2022 World Junior Championship Team Finland Preview Matthew Zator | December 6, 2021 Team Finland has a chance to win a medal every year because of their work ethic and defence-first mentality. Their goaltending is usually pretty good too. Last year they came…
Maple Leafs’ Topi Niemela Should Be an Untouchable Prospect Alex Hobson | November 20, 2021 Ever since Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas took over in May 2018, he’s had four drafts to work with. It’s far too early to judge how these drafts…
Maple Leafs Prospects: Peksa, Hirvonen, Niemela & More Alex Hobson | November 15, 2021 Welcome back to another edition of Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Weekly, a series where I get you up to speed on Maple Leafs’ prospects, who are making headlines in the…
Maple Leafs Prospects: Niemela, Ho-Sang, Rindell, & More Alex Hobson | November 1, 2021 Welcome to a brand new column here at the Toronto Maple Leafs side of The Hockey Writers, Maple Leafs Prospects Weekly. In this series, I will be getting you up…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Knies, Niemela, Hirvonen, Thornton & Rielly The Old Prof | August 10, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll look at the team’s old players and its younger prospects. First, I’ll look back a few days to share…
Maple Leafs’ Top 10 Prospects Heading Into the 2021-22 Season Alex Hobson | July 26, 2021 The 2021 NHL Draft was relatively uneventful for the Toronto Maple Leafs who didn’t make any trades and only drafted three players, the fewest since 1968 when they drafted one.…
Maple Leafs Finnish Prospects Leading 2020 Draft Class Alex Hobson | February 20, 2021 Once known as a team with a horrid prospect pool, the Toronto Maple Leafs have completely shed that notion since Kyle Dubas and Co. took over in 2015. For years,…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Niemela, Matthews, Marner & More The Old Prof | January 7, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share some of the early news out of the training camp. There’s also good news to share that Maple…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Niemela, Kossila & Perry The Old Prof | December 31, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll try to keep team fans up to date about how young prospect Topi Niemela is doing at the 2021…
Maple Leafs Well Represented at the 2021 WJC Peter Baracchini | December 23, 2020 After Rasmus Sandin and Nick Robertson’s success at last year’s World Junior Championship, the Toronto Maple Leafs will again be well represented in 2021. With six prospects taking part in…
2021 World Junior Championship Team Finland Preview Mathieu Sheridan | November 27, 2020 As time has gone on, Finland has continually shown that it is one of the premier hockey countries. Regularly producing NHL talent such as Miro Heiskanen, Aleksander Barkov, Pekka Rinne,…
5 Maple Leafs Prospects Fans Should Keep An Eye On Peter Baracchini | November 24, 2020 Since their rebuild started, the Toronto Maple Leafs have put an emphasis on acquiring draft picks and developing their top prospects. Despite being a consistent playoff team, they aren’t taking…