Stephen Stoneman
Stephen is a writer for thehockeywriters.com covering the Toronto Maple Leafs and other Hockey Matters. Stephen attended Canadore College in North Bay, Ontario where he studied Broadcast Journalism and covered local sports for both Radio and Television. This included news coverage for the OHL's North Bay Centennials. In his personal time, Stephen blogs for his several fantasy hockey leagues.
Author's Posts
Maple Leafs: It's Almost Time for the James van Riemsdyk Experiment
March 12th, 2013 Just over half way into the season, the Maple Leafs have enjoyed a 15-10-0-1 record and are sitting in fifth in the Eastern Conference. They have accomplished a lot without the services of Joffrey Lupul their second leading scorer from a season ago, a man who elicits about as much excitement as anyone on the club. With Lupul...
The Leo Komarov Game: Hits, Hits and More Hits
February 3rd, 2013 Eight games into this shortened NHL season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are wondering if they have their version of a pest in Leo Komarov. As of now, he leads the league in hits with 33 hits, one more than Emelin in Montreal and Luke Schenn in Philadelphia. He has been a regular so far this year, and if he continues to play this way...
Maple Leafs Six Pack: Toronto Surprises With .500 Record
February 2nd, 2013 In this shortened 48 game season, the Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in the ultimate of win-win situations. The fan base doesn't want to have to go through another non-playoff season, but finishing in the bottom of the league will give them a solid draft pick this June. There is no suggesting by fans nor media that this...
Cherries of Wrath: Don Cherry Agrees with Burke Firing
January 26th, 2013 When the 2012-13 NHL Lockout came to a close, players, fans and the like were all happy to have hockey back. But for the true north strong and free, Canadian Hockey fan, they were happy to have 'Hockey Night in Canada' back and more importantly, they were happy to have the great media icon, Don Cherry back. On the first night...
Toronto Maple Leafs Opening Day Roster: An In Depth Look
January 19th, 2013 Maple Leafs general manager David Nonis and his staff have narrowed their Maple Leafs opening day roster down to a list of 23 players heading into their game in Montreal on Saturday. Along with trading Matthew Lombardi for a conditional fourth round pick to Phoenix, the Leafs sent Greg Scott, Ryan Hamilton and Matt Frattin down to...
Toronto Maple Leafs Training Camp: Day 2
January 14th, 2013 It’s just five days before the Toronto Maple Leafs open their season in Quebec against their dreaded rival Montreal Canadiens. Puck drop will be at 7 pm in the French Canadian hotbed of hockey. The question that everyone is asking is ‘who will be standing at center waiting for it?. Will Nazem be in the...
