At one point, Joseph Woll looked like he might be the long-term answer in the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ crease. Now he’s in Philadelphia, trying to find his footing with the Flyers.
When the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit on June 17, they got three things back. Emil Andrae, goaltender Samuel Ersson, and a 2026 third-round pick.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the middle of the offseason, but there are still interesting stories around the organization. Some involve players who could be part of the club’s future, while others focus on those moving on after leaving their mark in Toronto.
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As the NHL is just hours away from the Entry Draft and free agency is around the corner, it’s been a hectic week. Big names have moved. Jordan Kyrou, Alex Tuch, Bowen Byram, Brady Tkachuk, Joseph Woll, Jack Drury, Simon Nemec, and others.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
After nearly a decade as one of the NHL’s perennial contenders, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in a transitional period following a disastrous 2025-26 season.
The biggest surprise about the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ June 16 trade with the Philadelphia Flyers wasn’t that Joseph Woll was moved. Once Anthony Stolarz established himself as the team’s starter and Dennis Hildeby continued pushing for NHL time, a move always felt possible.
The Toronto Maple Leafs made their first trade of the offseason, sending Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers for Emil Andrae, Samuel Ersson, and a 2026 third-round pick.
The Philadelphia Flyers made the first notable trade of the offseason yesterday, acquiring goaltender Joseph Woll from the Toronto Maple Leafs. In this news and rumors report, we’ll dive into that, the 2026 NHL Draft, some offseason thoughts, and the implications of Toronto hiring its new head coach.
Philadelphia Flyers GM Daniel Briere was candid in his assessment of the trade he made with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. The Leafs traded goaltender Joseph Woll and defenceman Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenceman Emil Andrae, goaltender Samuel Ersson, and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
More coaching shake-ups are occurring around the league, as John Tortorella is officially out for the Vegas Golden Knights. The team is expected to promote Ryan Craig, according to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Tuesday saw the first notable trade of the 2026 offseason, as the Toronto Maple Leafs dealt goaltender Joseph Woll to the Philadelphia Flyers in a deal which saw four players swapped.
The first salvo of the offseason usually doesn’t come too long after the Stanley Cup is awarded. And less than 48 hours after the Carolina Hurricanes captured their second championship on Sunday, the Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs fired off the opening shot.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded goaltender Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers for goaltender Samuel Ersson, defenseman Emil Andrae and a 2026 third round pick.
As a Toronto Maple Leafs goalie, Joseph Woll wasn’t the kind of goalie who would fling himself around, making highlight saves every game. He just kept things steady.
The 2026 NHL offseason officially began in earnest on Tuesday with a flurry of notable transactions, the first (and biggest) being an unexpected trade between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, John Tortorella will not be back with the Vegas Golden Knights next season. What is their plan? What is his? Meanwhile, John Carlson has decided to test free agency and is likely leaving the Anaheim Ducks.
There you have it, John Chayka has made his first significant move as the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ general manager. On Tuesday, the Leafs dealt goaltender Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenseman Emil Andrae, goaltender Samuel Ersson, and a 2026 third-round draft pick.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded netminder Joseph Woll.
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll will join the United States for the 2026 IIHF World Championship. USA Hockey announced the preliminary roster on Thursday, where Woll is one of three goaltenders, along with Devin Cooley and Drew Commesso.
Joseph Woll has been a calm and steady workhorse presence over his time as a Toronto Maple Leaf. He has been the ideal netminder for serving as part of a tandem, capable of running with the net for stretches of time but never seeming reluctant to maintain a platooning situation either, even when he was the goaltender with the stronger results.
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ post-Olympic break woes continued on Tuesday night, falling 3-1 to the Montreal Canadiens, pushing their current losing streak to eight games. The defeat on Tuesday saw the Maple Leafs fall behind 2-0 after the first period, being outshot 18-5 in what was a Montreal onslaught.
It was Joe Bowen night at Scotiabank arena on Tuesday night, and while things didn’t get off on their good foot for the Toronto Maple Leafs, goaltender Joseph Woll was extremely satisfied seeing his team trust their process in front of him.
Maple Leafs starter Joseph Woll will return to action tonight against the Blackhawks, head coach Craig Berube told reporters (including Chris Johnston of TSN and The Athletic).
Woll had become Toronto’s de facto starter over the last few weeks.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that they’ve placed goaltender Joseph Woll on injured reserve. Woll sustained a lower-body injury during Thursday’s 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that goaltender Joseph Woll will not return to Thursday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes due to a lower-body injury.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are going through a rough stretch that includes a four-game losing streak amid issues with a fragile defense in transitions and coverage.
The Toronto Maple Leafs welcomed goaltender Joseph Woll back on the ice this week, with GM Brad Treliving discussing the team’s plan for getting the young netminder up to speed and back in between the pipes.
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Friday that goaltender Joseph Woll is rejoining the team and will resume on-ice activities as part of his return-to-play process.
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