Brian Burke, President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Monday that Dallas Eakins has signed a three-year contract extension to remain head coach of the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). Eakins’ assistant coaches Gord Dineen and Derek King have also signed contract extensions to continue with the Marlies. Both […]
Read MoreNHL Rumours – June 4, 2012
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rangers GM Glen Sather has talked to the Predators about RFA Alexander Radulov. Radulov has a big offer on the table from CKSA of the KHL. A source has told the Post that Radulov would rather play in the NHL next season. The Rangers are more than just kicking […]
Read MoreNHL Rumours – June 1, 2012
TSN: Pierre LeBrun on Tim Thomas: The Bruins may look to trade him when his no-trade clause expires, but Thomas may also be considering not playing next year, taking a year off. He’s had a stressful year. Darren Dreger on Roberto Luongo: GM Mike Gillis will meet with Luongo this week to see if his […]
Read MoreTeuvo Teravainen
Teuvo Teravainen Ht/Wt: 5’10″/161 lbs Position: LW Team: Jokerit (Fin) Teuvo Teravainen’s Player Profile Teuvo Teräväinen, is an Finnish born 18 year old 5’10” 160 pound winger and recently drafted this year in the KHL first round #23 overall by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, but is best known for his tally at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge […]
Read MoreNHL Rumours – May 30, 2012
Craig Custance of ESPN: Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier will likely find himself in a different uniform next season. “Everybody is high on Bernier,” said an NHL scout. “There’s no question he’s been brought along nicely by L.A. I think there’s a number of teams in the NHL that need a goaltender that covet Bernier.” Bernier […]
Read MoreDudley: “Maple Leafs are ‘so close’ to being good”
The Montreal Canadiens officially announced that Rick Dudley will be joining the organization as Assistant General Manager. Maple Leafs General Manager, Brian Burke, negotiated that Dudley will join the Canadiens after the entry draft (June 22–23, 2012 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA). Upon leaving, Dudley had yet more kind words for the […]
Read MoreLeafs Sign Leo Komarov
Brian Burke, President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday that the hockey club has signed forward Leo Komarov to a one-year contract. Komarov, 25, was originally the Leafs’ seventh choice, selected 180th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. The 5-11, 198-pound forward spent the past three seasons with Moscow Dynamo […]
Read MoreNHL Rumours – May 28, 2012
James O’Brien of Pro Hockey via Michael Russo Audio: Indications are that Ducks prospect Justin Schultz won’t be signing with the Ducks. Russo said that a Ducks may look into tampering charges and could go after a “team that already has gotten to Schultz.” Russo “guesses” that Schultz already knows who he’ll sign with and […]
Read MoreSchultz Talk, Why Not?
Saying I have very little knowledge about Justin Schultz is quite the understatement. I have never seen him play, until this post I had never looked at a single one of his stats, and ultimately this whole situation seemed reminiscent of teams fighting for the services of Matt Gilroy a few seasons ago (Gilroy was […]
Read MoreLeafs Sign Granberg To Three-Year Deal
Brian Burke, President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Thursday that the hockey club has signed defenceman Petter Granberg (PEH-tuhr GRAN-buhrg) to a three-year entry level contract. Granberg, a 19-year-old native of Gallivare, Sweden, played this past season for Skelleftea AIK of the Swedish Elite League (SEL). He registered four points (one […]
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