Category Archives: Daily Round-Up
Monday News: Leafs Fall to Flyers; Nonis Replaces Jackson as Marlies GM
The Maple Leafs dropped a 3-1 decision to the Philadephia Flyers on Sunday evening at Wachovia Center. Nikolai Kulemin had the only Toronto goal in a scrappy affair that saw Dion Phaneuf tangle with Philadelphia’s Scott Hartnell. In Marlies news,
Saturday News: Leafs Goalies to Alternate; Face Senators Tonight
Leafs coach Ron Wilson said that the team’s goalies, Jean-Sebastian Giguere and Jonas Gustavsson will alternate starts for the rest of the season. Toronto takes on Ottawa at Scotiabank Place tonight with the Senators having goaltending issues of their own.
Tuesday News: Trade Deadline Looms; Leafs Host Hurricanes
The Leafs are on the ice for their first game following the Olympic break as they host gold medal winner Eric Staal and the Carolina Hurricanes (7pm, SportsNet, AM 640). Veterans Wayne Primeau and Alexei Ponikarovsky wonder if they will
Saturday News: Canada Prepares for Showdown with U.S.
Team Canada’s men’s hockey players had a day off yesterday, but will be back at work today in preparation for Sunday’s much-anticipated tilt against the United States. The winner of the showdown will finish atop the Group A pool in
Tuesday news: Canada’s gold medal quest begins
Today marks the day that Canadian hockey fans have circled in their calendars since the men’s Olympic team skated off the ice in Torino, Italy with a seventh place finish in 2006. The red-and-white maple leaf-crested squad built by executive
Saturday news: Burke thanks supporters following son’s death; Leafs shutout in St. Louis
On Friday evening Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke went public for the first time since the passing of his son Brendan last week. A visibly-shaken Burke expressed his gratitude for the outpouring of support from teammates, media and
Sunday news: Leafs win game for Burke family
With the tragedy of the passing of Brendan Burke still fresh in everyone’s mind, the Leafs played their most complete game of the season, thumping Ottawa 5-0 to bring an end to the Senators’ 11-game winning streak. Brendan Burke, Brian
Saturday news: Remembering Brendan Burke
The hockey community continues to mourn the passing of Brendan Burke, the youngest son of Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke. Brendan Burke, 21, succumbed to injuries suffered in an auto accident in Indiana, in which bad weather played
Wednesday news: New Leafs help dominate Devils
The first game for J.S. Giguere, Dion Phaneuf and Fredrik Sjostrom in Leafs uniforms was a memorable one as all three new acquisitions were among the game’s three stars in a 3-0 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday night. Gigure
Monday news: Critics favour the Leafs in blockbuster deals
Reaction towards Sunday’s blockbuster deals seem to be in favour of Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke. Despite the downfall in Dion Phaneuf’s play since he was an All-Star two years ago, there appears to be little doubt that
Burke cleans house in two trades
Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke announced two major trades on Sunday: Trade #1 – To Toronto Dion Phaneuf (D) Fredrik Sjostrom (F) Keith Aulie (D) Trade #1 – To Calgary Matt Stajan (F) Ian White (D) Niklas Hagman
Brian Burke: Expect Another Deal
Hot on the heels of the Dion Phaneuf trade, Leafs GM Brian Burke announced that he expects another trade to be finalized within 30 minutes.
