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Rick Vaive

4 Young Players the Canucks Gave Up on Too Soon

Matthew Zator | February 15, 2026

*this archive was originally published in Aug. 2024 The Vancouver Canucks said goodbye (possibly too soon) to 23-year-old Vasily Podkolzin in Aug. 2024, sending him to their division rival Edmonton…

Categories Archives, Canucks History, Hockey History, Vancouver Canucks

Rick Vaive Trade Tree: Vancouver Canucks to Toronto Maple Leafs

Conor Power | December 23, 2025

Before Auston Matthews torched the record books of the Toronto Maple Leafs, in the 1980s, Rick Vaive was the first Maple Leaf to reach 50 goals and held the record…

Categories Archives, Canucks History, Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, NHL Trade Analysis, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks

Toronto Maple Leafs Trade History

Jacob Billington | December 21, 2025

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…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, Maple Leafs Transactions, Toronto Maple Leafs

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…

Categories Editor's Choice, Season Previews, Toronto Maple Leafs

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…

Categories Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, NHL Trade Analysis

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…

Categories Canucks History, Hockey History

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…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

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…

Categories Maple Leafs History, Toronto Maple Leafs

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…

Categories Column, News and Rumors, Toronto Maple Leafs

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…

Categories Maple Leafs History

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…

Categories Column, Editor's Choice, Toronto Maple Leafs

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…

Categories Column, Toronto Maple Leafs
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