34 h. ago New Toronto Maple Leafs player was golfing the moment he learned of trade

For many Toronto Maple Leafs players, they've long been the subject of jokes about hitting the golf course as soon as their season ends.For Matias Maccelli, one of the newest members of the Leafs, that's actually where his time in Toronto started.Maccelli, who was traded from the Utah Mammoth on June 30, was in the midst of an afternoon round when the Leafs decided to make a move for him."I was at the golf course, just trying to make a putt, and then my friend started yelling that I just got traded to Toronto," Maccelli told the media today. "It was a pretty exciting golf round, the rest of that. I was obviously super, super pumped and excited to be part of the Leafs. It was just a super exciting moment."Maccelli, a 24-year-old native of Turku, Finland, is entering his fifth NHL campaign."I've been working a lot this summer on my game, more than maybe the previous years," Maccelli added. " Just have to be comfortable again with the puck...

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53 h. ago SIMMONS: Celebrating Larry Tanenbaum, the great Toronto sports owner who wasn’t really the owner

Outgoing chair of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday.

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54 h. ago With trade to Maple Leafs, Matias Maccelli confident he can rebound from down season

'I know I have it still in me. Now I just have to show people that again.'

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54 h. ago So sorry, Toronto: Veteran NHL forward picked Edmonton Oilers over Maple Leafs

Not only the Edmonton Oilers get themselves out of a pickle by bringing in a useful middle six winger when they signed unrestricted free agent Andrew Mangiapane on July 1, the Oilers also beat out Canadian rival Toronto for the player. This is intriguing news in a hockey-mad nation where hardly a month goes by […]

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3 d. ago Maple Leafs winger Nick Robertson files for salary arbitration

Holding on to Nick Robertson could get expensive for the Maple Leafs. The restricted free agent winger was among 11 National Hockey Leaguers filing for salary arbitration on Saturday. Robertson made $875,000 US last season and was qualified by the club this week at $918,750 to retain negotiating rights. But the 23-year-old, who had 15 […]

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4 d. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Camp instructors consider draft pick TLK an A student

As Hayley Wickenheiser wrapped up the 2025 Maple Leafs development camp for media, she eyed Tinus-Luc Koblar milking every last second on ice, stalling the Zamboni as the last skater to exit the Ford Centre pad. “A very serious kid,” said Toronto’s assistant general manager, as this year’s top draft pick flew around, putting on a bar-down shooting […]

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4 d. ago Some young Maple Leafs prospects already know that championship feeling

Too many Maple Leafs have been on the losing end of a handshake line, versus raising a title trophy. For a few players at development camp this week, the thrill of victory has already trumped the agony of defeat, which is great if you believe that winning is contagious. Easton Cowan’s London Knights came back […]

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4 d. ago Maple Leafs prospects take a lesson from horse play at development camp

No horsing around. The Maple Leafs prospects learned a lesson from a member of the equine family on Friday morning. As promised by assistant general manager, player development, Hayley Wickenheiser a day earlier, the club’s youngsters had a training session with a young, untamed horse at Toronto Equestrian Downtown on the Exhibition Grounds. Led by […]

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5 d. ago Here's why a horse was randomly at Toronto Maple Leafs prospect practice

When they were picked by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL Draft last week, many of the team's new young prospects probably imagined the bright lights of Scotiabank Arena and the fame and fortune that could come with the life of a professional hockey player.But the Maple Leafs appear to be trying out an interesting tactic to teach their youngsters some new tricks.This week, the team welcomed 48 prospects to their annual development event, taking place in and around Toronto.And while most of their work was done either on the ice or in the gym, the team also decided to enlist a horse trainer to do one of their exercises.Yeeeehaw 🤠Fun morning at the stables with Hanleys Horses and world class trainer Jeff Davis from Downunder Horsemanship 🐴 pic.twitter.com/jf5NzLaZHd— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) July 4, 2025"We brought in a world-class horse trainer to spend a couple of hours. Actually, we brought in a wild colt, a wild horse, to talk about how you manage emotio...

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5 d. ago Masai Ujiri breaks silence after Raptors firing: ‘I LOVE YOU, TORONTO’

Masai Ujiri has nothing but positive feelings about Toronto following his firing as Raptors vice-chairman and president. The longtime Raptors executive appeared on Good Morning America on Thursday, where he spoke publicly for the first time since he and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment mutually agreed to part ways ahead of the final year of […]

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6 d. ago Maple Leafs prefer to see passion, not punches, at development camp

What’s a Maple Leaf development camp without physical fireworks? Whether a thunderous check – there are still reverberations at the Ford Centre from Nolan Dillingham laying out Roni Hirvonen in 2023, or Ben Danford getting accidentally concussed on a hit last year – it’s often hard for the kids to hold back with so much […]

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6 d. ago Maple Leafs prospect Ben Danford happy to have Chris Tanev as guide

Chris Tanev’s defensive ways are rubbing off on Ben Danford. The Maple Leafs’ first-round pick in 2024, Danford has been training at the Leafs’ facility at the Ford Performance Centre and has been taking mental notes whenever Tanev is around. “He has been phenomenal,” Danford said on Thursday. “I’ve looked up to him for quite […]

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6 d. ago Wild horses will drag Leafs away from the ice at development camp

After all the horse analogies we’ve heard in the world of hockey, Maple Leaf prospects are about to experience the real thing. The club is arranging a demonstration with a wild colt and an elite trainer on Friday for the 48 prospects at its development camp. “It’s to talk about how you handle emotions and […]

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6 d. ago Easton Cowan on making the Maple Leafs in training camp: ‘Up to me’

Easton Cowan knows where he will be living once the 2025-26 hockey season gets underway. Now that his prolific major junior career with the London Knights has come to an end, the player regarded as the top Maple Leafs prospect will have a Toronto address this fall. Will the 20-year-old have a sparking space at […]

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6 d. ago 5 free agents have already ditched Toronto Maple Leafs since disastrous end to season

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be looking a little different next year.So far, the Leafs have seen five players exit the franchise in free agency, opting for new destinations to play for next season.The current list of departures is:Forward Mitch Marner, Vegas Golden Knights, eight years, US$96 millionForward Alex Steeves, Boston Bruins, one-year deal, US$850,000Forward Pontus Holmberg, Tampa Bay Lightning, two-year deal, US$3.1 millionForward Nick Abruzzese, Tampa Bay Lightning, one-year, two-way deal (terms undisclosed)Goaltender Matt Murray, Seattle Kraken, one-year deal, $1 millionOf the five, only Marner and Holmberg were regulars on the Leafs' roster last year. Marner's departure is obviously one of the biggest in franchise history, ending a months-long saga about where his next team will be. In a rare sign-and-trade deal, Marner departed on a maximum-length eight-year deal that brought Toronto forward Nicolas Roy back in return.The Leafs made four minor signings in free...

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7 d. ago Michael Pezzetta knows the road to a job with Leafs will be hard

Before Michael Pezzetta gets in one regular-season fight on behalf of his Maple Leaf teammates, he’ll have to battle his way onto the team. That’s not news to the 6-foot-1 left winger, whose playing time with the Montreal Canadiens was limited last year, getting no points in 25 games with 24 penalty minutes. But sitting […]

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7 d. ago Chris Selley: Angst over flying the Canadian flag was pure media invention

One poll found opponents of the Freedom Convoy were actually more proud to fly the maple leaf than supporters

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7 d. ago Tyler Hopkins heads to Maple Leafs’ camp, feels selection by Toronto ‘a big advantage’

KINGSTON — On Monday, Tyler Hopkins packed his bags, pulled out of the driveway in Campbellville and started the one-hour drive to west-end Toronto to embark on the next leg of his hockey journey. When next the Kingston Frontenacs’ 18-year-old centre steps on the ice, he’ll be skating for the first time as a professional. […]

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7 d. ago Could Maple Leafs’ GM Treliving reel in Nazem Kadri this summer?

Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving will spend his summer on a fishing trip, casting his trade net across the National Hockey League. Could he land a centre who would need absolutely no introduction to Leafs Nation? That would be the Calgary Flames’ Nazem Kadri, who has four years remaining on his contract with an […]

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7 d. ago Rogers closes deal with BCE to become majority owner of MLSE

Rogers Communications Inc. has closed its deal to buy BCE Inc.’s 37.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to become the majority owner of the company. Rogers now holds a 75 per cent stake in the owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto Argonauts and Toronto FC. The $4.7-billion deal […]

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