Maple Leafs & the 2019 NHL Draft: Seeking Late-Round Gems The Old Prof | June 18, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs traded their first-round draft pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft to the Los Angeles Kings in the Jake Muzzin trade. And, unless the team trades…
Darryl Sittler: Two Iconic Stories of the Maple Leafs’ Captain The Old Prof | January 6, 2019 Darryl Sittler played in the National Hockey League from 1970 until 1985. Although for most of that time he played for his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, he also added three…
Leafs’ Game 7 Collapse Best Outcome for Franchise Geoff Arbuckle | April 12, 2018 I begin this by saying I’m sorry. What follows has and may still cause twitching, freakouts, nervous breakdowns, or uncontrollable sobbing, but the road to true recovery starts with accepting…
5 Best Draft Steals in Maple Leafs History Brett Slawson | January 12, 2018 The annual NHL Entry Draft is a shot in the dark. Nothing more, nothing less. Yes, those chosen in the first-round of the event are unequivocally expected to be more…
Leafs Top 5 Draft Busts Will Billinghurst | January 7, 2018 There is always something interesting about looking back on earlier NHL draft years. Seeing where players started their careers to see where they ended up later on. And there is…
Maple Leafs 7 Best Tough Guys THW Archives | December 11, 2017 “If you can’t beat them in the alley, you can’t beat them on the ice.” The man who created, owned, coached and managed the Toronto Maple Leafs, Conn Smythe,…
Hockey Hall of Fame Debates: Curtis Joseph Dustin Nelson | November 13, 2017 In this ongoing series we’re debating the merits of players who may have been overlooked for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Using the Hall’s criteria of judging a…
Maple Leafs Top 3 Draft Years Jeff Langridge | June 21, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs are awaiting the 2017 NHL Draft on Friday and Saturday. The Leafs have seven picks throughout the draft, with them having no third-rounder and two fourth-rounders.…
Leafs Rookies Setting Franchise Records Will Billinghurst | March 24, 2017 Expectations for the Toronto Maple Leafs were kept low this season. This was the starting point of the Leafs building their dynasty and everyone, from management to the fans, knew…
4 Best Defenseman in Maple Leafs History THW Archives | February 21, 2017 On this date, Feb. 21, 1974, we lost Hockey Hall of Famer and all-around good guy Tim Horton in an automobile accident. Horton, a six-time NHL All-Star, played 22 seasons…
THW Live: Damien Cox and a Maple Leafs Life Jim Cerny | December 9, 2016 Long-time Toronto Star reporter and columnist Damien Cox (@DamoSpin) is our special guest on the The Hockey Writers Live podcast this week. Cox discusses his career with Canada’s largest daily…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Sawchuk Stymies Habs Rick Cole | November 10, 2016 Red Burnett of the Toronto Star put it best: Terry Sawchuk’s goaltending is to the Toronto Maple Leafs what Sandy Koufax’s pitching was to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The veteran…