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07 Oct 2009 by in Toronto Maple Leafs
Unless the Toronto Maple Leafs start winning pretty soon, GM Brian Burke’s recent trade with the Boston Bruins for injured 36-goal scorer Phil Kessel is going to drastically swing in favour of the Beantowners. Burke gave up two first round picks and a second rounder for the 21-year-old forward and then promptly signed him to [...]
15 Jul 2009 by in Toronto Maple Leafs
Michael Lindow July 8, 2009. Toronto – It has been less that a year since Brian Burke took the reigns as the Toronto Maple Leafs President and General Manager but already the team has a new look and some much needed optimism in a city that was starved for it. Having to clean up the [...]
13 Nov 2008 by in National Hockey League
A lot of things are going on in the NHL these days. This is the time of year when rumors swirl, and the on ice product gets evaluated. Whether its players, coaches or managers, jobs will start to be questioned. Some teams just don’t look right at this point and changes will have to be [...]
24 Oct 2008 by in NHL 2008
On Saturday October 25th, there will 15 games in 15 cities in 1 night. Everyone is involved and there will be some great match ups. The 15 games will match rivalries, struggling teams and teams off to fast starts. For all you fantasy hockey players out there, this night will go along way to showing [...]
08 Oct 2008 by in NHL 2008
Thursday October 9th, the NHL season gets under way in North America. Hockey fans will be treated to an original six match up between Toronto and Detroit. There will be lots of festivities before the game including concerts and the Stanley Cup banner being raised at Joe Louis Arena. This is an old rivalry that [...]
06 Oct 2008 by in NHL 2008
Philadelphia Flyers – The Flyers had a big bounce back year last season, coming from last to making it to the conference finals. The Flyers are deep up front with Briere, Carter, Richards and the return of Gagne. Gagne missed most of last season with concussion problems and could be a major boost to there [...]
19 Sep 2008 by in NHL History
When the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967 it would be the last in the original six period. The league had become a success both financially and on television and faced pressure to expand. With the fear of competing leagues and the search for high priced television contracts the NHL added six [...]
19 Sep 2008 by in NHL History
Although the National Hockey League had been around for some time in 1942, when the Brooklyn Americans folded the league was left with six. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks were left and it stayed the same for the next 25 years. The [...]