via mapleleafs.com The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Tuesday that the hockey club has signed defencemen Petter Granberg and Tim Erixon to one-year contracts. The Maple Leafs also announced today that the club has come to terms with forward Zach Hyman on a two-year entry level contract. Granberg, 22, was held pointless in seven regular season […]
Read MoreLeafs acquire Zach Hyman and draft pick from Florida
via mapleleafs.com The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has acquired forward Zach Hyman and a conditional seventh round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Greg McKegg. Hyman, 23, was a First Team All-American and First Team All-Big Ten selection after leading the […]
Read MoreToronto Maple Leafs Rumours – June 18, 2015
Bob McKenzie on TSN: McKenzie on Phil Kessel’s eight team trade list and if any of them would be interested in trading for him. “I’m not sure if any of them necessarily would be. Most of them are “capped out,” McKenzie said, noting the existing salary obligations of teams like Chicago, Los Angeles and the […]
Read MoreMaple Leafs Name Mike Babcock Next Head Coach
via mapleleafs.com Brendan Shanahan, President and Alternate Governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced today that Mike Babcock has been named the 30th head coach in the club’s history. Babcock, 52, joins the Leafs after serving as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings for the past 10 seasons. Under his leadership in Detroit, Babcock […]
Read More Buffalo, Detroit, Maple Leafs, Mike Babcock, NHL, Red Wings, Sabres, TorontoNHL Trade Rumours – May 12, 2015
Greg Brady: Hearing that San Jose is not in on Mike Babcock. Sounding like it was his call and not from lack of interest. Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: The Leafs have missed out on or passed on potential GMs Peter Chiarelli and Ray Shero. Brendan Shanahan hasn’t spoken with George McPhee. In trying […]
Read More George McPhee, Jeff Gorton, Lindsay Hunter, Los Angeles Kings, Martin Brodeur, Mike Babcock, Mike Futa, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, Sean Burke, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs sign Nikita Soshnikov to ELC
via mapleleafs.com Friday, 03.20.2015 David Nonis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Friday that the club has signed free agent forward Nikita Soshnikov to a three-year entry level contract. Soshnikov, 21, skated in 57 games with Moscow Oblast Atlant of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) this season, collecting 32 […]
Read More KHL, Maple Leafs, Moscow Oblast Atlant, NHL, Nikita, Soshnikov, toronotJack Eichel Profile
Ht/Wt: 6′ 2″/193 lbs Position: C Team: Boston Univ. The other superstar in the making, Jack Eichel, looks like he is prepared to give Connor McDavid a real run for number one. He was very impressive after the first period in the US Top Prospects game period (nobody looked that good in the first period […]
Read More Jack Eichel, NHLMitch Marner Draft Profile
Ht/Wt: 5’10″/164 lbs Position: C Team: London (OHL) Marner is a supremely talented offensive player, who probably would have won the OHL scoring title if he played all 68 games. Marner finished second overall with 44 goals and 82 assists for 126 points in 63 games. The knock on Marner is his size, at 5’11” […]
Read MoreMaple Leafs announce changes to scouting staff
via mapleleafs.com As part of an overhaul of its scouting staff, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced today it has relieved Director of Pro Scouting Steve Kasper and Director of Player Development Jim Hughes of their duties. These changes are in addition to others made with some of the club’s full and part-time scouts in its […]
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