Posts About "Michael Nylander"

Maple Leafs Fathers and Sons: The Nylanders & Kapanens

June 21st, 2020 Today is Father's Day, and it’s great to remember the relationship between dads and sons. Happy Father's Day to all those dads who read this post. For fathers and sons, it’s always great to have things to share. I know my son and I (and now with my grandson as well) have always enjoyed cracking packs of hockey cards together and...

Maple Leafs’ Nylander: Win the Battle, Lose the War?

October 15th, 2018 William Nylander has now missed six games of the 2018-19 National Hockey League season. So far, his Toronto Maple Leafs seem not to have missed him very much – at least on the offensive side of the puck, going 5-1 and averaging nearly five goals per game. As such, the pressure is more on Nylander than the team – at the...

Q & A with Michael Nylander

April 6th, 2017 Nylander is more than a name. It's the sound of the past and the future. If the 2016-17 season has taught us anything, it's that the NHL's next Swedish brother duo is here. The Toronto Maple Leafs have William Nylander, as no one could have missed by now; one of the top contenders for the Calder Memorial Trophy after having...

Buffalo Sabres Select Alexander Nylander #8 Overall

June 24th, 2016 With the eighth pick in the 2016 NHL Draft the Buffalo Sabres have selected Alex Nylander from the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League. About Alexander Nylander Brother of Leafs’ prospect William Nylander, he has some similar attributes to both William and his father (Michael). He’s a smooth skater with great vision...