NHL Awards History: Sweden Has Seen Success Ryan Gagne | July 20, 2021 The NHL has 17 individual and four team awards that it hands out for achievements every year. The majority of winners throughout league history have been from Canada, with other…
Do You Know Your Toronto Maple Leafs Trivia? All-Time Goal Scoring The Old Prof | July 12, 2021 I don’t know about other Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans, but I love learning about the team I cover. In fact, I try to learn more regularly. I’ve decided to do…
How Do Current Maple Leafs’ Players Stack Up Against the All-Timers? The Old Prof | July 5, 2021 I’ve always admitted that many of the readers of my THW’s Toronto Maple Leafs’ posts have (a) been Maple Leafs’ fans much longer than I have and (b) know so…
Top 10 Offensive Seasons in Maple Leafs History Andrew Forbes | May 19, 2021 In 2018-19, as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner tallied 26 goals and 94 points for a team that – once again – was knocked out in…
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Centres Andrew Forbes | March 14, 2021 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…
What Mats Sundin Meant to Toronto Hockey THW Archives | March 10, 2021 Though Sundin was a quiet leader, fans and members of the media alike will never forget what Mats Sundin did for Toronto hockey. Anyone who’s a legitimate Maple Leafs advocate will say it doesn’t matter that Sundin never won hockey’s most hallowed prize.
Nordiques/Avalanche Players with 100-Point Seasons THW Archives | March 9, 2021 With two Stanley Cups and six Hockey Hall of Famers in their 41-year franchise history, the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche have had six 100-plus point players on their team. The club…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: 500-Goal Scorers & a New Great Defense? The Old Prof | December 5, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs news and rumors, I’ll take a look at hints why the Maple Leafs defense has to be better this season than it’s been…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Draft Lottery, Koponen, Gretzky & Sundin The Old Prof | June 27, 2020 This is a certifiably crazy season. If you are a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey fan, here’s what you know today that you didn’t know yesterday: Your team has a 12.5%…
Sundin on Leafs’ Struggles: ‘You’re Very Exposed in a Market like Toronto’ The Canadian Press | November 17, 2019 TORONTO — Mats Sundin knows what life’s like when things are going well for the Maple Leafs. Players feel as if they’re on top of the world, seemingly unable to…
Comparing Today’s Maple Leafs’ Forwards With Best of All-Time The Old Prof | December 28, 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…
Is Matthews the Best Maple Leafs’ Center Ever? The Old Prof | December 16, 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…