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Report: Oilers receive permission to interview former Leafs coach Craig Berube
The Edmonton Oilers will reportedly interview Craig Berube for their vacant head coaching job after receiving permission from the Toronto Maple Leafs.,Berube was fired by the Leafs on May 13 following two seasons with the team. The Oilers fired Kris Knoblauch on May 13 following a loss to the Anahei...
Maple Leafs fire head coach Craig Berube
The Maple Leafs fired coach Craig Berube on Wednesday after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016.,Berube, 60, went 84-62-18 after succeeding Sheldon Keefe in 2024. Toronto finished last in the Atlantic Division and next to last in the Eastern Conference this season.,"Craig is a tremend...
Maple Leafs win No. 1 pick in NHL draft lottery
The Toronto Maple Leafs own the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft following the draft lottery on Tuesday.,The Leafs will hold the first overall pick for the third time in franchise history after they chose Auston Matthews in 2016 and Wendel Clark in 1985.,The San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Chica...
Maple Leafs name John Chayka GM, Mats Sundin senior adviser
The Toronto Maple Leafs hired John Chayka as their next general manager and confirmed team legend Mats Sundin will join the front office in an advisory role Sunday.,The tandem will be introduced in a press conference Monday afternoon.,"Today is an important day for the Toronto Maple Leafs organizati...
Canadian team signs Yasiel Puig, despite potential prison sentence looming
The Toronto Maple Leafs of the Canadian Baseball League signed former Major League Baseball All-Star Yasiel Puig for the 2026 season.,How long his tenure with the team will last is up to Judge Dolly M. Gee in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. Puig is sche...
Report: Mats Sundin discussing role with Maple Leafs
Mats Sundin, the all-time leading scorer for the Toronto Maple Leafs, is interviewing with the club for a job in the front office, The Athletic reported Friday.,Per the report, Sundin was in Toronto on Friday to talk with team owners "about a potential role in the new setup," with no specific job be...
Auston Matthews: 'Can't predict the future' with Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews told reporters Thursday that he wasn't willing to speculate on his long-term future with the team.,Matthews was confident he will be fully healthy after undergoing surgery to repair the torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee last month. The star ...
Power-play success propels playoff-bound Senators past Maple Leafs
Drake Batherson and Warren Foegele scored power-play goals Wednesday night and the Ottawa Senators defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in the regular-season finale for both teams.,Dylan Cozens added an empty-net goal for the Senators, and Claude Giroux contributed two assists.,Former Maple...
Jake Oettinger has Stars trending in right direction ahead of Leafs matchup
The Dallas Stars will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night knowing where they stand entering the playoffs.,The Stars (48-20-12, 108 points) clinched the No. 2 seed in the Central Division Saturday with a 2-0 home victory over the New York Rangers.,Their third consecutive win has assured them h...
Panthers run away with win over Maple Leafs in battle of depleted teams
Mackie Samoskevich and Eetu Luostarinen each tallied three points to lead the visiting Florida Panthers to a 6-2 defeat of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.,Samoskevich restored the Panthers' (38-38-4, 80 points) two-goal lead after William Nylander nabbed back-to-back goals in the second period ...
Maple Leafs, Panthers play out the string with youngsters
The Toronto Maple Leafs will host the Florida Panthers in something of an anticlimactic Saturday night bout.,The reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers (37-38-4, 78 points) and their 2025 Eastern Conference semifinal victims find themselves at the bottom of the Atlantic Division with three games rem...
Peter DeBoer's Islanders rescue attempt begins vs. Maple Leafs
All eyes will be on Peter DeBoer as he takes his place behind the New York Islanders' bench for a crucial tilt against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.,The Islanders (42-31-5, 89 points) parted ways on Sunday with Patrick Roy, their head coach of two-plus years, after an ill-timed...
Logan Thompson, Capitals blank Leafs, maintain playoff hopes
Logan Thompson made 21 saves and the visiting Washington Capitals kept their slim Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive with a 4-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.,It was Thompson's third shutout of the season, two of them coming against Toronto.,Dylan Strome and Martin Fehervary each had a ...
Kings can't afford slow start in playoff chase game vs. Maple Leafs
The Los Angeles Kings are in a desperate tussle for a playoff spot and need to avoid another slow start Saturday night against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Kings (30-26-19, 79 points) fell behind the visiting Nashville Predators 3-0 Thursday before tying the game at 4 in the third period.,T...
Sharks handle Leafs, remain in thick of wild-card race
The San Jose Sharks ran their winning streak to four games and continued their push for a playoff spot with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.,Zack Ostapchuk, Collin Graf, William Eklund and Adam Gaudette all scored for the Sharks (36-31-7, 79 points), who moved into th...
Sharks ride string of late-game heroics into encounter vs. Leafs
The San Jose Sharks are making a habit of winning games with late goals.,It doesn't matter to the Sharks how they are winning. They have high hopes that the next victory will come Thursday night when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Sharks (35-31-7, 77 points) came up with another rally in a 4...
John Tavares nets OT winner as Maple Leafs down Ducks
John Tavares capped a two-goal, one-assist night by scoring with five seconds left in overtime as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs bested the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 in an entertaining though predictably physical Monday night clash.,Tavares sealed the deal for the Maple Leafs (32-30-13, 77 points) with a ...
Maple Leafs fire GM Brad Treliving
The Maple Leafs announced on Monday that they would "part ways" with general manager Brad Treliving after nearly three years of his stewardship.,Treliving took on the role in May 2023. After two upper-division finishes, including a first-place finish in 2024-25, the Leafs have fallen off this season...
Ducks D Radko Gudas to face music, will play Maple Leafs
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas said he will play against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday despite sitting out Saturday with a lower-body injury.,It's notable news because Gudas' illegal knee-on-knee hit ended Toronto captain Auston Matthews' season back on March 12. Gudas was suspended for fi...
Spotlight on Ducks’ Radko Gudas ahead of Maple Leafs rematch
The Anaheim Ducks' Radko Gudas will be at the center of attention whether or not he actually suits up against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.,The 35-year-old defenseman was dealt a five-game suspension for a knee-on-knee hit that ended Leafs captain Auston Matthews' season on March...