Maple Leafs News & Analysis

The World Junior Summer Showcase closes today in Windsor with Canada vs. the U.S. Tyler Hopkins is the Leafs' only entrant. What his audition actually decided.

The Toronto Marlies coaching staff is complete. Chris Bourque becomes assistant GM and head of college recruitment; Greg Moore returns to the Marlies bench.

Gavin McKenna's rookie season goals are a Calder Trophy and a playoff run. The Leafs' No. 1 pick spoke in Chicago about Matthews, Celebrini and pressure.

The Maple Leafs front office hires of Dan Palango, Brad Rossen and JP Perpich rebuild Toronto's scouting and analytics departments in John Chayka's image.

Gavin McKenna is not on Canada's World Junior Summer Showcase roster in Windsor. Why the omission is a signal about his Maple Leafs season, not a snub.

Gavin McKenna's entry-level contract pays a $1.075M cap hit with $3.5M in annual bonuses. Here is why it powers Chayka's retool — and how it can backfire.

The Maple Leafs prospects who won a Calder Cup have nowhere to go. Chayka's five bottom-six additions fixed a real problem and created a quieter one.

The new 19-year-old AHL rule gives the Maple Leafs one Marlies slot in 2026-27. Tyler Hopkins or Harry Nansi? The case for each, and our verdict.

Toronto Marlies signings: seven AHL contracts, including Ken Appleby and Sam Stevens. How the depth build protects the Leafs' cap and their prospects.

Maple Leafs prospect Tyler Hopkins earns a Canada Summer Showcase invite after 50 points in 56 games. What his OHL trade and two-way game mean for Toronto.

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.

Artur Akhtyamov's Calder Cup MVP run makes him Toronto's best goalie prospect in years — the Maple Leafs can't let Bobrovsky's deal stall his path.

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.

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.