Maple Leafs News & Analysis

Gavin McKenna leads Canada at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Windsor. What the week means for the Maple Leafs' top pick and his path to the lineup.

The next look at the Maple Leafs prospects comes in September: a rookie tournament in Ottawa and games versus Montreal. The fall runway for McKenna and Cowan.

Emil Andrae is the Maple Leafs' most promising young defenceman on paper. The catch: three veteran left-shots block him, and only a trade opens the door.

The Maple Leafs prospects pool headlines The Athletic's top 100 with Gavin McKenna ranked No. 1 overall and Easton Cowan at No. 70.

Ben Danford wants to make the Maple Leafs out of camp. With Toronto's right-shot blue line thin after the Carlo trade, he fills a genuine need.

The Maple Leafs plan to put Gavin McKenna on the power play's first unit right away — Toronto's fix for a 15th-ranked group under Daniel Alfredsson.

Gavin McKenna was the headline, but the real Maple Leafs development camp standouts are the depth behind him: Nansi's leap, Bilecki's rise, Koblar's smarts.

The Maple Leafs prospects picture is the best in years. A Calder Cup-winning Marlies team gives cap-strapped Toronto cheap, ready-made depth.

Easton Cowan and the Maple Leafs: the 21-year-old has a full-time NHL job in 2026-27 and a top-six audition ahead after his Calder Cup championship run.

The No. 1 pick dominated Maple Leafs development camp this week. Inside what Gavin McKenna showed, why it matters, and the Auston Matthews line question already being asked.

Inside the Maple Leafs 2026 draft class: 10 picks led by Gavin McKenna, a third round that looked like a second, and Chayka's clear puck-moving blueprint.

A full Gavin McKenna scouting report ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft — his elite playmaking, the physicality questions, the Marner comp, and how the No. 1 pick fits the Maple Leafs.

Toronto signed Tinus Luc Koblar to a three-year entry-level contract. The 18-year-old centre will stay in the SHL with Rögle BK before coming over.

The Marlies won the 2026 Calder Cup, topping the Wolves 4-3 in Game 5. Akhtyamov took playoff MVP in Toronto's first AHL title since 2018.

The Toronto Marlies lead the Calder Cup Final 3-1 and can win their first AHL title since 2018 in Game 5 at home tonight.

The Marlies lead the Calder Cup Final 3-0 after a 1-0 Game 3 win — one victory from Toronto's first AHL title since 2018.

The Marlies Calder Cup Final lead is 2-0 with Game 3 in Toronto. Easton Cowan and William Villeneuve are making this run a Maple Leafs pipeline story worth watching.

The Marlies lead the 2026 Calder Cup Final 2-0 after sweeping both games in Chicago. William Villeneuve broke the franchise postseason assists mark.