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
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Centres
March 14th, 2019 From time to time The Hockey Writers' editors look back on old articles that generated some buzz. Today, Mar. 14, marks the anniversary of Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, we're re-publishing this great piece by Andrew Forbes recounting the best centres in Leafs...
Maple Leafs News & Notes: Marchand on Marner & Milestone Alley
March 8th, 2019 With just under a quarter of the season left to play, the Toronto Maple Leafs sit third in the Atlantic Division and seemingly on a collision course to another first-round encounter with the Boston Bruins. While the thought of that lingers in the minds of their fans, the team has had yet another run of individual marks and important...
2019 NHL Draft: Forbes' Top 155 for March
March 7th, 2019 Forbes' Top 93 Preseason Rankings Forbes' Top 124 Rankings for January We're roughly three months away from the NHL Entry Draft now and outside the unanimous top two picks, the draft seems like it could be wide open. On top of that, getting past the first 31 picks, the talent pool seems to be quite interchangeable...
Tape2Tape: Canucks' Michael DiPietro and Overcoming Controversy
February 20th, 2019 It was a little over a week ago, on Feb. 11, 19-year-old Michael DiPietro made his NHL debut for the Vancouver Canucks against the San Jose Sharks. A third-round pick of the Canucks (64th overall) DiPietro had already seen one change in colours this season when his former junior club, the Windsor Spitfires, moved the young goaltender to...
Tape2Tape: Is Rittich Worthy of MVP Consideration?
February 17th, 2019 It wouldn’t be fair to say that David Rittich came out of nowhere for the Calgary Flames - after all this is the third season in which he’s appeared in an NHL game. That said, this is the first season in which he’s become a household name for fans of the league. While you still wouldn’t put him amongst the game’s...
Niagara IceDogs Facing Discipline from OHL
February 16th, 2019 The OHL is dealing with an issue when it comes to one of their franchises - the Niagara IceDogs. What has looked like a promising season for the IceDogs - who sit second in the league’s Eastern Conference - has quickly been overshadowed by a dark cloud. According to multiple reports, the IceDogs are facing the loss of draft picks...
