Raptors' DeRozan won't rest on laurels

DeMar DeRozan became an NBA all-star and had a great year, but if you expect him to rest on his laurels, you just don’t know DeRozan.



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Maple Leafs hopeful Kozun turning heads

Born near Hollywood, Brandon Kozun probably never heard of Collingwood.



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Maple Leafs look to bond on team getaway

With all due respect to Darryl Sutter’s deadpan line this week that “team bonding is best done in May and June,” there’s no need to remind anyone that the Maple Leafs haven’t had that luxury in a while.



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Brandon Kozun looks to make big splash with Leafs

The five-foot-eight speedster is turning heads at camp and giving himself his first true shot at NHL employment with physical play and speed.



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Leafs' injured Clarkson 'won't change' his game

An upbeat David Clarkson was able to find some good news in the second derailment of his time in a Maple Leafs training camp.



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Ford Of Canada Partnership Renewal With MLSE Focuses On Rewarding Fans

TORONTO, September 30, 2014 – With anticipation mounting towards puck drop on another exciting NHL season, Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited and MLSE are proud to announce the renewal of a long-standing partnership that will aim to go further...



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Red Wings Blank Leafs

DETROIT - Petr Mrazek is slated to play in the American Hockey League this season, but he's doing everything he can to change that. Mrazek was the best player on the ice Monday at Joe Louis Arena, stopping all 27 shots he faced to lead theDetro...



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Punchless Maple Leafs fall to Red Wings

With only two games remaining to show Randy Carlyle and management what they can do, the Maple Leafs dwindling bubble boys needed level ice on which to work.



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Leafs shut out by rival Red Wings in pre-season play

James Reimer started Monday night in a 3-0 loss. The Leafs close out the pre-season against Detroit on Friday at the ACC.



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Leafs roster reduced, injuries mount

The Leafs cut their roster by eight players on Monday with injuries taking at least one and possibly two more out of coach Randy Carlyle’s roster.



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Tallinder Released From PTO, Bibeau Assigned To Marlies

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that the hockey club has reduced its training camp roster by two players. Toronto’s current roster (listed below) now stands at 29 players (18 forwards, nine defencemen and two goaltenders). Defenceman He...



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Maple Leafs’ David Booth out four weeks with fractured foot, Clarkson back Friday

The Maple Leafs got good news and bad news on the injury front Monday.



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Leafs Trim Training Camp Roster

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that the hockey club has reduced its training camp roster by four players. Toronto’s current roster (listed below) now stands at 31 players (18 forwards, 10 defencemen and three goaltenders). Forwards Pet...



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Leafs Win Second Straight Over Sabres

TORONTO (CP) – Peter Holland scored the shootout winner in the fifth round as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Sunday in an injury-filled pre-season game. The Leafs (4-1-1) lost both defenceman Cody Franson and forward Dav...



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Maple Leafs edge Sabres but injuries mount

For Jonathan Bernier, it was a complete-game exhibition contest to get him ready for the opening night start that is coming up quickly.



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Leafs beat Sabres but it comes with price

Leafs lose Cody Franson and David Booth to injury in shootout victory over Buffalo.



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Leafs' Clarkson to see specialist over fight injury

As the Maple Leafs prepare to meet the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night, they’re still assessing the damage from Friday’s rough encounter across the New York state line.



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Leafs face tough questions in midst of training camp

Toronto's top brass must decide what to do with David Clarkson, which youngsters to keep, who makes the top line and what to do with William Nylander.



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Leafs’ Jonathan Bernier has everything going for him: Feschuk

He's a multi-millionaire husband of a model and the father of a newborn son. He’s the unspoken No.1 of the Maple Leafs behind a defence that seems to have improved considerably. But it’s early.



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Maple Leafs' Robidas aims for Oct. 3 return

Stephane Robidas had his chin up, while David Clarkson had his cheek assessed.



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Percy looking for home crowded Maple Leafs blueline

For aspiring National Hockey League players, there’s an easy way to assess performance in training camp.



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Leafs Announce Roster Moves

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Saturday that the hockey club has reduced its training camp roster by five players. Toronto’s current roster (listed below) now stands at 36 players (22 forwards, 11 defencemen and three goaltenders). Forward Ty...



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Maple Leafs get big game from Tyler Bozak in pre-season win over Sabres

Randy Carlyle surely won’t look at it this way but, for Tyler Bozak, apparently the first week of the pre-season is overrated.



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Maple Leafs’ Bozak and Clarkson score in return from injury

Centre picks up a goal and two assists in Toronto’s 6-4 pre-season win over the Sabres.



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Leafs Take Down Sabres

BUFFALO, N.Y. (CP) - Tyler Bozak shook off the rust quickly, scoring a goal and adding two assists in his pre-season debut. Bozak helped the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-4 Friday night at First Niagara Center but more important...



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Maple Leafs exercise patience with prospect Biggs

The expectation for Tyler Biggs within the Maple Leafs organization is clear.



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Leafs' Clarkson, Bozak to make pre-season debut

David Clarkson finally can start trying to get his National Hockey League career back on track.



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Bozak, Clarkson to see first pre-season action for Leafs tonight against Sabres

Both players had been sidelined since camp opened with ‘lower body injuries.’



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Sun Media's national hockey pool

Calling all Puckheads and Poolies: Join the Sun’s new and improved NHL pool ahead of the 2014-15 season.



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Maple Leafs' Rielly not worried about sophomore jinx

Ah, the sophomore slump.



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Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly confident he can avoid sophomore slump: Feschuk

Defenceman says he’s ready to tackle challenges of his second NHL season, says jinx “is all in your head.”



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Maple Leaf Square’s renaming banks on strength of MLSE brand

Ford acquires naming rights to fans’ ‘sacred ground,’ but experts say they stand to gain bigger benefits from other aspects of renewed sponsorship deal.



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Nylander survives latest Leafs cuts

The Maple Leafs wasted little time getting down to manageable numbers on Thursday morning.



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Leafs Reduce Training Camp Roster

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Thursday that the hockey club has reduced its training camp roster by 13 players. Toronto’s current roster (listed below) now stands at 41 players (25 forwards, 12 defencemen and four goaltenders). Forwards Davi...



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More cuts coming for Maple Leafs

Whether they helped Maple Leafs management split hairs or gave them a splitting headache, Wednesday’s split squad games against the Senators have hastened the cutdown process.



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Leafs Fall In Ottawa During Split-Squad Action

OTTAWA (CP) – Bobby Ryan scored twice to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in pre-season action Wednesday night. It was a split squad game as the two teams were also playing in Toronto. Matt Puempel sco...



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Leafs Edged By Sens In Shootout

TORONTO (CP) – James Reimer's 2014 pre-season debut went like many of his previous starts with the Toronto Maple Leafs during happier times. The Leafs were out-shot and forced Reimer to keep them in it, and the goaltender was up the task in hi...



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Bibeau looks good, but Leafs lose in Ottawa

Perhaps it’s a good time for a reminder that the Maple Leafs didn’t draft Antoine Bibeau until 171 picks had gone by in the 2013 National Hockey League draft.



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James Reimer hot, Maple Leafs not at ACC

Leaf split-squad falls to Senators in shootout, but Reimer steps up as goalie battle begins.



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Maple Leafs send message to enforcers: Feschuk

Frazer McLaren, Colton Orr suit up in Leafs’ split-squad loss to Senators in Ottawa after summer working to “transform their game.”



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Tyler Bozak nearing return to Maple Leafs lineup

Projected top line of Bozak, Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk still hasn’t skated together during training camp; David Clarkson also on the mend.



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Leafs set for first split squad games vs. Senators

There will be scoreboard watching of a different kind on Wednesday night as the Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators see how their respective teams are doing in a game played simultaneously in the opposing city.



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James Reimer to start in net for Maple Leafs tonight at home against Senators

Tyler Bozak hopes his first start comes Friday. He has been sidelined with a “lower body” injury, but he practised Wednesday for the first time since camp opened.



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JVR deal continues to pay dividends for Maple Leafs

James van Riemsdyk wasn’t lamenting the one that got away.



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Marlies would be better for young William Nylander

He looks like he’s somebody’s younger brother. Out for a skate with the older kids. More skilled than most of those more mature than him.



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Granberg hoping to find permanent home on Maple Leafs blueline

Maple Leafs hopeful Petter Granberg grew up about 100 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle in Gallivare, Sweden, which is about an hour’s drive south of the town of Kiruna.



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Leafs Take Down Flyers

TORONTO (CP) - William Nylander created and got some opportunities and showed flashes of offensive skill in his pre-season NHL debut. Time will tell if he's ready for full-time duty at hockey's highest level, but Nylander scored a late goal and...



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Maple Leafs look like good old selves in win over Flyers

Jonathan Bernier was sharp. James van Riemsdyk scored from what appeared to be an impossible angle. Leo Komarov took a couple of whacks from Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Steve Mason and pretended that nothing happened.



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Fantasy hockey rankings: The defencemen

Two players — Dustin Byfuglien and Brent Burns — are making the blueline portion of fantasy hockey a little more interesting this season.



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Maple Leafs shut out Flyers in first home pre-season action

Antoine Bibeau and Jonathan Bernier shared duties in net for the Leafs.



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Phil Kessel to play in Toronto Maple Leafs first preseason home game tonight

Kessel will play on a line with Mike Santorelli at centre, and rookie William Nylander on the other wing as the Leafs experiment with top two lines in game against Philadelphia Flyers.



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Leafs Open Preseason With Shootout Win Over Flyers

LONDON, Ont. (CP) – David Booth scored the only goal in the shootout as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Monday in NHL pre-season action. Nazem Kadri, playing in his hometown of London, Ont., scored with 15 seconds ...



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Maple Leafs beat Flyers in shootout to win pre-season opener

It always feels like home for Nazem Kadri when he returns to the Budweiser Gardens, and the first strides of the NHL pre-season were no different.



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Maple Leafs beat Flyers in NHL pre-season opener

David Booth nets shootout winner at London’s Budweiser Gardens.



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Komarov’s return brings needed grit to Maple Leafs

Leo Komarov’s best trash talk is when he says nothing at all.



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Leafs' Bozak, Clarkson back on ice [Photos]

Don’t expect to forwards Tyler Bozak and David Clarkson in a pre-season game for the Maple Leafs for a few days yet.



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Leafs Trim Training Camp Roster

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that the hockey club has reduced its training camp roster by 10 players. Toronto’s current roster (listed below) now stands at 54 players (32 forwards, 16 defencemen, and six goaltenders). Forwards Stefan ...



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Got a Leafs question?

Every Friday, Kevin McGran answers questions from Star readers.



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Hard-luck Joffrey Lupul rejuvenated and healthy: DiManno

There’s no empirical evidence Lupul is more injury-prone than any other hockey player. Nothing about his conditioning or style of play suggests he’s a triage waiting to happen. But damn, rotten luck has got his number.



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Leafs hopeful Kozun and Gretzky go way back

Brandon Kozun won’t get in the Hall of Fame with Wayne Gretzky, but he did get in the Great One’s house.



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Leafs trying a simpler defensive plan

For the Maple Leafs, the first four exhibition games are as much about repairing the walls of the house as changing the pictures that hang on them.



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Maple Leafs giving Brandon Kozun a close look in camp

The speedy Kozun, a proven scorer at the junior level, is hoping to crack Toronto’s NHL lineup, but faces an uphill battle.



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ESPN poll placing Leafs dead last irks Leiweke

Don’t expect Tim Leiweke to be renewing his subscription to ESPN The Magazine.



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Colton Orr turns heads at Maple Leafs training camp

Colton Orr, who came to camp in a long-odds race for a starting job at wing, departed the first day of Maple Leaf camp in contention for the scrimmage points lead.



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Maple Leafs ready for pre-season games

The final paper might look messy with all the additions, deletions and eraser dust, but the Maple Leafs are ready for four exhibition games in three days.



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Tallinder give Maple Leafs depth on defence

The Maple Leafs have sketched a plan for Henrik Tallinder.



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Fresh start for Cody Franson with Maple Leafs

Training camp, for many National Hockey League players, can be about as welcome as a high stick to the face.



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Michael Nylander early feel-good story at Leafs camp

While the first-round draft pick is turning heads, his chances at becoming the second consecutive 18-year-old to crack the Leafs’ lineup out of camp are debatable.



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Former Sabre Henrik Tallinder looks to crack Leafs' lineup

The former mainstay on the Buffalo Sabres’ blueline and a veteran of Leafs-Sabres rivalry is in Maple Leafs camp without an NHL contract.



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Maple Leafs changing things up defensively

One key change sees a move away from the “swarming around the net” approach of last season to a more spread out format, where the wingers get on the point more.



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Leafs Sign Donaghey To Three-Year Entry Level Contract

David Nonis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs announced Saturday the hockey club has signed defenceman Cody Donaghey to a three-year entry level contract. Donaghey, 18, registered 38 points (9 goals, 29 assist...



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Maple Leafs' Brendan Shanahan addresses the players

Thursday’s traditional team dinner to open camp probably ran a little long, as all the new faces in management and behind the bench introduced themselves to 64 players.



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Maple Leafs' Tyler Bozak, David Clarkson miss Friday skate

Every Maple Leaf was bleeding on Friday, two were injured and many were gasping for air after a skating session as hard as any Randy Carlyle imposed after a mid-season loss.



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Maple Leafs' Jake Gardiner, Morgan Rielly push each other to improve

Other than perhaps a couple of over-excited fans in Woodbridge, nobody is expecting the Toronto Maple Leafs to do a helluva lot this season.



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Maple Leafs’ Rielly, Gardiner ramp up compete level

Defencemen Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner competitive on and off the ice. Leafs hope best is yet to come.



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Leafs rank last in ESPN poll

The Maple Leafs find themselves in the basement before a puck has even been dropped on the 2014-15 National Hockey League season.



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David Booth’s hunt for redemption high on Leafs ‘if’ list: Feschuk

Quirky former Canuck could be next Mason Raymond. Keeping Jonathan Bernier fresh, better defence among keys to success.



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Healthy Booth looks to hit reset button with Maple Leafs

He’s one of several new Maple Leafs, but David Booth doesn’t have to be introduced to the guy who can help him get his career back on track.



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Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri searching for consistency this season

Consistency has been a slippery slope for Nazem Kadri in the National Hockey League.



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Unfiltered sports commentary lost art: DiManno

John Brophy, Pat Burns, Billy Martin sparked interest in ways Randy Carlyle never will.



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Maple Leafs opt for new fitness test in training camp

Coaching staff chose to depart from the VO2 max test, instead having players complete a 'skating efficiency test' to better measure aerobic performances.



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Buffalo Sabres' Brian Gionta knows all about Canadiens-Maple Leafs hatred

If anyone truly understands this “hate” thing between the Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens, it’s Brian Gionta.



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Leafs' JVR prepared for split from Bozak, Kessel

If breaking up is hard to do, James van Riemsdyk isn’t too busted up about it.



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James Reimer making the best of it as Maple Leaf

The smile we’ve come to know from James Reimer was in place on Friday morning, but how happy can the goaltender really be to be back with the Maple Leafs?



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'Hate' of Maple Leafs kept Josh Gorges out of Toronto

More than two months after vetoing a trade to the Maple Leafs, Josh Gorges maintains he could never play his best for a team he had learned to “hate.”



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Puck Possession Major Starting Point

NHL.com continues its preview of the 2014-15 season, which will include in-depth looks at all 30 teams throughout September. Changes at the top of the organization, on the coaching staff, to the roster, and in the team's overall philosophy have...



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Maple Leafs leave Tyler Bozak, David Clarkson off training camp roster

Leafs didn’t explain why Bozak, Clarkson won’t take part in practices and scrimmages when heavy drills and workouts begin Saturday.



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Leafs Ready To Try New Approach At Success

The changes the Toronto Maple Leafs made in their front office, on their bench, and to their roster during the offseason made for interesting storylines and allowed for some fascinating discussion about the new way the team will go about its busin...



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Live: Maple Leafs training camp

The Maple Leafs hit the ice this morning for the first real day of training camp, starting with a battery of tests.



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Friendly chat from Kessel, more might mean Maple Leafs have changed: DiManno

An open, affable chat about tactics, fishing and more is welcome breath of fresh air on a tight-lipped team, writes Rosie DiManno.



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Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul not paying attention to advanced stats

For opening day, at least, the shotgun wedding of the Maple Leafs and analytics was hardly mentioned.



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Leafs' Clarkson prefers the grind

Many Maple Leafs fans figured that David Clarkson lost it last season.



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Cutdown time for Leafs' shots on goal allowed

If the Maple Leafs are serious about improving defensively, and in turn cutting down on scoring chances against, Jonathan Bernier will be a happy man.



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Leafs' Nonis: 'Someone is going to lose their job'

Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has never been shy about calling its hockey team the NHL’s most important franchise.



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Maple Leafs camp a chance to start fresh

There will be new faces on the ice, some more flanking coach Randy Carlyle on the bench, and another fresh group up in the management suite.



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The circus is back in town as Maple Leafs open camp

Had the architects of the MasterCard Centre displayed some foresight in their original designs, the joint would have been constructed with a roof resembling a Big Top.



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Phil Kessel in rare form as Leafs start camp: Feschuk

Leafs’ star forward doesn’t play or talk hockey during summer break: “I talk fishing, golf, poker.”



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Maple Leafs' Kessel gets green light to do things his way

If Phil Kessel tunes out the occasional coach’s message, that’s just fine with Randy Carlyle.



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Maple Leafs notebook: Dion Phaneuf eyes turnaround

David Clarkson high on Steve Spott hiring. Stephane Robidas takes next step after broken leg.



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Maple Leafs talk change as camp opens: Arthur

Relaxed Leaf coach Randy Carlyle sizes up challenge, Joffrey Lupul pinpoints puck possession for improvement.



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David Clarkson, Maple Leafs pressing reset button on 2013-14 season

Toronto Maple Leaf forward David Clarkson is looking to bounce back after scoring just five goals and 11 points last season.



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Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier ready for battle

Bernier and James Reimer "1A and 1B," Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle says as camp opens.



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Phil Kessel denies nixing coaches' plans

"I have nothing to do with how this team is run, coached or any of the systems," Leafs winger says.



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Randy Carlyle defends 'double standard’ for Phil Kessel

'Talented people have to have some freedoms,' says Leafs coach Randy Carlyle of star winger.



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Leafs' Robidas determined to be in lineup for opener

Help is on the way for the Maple Leafs defence and off-season acquisition Stephane Robidas is determined it will be on opening night.



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Maple Leafs can learn from last year, says Lupul

The Leafs can turn the page on last season, but shouldn't forget what they went through, says Joffrey Lupul.



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Maple Leafs training camp begins: Live updates

The Leafs open training camp at the MasterCard Centre, beginning with player physicals at 8 a.m. Thursday.



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Maple Leafs’ depth could spark position battles

Veteran additions raise questions about who lines up with Lupul and whether Randy Carlyle should break up the team’s top line.



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Maple Leafs ready to kick off training camp with medicals

Need directions to Maple Leafs training camp?



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Leafs’ Kessel not hot on Spott’s breakout strategy: Feschuk

Maple Leafs assistant Steve Spott tells coaches’ clinic about “Phil’s show,” Randy Carlyle’s reaction, more Leaf ideas.



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Randy Carlyle unplugged: Part 2 of our conversation with the Maple Leafs coach

With the opening of training camp just a day away, Sun columnist Steve Simmons sat down with coach Randy Carlyle for a lengthy interview to address last season, this season, Carlyle’s future, and the controversies that forever surround the Toronto Maple Leafs.



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Leafs Announce Training Camp Roster

David Nonis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Wednesday the hockey club’s 2014 training camp roster. The Leafs have invited 64 players to training camp, including 40 forwards, 18 defencemen and six go...



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NHL training camp preview: Eastern Conference

The East is Least.



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Randy Carlyle unplugged: A conversation with the Maple Leafs coach, Part 1

With the opening of training camp just a day away, Sun columnist Steve Simmons sat down with coach Randy Carlyle for a lengthy interview to address last season, this season, Carlyle’s future, and the controversies that forever surround the Toronto Maple Leafs.



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Five Maple Leafs prospects who impressed at rookie tournament

Goalie Antoine Bibeau posts 25-save shutout to make his case for job with the Marlies when season opens.



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Maple Leafs prospect Eric Knodel gets a long look at rookie camp

Six-foot-six defenceman with a big shot is sure to get a lot of playing time with the Marlies this season.



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Maple Leafs' top prospect William Nylander's four options this season

There are traces of a beard on William Nylander’s face now. And, on the ice, he sure doesn’t look like a kid who is years away from making an impact in the NHL.



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Maple Leafs' assistant GM Kyle Dubas holds court in first media scrum

Kyle Dubas didn’t need to rely on his computer in his first official media scrum as assistant general manager of the Maple Leafs. He was more than happy to talk team dynamics ahead of analytics.



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Maple Leafs' Kyle Dubas doesn't like to talk analytics

Assistant GM growing into new role at rookie camp, holds cards close to chest when asked by media about his stat-based approach.



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Leaf rookie Connor Brown looks to shake ‘McDavid effect’

OHL's leading scorer last season sets out to prove he can make it without former Otters teammate Connor McDavid as his wingman.



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Maple Leafs' math whiz Patrick Watling embraces hockey analytics

University of Guelph engineering student played under Toronto’s assistant GM Kyle Dubas last season.



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Goalie Garret Sparks eager to show Leafs what he can do

Sparks backstops Leaf rookies to win over Blackhawks in game where Michael Nylander gets noticed.



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Leafs rookies fall to Senators 6-2

Injecting some Loov in the Battle of Ontario only seemed to make things worse on Sunday.



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Frederik Gauthier, Tyler Biggs look to take step forward with Leafs

Former first-round draft picks doing everything they can to make some noise at rookie camp.



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Maple Leafs' Nylander shines at rookie tournament [Photos]

If William Nylander was going to play just one game for the Maple Leafs, he wanted to make it a crowd-pleaser.



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MLSE honcho Tim Leiweke wasn't calling Maple Leafs players' character into question

Tim Leiweke believes there has been a lack of character shown by a certain faction in the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment player family.



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Maple Leafs rookie William Nylander to get first taste of the bigs

Gord Dineen can’t ask for a better opening assignment as a head coach in the Maple Leafs’ system than guiding one of the club’s most dynamic-looking prospects in years.



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Top 5 Maple Leafs attending rookie camp

RW William Nylander



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Maple Leafs’ William Nylander main attraction as rookie camp opens

Leaf veterans eager to see how first-round pick performs.



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Tim Leiweke player 'character' shot sparks buzz

Outgoing MLSE boss says "character is just terrible" comment not aimed at Maple Leafs.



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Maple Leafs invite defencemen Mikkelson, Tallinder to camp

The Maple Leafs will make things more interesting on defence when training camp opens next week by adding two veterans on a tryout basis.



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Maple Leafs invite Tallinder, Mikkelson to camp

Veteran defencemen Henrik Tallinder, Brendan Mikkelson earn pro tryouts.



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