As the process to overhaul the Toronto Maple Leafs’ front office formally got underway, few would have seen this coming. Keith Pelley declared the search for candidates to be “absolutely wide open,” but he mentioned one nonnegotiable that will govern Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment’s approach to identifying the right leadership mix. “They have to … Read more
Last spring, not long after the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that Brendan Shanahan would not be returning as team president, Keith Pelley famously said that his only goal as the leader of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment was to win and win big. “The fans here not only deserve but demand a championship,” Pelley said. … Read more
A former Toronto Maple Leafs forward has been charged with assault in Markham, Ont. Court records in Newmarket show Mikhail Grabovski, who played with the Leafs between 2008 and 2013, was arrested earlier this month for an alleged assault on an individual in Markham. The records, which were sworn into court on Monday, did not … Read more
3/31/26: In his press conference Tuesday, Pelley told the media that Maple Leafs assistant general managers Brandon Pridham and Ryan Hardy will share the duties of interim general manager while the club conducts its search for its next full-time leader of hockey operations. Pridham has been widely speculated as a likely candidate for a potential promotion … Read more
There are a lot of people polishing their resumes right now down at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment headquarters. Some of them are doing so because they’re about to be out of a job, as GM Brad Treliving will not be the only one fired this spring. Others simply want out of the gong show … Read more
On Feb. 24, just as the NHL was set to restart after the Olympic break, Brad Treliving sat next to Keith Pelley, the president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, as the pair watched the Toronto Maple Leafs practice. And then, weirdly, the general manager mostly disappeared. Treliving was no longer around the … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired Brad Treliving on Monday, ending his run as general manager after just under three seasons. The dismissal had become a foregone conclusion in the wake of the worst Leafs season in a decade, their first without the playoffs since 2016, ending the longest streak in the NHL. “Throughout the course … Read more
The Maple Leafs announced Friday that they’ve signed college free agent defenseman Hayes Hundley to a three-year, entry-level deal. Financial terms were not disclosed, but they did confirm the deal begins next season. He will finish out the current league year with AHL Toronto on a tryout. Hundley, 21, turns pro after only one year in the … Read more
Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Radko Gudas is in trouble yet again. First it was for destroying Auston Matthews’ MCL, and now upon return from suspension his lack of effort has cost him yet again. Gudas at it again as Anaheim defenceman faces another punishment upon return from suspension However things aren’t … Read more
We’re down to the home stretch here. With 12 to 15 games left, the playoff races in the East and West are both coming down to the wire, with the East looking especially spicy. With that in mind, we’ve picked one player from each team to watch during the final stretch of the season. From … Read more