MLHS Staff
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Leafs Rookie Tournament: Game 2 Live Blog – Leafs vs. Penguins
Here we go again.
With Brian Burke back in the news, it's fitting that his greatest contribution to the Maple Leafs -- a rebuilt farm system...
Leafs Rookie Tournament: Game 1 Wrap up – Leafs 3 vs. Blackhawks 2
The Leafs’ rookies took the tournament opener as a result of their energy, skill, and goaltending. They outpaced a Chicago group that was forced...
Midweek Leafs News and Notes
The other thread was getting a little exhausting with those Kessel sexy eyes staring us down all day. Let's restore normal heart rate levels...
MLHS picks for the Leafs in the National Hockey League of Nations
Earlier this month, Maple Leafs Hot Stove was asked to contribute to Puck Daddy's National Hockey League of Nation Series. With the help of...
Jonathan Bernier Viewing Party
Missing hockey? Here's a good performance from Jonathan Bernier, wherein he turns aside 42 shots to win 3-2 over the Phoenix Coyotes on March...
An interview with Toronto Marlies head coach Steve Spott
MLHS’s Michael Stephens conducted an in-person interview with Steve Spott, head coach of the Toronto Marlies, at the Mastercard Centre earlier this week. Spott...
MLHS Season Preview – Goaltending: Analysis of Like-Age Goalie Tandems From 2001-2012
With training camp a little under 3 weeks away, we thought we'd get things started with the MLHS Season Preview Series. Leading up into...
Clarkson on THN Cover; Bernier’s new mask
They say don't judge a book by the cover; in the case of The Hockey News, looking at the cover is all we recommend...
Anatomy of a Game Day Banner
Turning it over to MLHS graphic designer and power user mcloki for this morning:
Hello, Gents. It’s Mcloki. Last year, I suggested to Alec and...
An interview with Leafs amateur scout Garth Malarchuk
MLHS' Anthony Petrielli chatted with Garth Malarchuk, amateur scout for the Maple Leafs, earlier this week. Topics covered include the ins and outs of...
Thursday Morning Mashup: Un-fancy Stat
Yesterday morning, I encountered a tweet that looked like this:
The Case for Brenden Dillon as Next Dallas Stars Captain http://t.co/FtQKcAvIiJ
— DefendingBigD (@DefendingBigD) August 14,...
Thursday Morning Mashup: Gauthier Shows Well
How many different ways can you debate the Leafs' remaining cap space? We're working our way toward finding out.
While we lose our minds, several...
An interview with Scott Gordon
MLHS' Anthony Petrielli chatted with assistant coach of the Maple Leafs Scott Gordon this morning. A wide range of Leaf topics are touched on...
Thursday Morning Leafs Round Table: The XXII Winter Olympiad
Thanks to the powers that be, hockey fans from all around the world will once again be treated to 2 weeks of best-on-best hockey....
Thursday Morning Leafs Roundtable: I Came, I Saw, I Awakened Leafs Nation
As most of you have probably already heard/seen, Tim Leiweke gave a rather incendiary interview with Bloomberg. The written version can be found here or...
Tyler Bozak on his critics
Tyler Bozak joined Mike Hogan and Jeff O'Neill on TSN 1050's Blue Lunch segment. Bozak revealed that he didn't field offers from other teams...
Leafs Prospect Camp Notes – Day 3
Back at the rink bright and early….thanks to Google maps for navigating me around the massive traffic congestion on the QEW this morning. How...
Thursday Morning Leafs Roundtable: A New Era for The Battle of Ontario
Let's have a moment of silence for Daniel Alfredsson's reputation in Ottawa...
As 'sad' as it is to see him go, given all the moves...
Will All Four Conference Final Teams Contend Again in 2013-14?
With the thrilling 2013 Stanley Cup Finals now in the record books, today we gaze into our crystal ball to see if the four...
Leafs Prospect Camp Notes – Day 2
Welcome back to the Master Card Centre of Excellence!
I was pleased to be back watching anything affiliated with the Maple Leafs. I was crushed...
Recent MLHS articles
Craig Berube on Chris Tanev skating on his own to try...
After Thursday's practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed the status of Chris Tanev and Dakota Joshua in their recovery from injury and the hockey...
