So this is how it feels to lose an old friend. When Joe Sakic announces his retirement from the NHL on Thursday, hockey will lose one of the best it ever had...
Writer's note: This article will appear in the April 29 issue of the Kindersley Clarion. That means you, as a B/R reader, are one of the first people to read it. Consider yourself privileged (winky face)...
Despite mounting evidence that the Ottawa Senators are moving further away from the playoffs and not closer, owner Eugene Melnyk lashed out at his team's critics on Wednesday for suggesting the organization should go back to square one and try again...
The National Hockey League Players' Association announced today that it will not exercise its option to reopen the collective bargaining agreement with the NHL following the current season...
One of the most prominent storylines from the Toronto Maple Leafs' slide down the NHL standings in recent weeks is a guy who was all but ignored in off-season analysis of the club...
If Canada never wins another World Junior Championship for the rest of time, we can rest assured that this country's string of dominance over the past five years will never be forgotten...
How to describe Team Canada's pulse-pounding 6-5 shootout win over Russia in Saturday's semifinal at the World Junior Championship? I don't know, but I have never been more proud to be Canadian...
Every now and then in the sports writing business, something happens that is so unbelievable, so compelling, that a writer simply cannot do it justice. The New Year's Eve battle between Canada and the U...
Maple Leafs Talk Show Impresses After being hyped up for a couple of weeks, the premier of the second season of Leafs Talk Today can only be described as an unqualified success. The show aired Wednesday afternoon and was clearly a hit with listeners...
Leafs Talk Today co-hosts Derek Harmsworth and Josh Lewis are pleased to announce that Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Chris DiDomenico, named to Team Canada's world junior team yesterday, will appear on the show's Season Two debut...
Well, the Canadian world junior team has been announced and there are a few surprises on the roster. Four of the top five forwards eligible for the 2009 entry draft were cut: Matt Duchene, Brayden Schenn, Nazem Kadri and Evander Kane...
Author's note: This article originally appeared in the Dec. 3 edition of the Kindersley Clarion. Not so long ago, Curtis Glencross was toiling away as an 18-year-old with the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
He is one of the most intriguing, enigmatic young players to come through the Toronto Maple Leafs organization in years. And now he's grabbing attention again...
Derek Harmsworth and Josh Lewis are excited to announce that Leafs Talk Today, your No. 1 source for all things Toronto Maple Leafs and the NHL, will return for season two on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 1:30 ET...
This column is hard for me to write, because I've been one of Cliff Fletcher's biggest supporters since day one. However, sending Alex Steen and Carlo Colaiacovo to the St...
It's entirely possible that no one noticed, but it has been an awfully long time since this writer produced a column for Bleacher Report...
With sweeping summer changes almost finished and training camp just around the corner, it's clear that Cliff Fletcher has done what he promised to do: get off to a good start rebuilding the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Another Olympiad has come and gone, and with its passing comes a significant let-down for sport fanatics. But they aren't the only observers who felt a great rush of disappointment as the Beijing Games came to a close on Sunday...
Tremors of shock are hitting the hockey world today as the news squeaks out that Stefan Legein, a second-round pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2007, is quitting hockey...
According to TSN, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers have agreed on a trade that would send beleaguered defenseman Bryan McCabe to Miami. McCabe has reportedly waived his no-movement clause and is willing to move to the Panthers...
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Last night, I was watching CBC's coverage of Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden's decision to withdraw from the 200-metre freestyle semifinals...
Sidney Crosby went first overall. Dion Phaneuf went at No. 31. Who will be picked at No. 61? It's time for round three of the NHL Millennium Megadraft, a combination of the NHL Entry Drafts between 2001 and 2006...
Round Two of Josh Lewis' NHL Millennium Megadraft has a lot of big names. Who'll go 31st overall?
If you're confused by the title, don't feel bad. You're probably not alone. So I'll explain how this works. Being a draft junkie, and experiencing writer's block due to the lack of hockey action ...
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