-year eligible Rankings NHL Central Scouting: 18th (among NA Skaters) Future Considerations: 58th Bob McKenzie: 42nd Craig Button:...
The NHL's Most Unbreakable Playoff Records
May 9th, 2018 A little over a year ago we sat down together and opened the NHL’s record book in search of some of the game’s most unbreakable records. While Wayne Gretzky’s name is found throughout the history of the game, it was decided that other marks including Sittler’s 10-point game, Orr’s 110-point season and Glenn Hall’s consecutive...
Olivier Rodrigue - 2018 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
May 9th, 2018 Olivier Rodrigue 2016-17 Team: Drummondville Voltigeurs (#33) Date of Birth: July 6, 2000 Place of Birth: Chicoutimi, Quebec Ht: 6’1” Wt: 159 lbs. Position: G NHL Draft Eligibility: 2018 first-year eligible Rankings NHL Central Scouting: 1st (among NA Goalies) Future Considerations: 83rd ISS Hockey: 1st (among...
