Posts About "Mats Sundin"
Wendel Clark for Mats Sundin: 25 Years Later
June 2nd, 2019 This month, specifically June 28, will be the 25th anniversary of one of the most remarkable trades in Toronto Maple Leafs history. It was the trade that sent Maple Leafs captain and fan-favorite Wendel Clark for a young Swedish center iceman named Mats Sundin. Related: What Mats Sundin Meant to Toronto Hockey The trade, at the...
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Centres
March 14th, 2019 From time to time The Hockey Writers' editors look back on old articles that generated some buzz. Today, Mar. 14, marks the anniversary of Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, we're re-publishing this great piece by Andrew Forbes recounting the best centres in Leafs...
Comparing Today’s Maple Leafs’ Forwards With Best of All-Time
December 28th, 2018 In 2016, the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrated their Centennial Anniversary home opener. Attendant to that 100-years’ celebration was a retrospection of Maple Leafs’ history. At the time, a number of lists of “the best Maple Leafs’ players” of all time being were constructed. In 2015, THW’s Andrew Forbes...
Is Matthews the Best Maple Leafs’ Center Ever?
December 16th, 2018 On March 14, 2017, on the 35th anniversary of Darryl Sittler becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, The Hockey Writers' Andrew Forbes wrote a thoughtful post titled “Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Centres.” In this post, Forbes reviewed his choices for the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs...
Top 10 Offensive Seasons in Maple Leafs History
August 10th, 2018 In 2011-12, as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Phil Kessel tallied 37 goals and 82 points for a team that would go on to miss the NHL playoffs for the seventh straight season since the 2004-05 lockout. He was the last Maple Leafs player to surpass the 80-point plateau, while also hitting the 80-point mark exactly in...
Maple Leafs' Recent Dealings With the Avalanche
March 16th, 2018 While the Toronto Maple Leafs have only had four trades with the Colorado Avalanche in their 22-year existence, their dealings go back much further to a time when the Avs resided in Quebec as the Nordiques. At that time, the Leafs acquired a player that would play a major role in the franchise’s history and would eventually wear the...
