NHL Rumors: Former Toronto Maple Leafs Goalie Vesa Toskala Signs in Sweden
It appears as though former Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala will play hockey in the 2010-2011 season after all.
According to TSN.ca (via Swedish newspaper Expressen), Toskala has signed a one-month loan deal with AIK of the Swedish Elite League.
The report says that Toskala will serve as the primary back up to starting netminder Viktor Fasth and that he is being brought...
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November 01, 2010
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November 01, 2010
Ken Beckett: Report: Vesa Toskala Headed To Swedish Elite League
A Swedish website reports that former Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala will sign with Farjestad of the Swedish Elite League.
The website, Hockeyexpressen.se, states that Farjestad is in need of a new goalie after their goaltender, Robin Rahm, recently tested positive for a banned substance. Rahm faces a two-year ban from hockey.
Toskala started out the...
Avalanche Problem? Call Toskala!
The Calgary Flames marched into Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche in what was easily classified as a must win game for the Flames. In the previous four games between these two the Avalanche had won all four games by a score of 3-2. The Flames probably deserved to win three of those but Craig Anderson was stellar as he has been most of this season, so the task was daunting...
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March 18, 2010
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March 18, 2010
Leafs Trade Analysis: Two Loonies for a Twonie
On Sunday, Leafs GM Brian Burke pulled off two trades:Vesa Toskala and Jason Blake to Anaheim for J.S. Giguere.Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Jamal Mayers and Ian White for Dion Phaneuf, Frederik Sjostrom and prospect Keith Aulie.At this point, I've got way more questions than answers...AnaheimGiguere for Blake and Toskala is like a twonie for two loonies.I’m glad Toskala and Blakeâ...
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January 31, 2010
Roundup: Toskala, Ponikarovsky power Leafs
Monday's NHL roundup: Vesa Toskala made 22 saves in his first start since Nov. 23 and Alexei Ponikarovsky scored goals 28 seconds apart as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5-2.
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December 07, 2009
Puck Previews: Toskala time for the Leafs in Chicago
Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Preview: Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. EST. The Caps are 3-1-0 without Alex Ovechkin(notes), and they'll be without him against the Wild, who are on a little 4-1...
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November 13, 2009
FanHouse NHL Awards: Vesa Toskala Award for Worst Goal Allowed
by Adam GretzFiled under: NHL Awards, NHL Fans, NHL VideosThe real NHL awards will be handed out Thursday night in Las Vegas, so FanHouse decided to hand out its own special awards for the 2008-09 season. During the 2007-08 season, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala made blooper reels across the NHL for allowing a goal against the New York Islanders from 190 feet away. Hey,...
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June 17, 2009
Two Minutes (to midnight)
I was prepping a post on PK performance that's taking a bit longer than I expected (some stuff that should be easy to dig out sure is buried at NHL.com) when I stumbled across this, largely meaningless, factoid: the Ron Wilson coached Maple Leafs are currently the fourth least penalized team in ...
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February 19, 2009
Worst goal in history?
Here is a highlight from tonight's Leafs vs. Islanders game in Long Island. Is this the worst goal you have ever seen?
Via The Hockey Herald
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March 18, 2008
Game 25: 12/1/07: Penguins 2 - Maple Leafs 4
The Penguins attempt at a season high 4 game winning streak was denied by the Vesa Toskala and the Toronto Maple Leafs, who held off the Penguins late game attacks for the 4-2 win.
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December 02, 2007
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