Maple Leaf Mad Men: The Best Toronto Pitchmen Mark Ascione | May 23, 2013 Looking back at some of the greatest pitchmen who’ve played for the Maple Leafs.
So, Your Maple Leafs Made The Playoffs, Eh? Mark Ascione | April 30, 2013 So, your Toronto Maple Leafs have qualified for the playoffs again, eh? First time since 2004. There’s a palpable excitement in Toronto as the city’s hockey heroes have finally made…
Pavel Bure Snubbed in Vancouver Peter Chau | March 26, 2013 It’s time. It’s time to “Bure” the hatchet. I couldn’t help but notice something was missing after watching Mats Sundin’s ceremonial puck drop on March 23 at the Air Canada…
How the Hall of Fame Should Elect Players Thomas Strangward | November 21, 2012 Last week’s induction ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame saw an elite group of players granted entrance to the hall, as Joe Sakic, Adam Oates, Pavel Bure, and Mats…
Is Mats Sundin a True First-Ballot Hall of Famer? K. Ross Read | November 16, 2012 As the hockey Hall of Fame inducted its four newest members this past week, the criteria by which players are selected for induction also shared a brief moment in…
Things Lost, Things Delayed – Maple Leafs Edition Mark Ascione | November 12, 2012 There’s some hope the NHL lockout, now about two months old, will end and there may even be a 60-70 game regular season commencing by December. There’s interest, if not…
THW Panel: The 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame Class Michael Rappaport | November 9, 2012 There is no shortage of offense among this year’s Hall of Fame class. Pavel Bure, Adam Oates, Joe Sakic, and Mats Sundin were all premier offensive players during the 1990s.…
Rookie cards of the 2012 Hall of Fame class The Hockey Writers | June 28, 2012 Four former players were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame earlier this week: Pavel Bure, Mats Sundin, Adam Oates and Joe Sakic. One fun collecting idea is to collect…
Toronto Maple Leafs Still Feeling Effects of 2008 Lukas Hardonk | June 7, 2012 Despite the fact that it’s now 2012, the Toronto Maple Leafs are still feeling the effects of three major events from 2008…
Most Goals Scored in Every NHL Arena The Hockey Writers | April 8, 2012 While browsing through the Baseball Reference website, I noticed it was possible to make a list of players with the most home runs at each ballpark. I wondered, could such…
The Hall of Fame Case for Mats Sundin Mark Ascione | February 10, 2012 On the night of February 11, 2012, before the Forever Rivals faceoff again, the Toronto Maple Leafs will raise number 13 in recognition of Mats Sundin. He will join other Leaf greats,…
Vote Now for the Second Annual “Biggest Bust of the Year Award”! The Hockey Writers | May 6, 2009 This is something I started last season when writing in the minor leagues of online blogging, a website known as Bleacher Report. The award title was a little bit different,…
