Ben Danford’s Unusual Start to Becoming a Maple Leafs Prospect The Old Prof | August 27, 2025 For most young NHL prospects, draft day is the beginning of their story. For Ben Danford, it’s already been a whirlwind. Born February 6, 2006, in Belleville, Ontario, the 6-foot-2,…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Villeneuve Signs, Danford Rises & Robertson Trade Talk Grows The Old Prof | August 6, 2025 As the summer progresses, the Toronto Maple Leafs continue shaping their roster for the 2025–26 season, not only at the NHL level but also within their prospect pool. While attention…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Danford Shines, Matthews Evolves & Treliving’s Flexible The Old Prof | July 29, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs may have had a quiet offseason by blockbuster standards, but there’s no shortage of storylines heading into the 2025–26 season. From rising prospect Ben Danford making…
Maple Leafs’ Top 10 Prospects for 2025-26 Season Peter Baracchini | July 22, 2025 It’s been about a year since the last time I wrote about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ top 10 prospects and there has been a lot of changes to their system.…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Marner, Marchand, Danford & Theodore The Old Prof | June 1, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading into the summer with more questions than answers. That said, there also is some salary-cap space, urgency, and a mandate for change. General manager…
Maple Leafs’ Stanley Cup Window Is Closing The Old Prof | May 29, 2025 It’s time to admit what many Toronto Maple Leafs fans have been feeling in their bones: the window is closing. Not slammed shut yet—but it’s creaking, and the air coming…
Checking in on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2024 NHL Draft Class Stefano Rubino | May 26, 2025 With the 2025 NHL Entry Draft just over a month away, here’s a look back at the 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks and see how they performed in their…
Maple Leafs Prospects Cowan & Danford Had Strong Showings in OHL Final Peter Baracchini | May 18, 2025 While the Toronto Maple Leafs are still in the midst of their playoff run, they got results from two of their top prospects in the system with strong performances in…
Maple Leafs Targeting Defensive-Minded Prospects Can Lead to a Brighter Future Stefano Rubino | April 15, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs experienced a significant cultural shift when former general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas was let go, and Brad Treliving, the former Calgary Flames GM, was brought in…
5 Reasons the Maple Leafs Should Keep Cowan and Minten The Old Prof | March 7, 2025 The trade deadline ends today, and the Toronto Maple Leafs head into the final stretch of the regular season with eyes on a Stanley Cup run. Rumors are rampant, with…
Is Toronto Too Tough for Maple Leafs’ Young Defensemen to Thrive? The Old Prof | November 1, 2024 A longstanding question hangs over the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ development of young defensemen. Can they develop, grow, and thrive in a city with fans as intense and demanding as Toronto?…
Maple Leafs Prospects Serving as Junior Team Captains Show Growth & Experience Within Organization Stefano Rubino | October 4, 2024 On Sept. 30, defenceman and Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Ben Danford was loaned from the Maple Leafs to his junior team, the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL),…