TORONTO (Oct. 10) — Your father dies… and they drop the puck. Yes, life goes on. As it should. The 2024–25 season for the Toronto Maple Leafs began somewhat ominously on Wednesday night with a 1–0 ...

TORONTO (Oct. 5) — This morning, for the first time in nearly 66 years, I woke up without a father. I wondered if some wave of latent emotion might wash over me. Instead, I felt the same inner–peace ...

TORONTO (Oct. 2) — A supper–hour radio show that tested the water for a ballsy format change launched here in town 35 years ago: Oct. 2, 1989. Created by Allan Davis, John Rea and Larry Green. Hosted ...

TORONTO (Sep. 28) — Apart from the usual and tiresome narrative involving success in the regular season and collapse in the playoffs, there is virtually no way to forecast how the Toronto Maple Leafs ...

TORONTO (Sep. 24) — I’ve written this before and I’ll continue to pound away until it happens: Lance Hornby should be in the Hockey Hall of Fame. That the Selection Committee continues to overlook the ...

TORONTO (Sep. 21) — I’ve been on this bandwagon for weeks now, but I didn’t believe Ryan Dinwiddie would directly cost his team a win. Until it happened on Friday night at BMO Field. So, I’ll say it ...

TORONTO (Sep. 18) — The evil empire has swallowed its petulant cousin. THE FIRST 12 SEASONS OF THE LOS ANGELES KINGS, EXCEPT FOR 1970–71, WHEN NO MEDIA GUIDE WAS PUBLISHED. FROM THE ERA OF PURPLE AND ...

TORONTO (Sep. 14) — The latest media buzz about Mitch Marner went to print on Friday, courtesy Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star. Arthur’s theory made the most sense for the Maple Leafs… because it ...

TORONTO (June 25) — This is one man’s opinion and I have some difficulty sharing it. But, the one man — an amateur scout in the National Hockey League — has been around so long, he remembers watching ...

TORONTO (Feb. 13) — The cheerleaders and apologists in the Toronto hockey media were out in full force, predictably bargaining on behalf of Morgan Rielly and the Maple Leafs since the international ...

TORONTO (Apr. 22) — Let’s assume, without first–hand knowledge, that the Toronto Raptors knew long before Friday they were going to fire coach Nick Nurse. The decision caught no one by surprise; it ...