TORONTO (Sep. 15) — This should come as no surprise to any person that follows the Toronto Maple Leafs. In mid–June, after the Maple Leafs had been embarrassed by Florida in Games 5 and 7 of their ...

My NHL Guides (above), organized in a cupboard, beginning in the final season of the six–team league (1966–67); continuing ...

TORONTO (Sep. 2) — I am convinced that if wandering through the rainforests of the Congo, in deepest Africa, I’d come across a venue named after Rogers Communications. Here in Toronto, you cannot turn ...

TORONTO (Sep. 6) — For sure, the news hit hard. A man of my vintage occasionally rises in the middle of the night with a bloated bladder. As did I after 2 a.m. today. Once back in bed, I perused the ...

TORONTO (July 1) — Don’t be angry with Brad Treliving. Even if his “big” Canada Day signing was a player that erupted for zero points in 25 games with Montreal last season. There really wasn’t a lot ...

TORONTO (Aug. 28) — The most oft–repeated, perhaps only, concern amid zealots of the Toronto Maple Leafs this summer has been “how will the club replace Mitch Marner’s 100 points?” The answer isn’t ...

The Ballard era swung into full circus with John Brophy (Jan. 20, 1933 – May 23, 2016) behind the bench. Classy and mild–mannered away from the action, Brophy was a raving maniac as a player in the ...