Jake Muzzin’s Maple Leafs Legacy: Leadership, Grit & Loyalty The Old Prof | September 10, 2025 Jake Muzzin’s journey to becoming a beloved defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs is a story of grit, resilience, and undeniable leadership. Born in Woodstock, Ontario, Muzzin’s path to the…
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 3 Matthew Zator | September 3, 2025 Yesterday in Hockey History: Sept. 2 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Sept. 4 This date has been very important for Hall of Fame defensemen. One of the best of his generation…
Wilf Paiement: The Maple Leafs’ Forgotten 40-Goal-Scorer The Old Prof | September 2, 2025 In a city that remembers its hockey heroes like family, Wilf Paiement is something of a forgotten name. For a brief window in the early ’80s, Paiement was one of…
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 2 Matthew Zator | September 2, 2025 Yesterday in Hockey History: Sept. 1 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Sept. 3 This date has provided us with two big international games during the 1970s, with mixed results for Team…
McDavid, Marner, and the 2015 NHL Draft Class That Shaped a Decade The Old Prof | August 26, 2025 The 2015 NHL Draft promised talent, but even then, you could feel something different in the air. Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel dominated the headlines, as expected. But a few…
Remembering Borje Salming: “King” of Maple Leafs’ Defensemen The Old Prof | August 23, 2025 Borje Salming played 16 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1973 to 1989. In his more than 1,000 regular-season games (1,099 to be exact), he scored 148 goals and…
How Drafting Roberto Luongo Could’ve Changed 25 Years of Maple Leafs History The Old Prof | August 21, 2025 In hockey, it’s often the moves you don’t make that come back to haunt you. For the Toronto Maple Leafs, one of those sliding-door moments came at the 1997 NHL…
Ex-Maple Leafs Kasperi Kapanen: Where Is He Now? The Old Prof | August 14, 2025 Kasperi Kapanen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round (22nd overall) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. He’s a hockey blueblood, the son of Sami Kapanen, who…
Johnny Bower: The Goalie Who Played With Heart and Guts Into His Mid-40s The Old Prof | July 30, 2025 If you’ve followed the Toronto Maple Leafs for a while, you’ve heard the name Johnny Bower. Maybe you’ve seen his statue outside the Maple Leafs’ arena or spotted his number…
Maple Leafs’ Forgotten Ones: Dion Phaneuf The Old Prof | July 29, 2025 Dion Phaneuf is now a 40-year-old former NHL defenseman who, in total, played 14 seasons. He was a large defenseman at 6-foot-4 and 222 pounds. He was selected by the…
Maple Leafs’ Harold Ballard: The Owner Who Perfected Greed The Old Prof | July 27, 2025 Jason Priestley, who most Canadians know from his time on television’s ‘Beverly Hills 90210’, is a lifelong hockey fan. As a result, his foray into creating a documentary about controversial…
Revisiting John Ferguson Jr.’s Draft – 2006 Andrew Forbes | July 27, 2025 If his first two drafts with the Toronto Maple Leafs wasn’t telling enough in regards to how dark his tenure was with the organization, John Ferguson Jr. had another disappointing…
