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
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...
Maple Leafs' Recent Dealings With the Panthers
May 8th, 2018 As Atlantic Division counterparts, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florid Panthers meet a few times every season. Still, it’s a long shot to call these two teams rivals at this point. So it’s not unusual that they meet at the trade table from time to time. However, in recent memory the Maple Leafs and Panthers haven’t engaged in too...
Alexis Gravel - 2018 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
May 7th, 2018 Alexis Gravel 2016-17 Team: Halifax Mooseheads (#1) Date of Birth: March 21, 2000 Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany Ht: 6’3” Wt: 220 lbs. Position: G NHL Draft Eligibility: 2018 first-year eligible Rankings NHL Central Scouting: 3rd (among NA Goalies) Future Considerations: 46th Bob McKenzie: 2nd (among goalies) ...
Evan Bouchard - 2018 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
May 6th, 2018 Evan Bouchard 2016-17 Team: London Knights (#2) Date of Birth: October 20, 1999 Place of Birth: Oakville, Ontario Ht: 6’2” Wt: 192 lbs. Position: D NHL Draft Eligibility: 2018 first-year eligible Rankings NHL Central Scouting: 4th (among NA Skaters) Future Considerations: 9th McKeen’s Hockey: 6th ...
