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…
Maple Leafs’ Recent Dealings With the Avalanche Andrew Forbes | March 16, 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…
Looking Back on the Maple Leafs: 10 Years Ago Devin Slawson | October 23, 2017 Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs are enjoying what are the most successful days the franchise has seen since the infamous 2004-05 lockout, when six years of consecutive playoff berths…
Highest-Drafted Swedish Players in NHL History Trevor Beggs | July 27, 2017 Sweden is routinely voted as one of the best places to live on earth. Maybe that’s why Sweden churns out some of the best hockey players in the world. Ever since…
Top 10 Mats Sundin Moments THW Archives | February 13, 2017 February 13, 1971, Happy Birthday Mats Sundin! In honour of his birthday, we have pulled this gem from The Hockey Writers Archives, written by former THW contributor Clayton Theriault and originally…
The Toronto Maple Leafs & the NHL Record Book THW Archives | February 7, 2017 On this date, Feb. 7, 1976, Toronto Maple Leafs Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler set an NHL record with 10 points in one game — he scored six goals and added…
Centennial Classic Alumni Game Rosters Tony Wolak | December 28, 2016 On New Year’s Eve, notable Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs alumni will participate in the 2017 Rogers NHL Centennial Classic Alumni Game as a precursor to the 2017…
5 Takeaways From Auston Matthews’ NHL Debut Andrew Forbes | October 15, 2016 It’s fair to say that when the Toronto Maple Leafs were awarded the first overall pick in the NHL’s most recent draft, that they knew they were getting a good…
Hate Him or Love Him, Alfie is an Ottawa legend Malcolm Campbell | September 8, 2016 Last week we went over some of the brightest spots in Daniel Alfredsson’s 18-year NHL career. As promised, today we will be delving into some of the more infamous acts…
The Toronto Maple Leafs Franchise Four Michael Gwizdala | December 16, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL…
Streaking Leafs Have Pieces to Clinch Playoffs Craig Hagerman | January 2, 2015 To coin the phrase by Old School’s Frank the Tank, “we’re going streaking”. If there was a slogan chosen by the Maple Leafs this season that would sum up their…