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Maple Leafs Training Camp: Day One On Ice

by on September 18, 2010- 97 Comments

The Toronto Maple Leafs held their on-ice portion of training camp today. Players have been split into three squads to accommodate the 63 players invited to camp.

Among the contingent of fans outside the ice surface at the MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence was a throng of media and of course, Leafs staff.

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Burke Finally Gets Brayden

by on March 28, 2010- 73 Comments

Irwin that is. It was reported last night that the Maple Leafs had agreed to terms with 23 year old free agent forward Brayden Irwin, [more…]

Post-Game Thoughts: Leafs Impressive on HOF Night

by on November 7, 2009- 90 Comments

With Kessel and Gustavsson integrating themselves into the lineup, the team seems poised to break off a big-time run to put themselves back into the Eastern Conference's playoff picture. The team is playing very well of late and continued to build on that with an impressive 5-1 victory at home against the Detroit Red Wings on Hall of Fame night.

Update: During post-game media scrum, Wilson says Komisarek's injury not serious. [more…]

Thoughts from the Rookie Tournament, Game 1

by on September 6, 2009- 610 Comments

I won't go into a lot of detail about the game itself, as Alec covered that quite well.

The news, for the most part, was good.   Many of the Leafs' prospects were impressive in their bids to earn a spot on the big club and/or the Marlies.   The following is a quick summation of some of the things that stood out to me from my vantage point at the game.

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Dale and Dido – Budding Buds

by on May 27, 2009- 54 Comments

Two contrasts in Leafs prospects from the Memorial Cup with Chris Didomenico breaking his left femur, and the continued development of Dale Mitchell.

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Gold Medal Pre-Game: Tokarski Gets the Nod

by on January 5, 2009- 29 Comments

On the eve of the biggest game in their major junior careers, team Canada prepares for a rematch with Team Sweden in the Gold Medal game. The event will faceoff John Tavares and Victor Hedman for "round 2" in a two round event - Tavares took round 1. They have 2 things at stake: both are competing for top prospect and both are competing for the gold.
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