NHL History: Toronto Maple Leafs sign Howie Meeker today in 1946
It was 74 years ago today the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Howie Meeker to an NHL contract.
May 2020
How does the Maple Leafs blueline stack up against the Blue Jackets blueline?
On Tuesday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the league’s Return to Play plan. Our very own Scott Maxwell wrote more about the plan here. This plan confirmed that the Toronto Maple Leafs will play a best-of-five series against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Play-In round.
NHL History: Pat Burns hired as 31st coach in Toronto Maple Leafs history
It was today in 1992 that the Toronto Maple Leafs hired their 31st coach in franchise history: Pat Burns.
Blue Aces: Candidates for the Leafs’ expanded playoff roster
With the NHL rolling out their Return to Play Plan earlier this week, the hockey world is set for an unprecedented finish to the 2019-2020 season. Everything about this is going to be different than what we’re used to. From empty arenas, to the number of teams involved and the format they’ll play under, right…
Throwback Thursday: This week in 1984, Toronto Maple Leafs hired Dan Maloney as head coach
Welcome back to another edition of Throwback Thursday!
News and Notes: Kyle Dubas talks about facing the Blue Jackets, whether this year’s Stanley Cup will have an asterisk, and more
Kyle Dubas appeared on Sportsnet’s Tim & Sid and TSN’s Overdrive on Wednesday in order to discuss various Leafs’ related topics in the wake of the NHL officially announcing its plan to move forward with a 24-team playoff this summer.
Robertson, Hoefenmayer selected to OHL’s 2019-20 First All-Star Team
It’s quite the day to be Nick Robertson. Not only did he just find out that he’ll be on the Leafs roster for the playoffs, but he was also selected to be on the OHL’s 2019-20 First All-Star Team. Introducing the 2019-20 #OHL First All-Star Team 🎥 C: @marcorossi2383 LW: @nickrob2001 RW: Arthur_Kaliyev D: @noelhoefenmayer…
Could we see Andreas Johnsson in the playoffs?
In many ways the time to recover from injuries is a double edged sword for the Leafs. On the one hand they will most certainly have fully recovered versions of Jake Muzzin and Morgan Rielly back in the lineup, and very likely a 100% ready to go Ilya Mikheyev as well. On the other hand,…
Nick Robertson will be a part of the Leafs’ expanded roster
According to James Mirtle, Kyle Dubas confirmed today that if/when the NHL resumes play this summer, Nick Robertson will be a part of the Leafs’ expanded roster.
Takeaways from Gary Bettman’s press conference
Earlier today, Gary Bettman made an official announcement regarding the NHL’s Return to Play plan, and how they hope to bring back hockey. Basically, everything we’ve heard over the last few weeks has been made official. The 24 team playoff format has been approved, the top four teams in each conference will be re-seeded based…
The Leafs can apparently still end up in the draft lottery
A major point of confusion around the NHL’s plans for a 24-team summer tournament is how the draft order will be determined.
Draft Flashbacks – Re-evaluating the Leafs 2010 draft
With the potential that the 2020 NHL Draft may be coming sooner rather than later, it’s time to get fully on board with the draft hype, as we may finally have some kind of hockey content that doesn’t involve re-watching old hockey games. One of my favourite parts about drafts is looking back on them…