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Leafs Prospects at the 2017 WJC

Brett Slawson | December 29, 2016

The World Junior Championship has evolved greatly since it was first officially held in 1977. When the inaugural International Ice Hockey Federation WJC took place, held in Banska Bystrica and Zvolen,…

Russia Dominates Over Latvia

Jeff Langridge | December 27, 2016

Well, that story stayed more true to the script for Team Latvia. After staying in the game for most of their game against the USA on Boxing Day, the same…

2017 WJC Team Latvia Preview

Alessandro Seren Rosso | December 26, 2016

The Latvians enter the 2017 World Junior Championship with a very good roster for their standard, but considering the quality of players and the opposition, the team will hardly have…

QMJHL Season Preview – West Division

Mark Bowie | September 26, 2016

The final installment of our three-part Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season preview series focuses on the always competitive West Division. Once again, we’ll look at each team’s top-five key players…

Maple Leafs News: Marlies Advance, Leafs in Memorial Cup

Anthony Fusco | May 19, 2016

There is always some kind of news going on in the hockey world that involves the Toronto Maple Leafs. While the team itself isn’t making news, it is actually their…

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Prospect of the Year

Devin Slawson | April 12, 2016

With the Toronto Maple Leafs abysmal 2015-16 season finally over, fans can begin to look towards a bright future. Much of the year was spent tracking the progression of the…

Top Maple Leafs Prospects in the CHL

Anthony Fusco | November 11, 2015

Everyone is well aware that the Toronto Maple Leafs are in a full scale rebuild this season. Wins have been hard to come by and the players the team uses…

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