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Leafs Prospect Updates: November 19
A slow start to the AHL year was probably the last thing Nazem Kadri needed.
Kadri is the most polarizing Leafs prospect in recent memory...
Kadri named AHL Player of the Week
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. The American Hockey League announced today that Toronto Marlies center Nazem Kadri has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week...
Straight Talk
So we had three Marlies game this weekend, two televised Morgan Rielly Super Series games heading into the weekend and a Biggs multi-goal game...
Mats Sundin…*PING*…Hall of Fame
The lockout doesn—t matter today. For that matter, neither does a Marlies sweep of Texas, or another weekend full of strong performances by Leafs...
Leafs Prospect Update: November 11
For most of the Leafs CHL prospects, this was a pretty lacklustre week.
Tyler Biggs picked up a pair of assists in Friday's game but...
Leafs Prospect Update: November 7th
Forget all that I've said about Tyler Biggs to date because he's decided that he's a completely different player. It's almost as though he...
NHL to PA: “Let’s give them something to talk about”
It looks like the NHL and Players Association are ready to resume talks this week (most likely Tuesday), and now we can briefly have...
At least they’re talking again
Anyway, if you—ve read me or listened to me on the radio throughout this process, you know I—ve been very pessimistic about a deal...
Phan-oeuf bébé
Youtube user VEServicesLtd has been rolling out highlight videos from the mid 1990s Brick Super Novice tournament over the past week featuring future NHLers...
Viewer’s Guide for Guelph v. Oshawa
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With Sportsnet televising Tyler Biggs' Friday night showdown with Matt Finn (also: Garret Sparks will likely man the...
Losing Money to Prove a Point
On a week (possibly day) when the NHL is likely to cancel the Winter Classic - the most significant game the Leafs would have...
October 26th: Leivo, Brown, and Rielly Are Lighting It Up
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Really exciting night for Leafs fans on a day that was otherwise full of depressing lockout news.
Tonight's...
GDT: Marlies at Bulldogs (7:30 p.m., TSN Radio)
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The Toronto Marlies (2-2-1) play, guess who, the Hamilton Bulldogs (2-2-0) again tonight in...
October 24th: Two for Biggs and a Gem from Rielly
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Strong statistical night for Leafs prospects on Wednesday as both Biggs and Percy put up a pair of...
Biggs/Percy Part 1
MarliesTV is running a really cool feature on the Leafs' two first round picks from 2011, Tyler Biggs and Stuart Percy. Here is part...
MacArthur to join German club, Marlies notes and other links
Despite this being "the most important week of negotiations", there's been basically nothing in terms of CBA/lockout news since last Thursday. It's nothing to...
Neither Side is Ready to Make a Deal
So this week is do or die time for the 82 game season. Odds are we will see one last save face meeting between...
Marlies rebound over Hamilton, right back at it vs. Grand Rapids (3 p.m., Leafs...
Photo: Marlies.ca
The Marlies bounced back as well as you could have hoped last night against Hamilton with a 5-0 win. An early goal for...
Morgan Rielly, who hails from, if I can read the card here, Moose Jaw,...
Friday Night I had the opportunity to take in the Edmonton Oil Kings game. Their opponent just so happened to be the Moose Jaw...
Marlies kick off 3-game weekend in Hamilton
Photo: Marlies.ca
Let's move on from the depressing CBA talk to the Marlies, whose league isn't locked out and who play three games in three...
Recent MLHS articles
Steven Lorentz on signing for three more years in Toronto: “I...
After signing a three-year contract extension with the Maple Leafs, Steven Lorentz discussed his decision to sign with term in Toronto instead of testing...
