en-us SportSpyder - Toronto Maple Leafs (The Nation Network: Maple Leafs Nation) https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/sources/14510/news After a few days off, the Stanley Cup Final is ready to resume with a pivotal Game 4 in Las Vegas. Fresh off a thrilling 5-4 double-overtime victory on Saturday, Vegas has an opportunity to seize a commanding 3-1 series lead. Meanwhile, Carolina will look to even the series at two games apiece and turn… Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:57:23 GMT Nick Alberga https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56895454 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56895454 false false The Toronto Maple Leafs have been taking their sweet time in naming a new head coach, and an under-the-radar candidate has emerged in recent days. Between the experienced candidates such as Peter Laviolette (who was hired by the Los Angeles Kings on Monday) and Patrick Roy, there have been a few less experienced candidates, one… Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:27:55 GMT Alex Hobson https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56893625 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56893625 false false As the 2026 NHL Draft rapidly approaches, it appears that the Toronto Maple Leafs will select Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick. Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka told reporters at the NHL Scouting Combine that the team would likely hold onto the pick, while considering an upper tier of 5-6 players for the… Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:45:48 GMT Arun Srinivasan https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56892492 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56892492 false false After the Los Angeles Kings hired Peter Laviolette on Monday, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers are the only two teams remaining with a head coach vacancy following the 2025-26 season. Per TSN‘s Darren Dreger, the Edmonton Oilers are currently looking into hiring former Leafs head coach Mike Babcock as their new bench… Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:12:51 GMT Dylan Nazareth https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56891216 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56891216 false false One of the candidates in consideration to be the next head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs is off the board as Peter Laviolette has been hired by the Los Angeles Kings, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Peter Laviolette will be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Kings Edmonton and Toronto were also… Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:47:42 GMT Michael Mazzei https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56885342 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56885342 false false Mitch Marner and his Vegas Golden Knights are now just two wins away from capturing the Stanley Cup. The much-maligned former Maple Leaf erupted for a hat trick and an assist as Vegas outlasted Carolina 5-4 in double overtime in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. At this point, Marner has emerged as… Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:47:26 GMT Nick Alberga https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56883952 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56883952 false false Welcome back to another edition of Around the NHL, as Mitch Marner and the Vegas Golden Knights carry a 2-1 series lead into Game 4 on Tuesday night. Marner put on a show in Game 3, scoring the fastest hat-trick in Stanley Cup Final history, and he’s the favourite to win the Conn Smythe Trophy… Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:40:34 GMT Jeremy Tingly https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56881101 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56881101 false false Now that we’ve officially shut the door on the month of May, it’s time to go full throttle on NHL Draft content. This content wouldn’t hit the same if the Toronto Maple Leafs were going in without a pick until the third round, like they were supposed to as of a month ago, but now… Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:15:13 GMT Alex Hobson https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56880413 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56880413 false false The Toronto Marlies punched their ticket to the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Final on Sunday night. Alex Nylander scored for the Marlies in overtime to claim a 2-1 victory over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Nylander received a pass off the half wall from Borya Valis, and wove his… Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:11:39 GMT Michael Coyle https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56879618 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56879618 false false An unconventional, big-ticket name has entered the Toronto Maple Leafs’ search for their next head coach. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that former San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski will get an interview for the job. “I’m under the impression that Joe Pavelski is going to get an interview for the job,” Pavelski… Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:47:28 GMT Arun Srinivasan https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56873320 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56873320 false false It’s 25 degrees and banners for the upcoming FIFA World Cup are sprouting up through Liberty Village, but it’s Hockey Night in Toronto throughout this first week of June, amid ample evidence that summer is underway. And while the Maple Leafs’ fan base grew irate with an executive regime that largely priced them out of… Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:08:39 GMT Arun Srinivasan https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56873107 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56873107 false false After a disastrous 2025-26 season that resulted in the firings of both general manager Brad Treliving and head coach Craig Berube, the Toronto Maple Leafs received a generational bounce on the night of the draft lottery, winning the first overall pick in the upcoming draft. While the majority of the focus will be on the… Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:15:30 GMT Alex Hobson https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56872318 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56872318 false false The Toronto Maple Leafs became the talk of the hockey world Friday when The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta reported that a deal was in place to send forward Matthew Knies to the Montreal Canadiens. The reported deal was Knies for a package that included prospect Alexander Zharovsky, another unnamed prospect, and two first-round draft picks…. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:12:56 GMT Michael Coyle https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56867078 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56867078 false false Only three to five more games to go until the offseason. Only a matter of time before all focus in the hockey world can rightly shift back towards the Maple Leafs. Here are some thoughts until then. On the Knies report Much has been made of the reported return for Matthew Knies that the Montreal… Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:14:24 GMT Jon Steitzer https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56865525 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/articles/56865525 false false