The signing of Adam Gaudette took a lot of Maple Leafs fans by surprise. At a time where many were looking for the big fish free agent signing, Toronto went out and secured a couple of little fish instead. And in reality, that wasn’t a bad thing. Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas always has a…
When Rich Clune returned home to join the Maple Leafs organization, I’m not sure he’d understand the footprint he’d leave behind seven years later. 15 seasons, eight professional teams, 624 AHL games, 143 in the NHL — the 35-year-old is entering retirement with a legacy that’s going to be remembered forever. We could say it…
After 15 years of playing professional hockey, Marlies captain Rich Clune has announced his retirement and that he will be joining the Maple Leafs player development staff. Toronto Marlies Captain Rich Clune has announced his retirement from professional hockey after 16 seasons. He will be joining the @MapleLeafs player development staff. — Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies)…
This past season was the start of something new between the Maple Leafs and Semyon Der-Arguchintsev. Although the 21-year-old had one short stint of pro while on loan in the KHL, this would be his true taste of North American professional hockey. And it was a fascinating year to say the least. It didn’t feel…
When Mikhail Abramov entered the Maple Leafs organization full time, there were plenty of question marks. The 21-year-old seemed like the perfect pick for Toronto in the fourth round back in 2019. A six-foot tall centreman who was able to be dominant with the Victoriaville Tigres in the QMJHL — he was someone the Maple…
NHL jerseys are some of the most coveted among the big four sports in North America. There’s been plenty of great jerseys throughout the years — some good, some bad — some even so interesting that it makes you tilt your head, in a good way. But now, after what I’d call a great run…
There aren’t many Maple Leafs prospects that fascinate me more than Curtis Douglas. When the 22-year-old signed with the Toronto Marlies last year, there were a lot of question marks. Could he use his height to his advantage? Could he become a better skater? What could he be in the Maple Leafs organization? Well, after…
Joey Anderson was meant to have a bigger role with the Maple Leafs when he arrived back in October 2020, but yet that hasn’t happened. Over the course of two seasons with the Toronto Marlies, Anderson has put up 53 points (33G, 20A) in 72 games. His game has been strong since he arrived in…
The pandemic NHL Draft was one of the most interesting — the Maple Leafs and every other team in their own war room drafting players in October rather than June. Toronto had 12 picks back in 2020, the most they’ve had in a draft since 1996. A number of good players were picked but the…
The final day of Maple Leafs development has come and gone with a number of players standing out on Friday. A few players were missing from the second scrimmage, including Jeremy Wilmer, who was injured in the first scrimmage, Mathieu De St. Phalle, who left the ice early on Thursday with what looked like a…
And so the race begins — after another session of Leafs development camp in the books, one day remains — the second scrimmage. It was a similar day to Wednesday, where the two groups were separated, skating on different pads. But on the back-half of the two-hour session, both groups were combined and did drills…
Matthew Knies stepped onto the ice for the fourth day of Leafs development camp on Wednesday and continued to do what he does best — dominate. The 19-year-old didn’t put up a single point in Tuesday’s scrimmage and looked visibly frustrated at times when he couldn’t get anything going. Coming into Leafs development camp —…
