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Preseason Game #4: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Toronto Maple Leafs will dress a lineup pretty close to the real thing tonight versus Montreal (7 p.m. EST, Sportsnet One).
According to Chris...
Mike Babcock: “We’re obviously much more talented than we were last year”
Mike Babcock addressed the media ahead of the preseason matchup against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday, touching on the team's youth, Mitch Marner, Auston...
WATCH: Nikita Korostelev’s hat trick leads Sarnia Sting to 7-4 win over Ottawa
Nikita Korostelev didn't have the draft plus-one season he was hoping for in 2015-16.
His production dipped to 42 points in 53 games after a promising...
Preseason Game #3: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres
The second half of a preseason back-to-back goes tonight in Buffalo (7 p.m. EST, Sportsnet 360).
The Leafs are giving their World Cup participants a little...
Jim Hiller on Matt Martin: “Much more than just potentially getting into a fight...
Jim Hiller addressed the media ahead of the preseason tilt against Buffalo on Thursday, touching on William Nylander on the wing versus center, the team's...
Jim Hiller on Nikita Zaitsev: “Impressed with his focus and compete level in practice”
What were your first impressions of Matthews, and when do you think he might play a preseason game?
Jim Hiller: Well, first impressions – I...
Auston Matthews: “I’m just staying in the moment”
Is there a transition in a first practice playing on a line with JVR and Leo Komarov? Or do you just depend on hockey...
Rich Clune: “The Maple Leafs are well on their way to re-establishing that culture...
Dicky, you get a chance to come to the second camp with this organization and you look back to the last eight years –...
Toronto Maple Leafs trim their training camp roster
The Toronto Maple Leafs have cut their training camp roster down from 76 to 53.
9 players are returning to junior:
Stephen Desrocher (Kingston)
Martins...
Team Canada vs. Team Europe, Game 1 – 2016 World Cup of Hockey Final
Game 1 of the World Cup of Hockey Final pits the tournament favourite Team Canada against seemingly their least likely final-two opponent at the tournament's...
Game Review: Preseason Game #1, Ottawa Senators 6 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3
The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped game one of the 2016 preseason to the Ottawa Senators by a score of 6-3.
As Ray Ferraro put it...
Jim Hiller’s Post-Game Comments: Senators 6 vs. Leafs 3
Evaluate Mitch Marner’s game from what you saw a year ago to what you saw tonight. What was the biggest difference?
Jim Hiller: It’s like...
Battle of Ontario Episode 20 – Atlantic Division Preview Part 2
It’s the final part of the Battle of Ontario’s Atlantic Division preview.
Alec Brownscombe and Callum Fraser start the show off with a conversation with...
Brooks Laich: “All the best players end up making everyone on the ice better…...
Brooks Laich spoke to the media ahead of lining up next to Mitch Marner in the first game of preseason.
You’ve spoken last season and this season...
Lou Lamoriello on Mitch Marner’s camp: “I’ve seen a lot more poise, a lot...
Lou Lamoriello met with the media after the third day of on-ice sessions at Toronto Maple Leafs training camp in Nova Scotia.
Has the scrimmage...
Jake Gardiner on Mitch Marner: “He’s so much smarter than 95% of the players”
What's it been like playing with Connor Carrick? You guys had a chance last Spring, and now it continues here. It's got to be...
Connor Brown: “I’ve put on a lot of good size”
Connor, talking with the strength coaches and a question , "hey, how do the guys look?" I said "skinny and strong." If there is a...
Team Canada vs. Team Russia – 2016 World Cup of Hockey
Team Canada takes on Team Russia in World Cup of Hockey semifinal action on Hockey Night In Canada (CBC, 7 p.m. EST).
This game --...
Leafs Links: Training Camp in Nova Scotia – On-Ice Day 1, Laich blown away...
Coverage from the first on-ice session of Toronto Maple Leafs 2016 training camp in Nova Scotia.
William Nylander donning #29
https://twitter.com/longleysunsport/status/779375468755714050
Training Camp Day 1 Shootout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9cCcOx_ha4
Leafs Links
Infusion of...
Buy Tickets and Ticket Packages to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey
For hockey fans, the best way to experience the World Cup of Hockey is with the most comprehensive fan experience — the Official PrimeSport...
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