Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Minten, Jones & the Marlies The Old Prof | December 25, 2023 Happy Christmas to all those who read The Hockey Writers. In this Christmas Day post, I’ll take a look back at the past week in a few key areas. First,…
Maple Leafs Prospects: Rindell, Steeves, NCAA & More Alex Hobson | November 8, 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…
Canucks New First-Liner Brendan Leipsic Matt Lawson | March 2, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks acquired 23-year-old Brendan Leipsic at the 2018 trade deadline and he’s already made quite the impression chalking up two assists in his Canucks debut in a tight…
Maple Leafs News: Morgan Rielly Injury and Seth Griffith Claimed Anthony Fusco | January 20, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs are fighting for a playoff spot. It’s an unusual situation for the young Leafs to be in, especially considering that many expected a bottom ten finish for…
Maple Leafs News: Marlies Advance, Leafs in Memorial Cup Anthony Fusco | May 19, 2016 There is always some kind of news going on in the hockey world that involves the Toronto Maple Leafs. While the team itself isn’t making news, it is actually their…
Prospect to Watch: Josh Leivo Joseph Aleong | February 25, 2016 For all the fanfare a first round draft pick gets in the NHL, there have been many star players that went unheralded throughout their junior career, not attracting much attention…
Nikita Soshnikov Developing in the AHL Alessandro Seren Rosso | November 29, 2015 The AHL season is underway and Nikita Soshnikov is showing his worth playing for the Toronto Marlies. The young Russian is not only developing, but also playing in roles he’s…
NHL Expansion Roundtable: Toronto Jeff Ponder | October 6, 2014 NHL expansion was discussed in exhaustion this summer when it broke that the league was considering adding four franchises. The NHL has flirted with Las Vegas for quite some time,…
Another Team in Toronto? No Thanks Andy Dudones | September 5, 2014 Make no mistake about it – Toronto is thee definition of a hockey town. Despite qualifying for the post-season only once since the 2004-05 NHL lockout, the Leafs are not…
Dallas Eakins to Oilers: Good Move? Mark Wallace Graham | June 10, 2013 Craig MacTavish had just made his first big move since becoming Oilers GM and that was the very surprising firing of first year coach Ralph Krueger. It was a shocking…
Toronto Maple Leafs Top Prospects Report Mark Ritter | December 20, 2012 Heading into the 2012 NHL season NHL.com ranked the top ten prospects in the Toronto Maple Leafs system. Joe Colborne was ranked number one while, Jesse Blacker, Brad Ross, Tyler…
Expectation: Nazem Kadri – Part III Mark Ascione | December 3, 2012 Expectation: Nazem Kadri is a three-part series. Part I is available here. Part II is available here. Expectation. Everyone deals with expectation. It’s ever-present for those trying to make it…