Mislav Jantoljak
Hi there, I'm Mislav, a hockey writer from Croatia. My weird hockey journey includes the Maple Leafs Hot Stove, covering the Kontinental Hockey League as a Managing Editor at KHL.hr and doing a piece for the Hockey News that one time. This is me on hockey and stuff in between. Enjoy your stay!
Morning Mashup: Defensive Depth Headaches
Prior to preseason preparation, and training camp battles, management was very clear on how the available spots on the roster are going to be...
Post Game: Primer #6, Leafs 5 – Senators 3
Gotta love the victory over the Sens, preseason or not. However, things started out going from bad to worse. The first goal was one...
Mashup: Both Sides Of The Battle Of Ontario
On this day in 1931, our Maple Leafs acquired Frank Finnigan in the NHL's Dispersal Draft. Until that time, Finnigan had played eight seasons...
Post Game & Mashup: Which Kid To Keep?
Sabres 3 — Leafs 2. A great performance by the Sabres left us Leafs fans wanting in what was a second consecutive defeat at the...
Post Game: Preseason Game 4, Sabres 2 — Leafs 1
A game which had a lot of positives certainly didn—t look that way at first. It wasn—t the start we wanted when Keith Aulie...
A New Concept Of Justice?
Today, I'd like to talk about an issue that's been a somewhat heated topic of many discussions during the past three days. Suspensions and...
Post Game: Preseason Game 2, Flyers 4 — Leafs 0
Leafs vs. Flyers, 2011-12 preseason. A great battle of siblings was upon us. Schenn vs. Schenn. Kessel vs. Kessel. Brother versus bother. Period vs...
Post Game: Preseason Game 1, Leafs 4 – Sens 2
Here we go again! Hockey is back and there isn't a bad way to say it. A Sens game is always a spirited tilt...
Media Day Coverage Part 2: The Team Talks
As promised, here is the second part of my Media Day coverage. Part 1, which includes quotes from Schenn and Burke about Schenn's deal...
Media Day Coverage Part 1: Burke & Luke
This is the first part of my transcript of yesterday's Leafs media day. It focuses primarily on Luke's deal, with the majority of the...
Rookie Tourney Game #3: Leafs vs. Sens, The Conclusion
The Leaf rookies finished the tournament with an unfortunate loss against Ottawa. The game ended in OT after Jakub Culek beat Owuya for his...
Have You Heard? Another Tourney Win
Mitchell Heard went undrafted in the OHL draft. He got picked up and played for the Plymouth Whalers, collecting a total of 20 goals...
Rookie Tourney Game #2: Leafs vs. Penguins
Here we are, it's the second day of the rookie tourney. If the early signs are any indication, this is setting up to be a...
Post Game: The Kids Are Most Certainly Alright
Unless you live in a cave, you know that the young Leafs beat the young Blackhawks 4-2 last night in the rookie tournament in...
Tender Years Taking A Toll
Each day we see increasingly younger sports phenoms wowing us with their performances in various sports. The age of elite athletes has dropped considerably...
A Team That Grows Together, Plays Together
I am a big believer of creating teams by having the players grow up together. It's exactly what we have here. Our core is...
Morning Mashup: A Little History
September 9th 1936. Bob Baun is born in Lanigan, Saskatchewan. Baun was a Leaf for a total of 739 games in two stints with...
Morning Mashup: Ranking The Favorites
With the passing of Wade Belak I thought it would be a good time to remember players we admired most. It's a sad time...
Morning Mashup: A Day For Hockey Links
Not many words today guys, but we've got a ton of links prepared for your reading pleasure. Stories ranging from Leafs training camp battles...
Morning Mashup: A Talented Mind
Players don't come with better hands than those of Nazem Kadri. Talent. That's his game. The kind of free flowing hockey mind that can...
Recent MLHS articles
The Gavin McKenna era begins with immense promise, and a developmental...
Gavin McKenna could be anything from a supporting piece to a game-breaking star in his rookie season, and how the Maple Leafs manage the...
