4 Young Players the Canucks Gave Up on Too Soon Matthew Zator | August 24, 2024 The Vancouver Canucks said goodbye (possibly too soon) to 23-year-old Vasily Podkolzin last week, sending him to their division rival Edmonton Oilers for only a 2025 fourth-round pick. He leaves…
Maple Leafs Captaincy Will Force Auston Matthews to Change The Old Prof | August 18, 2024 From the outside, there are a couple of things to notice about the Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews. First, he’s a great player. Hardly anyone is as prolific a goal…
Toronto Maple Leafs Trade History Jacob Billington | April 16, 2024 From the first player traded to the most recent deal, here is a collection of every trade in the history of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Below is every trade broken…
5 Biggest Trades in Maple Leafs History Spencer Lazary | October 28, 2023 Throughout the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 106-year history, they have made a lot of transactions, good and bad; some have made the fans happy, while others did not. Either way, trades…
Canucks Forgotten Ones: Rick Vaive Adam Kierszenblat | July 12, 2023 Over their 50-year history, the Vancouver Canucks have had many players come through the doors of Rogers Arena and the Pacific Coliseum. It’s hard to remember them all, especially when they were…
Matthews Goal Scoring Is More Impressive Than Just the Numbers The Old Prof | April 14, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans are seeing something very special this season in Auston Matthews‘ assault on 60 goals for the season. And, his goal-scoring exploits are even more impressive when…
Matthews’ Season a Reminder of Why Vaive’s Number Should Be Retired Kevin Armstrong | April 11, 2022 If you think the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews 2021-22 season is spectacular, you should’ve seen what Rick Vaive was doing 40 years ago. Many younger Maple Leafs’ fans may…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Kallgren, Tavares & Vaive The Old Prof | April 10, 2022 Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs evened their season’s series with the Montreal Canadiens two games to two with a 3-2 win over their long-time arch-rival. The Canadian-based Original Six…
Toronto Maple Leafs’ 50-Goal Scorers THW Archives | August 8, 2021 For an NHL franchise that began playing in 1917, it took a long time – 65 years – for one player to finally score 50 goals in a season. No other…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Lehtonen, Shanahan & Thornton The Old Prof | November 19, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll report that newcomer Mikko Lehtonen tested positive for COVID-19 but is apparently out of the woods. I’ll share some…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Hyman, Matthews & Ballard’s Defiance The Old Prof | November 18, 2020 This morning in my email inbox, there was some good news for the world in general and for NHL hockey fans specifically. It’s been reported that now two companies (both…
Recalling Maple Leafs History: Retro Uniforms, Rick Vaive & Harold Ballard The Old Prof | November 17, 2020 In this post about Toronto Maple Leafs News, I want to focus on Maple Leafs’ history. Two events – two different kinds of releases – occurred this week that invite…