One thing I've wondered regarding the NHL lock out is what will become of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.  This is Sydney Crosby's draft year and it's been awhile since a draft has had a player of this elite stature. If they somehow agree to a draft, how do they

In the absence of NHL hockey and my Toronto Maple Leafs, I've been recapping St. John's Maple Leaf AHL action all season.  We're well past the mid-way point now, yet I've never written about Carlo Colaiacovo, our great blue line prospect.  He's had a rather quiet season, battling to stay

Another day, another loss for St. John's.  That's five in a row if you're following along at home.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders32-23-1-3 68 points5-2 Loss vs. Chicago 3-2 Loss vs. Milwaukee 4-3 Loss vs. HamiltonKyle Wellwood - 64 pts David Ling - 62 pts Matt Stajan - 45 pts

Milwaukee outshot St. John's 40-21 and won in overtime when Dan Hamhuis scored.  We're in a bit of a rut my friends.  Lets snap out of this sucker before playoffs, k?Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders32-22-1-3 68 points3-2 Loss vs. Milwaukee 4-3 Loss vs. Hamilton 4-2 Loss vs. HamiltonKyle Wellwood

"I call it Toronto fatigue. It's the honeymoon capital of the world with most of your girlfriends and family. The last thing on your mind is playing hockey. That's the way I took it tonight."  That gem of a quote comes from Leafs coach Doug Shedden after another loss to

It wasn't exactly the Habs and Leafs going at it yesterday afternoon, but it was their respective farm teams.  Antti Miettinen scored two goals to lead the Hamilton Bulldogs to an emotional 4-2 win over the St. John's Maple Leafs in a fight-filled Sunday afternoon at Copps Coliseum.  We'll get

The Americans won their 15th in a row at home ruining Jean-Sebastien Aubin's solid effort between the pipes in his first game since January 28th.  The Leafs remain third in the Northern division, five points ahead of the Edmonton Road Runners who hold a game in hand.Current Record Recent

Was it all a dream?  I remember perusing TSN.ca, Sportsnet.ca and ESPN.com on Friday night and reading that the NHL season might not be as dead as we thought.  I went bed that night exhausted from a whirlwind week with my hopes up.  At about ten to

No.

The NHL season is expected to be "un-canceled" Saturday in New York, according to The Hockey News. A nation holds its collective breath.  I have 99 reasons to keep the faith.

The media is full of reports that there is a chance that 2004-05 regular season and playoffs could be saved.  In fact, there is some speculation that a deal will be struck this weekend. Great, my hopes are up once more.  I was just coming to grips with the reality

This will be my final entry on this subject for a while. I wish the Raptors were better.  In a perfect world the Raptors would be playoff bound and we'd have playoff games at the ACC this spring.  I'll be watching the b-ball, unfortunately I'll be watching bad b-ball.I

We're nine minutes away from Gary Bettman's press conference.  We all know what's coming.  Go here for a sneak preview. Seeing this coming doesn't make it hurt any less.

While I slept last night, the NHLPA agreed to accept a salary cap.  This was a most significant concession on their part.   The NHL offered to remove its demand for a link between league revenues and player costs, a most significant concession on their part.  With this glorious, unexpected progress

Kyle Wellwood had a goal and two assists and Harold Druken and David Ling each had a two point night as the St. John's Maple Leafs rebounded to trounce the Manitoba Moose 6-1 last night.  That's the way (aha aha) I like it.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders32-19-0-3 67 points6-1

Gary Bettman will follow my lead any day now and cancel the 2004-2005 NHL season.  This entry isn't about that but about a Maple Leaf memory I can't erase from my psyche, no matter how hard I try. In March 2003, Pat Quinn traded for Doug Gilmour at the deadline.

Josh Green scored the winning shootout goal to help the Manitoba Moose defeat the St. John's Maple Leafs 4-3 in American Hockey League play last night.  Each team scored once in the first round of five shots and Jason King of the Moose and the Leafs' Kyle Wellwood traded goals

St. John's Maple Leafs snapped the Rochester Americans' eight-game win streak with this shootout win.  Kyle Wellwood netted a pair of goals in the shootout and a goal and an assist in regulation time to lead the charge.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders31-19-0-2 64 points4-3 Win vs. Rochester 3-1 Loss

The Rochester Americans defeated the St. John's Maple Leafs 3-1 tonight at Mile One Stadium to extended their winning streak to eight games.  Nathan Barrett scored the lone goal for the Leafs who seek revenge tonight.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders30-19-0-2 62 points3-1 Loss vs. Rochester 4-3 Win vs. Hamilton

St. John's trailed 3-0 heading into the last minute of the second period but mounted a successful comeback winning on Jeremy Williams' goal in the last attempt of the shootout round.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders30-18-0-2 62 points4-3 Win vs. Hamilton 3-2 Win vs. Hamilton 4-3 Loss vs. MilwaukeeDavid Ling

David Ling scored his 19th goal of the season on a power-play 2:45 in overtime to give the Leafs a 3-2 victory over the Bulldogs last night.  Goaltender Jean-Francois Racine kept the St. John's in the game, making 39 saves in the victory.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders29-18-0-2 60

The Maple Leafs failed to protect a third-period lead for the first time at home this season.  With Jean-Sebastien Aubin and Mikael Tellqvist both injured and unavailable for St. John's, Jean-Francois Racine got the call in goal for the home side, making 30 saves.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders28-18-0-2 58

Mikael Tellqvist started in goal for St. John's, stopping 30 of 35 shots before giving way to Jean-Francois Racine with six minutes left in the contest. Tellqvist suffered a concussion after taking a knee to the head in a third-period collision with the Admirals' Scottie Upshall.  We have Milwaukee again

Mikael Tellqvist stopped 40 of the Cleveland Barons 42 shots while his counterpart, Dimitri Patzold made a costly mistake.  Down 2-1 to the Leafs, Patzold went behind the net to play a dump in but inadvertently left the puck for St. John's forward, Jeremy Williams, who wheeled around and stuffed