By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) It appears as though the Toronto Maple Leafs have begun the process of preparing for their 100th season in the National Hockey League. According to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s website, Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment formalized a trade mark on the logo shown below. Given the design, wording and nature of ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) The NHL is well into the playoffs now with the second round having begun on Friday evening. With that, the hockey off-season is quickly approaching, meaning those teams not currently playing are in the early stages of preparing for free agency and the trade market, both of which fully re-open on July ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) This is part two of a two-part series in which we hand out a report card to each Leaf player who appeared in 20 or more games and ended the season affiliated with the organization based on their play, status (i.e. if the player was in their rookie season) and the role ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) Not one player on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ roster played like the other this season, whether it be for good or bad. That’s bound to happen, though, especially given the way the team performed over the course of the regular season. Today, we begin a two-part series profiling each Leaf player who ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) The 2011-2012 NHL season was another one filled with disappointment for the Toronto Maple Leafs and those who regularly root for them. After a hot and consistent start that saw them in a race for one of the final few playoff spots in the Eastern Conference for more than 50 percent of ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) The NHL’s trade deadline may have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean trade speculation has stopped. With trading a sure bet to happen during the Entry Draft in mid-June and once again after the market re-opens on July 1, why not begin looking at who may and may not return with their ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) Trade rumours about Luke Schenn heading out of Toronto began the moment the Maple Leafs drafted the young defenceman fifth overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. A strong, talented and big blue liner, Schenn entered the league with plenty of potential and has since developed into a solid every day NHLer, ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) The Toronto Maple Leafs lost one of their depth forwards this afternoon, as the Columbus Blue Jackets claimed Darryl Boyce off waivers from Toronto. Boyce was placed on waivers yesterday by the Maple Leafs. The result didn’t come as much of a surprise given Boyce’s NHL history. He was a solid bottom-six ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) Things didn’t look so good for the Toronto Maple Leafs at practice this morning as the team’s second leading scorer, Joffrey Lupul, sat out after having his foot heavily iced following Saturday’s 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. However, as head coach Ron Wilson informed the media this morning, Lupul will be ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) If you thought the Toronto Maple Leafs had been in tough lately with a trip to Western Canada and a matchup against the Vancouver Canucks, don’t even bother to look at their upcoming schedule. Over their next four games, the Maple Leafs will meet with the New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, ...
