I always find the Calder Memorial Trophy to be one of the most intriguing award races throughout the course of an NHL season. Rookie players are volatile and predicting their value at the start of the campaign is incredibly difficult. This is why we see some rookies come straight out of the draft to enjoy immediate success, others develop in
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The World Cup of Hockey is right around the corner and… to be honest I don’t know how I feel about it. On one hand I will probably tune in because I love hockey. But on the other hand, I really just don’t care about the result. The NHL is branding this as a replacement for the Olympics, but the
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Excerpt from PHPA Article On December 11, 2015, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost 3-2 in overtime at home against the Los Angeles Kings. While in a vacuum this may not seem that consequential of a loss, at the end of the day it had much larger implications. This loss would drop the Penguins to a pedestrian 15-10-3 record, their fifth loss
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Born: 5/11/1988 (28 years old) Caledonia ON, Canada Drafted: 3rd round (74th overall) in 2008 by Los Angeles Kings Teams: Los Angeles Kings (2013-14), Arizona Coyotes (2014-15) Position: Defense Height: 6’4″ Weight: 206 lbs Shoots: Left HockeyDB Profile The Call-Up Thursday, March 31 the Maple Leafs call up Andrew Campbell, Tobias Lindberg, Kasperi Kapanen and TJ Brennan and sent down Connor Brown, Zach Hyman,
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Born: 4/26/1995 (20 years old) Laval, QC, Canada Drafted: 1st round (21st overall) in 2013 by Toronto Maple Leafs Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2016) Position: Center Height: 6’5″ Weight: 215 lbs Shoots: Left HockeyDB Profile The Call-Up March 19, 2016 the Toronto Maple Leafs called up Frederik Gauthier on an emergency basis.
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Born: 5/11/1995 (20 years old) Nizhnekamsk, Russia Drafted: 3rd round (68th overall) in 2014 by Toronto Maple Leafs Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2016) Position: Defense Height: 6’2″ Weight: 208 lbs Shoots: Left HockeyDB Profile The Call-Up March 12, 2016 the Toronto Maple Leafs called up Rinat Valiev on an emergency basis.
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To make this team I looked at all of the players in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization that are under 27 (the cut off for restricted free agency). James Van Riemsdyk wasn’t included because he turns 27 this May. The rankings below have taken into account each player’s current skill as well as their potential.
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Born: 11/16/1992 (23 years old) Sodertalje, Sweden Drafted: 7th round (209th overall) in 2012 by Toronto Maple Leafs Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2016) Position: Defense Height: 6’3″ Weight: 200 lbs Shoots: Left HockeyDB Profile The Call-Up February 18, 2016 the Toronto Maple Leafs called up Viktor Loov on an emergency basis.
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On Tuesday December 8, in Toronto’s 3-2 shootout win versus the New Jersey Devils, captain Dion Phaneuf played in his 400th game as a Toronto Maple Leaf. Love him or hate him you can’t deny that this is an impressive bench mark. Especially since many people thought he would be following Phil out the door this past summer. Although he is
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Born: 7/28/1993 (23 years old) Elmhurst, Illinois, US Drafted: 7th round (190th overall) in 2011 by Toronto Maple Leafs Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2015) Position: Goalie Height: 6’2″ Weight: 200 lbs Shoots: Right 2015-16 Stats (Toronto Marlies AHL) GP W L OTL SO SV% GAA 11 8 2 1
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