Cast Your Vote For The 2012 NHL ALL-STAR Fan Ballot!

Phil Kessel is currently the league leader in voting with 384,029 votes. Joffrey Lupul and Dion Phaneuf are also in the running to be on the team at the moment. Reimer who just returned back after missing 18 games got a large amount of votes last week and has jumped to first for the goaltenders. He is just 5000 votes ahead of Boston's Tim Thomas. Here is the link so cast your votes now!


http://vote.nhl.com

Boston Creams Maple Leafs Again!

Boston beat the Maple Leafs bad for the third time this season. Tonight the Leafs lost 6-3,the Leafs held out pretty steady untill the third period when they let 3 goals in. Last time the Maple Leafs played Boston on November the fifth they lost 7-0 and on October 19th they lost 6-2. Lets hope the next time the Maple Leafs meet up with Boston they will turn this 3 loss streak against them around.

Maple Leafs Have A Heart Dinner A Winner

The Maple Leafs held their 20th annual Have A Heart dinner presented by AM640 Tuesday at Earth Bloor West. It was another successful event as hundreds of fans were able to mix and mingle with their favourite players, coaches, their wives and partners along with general manager Brian Burke.

The night wrapped up with two exceptional items: A fan and 10 friends were able to win the chance to play a game of hockey at Wendel Clark’s rink; the final item was a fishing trip with Brian Burke on Lake Ontario and dinner at Eleven for four guests.

The event raised $200,000 for the MLSE Team Up Foundation with the money being invested into a new rink at Sunnydale in Rexdale over the next month with the Leafs opening the rink on January 4th.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=603906

Maple Leaf's Line Against Bruins

Wednesday's clash at Air Canada Centre marks the third of six meetings between these Northeast Division rivals. The Bruins earned convincing wins over the Maple Leafs on Oct. 20 and Nov. 5, outscoring Toronto by a 13-2 margin. Tyler Seguin paced the Bruins in their two victories over the Leafs by combining for 4 goals and 2 assists.

 The Leafs host the Bruins for the second time this season, hoping to put two lopsided affairs in their rearview mirror and maintain their lead in the Northeast division in the process. Boston trails Toronto for first place in the division by a point with two games in hand. While the Leafs are fresh off a 3-1-0 road trip, the Bruins have been the League's hottest team in November, registering an 11-0-1 record in that span.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=603975

Phaneuf Has Been Burke's Pillar

Brian Burke traded for Dion Phaneuf on January 31, 2010, he risked very little.
What he gained was the pillar on which every other acquisition has been positioned.
The players who went to Calgary, Jamal Mayers, Matt Stajan, Ian White and Nik Hagman were going to go somewhere. Ex-Leafs litter the NHL. Nikolai Kulemin, Mikhail Grabovski and Luke Schenn are the only holdovers from when Burke signed on three years ago Tuesday.

Phaneuf’s career had stalled in Calgary. Always a point producer, his plus-minus fell to minus 11 in his last full season with the Flames. Flash forward to the present. With 18 points in 24 games, Phaneuf sits fifth in scoring for defencemen.  His leadership is unquestioned. Prized rookie defencemanJake Gardiner has been installed in the locker beside Phaneuf.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=603908&navid=DL|TOR|home

Burke has Leafs beginning to deliver

When Brian Burke was hired by to be the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Richard Peddie, the CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, let it be known exactly what he expected from his new employee.

"He will be charged with the task of leading the Leafs to their 14th Stanley Cup."

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=603835&navid=DL|NHL|home

Phill Kessel takes lead in the 2012 All-Star Fan Balloting!

Toronto's Phil Kessel has taken the lead in the 2012 All-Star Fan Balloting with 258,446. Kessel took the lead this week from Ottawa Senators defenseman Eric Karlsson. So far Kessel leads the NHL with 16 goals and 31 points, so hopefully Kessel stays on the top for the All-Star game that takes place Jan. 29 2012.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=603781

http://www.nhlsnipers.com/phil-kessel-%E2%80%9Cmaybe-it%E2%80%99s-just-not-working-out-here/

Maple Leafs And Zurich Reach Development Agreement

Brian Burke, President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced  that the Toronto Maple Leafs have finalized a development agreement with the Zurich Lions of the Swiss Elite League.

‘We have a real solid two-way relationship with the Mannheim Eagles of the German Elite League and we are looking for the same results by adding Zurich as well,” said Burke. “We’ve been able to exchange ideas in all areas of the game. The experience for the participating players and coaches over the past three years has been invaluable.”

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=601147

Lupul, Monster Come Up Big In Dallas

Joffrey Lupul scored in the third round of the shootout to send the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night. 


Lupul was the lone scorer in the shootout, firing a shot through the pads of Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen. Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson denied Dallas Mike Ribeiro in the third round to secure the extra point.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=603275

Maple Leafs Recall Aulie, Assign Holzer To Marlies

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Sunday that defenceman Keith Aulie has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). Defenceman Korbinian Holzer has been assigned to the Marlies.

Aulie has 17 penalty minutes and no points in 15 games for the Marlies this season. Last season, he played in 40 games for the Leafs and 36 for the Marlies. Holzer joined the Leafs on November 20 but did not appear in any games this week with the team.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=603483

Maple leafs third straight vicory

Tyler Bozak scored two goals, Joffrey Lupul had two assists against his former Anaheim teammates, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ducks 5-2 Sunday night for their fourth victory in five games.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=603543

Markham Trying To Build NHL Sized Arena And Get NHL Hockey Team

Markham is possibly planning an NHL sized hockey rink that would seat 19,500 people, one of the proposed areas was along side Markham Road and Hwy 407. The group met with the NHL about getting a team for the Markham area but the NHL 
promised them nothing and said "In other words, they should not make a decision to build if that decision is in any way related or dependent on the NHL locating a franchise in Markham. For purposes of their analysis, they should assume it will never happen". In 2009 billionaire Jim Balsillie tried to buy the Phoenix Coyotes and move the team to Hamilton in 2009. This did not work and was met with lots of resistance from the NHL (who remain in control of the Coyotes) and the Toronto Maple Leafs who claim to have exclusive rights to the GTA.






http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/sports/article/170148--markham-group-considers-building-nhl-arena
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/article/1091092--markham-explores-nhl-size-arena

Maple Leafs Gardens Planned To Reopen On November 30th

The Maple Leaf Gardens will be reopening its doors after 10 years on November 30th. Loblaw's, LCBO and Ryerson will be occupying the old Gardens building. The grocery store will be unlike any other Loblaw's and supermarket, it will be an "urban food emporium worthy of the sophisticated tastes of Toronto's booming downtown condo-dwellers". Ryerson will be building a new athletic center and hockey arena above the grocery store. The Maple Leaf Gardens would have never been restored if Loblaw's and Ryerson never struck a deal to rebuild the facilities. Check out the link below for more details.



http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/article/1092943--maple-leaf-gardens-from-shrine-to-supermarket

Maple Leafs Won Tonight Bringing Them Back Up To Third Place In The Easter Conference

Toronto beat dallas tonight 4-3 in a shootout! It was an intense game tonight both teams were keeping up with each other all night. The Maple Leafs should have been given a power play from Souray's highstick hit to Lupul's face in the last minute of the third, but Lupul managed to come back and finished the shootout off scoring the only goal of the shootout on the third shot for the Leafs.

Maple Leafs sign D Percy to 3-year deal

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed first-round draft pick Stuart Percy to a three-year, entry-level contract on Tuesday. 
The 18-year-old defenseman was selected 25th overall at the NHL draft in June.
He's in his third season with the OHL's Mississauga-St. Michael's Majors.



http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-mapleleafs-percy

Bozak, Connolly lift Leafs over Lightning

The Toronto Maple Leafs turned a much-desired uptempo game into a victory.


Tyler Bozak scored two goals and added an assist and Tim Connolly had a goal and two assists to lead the Maple Leafs to a 7-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.


"There were some moments, but we pretty much negated their forecheck for the most part," Toronto coach Ron Wilson said. "And we wanted to push the pace and I thought we were really effective doing it."


Clarke MacArthur(notes), Joe Colborne, Joffrey Lupul and Joey Crabbe also scored for the Maple Leafs, who had lost four of five.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011112220

Maple leaf Fans have to wait more for Reimers comeback

James Reimer will remain out at least another ten days.
That was the word from Ron Wilson, following the 23-year-old's first practice since November 1 as he continues to recover from concussion-like symptoms which have sidelined him for the last 15 games.
"This is a process so let's not rush it," said Wilson, following practice at the American Airlines Arena. "When we want him to go in there we want him to be 100 per cent in terms of stopping the puck and in terms of conditioning and all of that. He won't go in until he's ready."

http://www.tsn.ca/toronto/blogs/jonas_siegel/?id=381197

Sydney Crosby Played A Great Game In his Return On Monday Night

Sydney Crosby managed to draw 5.7 million Canadian viewers on CBC in his first game since January. Crosby managed to score 2 goals and 2 assists against the Islanders. The question is will Crosby be able to keep it up? and what will happen if he takes another heavy hit? 
On other news the Leafs won 7-1 tonight against Tampa Bay Lightning. The Maple Leafs creamed Tampa scoring 3 goals in the first period and 3 goals in the last. The Maple Leafs win from the 19th against Washington was also 7-1, lets hope they can start playing like that in every game!




http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2011/11/22/sp-crosby-cbc.html

Maple Leafs Host Slumping Capitals

Two teams going in the wrong direction after great starts meet up for a Hockey Night in Canada clash
This is the first meeting of the season. The Capitals won three of four against the Maple Leafs last season, but three of the four contests went to a shootout. Sixteen days ago the Maple Leafs were atop the Eastern Conference with 19 points, but losses in five of the past six have muted the early-season optimism in Toronto. Not only have the Leafs slid back to fifth place, they have been outscored 26-8 in the past six games.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=602220

Maple Leafs call up Kadri

The Toronto Maple Leafs called up two players from the American Hockey League on Friday, including top prospect Nazem Kadri.Kadri leads the Toronto Marlies at 14 points, with five goals and nine assists.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/11/12/sp-leafs-moves.html

Toronto Has Lost 5 Out Of The Last 6 Games...

It was another sad game last night for the Maple Leafs who cant seem to win anything anymore, they lost against the Predators 4-1. I'm not going to waste my time and post the game review in 6 minutes video, instead I will post this video of a huge fight between Toronto and Philly from back in the 90's. Every player on the ice from both teams is going at it, including the goalies (Felix Potvin vs Hextall). 

Reasons For The Leafs Improvement

J.S. Giguere’s leadership with his defence:
J.S. has constantly communicated with his defence core and that has provided a stable and confident atmosphere for the group.

. Excellent puck support:
Quick, accurate and short passes have provided speed starting from the Leafszone
His fitness has improved this year and he participated in training camp. It looks like he is in for a big year.
. Luke Schenn/Tomas Kaberle/Dion Phaneuf are much improved:
Luke has found a confidence and comfort level which is part of the process of a young player improving. Tomas looks like he is having fun again. He has leadership help (no “A” -  great move Ron Wilson) and you get to a point where you just forget about the trade talk! Phaneuf has embraced the “C” and has kept his game efficient on the ice.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=541106
 

Maple leafs Gilmour Reflects On Career

Winning the Stanley Cup, producing a 127-point season, winning the hearts of everyone in Toronto, getting the call from the Hall -- it was all part in parcel to Gilmour's plain and simple goal of surviving to play another game in the NHL.

"I just look back and say I can't believe I lasted that long," Gilmour told NHL.com.

Gilmour, all 5-feet, 10 inches and 175 pounds of him, made his lasting power matter, finishing his career with 1,414 regular-season points on 450 goals and 964 assists in 1,474 career games. He's 12th all-time in assists and 17th in points. He added 60 goals and 128 assists for 188 points in 182 playoff games.

Monday night he'll be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame with 2011 classmates Joe Nieuwendyk, Ed Belfour and Mark Howe. Gilmour won the Stanley Cup in 1989 with Nieuwendyk and was teammates with Nieuwendyk and Belfour in Toronto.

 

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=600703 

Maple Leafs Unveil Third Sweater For 2011-12 Season

Former team captains Darryl Sittler and Wendel Clark joined current Maple Leafs LUKE SCHENN and COLBY ARMSTRONG in the unveiling of the Original Six franchise’s third sweater Friday. The third sweater for 2011-12 is a familiar one to loyal followers of the Blue and White. The sweater, which is blue, is an identical throwback to the 1967 to 1970 time period in team history.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will wear their third sweater uniform for the following games in 2011-12:

• November 5 vs. Boston
• November 12 vs. Ottawa
• November 19 vs. Washington
• December 3 at Boston
• December 5 at New York Rangers
• December 17 vs. Vancouver
• January 7 vs. Detroit
• January 13 at Buffalo

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589543

Leafs And Zurich Reach Development Agreement

Brian Burke, President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced  that the Toronto Maple Leafs have finalized a development agreement with the Zurich Lions of the Swiss Elite League.

‘We have a real solid two-way relationship with the Mannheim Eagles of the German Elite League and we are looking for the same results by adding Zurich as well,” said Burke. “We’ve been able to exchange ideas in all areas of the game. The experience for the participating players and coaches over the past three years has been invaluable.”

“This agreement is a huge step for Swiss hockey, and together with Toronto and Mannheim, we can further grow the sport of hockey in Europe,” stated Peter Zahner, CEO of the Zurich Lions.

 
http://torontomapleleafsblog.blogspot.com/b/post-preview?token=9XrWpDMBAAA.Fdohh19q9S6m_tJD-4eJ4Q.K1vvjGd1bshQuSzFTcw_9Q&postId=1212257346239259120&type=POST

Maple Leafs Win In Shootout!

The Leafs won tonight after flopping the last 2 games. The Leafs started off strong scoring 2 goals in the first period, with St. Louis scoring 1 in both the second and the third. Scrivens did remarkably well in the shootout stopping all 3 shots from St. Louis. Kessel won the game for the Leafs scoring in the first round of the shootout.

The game had a surprise guest tonight, this Eagle flapped his wings during the American National anthem.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/photos?gameId=400046995&photoId=1675621

Toronto Plays Another Disappointing Game

The Leafs lost 5-1 tonight against the Florida Panthers. It was another sad game for the Maple Leafs after the loss of 7-0 against Boston on Saturday. Kessel scored early in the third period, but it wasn't enough for the final 5-1 loss. The Maple Leafs have been outscored 12-1 in the last 2 games, lets hope they turn things around soon or there going to loose their spot at the top of the league. 

Worst Game Of The Season For Toronto....

The Maple Leafs lost 7-0 last night... The Leafs played a horrible game, what were they doing out there. Scrivens allowed 5 shots in net before being pulled in the 2nd period and replaced for Gustavsson. Lets hope the Maple Leafs can turn there game around for tomorrows game against the Florida Panthers.

Maple Leafs Take #1 Spot In The League Tonight!!!!!

For the first time in a while the Toronto Maple Leafs are in the 1st place in the entire league. The Leafs stole first place tonight from the Penguins with their win over The Columbus Blue Jackets. I didn't think id see this happen again but the Leafs are on top. The Leafs last won the Stanley Cup in 1967 and this season seems to be the most hopeful for the Leafs in 44 years so lets keep our fingers crossed and hope the Leafs can stay on top!!!


The Leafs beat the Blue Jackets 4-1 tonight with Ben Scrivens playing a very successful NHL debut for his first game. Scrivens played very well tonight and made some amazing saves if he can keep playing like this he could potential have a successful NHL career.

Lupul's hat trick sends Leafs past Devils 5-3

Joffrey Lupul's second period hat-trick steered the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, the virtuoso performance ruining home goaltender Martin Brodeur's return from injury.

Lupul single-handedly took control of a 2-2 tie in the second by netting three times in less than seven minutes to send the struggling Devils to their third straight loss.



http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/9927682

Maple Leafs Beat The #1Team In The League!!!

Tonight the Leafs beat the Penguins who are holding onto the number 1 spot in the league. Gustavsson played a great game tonight after all the doubts he'd be able to hold up Reimers legacy for Toronto this year. It was a very intense and close game tonight with both teams being neck to neck all night. The Maple Leafs scored the only goal of the first period, with the Penguins scoring their first goal 10 minutes into the second period. This is when the game started to get really tense when Toronto scored the next goal a minute later. Pittsburgh scored their 2nd goal tie'ing the game up at 15 minutes into the second period. In the third period Toronto scored 3 minutes in with the Penguins scoring their second power play goal of the game tie'ing it up 3-3. Kessel scored the winning goal of the game 10 minutes into the third giving the leafs their 7th win of the season. 


Check out this spooky Halloween opening montage of Hockey Night In Canada from tonight's game!

Maple Leafs Depth Analysis

The Maple Leafs system has been stockpiled over the years, and looks like it will start to turn out a handful of solid NHL players in the near future.

The club has a number of players looking for their chance to make an impact, in all positions. At their immediate use are Keith Aulie, Jesse Blacker Joe Colborne, Nazem Kadri, Matt Frattin, Jake Gardiner, andBen Scrivens who have displayed varying degrees of success early in the season. Throughout the amateur leagues, the likes of Sondre Olden, Greg McKegg, Stuart Percy, Tyler Biggs, Josh Nicholls andBrad Ross have given the Maple Leafs a new wave of fresh depth options for the parent and farm club in the near future

  
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/13357/toronto_maple_leafs_depth_analysis_fall2011/

Two Of The Tops Teams Faceoff In Toronto

Big game coming up between the two best teams of the eastern conference Penguins (8-2-2) at Maple Leafs (6-2-1), The Penguins come to the ACC for a matchup between two division leaders, as the Penguins sit in first place in the Atlantic, while the Maple Leafs occupy the top spot in the Northeast. The Penguins skate into Toronto with a five-game winning streak while the Maple Leafs are 4-0-1 on home ice and are back after splitting a four-game trip.


http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=597996&cmpid=rss-News

Maple Leafs Beat The Rangers Last Night

The Maple Leafs beat the Rangers last night 4-2. Kessel managed to score another point last night keeping him as the top player in the league. Check out the bottom video for a quick recap of the game if you missed it. The first video is of the fight between Mike Brown and Kris Newbury, it was a quick one but it was a good one with a bunch of hard hits being exchanged between the two of them. Tomorrow night the Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing the top team in the league, lets hope they can beat the number one team that will really bring the Leafs moral up.

Connolly Is Expected To Return In Tomorrow Night's Game

Connolly will be returning against the New York Rangers in tomorrow nights game. Connolly stepped on a stick during a practice before the season started and ended up slamming into the boards injuring himself, Connolly has missed 85 games over the last four years due to his injuries. Connnolly has averaged 1 point a game for the last couple season's even after missing large chunks of the season's, so he has proved himself to be a very worthy player (when hes there). Lombardi will most likely be the player that will be dropped to the third line in order to make room for Connolly, which will create a line of Lupol, Connolly and Kessel. Connolly is expected to be setting up plays and shots for Kessel but is it going to end up the other way around, will Kessel be pulling Conolly up? Lets hope that Toronto knows what they are doing with the lines because so far what they are doing is working well for them. Will Connolly make it the rest of the season or will he be injured once again before the playoffs? Only time will tell and we will have to find out the hard way.



http://bleacherreport.com/articles/911383-toronto-maple-leafs-better-off-without-tim-connolly

Reimer Still Out, In Tonight's Loss Against Philly

The Maple Leafs lost 4-2 against the Fliers tonight. Reimer is still out after his hit to the head in the first period against Montreal on Saturday. Kessel scored the first goal of the game in the first period for the Leafs followed by Jagr scoring the first of a 3 goal streak for Philly. Toronto's Steckel scored the second goal for the Leafs half way through the third period with Jagr scoring the final goal of the game for Philly just a couple minutes later, finishing the game off with a 4-2 loss for the Maple Leafs. 


The Maple Leafs recalled Ben Scrivens from the Marlies for tonight's game, and he will be on stand by until the return of James Reimer which is expected to be on Thursday against the New York Rangers.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2011/10/23/leafs_reimer/

James Reimer Injured In Montreal Game

James Reimer took a nasty hit to the head just a minute into the first period of tonight's game against Montreal. Phaneuf seemed to make contact with Gionta who ran into Reimer hitting him in the head, the impact knocked his mask off his head. Reimer continued to play throughout the first period but was replaced by Gustavsson in the second period. 


To catch the full story and to watch the video of the hit click on the link below.


http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Leafs-8217-James-Reimer-injured-on-coll?urn=nhl-wp15527

Maple Leafs Win In A Showdown Of The Original Six!

The Maple Leafs played another tense game tonight against the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto won 5-4 scoring in overtime. It was a close game all the way through with both teams scoring early in the first period. Montreal scored right into the second period bringing the intensity of the game up a few notches. Not to long after Kessel scored the second goal of the game for the Leafs, Phaneuf scored a power play goal leaving the score 3-2 for the Toronto Maple Leafs. During the third period Montreal scored the next two with the Leafs scoring shortly after which tied the game up 4-4, taking this game into overtime. Grabovski finished up for Toronto scoring a minute into overtime.

Maple Leafs Played A Terrible Game Against Kessel's former team, the Boston Bruins.

Toronto lost 6-2 on Thursday night against Boston. The Maple Leafs terrible loss was the first regulation loss this season for the team. Kessel seemed as if he did not play as hard against his former team, he did not score any points throughout the game. Lets hope that the Leafs kick it up in their next game against the Habs on Saturday, October 22.

For Those Of You Who Missed The Leafs vs Jets Game

If you missed the game check these videos out. The first video was when Lupul scored the first goal of the game, he smoked the camera in the net and broke it causing at least $400 damage to the camera hardware. 

The second video is a recap of the game in 6 minutes.

Toronto Wins An Intense Game Against Winnipeg

The leafs won with a great comeback which lead a shootout in tonight's game. It was a close game tonight, by the end of the first period it was tied 1-1. It looked like the leafs were done for in the second period after Winnipeg scored two goals leaving the score at 3-1 going into the third period. The leafs came back in the 3rd period scoring two goals 30 seconds apart half way through the third period taking the two teams into overtime. Nothing happened in overtime leading both teams to an intense shootout. The Leafs won in the shootout scoring two goals while the Jets struggled and did not get a single shot in the net, leaving the Leafs with a 4-3 win. Toronto plays Boston tomorrow night at 7.00 pm, DON'T MISS IT!

We Gonna Run This Town...

This one is for all the maple leaf fans .go leafs go.

Maple Leafs lose first game of season

The Toronto Maple Leafs winning ways were squelched by the Colorado Avalanche, who rode the fine goaltending of former Leaf Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who made 27 saves in a 3-2 overtime victory at the Air Canada Center.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/article/1071523--maple-leafs-lose-first-game-of-season

Toronto Looses To Colorado In A Close Game

Leafs lose first game of the season in a close game with the Avalanche. After a long first period Kessel scored the first goal of the game just 19 seconds into the second period. Colorado scored two goals basically 10 minutes apart in the second period. Kulemin tied the game up with his first goal of the season just a few minutes into the third, leading the two teams into overtime. Jones scored in a rebound for Colorado in overtime and left Toronto with their first loss of the season 3-2.

Phill Kessel Named Star Of The Week

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Phil Kessel has been named NHL first star of the week, scoring 5 goals and 8 points in three games. Kessel has also contributed defensively and sporting a plus-7 rating after three games. He put him and his team to the top spot.

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/sports/article/161479--leafs-kessel-named-nhl-s-first-star-of-the-week

Toronto Maple Leafs 360 Dressing Room Tour

The Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team is launching a virtual tour of its locker room on its Web site. In addition to seeing this Air Canada Center room as if you were actually there, you may click on any jersey and get that player's career profile.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=42343

Leafs Off To A Solid Start In The Season

Toronto Maple Leafs are off to a great start, 3-0 start to the NHL season. Leafs are headed in the right direction. Right now it's all working for the Maple Leafs Kessel is at the top of his game, he has already got 5 goals this season, consistency is all they need to make it to the Stanley Cup finals.

Leafs Beat Calgary In Game 3

The game seemed like it was going to be over for the Leafs when the Flames scored their second goal leaving the score at 2-0 in the first period. The leafs started the comeback early in the second period when Lupul scored the first goal for the Leafs. Kessel helped lead the leafs to victory last night as he tied the game up 2-2 in the second period. Kessel then turned the game around when he scored the winning goal 41 seconds into the 3rd period. The Leafs have now won the first 3 games in a row placing them in 3rd place right behind the Penguins in the eastern conference.

Maple Leafs In Trenton

The maple leafs were practicing in Trenton on Wednesday, before a golf outing. The Leafs took on many activities while they were staying in Trenton from fire and rescue demonstrations to taking a flight on a C-17 military transport aircraft (below is a picture of the leafs boarding the aircraft). To view more photos from their trip check out the link below.




http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/gallery.htm?id=24300&navid=DL|TOR|home
http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=595628

MacArthur is suspended

MacArthur was suspended for his actions in Friday's preseason game against Detroit. He is the ninth suspended player in the preseason. He will miss the first two games of the regular season because of his hit on Justin Abdelkader. A member of the Leafs most productive line, Macarthur wont be eligible to return untill October 15 when the leafs host the Calgary Flames.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=590799&navid=DL|TOR|home

Lombardi Makes a Crazy Return to the Leafs

Matthew Lombardi an impressive comeback. Lombardi  has had a goal and assist in two games, and he is doing it with nominal ice time. While he is on the ice he has been among the consistent players on the little things. He is hitting and taking passes well, he is finding and creating free space, and he moves the puck through the center. With all this he has been playing about 10 or 11 minutes a game. But his ice time is sure to increase if he keeps playing this way.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/885107-toronto-maple-leafs-wild-and-crazy-guys-kessel-reimer-orr-lombardi-schenn/page/6

Kessel's Hat Trick Leads Leafs to a Huge Victory Over Senators

Phil Kessel's hatrick led his team to a huge win over the Ottawa Senator's. Kessel finished adding an assist, while Lupul had two of his own 

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=595173

Leafs Win Second Game Of The Season Against The Senators!

After a very intense game last night the Leafs managed to pull off a 6-5 victory over the Senators. Phil Kessel amazingly had a hat trick throughout the game last night which helped score another win for the Maple Leafs. Ottawa put up one hell of a fight in the third period going into it with 0 goals against Toronto who already had 4 goals. Overall it was one very intense game it seemed like Ottawa was going to tie the game with Toronto but thankfully they didn't!



http://sportschatplace.com/nhl/kyle/2011/october/8/toronto/ottawa/

Leafs Beat Habs In The First Game Of The Season!

Tonight the Leafs beat the Canadiens 2-0 in the first game of the season. Phaneuf scored the winning goal of the game in the beginning of the third period. Lets hope the Leafs can keep this good start up for the rest of the season and make to the playoffs!

Maple Leafs Make Trade For David Steckel.

The Leafs made the trade earlier today for New Jersey Devils player David Steckel. The leafs traded a fourth-round pick in next years draft. Steckel has been made famous from his infamous hit to the head of Sidney Crosby, who was hit again 4 days later and has not played since... Lets hope the leafs made a good call on this one!





http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2011/10/04/sp-steckel-leafs.html

RECAP! The Leafs Preseason Outcome! 4 Wins and 4 Loses.

The Maple Leafs have finished their 8 game preseason with 4 wins and 4 loses. The Leafs did OK this preseason winning their first game against Ottawa 4-2. The next two games against Philadelphia, the leafs started out with an awful loss of 4-0 and came back with a 4-2 win in the second game against Philadelphia. The leafs continued on to lose 2 games in a row to Buffalo 2-1 then 3-2. The Leafs seemed to start trying a little harder at this point and went on to beat Ottawa in the 6th game of the preseason 5-3, then defeating Detroit 4-3. The final game of the preseason against Detroit the Leafs lost 4-2. Overall I am thinking the Leafs will be off to a better start this season than they have been in the last few. Lets hope the Leafs start off strong this Thursday in the first game of the season against Montreal.

Lombardi, Dupuis Ready To Face Canadiens

That’s what two Montrealers, Matt Lombardi and Phillipe Dupuis are ready to kick out their home team , Leafs are hosting the Montreal Canadiens in the opener for both teams Thursday at Air Canada Centre.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=594406

Kadri a growing concern for Leafs

Nazem Kadri will not be able to start the regular season for the leafs for the third consecutive year ,due to a torn ligament in his knee in the game against the ottawa senator's,which left the coach ron wilson in dilemma of what to do with underperforming forward .

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/09/30/maple-leafs-kadri-a-growing-concern/

Toronto Maple Leafs Reduce Training Camp Roster

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Sunday that the hockey club has reduced its' training camp roster by 14 players. Toronto's current training camp roster (listed below) now stands at 29 players (17 forwards, nine defencemen, and three goaltenders).

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589784#

Leafs lose to rivals again.....

The Leafs lost last night to the Sabres in Buffalo. Another close game for the leafs last night who lost 3-2, lets hope this doesn't become the new norm for this years season with the leafs. They need to do some better line tweaking before the season officially begins or they might be in for some trouble. Lets hope the leafs have a better game against their other rivals The Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, Sep 27.

Hockey fight from last night

Here is a video I took from my phone last night at the game. Sorry the video is so choppy, Enjoy!

Close Game for the leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost last night 2-1 to the Sabres. Both teams had 33 shots on net but the leafs lost halfway through the third period when Jason Pominville scored on the powerplay. Phil Kessel scored the leafs only goal midway through the second period. Tonight the Leafs and Sabres will be having a rematch in Buffalo so hopefully the leafs can beat Buffalo this time around!