Nathan Kanter

Nathan Kanter covers the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs for The Hockey Writers. He received his master's in journalism from Western University in May of 2015 before serving as the first ever Digital Managing Editor at Western's university newspaper, The Western Gazette, in 2015-16. From 2016-18, he served as the radio play-by-play voice of the Battlefords North Stars in the SJHL. His work has been published in The Hockey News, at Sportsnet.ca and at Dobber Prospects.

The Week Ahead in Leafland

Nathan Kanter | October 28, 2013

After three games, I wrote about the Leafs being undefeated. Was I getting a bit ahead of myself? Yes, of course I was. But now 12 games in, they are sitting…

Ducks @ Maple Leafs Preview

Nathan Kanter | October 22, 2013

The red hot Ducks visit the ACC Tuesday night in Toronto where the Leafs hope to break a two-game slide. There’s tons of different story lines heading into this one…

Maple Leafs Prospect Update

Nathan Kanter | October 19, 2013

Prospect Update will be a bi-weekly feature that will check in on a few of the Leafs top performing prospects. This week we take a look at two players tearing…

Toronto Maple Leafs Inside the Numbers

Nathan Kanter | October 14, 2013

This morning marks the two week point of the National Hockey League season. To say the Leafs started the year strong would be a bit of an understatement considering this:…

5 Reasons the Toronto Maple Leafs are Undefeated

Nathan Kanter | October 7, 2013

WHAT? The Leafs are undefeated? Yes, it’s only been three games, but hey, would I be a proper Leafs fan if I wasn’t prematurely throwing around the absurd idea of…

Toronto Maple Leafs Salary Cap Struggle

Nathan Kanter | September 25, 2013

With the season now less than a week away, and the Leafs basically at the cap ceiling (and without Franson) I thought it’d be a good time to explore some…

Mason Raymond Key Signing for Leafs

Nathan Kanter | September 25, 2013

On Monday afternoon, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Mason Raymond to a one-year, $1 million contract. Was this a good signing? What does Raymond bring to the table? These are…

Rookie Fantasy Hockey Options

Nathan Kanter | September 23, 2013

No longer are the days where rookies post a point-per game in the NHL. Heck, even an elite talent like John Tavares only had 54 points in his first season,…

Maple Leafs vs Sabres Line Brawl: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Nathan Kanter | September 23, 2013

Last night in a pre-season game between the Maple Leafs and Sabres, while I was enjoying my weekly fix of “Breaking Bad”, a line-brawl took place at the ACC. Over…

Toronto Maple Leafs Preseason Focus: Offense

Nathan Kanter | September 11, 2013

In late June, I did a three-part series on the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster. Going off of the team on paper only, I examined the strengths and…

Toronto Maple Leafs Preseason Focus: Defense

Nathan Kanter | September 9, 2013

In late June, I did a three-part series on the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster. Going off of the team on paper only, I examined the strengths and…

Toronto Maple Leafs Preseason Focus: Goaltending

Nathan Kanter | September 3, 2013

In late June, I did a three-part series on the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster. Going off of the team on paper only, I examined the strengths and…