The first thing that comes to mind when I think about these Maple Leafs—present and past…

There’s really no serious activity when it comes to the Maple Leafs these days.  Rookie tournaments are fun and all that, but until trainin...

Kris Versteeg: A modern-day Ron Ellis?

Ron Ellis Comparisons are often futile at the best of times and particularly difficult when “comparing” athletes from entirely differen...

My first game at Maple Leaf Gardens in January 1965

During the 1963-’64 season, the Maple Leafs (though no one knew it at the time) were on their way to a third consecutive Stanley Cup. But ...

My all-time Leaf team from 1957 - present

 Some weeks ago I wrote a piece on who I believed were the “Ten best” Leafs I’ve seen in the last fifty years. Having developed Vintage ...

Last-second come-from-behind goals: Ellis did it twice, ten years apart

Earlier this season, the Leafs made a couple of nice comebacks—against Buffalo and Montreal, as I recall—but of late, we haven’t seen much...