[ April 9, 2010; ] The Scarborough Hospital Foundation is hosting the Peter Zezel Cup event to raise money for the hospital.  Registered teams will face off against former NHL players on April 9 at the Angus Glen Community Centre.  The event is named after the former Toronto Maple Leaf player and Scarborough native who died of a rare blood disorder.  To register, [...] Continue Reading

With the H1N1 flu epidemic sweeping across the country and through dressing rooms, each Toronto sports franchise has had to make tough decisions on how to handle the situation. The NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs have reportedly followed in the footsteps of the Calgary Flames and jumped the queue to have some of their players and staff [...] Continue Reading

The cellar-dwelling Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the struggling Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center on Friday night (7 p.m. ET). Both clubs sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, with the Hurricanes and Buds holding the 14th and 15th spots, respectively. Carolina (2-8-3) is entrenched in a nine-game losing streak, while Toronto  (1-7-5) has [...] Continue Reading

With Phil Kessel’s Toronto Maple Leafs debut Tuesday night, it was hoped the team would finally turn the corner and put together some wins. While the end result wasn’t the desired one, Kessel’s energy, speed, skill and offensive firepower showed promising signs for the future. He was certainly welcomed by his new hometown fans, who gave the [...] Continue Reading

All eyes in the Air Canada Centre were on Phil Kessel as he made his Toronto Maple Leafs debut on Tuesday night. But the sniper and his new teammates had a tough time solving Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Antero Niittymaki. Ryan Malone scored the game winner 2:21 into overtime as the Lightning defeated the Leafs 2-1. Vincent Lecavalier also [...] Continue Reading

Tim Connolly scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Friday night at the HSBC arena. Drew Stafford also scored for Buffalo (8-1-1) while Ian White and Mikhail Grabovski responded for the Leafs. Ryan Miller withstood a barrage of shots in the final frame as he stopped all [...] Continue Reading

As the Toronto Maple Leafs get their act together and find many of their missing pieces returning to the lineup, fantasy hockey owners could mine some hidden gems that have been previously ignored. Most notably, Phil Kessel should make his debut for the Leafs on Tuesday as the team hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning. Last year, [...] Continue Reading

The Battle of the QEW will begin anew Friday, as the Buffalo Sabres host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Northeast Division rivals first meeting of the season. The Sabres (7-1-1) enter the contest as one of the NHL’s hottest teams, having won three straight and sit first in the Northeast Division. “We’re happy,” goalie Ryan Miller [...] Continue Reading

The Toronto Marlies may be without their leading scorer, but will welcome back a pair of goalies when they play host to Adirondack and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday and Sunday respectively. The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled Jiri Tlusty from the Marlies (3-3-1-1) and reassigned forward Viktor Stalberg and goalie Joey MacDonald after netminder Vesa Toskala was reactivated from [...] Continue Reading

Nothing is ever won in October in the National Hockey League. The Toronto Maple Leafs can sleep soundly knowing that much. But the fact the team remains the only NHL franchise still without a win has to be keeping them up at night.   For the first time in a week, Toronto (0-6-1) will have another crack at [...] Continue Reading