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Phil Kessel Is The Greatest Toronto Maple Leaf Since Russ Courtnall

Last night, Phil Kessel scored the greatest goal the rambunctious crowd in Flashy Florida has ever seen or will ever see. The wily little master, with soft hands and dashing footwork, bamboozled the Panther D with a little Johnny Dazzler...

Written by Ben Dover about 1 day ago 224 reads 0 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs' Luke Schenn Must Be Marlies Bound

If there is one salient element to produce itself over the last 17 days of this hockey season, it is the regression of LukeSchenn on the blue line...

Written by Ben Dover about about 1 month ago 513 reads 18 comments
Leaf's Defence Corp Throwing Toskala Under The Bus

Last nights game between Toronto and Washington was a prime time exhibition for the hypnotised Toronto public. An exhibition to really see how much their team has improved. The preseason honeymoon was over and the real test had begun...

Written by Ben Dover about about 1 month ago 468 reads 2 comments
Nazem Kadri: A Role Model For All Of Toronto

A story in the Toronto Star recently highlighted the fact that large numbers of juniors are not participating in Canada's No. 1 game...

Written by Ben Dover about 5 months ago 266 reads 0 comments
From Russia with Love: Can the Leafs' KGB Line Be a Force in 2010?

As we wind down another Maple Leafs season and we look at the past in perspective, one positive shift for Toronto in recent months has been the forward line of Alexei Ponikarovsky, Mikhail Grabovski, and Nikolai Kulemin...

Written by Ben Dover about 7 months ago 293 reads 2 comments
Don Cherry Creating Storms in Tea Cups

In recent weeks, reading through the Toronto rags, I have noticed in most sports opinion and fan pages an almost continuous reply and response to Don Cherry's eccentric opinions...

Written by Ben Dover about 8 months ago 235 reads 3 comments
Pakistan Cricket: A Self-Fulfilling Nightmare

What an absolute shame. This is the end for tours to Pakistan. It is a huge shame for cricket in general. The political climate in Pakistan is dire indeed and must be said, the majority of people in Pakistan must be in absolute shock...

Written by Ben Dover about 9 months ago 64 reads 2 comments
Mats Sundin: Cheering Swedes, Hissing Canucks

Last night brought an end to all the hoopla regarding Mats Sundin's return to Toronto. All week, hockey fans and pundits speculated about the reception Sundin would receive. Would he receive cheers or jeers? In the end he got a little bit of both...

Written by Ben Dover about 9 months ago 134 reads 0 comments
“Inches Make a Champion”: The Leafs Against the Champions of Old

"He who is small in faith, will never be great at anything but failure." - proverb Funny how contradictory this quote applies to Toronto Maple Leaf fans...

Written by Ben Dover about 10 months ago 79 reads 0 comments
Ricky Ponting Still the Shining Light for Australian Cricket

Australia has just been handed it's second consecutive series loss by South Africa. The last time Australia lost two series in a row it was in 1988-1989 when Australia lost to Pakistan and the West Indies...

Written by Ben Dover about 10 months ago 96 reads 3 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs: Losing Is a Winning Formula

The goal is to win. It's not about making money. I have many much less risky ways of making money than this (buying Chelsea football club). I don't want to throw my money away, but it's really about success and trophies...

Written by Ben Dover about 10 months ago 201 reads 0 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs and John McCain: "No Change, More of the Same"

We are almost halfway through the season and the Leafs are in 11th place—a position fans and players alike are getting uncomfortably use to. An agonising position for everyone who follows this team...

Written by Ben Dover about 11 months ago 120 reads 1 comments
The Dirge That Is Australian Spin Bowling

For the second test in Melbourne, Australia has opted to go with Nathan Hauritz instead of Jason Krezja. Panic stations...

Written by Ben Dover about 11 months ago 61 reads 3 comments
Leafs Not Getting Value From Lee Stempni-Ache....

Back in November, Mike Boutlbee wrote about the positives and negatives of the Maple Leafs trade for Lee Stempniak. In the minds of most Toronto fans, Mike included, they thought they were getting the best of the deal...

Written by Ben Dover about 11 months ago 193 reads 2 comments
Drop the Gloves Son!...Even if it Costs you the Game

After last nights Maple Leafs win, the long winded and gibbering Don Cherry came out blasting young Andre Deveaux for not fighting Pittsburgh's Goddard. The score at the time was 4-1 to the Leafs...

Written by Ben Dover about 11 months ago 108 reads 5 comments
Australia Coming Back to the Pack

When Ricky Ponting held aloft the Border-Gavaskar trophy earlier this year in Australia, he quickly tucked it under his arm held it close...

Written by Ben Dover about 11 months ago 102 reads 1 comments

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Ben Dover Article Archive

Phil Kessel Is The Greatest Toronto Maple Leaf Since Russ Courtnall

Toronto Maple Leafs' Luke Schenn Must Be Marlies Bound

Leaf's Defence Corp Throwing Toskala Under The Bus

Nazem Kadri: A Role Model For All Of Toronto

From Russia with Love: Can the Leafs' KGB Line Be a Force in 2010?

Don Cherry Creating Storms in Tea Cups

Pakistan Cricket: A Self-Fulfilling Nightmare

Mats Sundin: Cheering Swedes, Hissing Canucks

“Inches Make a Champion”: The Leafs Against the Champions of Old

Ricky Ponting Still the Shining Light for Australian Cricket

Toronto Maple Leafs: Losing Is a Winning Formula

Toronto Maple Leafs and John McCain: "No Change, More of the Same"

The Dirge That Is Australian Spin Bowling

Leafs Not Getting Value From Lee Stempni-Ache....

Drop the Gloves Son!...Even if it Costs you the Game

Australia Coming Back to the Pack

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