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Leo Bond

Leo Bond has written on a variety of different subjects for multiple publications—everything from classic literature and film to the latest emerging tech. A lifelong fan and student of hockey, he currently resides with his wife Dana in Vancouver BC, but will forever be a proud Maritimer from small town Nova Scotia.

NHL Should Honour Wayne Gretzky with Major Award Naming

Leo Bond | June 27, 2020

Proposing a major NHL Award (for the top playmaker during each regular season) be named for the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, to honour his legendary career.

Categories Commentary

Is Marner’s Negotiation Delaying Other RFA Deals?

Leo Bond | July 23, 2019

With several high-end restricted free agent (RFA) negotiations dragging on past the July 1 opening of the NHL’s free agency period, it’s beginning to look more and more like a…

Categories Editor's Choice, Free Agents

Why Mitch Marner is More Valuable than Auston Matthews

Leo Bond | July 10, 2019

Philosophically weighing the value of the creative playmaking forward (represented by Mitch Marner) against the goal-scoring sharpshooter (Auston Matthews).

Categories Commentary, Editor's Choice, Toronto Maple Leafs

Don Cherry for the Hockey Hall of Fame

Leo Bond | June 28, 2019

With this week’s announcement of the 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees, once again the time has come for the usual complaints regarding who got in, who was snubbed, who…

Categories Commentary, Hockey History

NHL Has Priorities All Wrong on Video Review

Leo Bond | May 20, 2019

A look at how the NHL’s current use of video replay is desperately out of balance and must be fixed before next season for the sake of the game’s integrity.

Categories Commentary

Avalanche Need Secondary Scoring for Success

Leo Bond | May 8, 2019

The Colorado Avalanche have enjoyed solid secondary scoring since late in the regular season. If their playoff run is to continue, more of the same is key.

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Avs’ Cup Chances Bolstered by Cole’s Stanley Cup Pedigree

Leo Bond | April 30, 2019

Evaluating how Ian Cole’s Stanley Cup pedigree (as a two time champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins) enhances Colorado’s current and future playoff chances.

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Will Canada’s Stanley Cup Drought Continue?

Leo Bond | April 22, 2019

With the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames both out in the first round, only the Toronto Maple Leafs can end Canada’s long Stanley Cup drought now.

Categories Hockey History

Crosby, Marchand, & MacKinnon Make Halifax, NS Hockey’s Latest Hotbed

Leo Bond | April 18, 2019

With three players finishing among the NHL’s top seven in scoring this season, Greater Halifax, Nova Scotia can boast what no other country, let alone a single city, can match.…

Categories Hockey History

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