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Welcome to the Bench: 2016 Maple Leafs Trade Deadline Edition

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Brooks Laich Born: 6/23/1983 (32 years old) Wawota, Saskatchewan, Canada Drafted: 6th round (193rd overall) in 2001 by Ottawa Senators Teams: Ottawa Senators (2003-2004), Washington Capitals (2003-2016) Position: Center Height: 6’2″ Weight: 195 lbs Shoots: Left Connor Carrick Born: 4/33/1994 (21 years old) Orland Park, Illinois, USA Drafted: 5th round (137th overall) in 2012 by Washington Capitals Teams: Washington Capitals (2013-2016) Position:

Welcome to the Bench: Viktor Loov

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

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.

Welcome to the Bench: Brendan Leipsic

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Born: 5/19/1994 (21 years old) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Drafted: 3rd round (89th overall) in 2012 by Nashville Predators Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2016) Position: Center Height: 5’9″ Weight: 170 lbs Shoots: Left HockeyDB profile The Trade February 15, 2015 traded from Nashville Predators with Olli Jokinen and round 1 pick in the 2015 draft (Travis Konecny) to Toronto Maple Leafs for Mike

Welcome to the Bench: Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek and Tobias Lindberg

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Jared Cowen Born: 1/25/1991 (25 years old) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Drafted: 1st round (9th overall) in 2009 by Ottawa Senators Teams: Ottawa Senators (2009-2016) Position: Defense Height: 6’5″ Weight: 238 lbs Shoots: Left Colin Greening Born: 3/9/1986 (29 years old) St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada Drafted: 7th round (204th overall) in 2005 by Ottawa Senators Teams: Ottawa Senators (2010-2016) Position: Left Wing Height: 6’2″

Revisiting the Dion Phaneuf Trade

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

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

Bench Hall of Fame: David Ayres

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Last Friday night David Ayres was living every Canadian kid’s dream. Within 24 hours, he went from being a run-of-the-mill zamboni driver, to living the life of a professional goalie. Ayres, the Toronto Marlies zamboni driver, was signed to an amateur tryout by the Marlies on an emergency basis. The whole situation unfolded when James Reimer went down with an

Welcome to the Bench: Garret Sparks

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

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

Welcome to the Bench: Devin Setoguchi

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Born: 1/1/1987 (28 years old) Taber, Alberta, Canada Drafted: 1st round (8th overall) in 2005 by San Jose Sharks Teams: San Jose Sharks (2007-2011), Minnesota Wild (2011-2013), Winnipeg Jets (2013-14), Calgary Flames (2014-15) Position: Right Wing Height: 6’0″ Weight: 205 lbs Shoots: Right Full Hockey Reference Bio 2015 Stats GP G A P +/- PIM 12