Reporter/Site Manager - Maple Leafs for The Hockey News - Toronto, @thePHWA Atlantic Division Rep. Detroit Lions fan. ALWAYS betting on myself.

Joined March 2009
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'My Therapist Recommended This Trip' A couple of lifelong #Leafs fans came down to Vegas to show their support for Mitch Marner and the star player put on a show in Game . I tracked the lifelong friends who've had season tickets who felt compelled to make the journey down. thehockeynews.com/nhl/toront…

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They are celebrating the Knicks win at New York New York here in Las Vegas
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Toronto Maple Leafs prospect, Tinus Luc Koblar, impressed the hockey world with his performance at the 2026 World Championship for Norway. In a recent interview, he shared his thoughts on his personal development and his NHL future. For @TheHockeyNews thehockeynews.com/nhl/toront…
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After multiple reports of Joe Pavelski being in the running to be the next head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the former NHL star has confirmed those reports himself. For @TheHockeyNews 🔗⬇️ thehockeynews.com/nhl/toront…

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After his rookie season with @Ottawa67sHockey, center Thomas Vandenberg is projected to be selected around the time of the Toronto Maple Leafs' 60th overall pick by some experts. Here's more about the Nepean, Ont., native. For @TheHockeyNews 🔗⬇️ thehockeynews.com/nhl/toront…
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For a ninth consecutive year, in the interest of transparency, @thePHWA is revealing all voters' NHL awards ballots. You can find them all here: thephwa.com/2026/06/12/phwa-…

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THN is headed back to Vegas, where the Hurricanes have the chance to win the Stanley Cup😤 @THNRyanKennedy , and @davidalter have their Game 5 recap, insider takes, and more: thehockeynews.com/news/lates…
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John Tortorella insisted he's leaving his clothes at the hotel because the Golden Knights will be back in Raleigh for Game 7 — even as William Karlsson exited Game 5 with a potential playoff-ending injury. ✍️: @davidalter thehockeynews.com/news/lates…
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Tortorella: “We’ll be back here (in Carolina). We just have to do it in a different order.” Also added “I’m going to leave my clothes here. In the hotel.”
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Canes make it 4-1 Carter Hart has allowed 4 goals in each of the 5 Stanley Cup Final Games.
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Aho and Svechnikov stepping up in the second period could be the turning point of this series.
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Jordan Staal making his claim for the Conn Smythe if the Canes win the Cup.
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He is a favourite to win the Conn Smythe Trophy, and Vegas Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner is the subject of the #IceTimeChallenge in Raleigh tonight as they take on the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the #StanleyCup Final. Must follow @Ozoon_CA and be 18 to enter for the $50 prize. Let's GO!⏱️
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Bussi starts for Carolina. Kochetkov backing up again.
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Sebastian Aho's ice time in Game 4 was 18:10. Congrats to Jordan, who got the closest/earliest reply and gets the @Ozoon_CA prize. Send me a DM to collect. Next #IceTimeChallenge coming right up.
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How about the fact that hockey players on skates had to go down stairs like these back then.

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Vaughan native Alessandro Di Iorio has been projected to fall around the time of the Toronto Maple Leafs' 60th overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft. Here's what you need to know about the @StingHockey center 🔗⬇️ @TheHockeyNews thehockeynews.com/nhl/toront…
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