The Vegas Golden Knights have made deep playoff runs in three of their four years and are used to being looked at as the team to beat in the Western Conference. Advancing in the postseason, though, is not going to satisfy a young franchise that lost in the Stanley Cup Final in its inaugural season…
Golden Knights, Avalanche appear to be teams to beat in West — The Denver Post
SAN JOSE – The great debate about what the Sharks should do with top prospect William Eklund has kicked into high gear. Should they send him back to Sweden for another year of development in his homeland? Assign him to the Barracuda so he can continue to adapt to the Sharks’ system and the smaller…
Is Sharks’ Eklund ready for the NHL? The way he’s playing, “he may force our hand” — East Bay Times
Veteran defenseman Jack Johnson, a family man, is in a precarious position with the Avalanche. The No. 3 overall selection from the 2005 draft is on a professional tryout contract (PTO), looking to extend his 14-year NHL career and get one more shot at the Stanley Cup. If he plays well in Tuesday’s preseason opener…
Defenseman Jack Johnson, 950-game NHL veteran, relishes opportunity for another shot at Cup: “You only have so many chances” — The Denver Post
The dismissal of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter this offseason left a void in the Wild locker room. Not only were they the faces of the franchise, they were both longtime alternate captains for the organization. That void has now been filled by the biggest vocal leaders on the roster. After months of speculation from…
Wild name Matt Dumba and Marcus Foligno alternate captains — Twin Cities
MAPLE LEAFS ANNOUNCE 2021-22 TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today the club’s television and radio broadcast schedule for the 2020-21 season.
Maple Leafs regional television broadcasts will be split between Sportsnet Ontario (14 games) and TSN (26 games), while Sportsnet will air 42 Maple Leafs games nationally.
Sportsnet 590 The FAN and TSN Radio 1050 will once again equally share the club’s radio broadcast slate. The radio team of play-by-play commentator Joe Bowen and analyst Jim Ralph will return to the airwaves to call the action on both stations.
In addition to their regular season broadcasts, Sportsnet and TSN will air live coverage of all six Maple Leafs pre-season games. TSN will air Toronto’s games on September 27 at Montreal, September 29 at Ottawa and October 5 vs. Montreal while Sportsnet will broadcast the club’s games on September 25 vs. Montreal, October 4 at Ottawa and October 9 vs. Ottawa.
| DATE | TELEVISION | RADIO |
| Wednesday, October 13 vs. MTL | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Thursday, October 14 at OTT | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Saturday, October 16 vs. OTT | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Monday, October 18 vs. NYR | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Friday, October 22 vs. SJS | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Saturday, October 23 at PIT | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Monday, October 25 at CAR | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Wednesday, October 27 at CHI | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, October 30 vs. DET | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Tuesday, November 2 vs. VGK | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Thursday, November 4 vs. TBL | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Saturday, November 6 vs. BOS | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Monday, November 8 vs, LAK | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Wednesday, November 10 at PHI | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Friday, November 12 vs. CGY | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, November 13 at BUF | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Tuesday, November 16 vs, NSH | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Thursday, November 18 vs. NYR | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Saturday, November 20 vs. PIT | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Sunday, November 21 at NYI | Sportsnet Ontario | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Wednesday, November 24 at LAK | Sportsnet Ontario | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Friday, November 26 at SJS | Sportsnet Ontario | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Sunday, November 28 at ANA | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Wednesday, December 1 vs. COL | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, December 4 at MIN | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Sunday, December 5 at WPG | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Tuesday, December 7 vs. CBJ | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Thursday, December 9 vs. TBL | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, December 11 vs. CHI | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Tuesday, December 14 at EDM | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Thursday, December 16 at CGY | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Saturday, December 18 at VAN | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Sunday, December 19 at SEA | Sportsnet Ontario | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Thursday, December 23 vs. STL | Sportsnet Ontario | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Monday, December 27 at CBJ | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Wednesday, December 29 vs. PIT | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Saturday, January 1 vs. OTT | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Monday, January 3 vs. CAR | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Wednesday, January 5 vs. EDM | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Thursday, January 6 at MTL | Sportsnet Ontario | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, January 8 at COL | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Tuesday, January 11 at VGK | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Wednesday, January 12 at ARI | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Saturday, January 15 at STL | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Monday, January 17 vs. NJD | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Wednesday, January 19 at NYR | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, January 22 vs. NYI | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Wednesday, January 26 vs. ANA | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Saturday, January 29 at DET | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Tuesday, February 1 at NJD | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Thursday, February 24 vs. MIN | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, February 26 vs. DET | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Monday, February 28 at WSH | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Wednesday, March 2 vs. BUF | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Saturday, March 5 vs VAN | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Monday, March 7 at CBJ | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Tuesday, March 8 vs. SEA | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Thursday, March 10 vs. ARI | Sportsnet Ontario | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Sunday, March 13 at BUF | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Tuesday, March 15 vs. DAL | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Thursday, March 17 vs. CAR | Sportsnet Ontario | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, March 19 at NSH | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Wednesday, March 23 vs. NJD | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, March 26 at MTL | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Sunday, March 27 vs. FLA | Sportsnet Ontario | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Tuesday, March 29 at BOS | Sportsnet Ontario | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Thursday, March 31 vs. WPG | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, April 2 at PHI | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Monday, April 4 at TBL | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Tuesday, April 5 at FLA | TSN4 | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Thursday, April 7 at DAL | Sportsnet Ontario | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Saturday, April 9 vs. MTL | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Tuesday, April 12 vs. BUF | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Thursday, April 14 vs. WSH | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, April 16 at OTT | Sportsnet* | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Sunday, April 17 at NYI | Sportsnet Ontario | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Tuesday. April 19 vs. PHI | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Thursday, April 21 at TBL | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Saturday, April 23 at FLA | Sportsnet* | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Sunday, April 24 at WSH | Sportsnet Ontario | Sportsnet 590 The FAN |
| Tuesday, April 26 at DET | Sportsnet Ontario | TSN Radio 1050 |
| Friday April 29 vs. BOS | TSN4 | TSN Radio 1050 |
* indicates national broadcast
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Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic is fine with 11th-hour re-signings of free agents this year, and he’s not opposed to bringing them back after the final hour. After all, allowing a player to talk to another team doesn’t mean that player will leave Colorado. So, if the salary cap-strapped Avs don’t agree to terms with…
Avalanche facing key free agent decisions, starting with Gabe Landeskog — The Denver Post
MAPLE LEAFS ANNOUNCE 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today their schedule for the upcoming 2021-22 regular season. This year’s campaign will begin with back-to-back games starting on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 when the Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens for the 104th home opener in franchise history before traveling to Ottawa to take on the Senators. Toronto wraps up their 2021-22 season at home against the Boston Bruins on Friday, April 29, 2022.
Please visit mapleleafs.com/schedule to view the Maple Leafs’ 2021-22 schedule in its entirety.
Further details regarding ticketing, broadcast information, and the team’s training camp schedule will be released at a future date.
An additional breakdown of the Maple Leafs’ 2021-22 schedule is available below.
SCHEDULE NOTES
MAPLE LEAFS 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
BY MONTH
| OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | TOTAL | |
| HOME | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 41 |
| AWAY | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 41 |
| TOTAL | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 82 |
BY DAYS OF THE WEEK
| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | TOTAL | |
| HOME | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 41 |
| AWAY | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 41 |
| TOTAL | 7 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 82 |
BY OPPONENT
| BOS | BUF | DET | FLA | MTL | OTT | TBL | TOTAL | |
| HOME | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| AWAY | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| TOTAL | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| CAR | CBJ | NJD | NYI | NYR | PHI | PIT | WSH | TOTAL | |
| HOME | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| AWAY | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| TOTAL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| ANA | CGY | EDM | LAK | SJS | SEA | VAN | VGK | TOTAL | |
| HOME | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| AWAY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| ARI | CHI | COL | DAL | MIN | NSH | STL | WPG | TOTAL | |
| HOME | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| AWAY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
| Total number of back-to-back games: | 13 | ||
| Home game, followed by home game: | 0 | Home game, followed by road game: | 5 |
| Road game, followed by home game: | 2 | Road game, followed by road game: | 6 |
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MAPLE LEAFS ANNOUNCE 2021 NHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today the club’s 2021 NHL Preseason schedule. The club will play six preseason games in total with three games at home and three games on the road. This year’s preseason schedule includes three preseason games against the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens, respectively.
Further information regarding ticketing will be released at a later date when attendance protocols are confirmed by the hockey club in collaboration with local public health authorities.
The Maple Leafs’ 2021 Preseason schedule is available below.
DATE OPPONENT VENUE
Saturday, September 25 vs. Montreal Scotiabank Arena
Monday, September 27 at Montreal Bell Centre
Wednesday, September 29 at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
Monday, October 4 at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
Tuesday, October 5 vs. Montreal Scotiabank Arena
Saturday, October 9 vs. Ottawa Scotiabank Arena
Further details, including broadcast information, and the team’s training camp schedule will be released at a future date.
July 12, 2021
https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/maple-leafs-hire-dean-chynoweth/c-325635978
MAPLE LEAFS NAME DEAN CHYNOWETH ASSISTANT COACH
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has hired Dean Chynoweth as an assistant coach. The 52-year-old replaces former assistant coach Dave Hakstol who recently joined the Seattle Kraken as the franchise’s first head coach.
“After spending time with Dean, it became clear that his knowledge, passion and personality would make him the right fit,” said Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe. “We’re fortunate to add someone of his quality and experience to our staff.”
“As someone who grew up in western Canada and watched the Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada every weekend, I’m thrilled to join the team’s coaching staff,” said Chynoweth. “I’m very excited for the opportunity to work alongside Sheldon, the rest of the staff and the talented group of players in Toronto.”
Chynoweth (pronounced SHIN-owth) spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with the Carolina Hurricanes. Prior to joining Carolina, the Calgary, Alberta native served nine seasons as a head coach in the Western Hockey League, moving from the Seattle Thunderbirds (2000-04) to the Swift Current Broncos (2004-09) before spending three seasons in the NHL as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders (2009-12). Following his stint with the Islanders, Chynoweth spent four seasons as a head coach in the American Hockey League with the Cleveland Monsters and San Antonio Rampage (2012-16). Chynoweth has also been a part of the Hockey Canada Program of Excellence, serving as the head coach of Canada’s Under-18 National Team and assistant coach of Canada’s Under-20 World Junior Team (2003-04).
As a player, Chynoweth played 10 seasons in the NHL between the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins after being drafted in the first round (13th overall) of the 1987 NHL Draft. In 241 NHL games, Chynoweth registered 22 points (four goals, 18 assists) and 667 penalty minutes. He also won a Calder Cup championship in 1990 with Springfield (AHL) and won back-to-back Memorial Cups in 1987 and 1988 with Medicine Hat (WHL).
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MAPLE LEAFS SIGN DERMOTT TO CONTRACT EXTENSION
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Thursday that they have signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is worth $1.5 million.
Dermott, 24, skated in 51 regular season games with the Maple Leafs during the 2020-21 season, recording six points (two goals, four assists), and appeared in three playoff games for the club. The Newmarket native has registered 47 points (11 goals, 36 assists) in 208 regular season games and five points (two goals, three assists) in 22 playoff games, all with the Maple Leafs.
Dermott was originally selected by Toronto in the second round (34th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.
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The Golden Knights will have to decide whether they can keep their goalie tandem intact and what they can pay defenseman Alec Martinez this offseason to keep him.
Golden Knights face roster questions after semifinal exit — Las Vegas Review-Journal
MAPLE LEAFS HIRE RYAN HARDY AS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that Ryan Hardy is joining the organization as Senior Director of Minor League Operations. In his role, he will serve as General Manager of the Club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, as well as its ECHL affiliate, the Newfoundland Growlers. Hardy, 35, had served as General Manager of the United States Hockey League’s Chicago Steel since the start of their 2018-19 season.
Hardy will oversee hockey operations for the Marlies and Growlers, including roster decisions and staffing. He will also work in unison with the Player Development department to track drafted prospects and participate in player personnel and scouting initiatives as needed.
“Over the last several seasons, I have developed a strong relationship with Ryan as his Chicago Steel team had great success on the ice, as well as success in developing players and staff,” said Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Kyle Dubas. “As we evaluate how best to maximize the potential of all our prospects, we felt that adding Ryan to our management team and tasking him with managing the Marlies and the hockey side of our relationship with the Newfoundland Growlers would be a great benefit to the organization.”
Laurence Gilman, who had served as Marlies GM since the 2018-19 season, will be elevated to the role of Senior Vice-President of the Marlies while maintaining his roles as Assistant General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Governor of the AHL club. He will also continue to oversee the business operations of the Marlies.
Since Hardy’s arrival in May of 2018, the Steel have compiled an overall regular season record of 116-39-8-2 in 165 games for the most wins in the league over that stretch. The club has won the Anderson Cup as the league’s regular season champion in each of the last two seasons while it captured the USHL’s Clark Cup Championship this past season.
Hardy was named the USHL’s General Manager of the Year, as voted on by his peers, in two of his three seasons – 2018-2019 and 2020-21. In the 2019-20 season, the Steel set the USHL record for highest winning percentage (.847) before the season was cut short due the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since his first season with the Steel, the Madison, Connecticut native has overseen 10 Steel alumni selected in the NHL Draft, including five from the 2019-20 roster, the most of any independent junior team that season.
Hardy joined the Steel from the Boston Bruins where he spent two seasons as an amateur scout. Prior to joining the Bruins, Hardy spent parts of four seasons (2013-2017) with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, serving as Director of Player Personnel, Assistant Director of Player Personnel and Regional Scouting Manager during that time.
In addition to his work in scouting and player personnel, Hardy has coaching experience at the NCAA level with Sacred Heart University and Williams College, and at the junior hockey level with the Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL).
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The view from left field 