Prospects News & Rumors: Svechnikov, Lindgren, Heponiemi & Grans Greg Boysen | August 10, 2020 The older brother of one of the National Hockey League’s budding superstars is going to get at least one more season to carve his own place in the league. Plus,…
Prospects News & Rumors: Lehtonen, Team Canada & Perreault Greg Boysen | August 2, 2020 Another player hopeful to make his National Hockey League debut next season will stay in Europe to start things off. Plus, Team Canada is laying down the foundation to built…
Prospects News & Rumors: Kivihalme, Zanetti & Garand Mathieu Sheridan | July 20, 2020 The last few days have brought a lot of news around the prospect world. The Toronto Maple Leafs brought back a depth defenseman and the Peterborough Petes received a commitment…
Prospects News & Rumors: Robertson, Sushko, BCHL & Cranley Greg Boysen | July 19, 2020 One of the top players in the Canadian Hockey League’s (CHL) is getting some action with his National Hockey League club and taking in the experience. Also, another European prospect…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Robertson & Hoefenmayer The Old Prof | June 13, 2020 Young Toronto Maple Leafs prospects simply keep winning awards. In yesterday’s post, I reported that Nick Abruzzese had been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) rookie of the year…
Maple Leafs’ Nick Abruzzese: Small in Stature, Huge in Brain & Skill The Old Prof | June 12, 2020 For Nick Abruzzese’s former coach with the USHL’s Chicago Steel and now Toronto Marlies’ coach Greg Moore, the Toronto Maple Leafs prospect’s success is simple. “Nick has a lot of…
What Happens if the Maple Leafs’ Nick Robertson Is Really Good? The Old Prof | June 6, 2020 What happens if the Toronto Maple Leafs’ young prospect Nick Robertson is very good? If he is, how will that impact the organization and reshape the team’s roster? What We…
Maple Leafs’ Top 5 Prospects Peter Baracchini | April 15, 2020 It’s no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs have put a major emphasis on drafting and developing top quality prospects. The team’s pool was chock-full of high-end elite talent which…
Nick Robertson Should be a Maple Leaf Next Season Chris Faria | April 4, 2020 During this time of darkness and uncertainty amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to look at the positives in the hockey world. The NHL’s 2019-20 season and playoffs may very…
Weekly Prospect Report: Robertson, Broberg, Bedard, Fantilli & More Josh Bell | March 30, 2020 Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL…
Maple Leafs 2019 NHL Draft Picks: Grading Abruzzese, Koster & Loponen The Old Prof | March 25, 2020 As I noted in a recent post, the Toronto Maple Leafs are similar to other NHL teams in that they build their roster in several ways, including free agency, trading…
Maple Leafs 2019 Draft Picks: Grading Robertson, Kokkonen & Abramov The Old Prof | March 23, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs – like any other NHL team – are made up players, but what will the team look like in the future? That’s one of the most…