Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft 1971-72: Part III Something Brewing Mark Ascione | June 1, 2011 By the summer of 1970, the Maple Leafs were a team that had fallen quickly from the pinnacle of NHL success. The Stanley Cup in 1967 was followed by playoff…
Fredrik Modin retires Darren Coslov | May 19, 2011 Calling it a career is exactly what Fredrik Modin had in mind this morning. Although most would label it as a career involving dreams that came true. When Modin officially…
Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft 1968-70: Part II Selwood and Sittler Mark Ascione | May 15, 2011 In the spring of 1968, the defending Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs failed to make the playoffs. While many players remained from the championship team, some key players such…
Why Dion Phaneuf Was the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2010-2011 MVP Lukas Hardonk | May 8, 2011 The Toronto Maple Leafs had two twenty-goal scorers and two thirty-goal scorers last season, to go along with a rookie goalie who stole the spotlight away. When a team receives…
Draft Schmaft: The Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL Entry Draft First Round (I) Mark Ascione | April 30, 2011 Having missed the playoffs again, the next significant fixed date Maple Leafs fans can look to is June 24, when the NHL Entry Draft will commence at the Xcel Energy…
Book Review: Tim Horton – From Stanley Cups to Coffee Cups Rebecca Dobrinski | April 18, 2011 Tim Horton: From Stanley Cups to Coffee Cups. By Don Quinlan. (2010, Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. Hardcover. Pp. 72. $22.95 CAN / $19.95 US. ISBN 978-1-55455-148-4.) As…
The Good and Bad of the Leafs’ 2011-12 Second Half Mark Ascione | April 9, 2011 It was only a matter of time before the Maple Leafs’ dreams of post-season play came to an end. Too much poor play in the season’s first half guaranteed it.…
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Tim Brent Nominated for Masterton Trophy Lukas Hardonk | April 8, 2011 The heart, hustle and hard work of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Tim Brent has paid off. Brent, 27, is the Maple Leafs’ Bill Masterton Trophy nominee. The award is…
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Offense Continues to Improve Lukas Hardonk | April 3, 2011 The Toronto Maple Leafs entered the 2010-2011 season with their sights set on the playoffs. However, they knew that if they were going to reach the postseason, they would…
Peter Ing and Fan-tastic Sports Andrew Rodger | March 15, 2011 For many young hockey players, the endless dream to one day follow in the footsteps of their hockey heroes and play in the National Hockey League is immeasurable. However, unlike…
10 Surprises of the Leafs’ 2010-11 Season Mark Ascione | March 15, 2011 As the Toronto Maple Leafs’ push to the playoffs fades, one can’t help but look back over the season. With 4 weeks and 12 games remaining, fans will say “if…
How the Toronto Maple Leafs Can Make the Playoffs Lukas Hardonk | March 6, 2011 The Toronto Maple Leafs dug themselves quite a whole during the first half of the season but are quickly digging themselves out of it. With just 16 games left to…