Posts About "Brad Ross"
Looking Back at the Last Four Maple Leafs Second Rounders
June 5th, 2015 If you want to build a successful and winning NHL hockey team, a smart way to start would be the draft. You can lay the foundation of your team for years to come if you are able to hit the right players through the rounds. Granted, the draft isn't the be all and end all, but it is vitally important. For years, the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Leafs Versus Penguins Prospect Game (London, Ontario)
September 8th, 2013 Last night, I had the chance to watch the best young players the Leafs and Penguins had to offer. It was an exciting and eventful game with plenty of goals and hits. The two teams were the definition of evenly matched, with neither team ever having more than a one goal lead. It would take 3 periods with overtime and shootout before a...
Toronto Maple Leafs Top Prospects Report
December 20th, 2012 Heading into the 2012 NHL season NHL.com ranked the top ten prospects in the Toronto Maple Leafs system. Joe Colborne was ranked number one while, Jesse Blacker, Brad Ross, Tyler Biggs, Morgan Rielly, Greg McKegg, Jerry D’Amigo, Matthew Finn, Leo Komarov and Korbinian Holzer rounded out the top ten. Another trusted online...
Brian Burke Is His Own Worst Enemy
May 18th, 2012 Brian Burke has never been the shy type. For some, that made him an ideal candidate for the general manager's job with the Toronto Maple Leafs — a no-nonsense guy who could handle the media and the fans' expectations. Being a Harvard-trained lawyer, former player agent, a general manager in Hartford, Vancouver and Anaheim, and...
What Have You Done For Me Lately? Five Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects
April 3rd, 2012 When Brian Burke joined the Maple Leafs in November of 2008, the prospect cupboard was mostly bare. To Leaf fans, there was only one thing for Burkey to do; draft well, trade for futures and fill that make-believe cupboard. So he did. And he is. Now, it’s easy to scrutinize some moves that Brian Burke and his staff have...
