Alex Tran
Alex has been a part of the original MLHS team since way back in 2008. He has contributed to the 2009-12 Maple Leafs Annuals with a special interest in junior hockey and player development.
Qualifying Deadline – Odds and Ends
Sportsnet is reporting that the Maple Leafs have extended a qualifying offer to goaltender Justin Pogge, thus making him a restricted free agent. The...
2009 NHL Draft – Leafs Review
The Toronto Maple Leafs' first draft under the watchul eye of Brian Burke displayed a stark change in the team's draft philosophy. The scouting...
NHL Entry Draft: Day 2 Live Blog
The first round didn't quite live up to all the hype that we were hoping for, but Toronto did come out of it with...
Draft Watch ’09: Part Four – Beyond the First Round
The ability to select future stars or even useful role players in the mid-late rounds is what separates the pretenders from the contenders. The...
Draft Watch ’09: Part Three – Chatting up the Expert
For much of the year, scouts from NHL clubs and private scouting agencies scour the globe for the next generational talent, the next franchise...
Draft Watch ’09: Part Two – The Fab Five
With just a little over two weeks until the draft, it's time to turn our attention towards some of the favourites to go off...
Maple Leafs Ink Three
According to their website, the Toronto Maple Leafs have signed recent draftees Mikhail Stefanovich, Carl Gunnarsson and Juraj Mikus to entry-level contracts. As General...
Draft Watch ’09: Part One – The NHL Combine
Alright, here we go! As the scouting world shifts its gaze to the NHL Combine, which kicks off today in Toronto, this will signal...
Maple Leafs at #23 in HF’s Organizational Rankings
Hockey's Future, the renowned hockey prospects website, announced their Spring Organizational Rankings today and the Toronto Maple Leafs found themselves in the bottom tier...
2009 Playoffs: A Sign of Changing Times
Phew. Finally a chance to catch our breath after what was perhaps the best 2nd round of playoff hockey ever played. We were treated...
Switzerland ’09: A Review
For the second year in a row, Team Canada fell 2-1 to the Russians in yesterday's gold medal game at the 2009 World Hockey...
Didomenico Out 4-6 Months With Leg Injury
Maple Leaf forward prospect Christopher Didomenico from the Drummondville Voltigueurs of the QMJHL suffered a broken thigh bone in his left leg and is...
Answering Your Q’s – Part One
Slow times in Leafland these days, so let's have a crack at a couple of those questions.
Jon asks: "How much would you pay...
April ISS Rankings: Duchene #2?!
Add International Scouting Services to the list of scouting organizations that are starting to put together the Matt Duchene bandwagon. In their latest rankings,...
Burke to Meet with Gustavsson Today
Finally some movement on the Jonas Gustavsson front, the 24 year old star netminder of the Swedish Elite League. From the Toronto Sun: "According...
NY Post: Snow’s Counter Offer
According to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, it seems that Islander GM Garth Snow has turned on the tables on Brian Burke....
Wild Approach Leafs about Nonis
From TSN:
"The Minnesota Wild are building a list of candidates to replace fired general manager Doug Risebrough. Sources tell TSN the Wild have contacted...
Support the Kids!
Even though the Maple Leafs season is officially over, it doesn't mean that there's no playoff hockey here in Toronto. The Marlies just started...
Maple Leafs sign Vermont’s Viktor Stalberg
According to TSN, the Maple Leafs continued their signing spree on Tuesday morning, inking University of Vermont foward Viktor Stalberg to a two-year entry...
Schenn, White to play for Team Canada
It's not yet time to pack away the sticks and skates for some of the Leafs players. A pair of Maple Leaf defensemen, Luke...
Recent MLHS articles
Easton Cowan ended his rookie year as an AHL champion; is...
Easton Cowan’s first professional season was rarely straightforward.
He made the Maple Leafs out of training camp -- even though he did not dress in...
