Maple Leafs News & Analysis

Gavin McKenna NHL debut is Tuesday against Montreal. Jim Hiller owns last change at home. Here is how he should deploy the No. 1 pick in game one.

Toronto Marlies 2026-27 preview: the Oct. 2 opener, Steve Sullivan’s first year, a Calder Cup defence, and eight waiver arrivals in a development season.

Easton Cowan was Jim Hiller's day one standout at Leafs camp. The Cowan-Paul-Sissons matchup line is the real signal about his 2026-27 role.

Gavin McKenna has to earn his spot in the Leafs lineup, Jim Hiller says. Why a sheltered start is right for an 18-year-old facing 84 games.

Maple Leafs prospect challenge wrap: Koblar's three assists led a 6-4 win over Winnipeg, and the McKenna-less weekend in Gatineau still produced answers.

The Gavin McKenna prospect challenge debut is off. Toronto reversed course a day after naming the No. 1 pick to its Gatineau roster.

The Gavin McKenna Maple Leafs debut lands Saturday at 6 p.m. ET against Ottawa's rookies in Gatineau. Toronto released its Prospect Challenge roster Thursday.

Gavin McKenna will live with John Tavares this season. He is the third Leafs prospect the Tavares family has hosted, and the cheapest edge Toronto has.

The NHL Prospect Challenge brings Leafs prospects to Gatineau on Sept. 12-13 against Ottawa and Winnipeg — with Gavin McKenna's status still up in the air.

Cooper Williams, the Maple Leafs' 158th overall pick, commits to North Dakota for 2027-28 after one more WHL season — a long runway and no contract pressure.

Easton Cowan is the Maple Leafs' cheapest answer to their top-six winger problem. Here is what his second NHL season needs to look like.

Brody Pepoy went 169th overall to the Maple Leafs after going undrafted into the OHL. A hard-forechecking winger with one flagged number and an NCAA runway.

The Maple Leafs prospect pool ranks 15th, up nine spots. Gavin McKenna explains most of the jump — and what the rest of the system still lacks.

Ethan MacKenzie was passed over twice, then made Canada's world junior team. Now Toronto's 69th pick is a top-six Leafs prospect at North Dakota.

Patriks Plumins is leaving Latvia for the QMJHL's Chicoutimi Sagueneens. What Toronto's 2026 fourth-round goalie brings to a rebuilt pipeline.

The Toronto Marlies 2026-27 season is a step back in the standings and a step forward for the pipeline. Inside Chayka's rebuilt AHL staff and what it means.

Timofei Obvintsev signs a one-year AHL deal with the Marlies. The 2024 fifth-rounder finally comes to North America, into a crowded Leafs goalie depth chart.

Emil Andrae Maple Leafs coverage has been thin. He is 24, mobile, left-shot, and the only real infusion of youth on a defence group whose average age crossed 30 this summer.