Toronto Maple Leafs
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John Tavares scored in overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs advance to the second round with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lighting, ending the series in six games. I watched with my 21 year old and 9 year old sons. It's the first time I got to enjoy
In this 1242nd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with former Toronto Maple Leaf Frank Corrado about his NHL career, Mike Babcock, playing guitar and his pivot to broadcasting on TSN. This episode is exactly 1:28:41. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe
Borje Salming played 16 seasons and 1,099 regular season games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and would go on to establish a team record for most assists (620) while registering the most goals (148), points (768) and playoff points (49) by a defenceman in franchise history.
Börje Salming was honoured before tonight's Leafs win over the Canucks. What a photo from the Toronto Star's Richard Lautens.
In this 1098th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Maple Leafs organist Jimmy Holmstrom and Maple Leafs PA Announcer Mike Ross about what goes on behind the scene during Leafs games and the best organ jams. This episode is exactly 2:03:01. You can listen to this episode
Jim Pappin won the Stanley Cup in 1964 and 1967 with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He led the league in playoff goals and points in 1967 with four goals and six assists in the Finals, including the Cup-winning goal in Game 6 on May 2, 1967.
I'll spare you the details, but like many Torontonians, I've been rooting for the Toronto Maple Leafs since I discovered the joy of sport as a young man. When we swept Chicago in three (that's right kids, we could sweep in three back then), I celebrated like we'd won the
Mike Nykoluk was the NHL player who coached the Toronto Maple Leafs for four seasons, from 1981 to 1984.
It's not easy rooting for the Toronto Maple Leafs. If I wasn't born and raised in this city, they'd be last on my list of teams to cheer. I'm pushing 50, and I haven't been alive for a Leafs Stanley Cup final appearance. And even worse, if that's possible, I've
Tom Kurvers was the NHL defenseman traded from New Jersey to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a draft pick ultimately used to draft Scott Niedermayer.
My 19-year-old and I were ready to celebrate our Leafs' five game series win over the Habs on Thursday night. Early in OT Montreal got a 2-on-0 and scored, so we prepped to go nuts last night. This time, the Leafs dominated overtime, but still lost. Game seven is Monday
Miroslav Frycer was the NHL right winger who joined the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1981-82 season. He's play for the Leafs through the 1987-88 season peaking in 1985-86 when he scored 32 goals and added 43 points in 73 games. He was also a part of the Tears Are
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Nick Foligno from the Columbus Blue Jackets in a three-team deal that also included the San Jose Sharks. Columbus secured Toronto's first-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft and fourth-round selection in 2022, while San Jose gets the Leafs' fourth rounder in 2021. The
In this 817th episode, Harold Ballard stories are told by Jeff Marek, Dave Hodge, Ken Daniels, Gord Stellick, Suneel Joshi, Mary Ormsby, Paul Hunter and Rick Vaive. This episode would not exist without the extraordinary efforts of Tyler Campbell and is exactly 49:06. You can listen to this episode
In this 790th episode, Mike chats with Rick Vaive about being named captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the age of 22, scoring 50 goals in a season three times, playing during the dysfunctional Harold Ballard era, having the "C" ripped from his chest, coaching the Mississauga Ice Dogs
"The Chief" George Armstrong played for the Toronto Maple Leafs for twenty-one seasons and served as the team's captain for eleven of them, the longest such tenure in Leafs' history. He played in seven all-star games and won four Stanley Cups with the Leafs, scoring an empty net goal in
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed veteran centre Joe Thornton to a one-year, $700,000 contract. Jumbo Joe has 420 goals, 1,089 assists and 1,509 points in 1,636 career NHL games. He has 31 goals and 133 points in 179 playoff games. It's a tiny contract, and
On July 1, 2015, the Leafs traded Phil Kessel to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The return was forwards Nick Spaling and Kasperi Kapanen, defenceman Scott Harrington and a 1st and 3rd round draft pick. Kapanen's a skilled young forward but the Leafs are in desperate need of Kap space. (The author
On Thursday night, I missed the Leafs coughing up their 3-0 lead against Columbus because I was recording this week's Pandemic Friday episode of Toronto Mike'd. I watched overtime though, Another chapter in the Ongoing History of Maple Leafs Collapses. Last night, with the Leafs down 3-0 in a must-win
Eddie Shack was 83. He played for six NHL teams including the Toronto Maple Leafs where he won four Stanley Cups.
Jim Gregory was 83. He was General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs for 10 seasons during which time they made eight playoff appearances. Jim came up in my recent conversation with Jim McKenny beause he famously said he wouldn't trade McKenny for Bobby Orr straight up.
Last year, it felt like the Leafs season was 82 exhibition games until the real season began against Boston. It was a (mostly) entertaining 82 games, but it just didn't feel like it mattered. When the real season started, we bowed out in the first round to Boston. This season
Dan Maloney was 68. He played 11 seasons in the NHL with Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit and Toronto before becoming head coach of the Maple Leafs for the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons.
Tonight, I'm watching the Leafs game. The regular season has finally arrived and I'm pumped. No Nylander yet, but otherwise it's looking sweet. The Leafs landed their biggest free agent fish ever and on paper, we're finally a top tier team. Yes, the D line is a little thin, but
Greg Terrion was 58. He played six seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, from 1982-1988. In total, he scored 93 goals and added 150 assists over 561 NHL games.
