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A hockey locker room is full of many people, personalities and characters. The room can be sacred, unique and home for some, but truly the players inside
It is back to business in the NHL for William Nylander and the rest of the Toronto Maple Leafs following the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. That also means
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews was able to achieve the first major win of his professional career by capturing gold for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
It feels like we’ve hit this talking point more than once in the past two months, but the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ next three games have never had higher stakes relative to the rest of the season.
In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best
All season, I had this little daydream tucked away in the back of my mind: John Tavares and Steven Stamkos, finally wearing the Maple Leafs jersey at the same time.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are returning from the Olympics with a road game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. They expect captain Auston Matthews back after he won the Olympic gold medal with Team USA.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to be sellers at the March 6th NHL trade deadline. General Manager Brad Treliving will shift his focus towards the 2026-27 season.
Matthews helped the Americans in a 2-1 overtime victory against Canada to give the United States its first Olympic gold medal in men's hockey since 1980.
After 46 years of drought, the United States was proclaimed the men's Olympic ice hockey champion. Interestingly, this achievement went viral in Mexico.
Toronto's captain has come home wearing gold, and the Maple Leafs are hoping he brings that championship touch with him. The captain of both the Leafs and the victorious U.S.
In a post-practice interview, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies said something that really sticks with you as a fan. He was asked how he’d greet Auston Matthews when he gets back from the Olympics.
The Maple Leafs will activate winger Dakota Joshua from long-term injured reserve before tomorrow’s game against the Lightning, according to Sportsnet’s Anna Dua.
After the Olympic break, the Toronto Maple Leafs are entering a “could go either way” stretch. Nothing about their first half screams momentum, but there are a few storylines that could tilt things their way if they start right.
The idea of the Toronto Maple Leafs landing Patrik Laine before the March 6, 2026, deadline was floated around this morning by thoughtful Maple Leafs writer Jon Steitzer.
The Toronto Maple Leafs resume their schedule Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning after the NHL paused for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Toronto enters the stretch run at 27-21-9, six points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 25 games remaining on its schedule.
Welcome back to NHL Rumours here at Last Word On Hockey. In this edition, the newest batch of chatter has brought some interesting insight into the future of impending unrestricted free agent Bobby McMann and the Toronto Maple Leafs.