Posts About "Nicholas Robertson"
Maple Leafs' Mailbag: Losing for Lafrenière, Robertson Expectations & More
July 4th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs’ offseason just got a little more interesting as Toronto is expected to be one of the two hub cities when the NHL gets back underway. With the hockey world readying itself for the return of hockey, I figured it was time to sit down and answer some questions from Maple Leafs fans around the web. With...
5 NHL-Ready CHL Prospects
June 11th, 2020 It's rare for a major junior player to transition directly into the NHL without a stint in the AHL first, and even more rare for them not to be selected in the top-10 of the NHL Draft. With Nicholas Robertson invited to the Toronto Maple Leafs camp, I wondered, which drafted CHL players are ready to jump straight to the NHL? Related:...
Maple Leafs Banter with Forbes & Baracchini: A Roster Spot for Nick Robertson
May 29th, 2020 With the NHL announcing its plans to return with a 24-team playoff scenario somewhere between mid to late summer, so too will teams start to announce what their expanded rosters will look like for this summer league madness. According to the rules for this playoff scenario, team involved will be allowed to expanded to 28 skaters and...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Hyman, Woll & Robertson
April 20th, 2020 Because the regular season has been suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m trying to do at least two things in my News & Rumors posts about the Toronto Maple Leafs. First, I’m trying to offer a glimpse at what current Maple Leafs players are doing with their time off. Second, I’m collecting news emerging from the...
Maple Leafs' Mikko Kokkonen: Playing in Finland and Looking Good
March 20th, 2020 There’s something about the Toronto Maple Leafs appreciation for young Swedish defensemen. Perhaps there’s a good reason. Ask any long-time Maple Leafs hockey fan about Swedish defensemen and, certainly, Borje Salming’s name will pop up. He was simply known as “The King,” and was one of the Maple Leafs' best players in team...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Sandin, Mikheyev, Robertson, Gauthier
September 24th, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs extras traveled into Montreal on Sept. 23 and totally beat down, 3-0, on the Montreal Canadiens, who were playing with a fuller complement of their regulars than the Maple Leafs. Nic Petan had two assists; Russian rookie Egor Korshkov had two goals, and Michael Hutchinson looks like the back-up to starter Freddy...
Maple Leafs Sign Draft Pick Nicholas Robertson
September 19th, 2019 TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Nicholas Robertson to a three-year, entry-level contract on Thursday. The 18-year-old originally from Pasadena, Calif., had 25 goals and 55 points in 54 games for the Ontario Hockey League's Peterbo...
Dubas Makes Big Statement with Undersized Draft Picks
June 24th, 2019 Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas used the 2019 Entry Draft to make a statement: It’s time to do things his way. Despite being with the Maple Leafs organization since 2014, Dubas had never enjoyed full autonomy until the past year. He was promoted to GM in May 2018, just days after former GM Lou Lamoriello stepped...
