TORONTO (July 26) — It’s no secret in National Hockey League circles that the New York Rangers are looking for a center; the Toronto Maple Leafs a defenseman. The Rangers are apparently dangling 30–year–old Nick Holden while the Leafs may… Read More
TORONTO (Apr. 25) — Rapid achievement in professional sport can be intoxicating. And, hauntingly mercurial if not guided by a steady hand. With that in mind, we wonder how the Toronto Maple Leafs might proceed after graduating from the National… Read More
TORONTO (Apr. 23) — In the spring of 2012, I had the privilege of covering the greatest road team in the history of the Stanley Cup playoffs. En route to their first National Hockey League title, the Los Angeles Kings… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (July 2) — It began, without warning, on a quiet Sunday in early–March 1968. Of course, there was little chance of any real–time alert back then, in the days long before the Internet and social media.… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Apr. 14) — Start spreadin’ the news.
For the second consecutive spring, the New York Rangers will encounter a team from southern–California in their quest to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1994… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Aug. 15) – If you live in this city and look up the word “collapse” in the dictionary, the subliminal mind imagines a blue-and-white Maple Leafs logo. The reason is simple: While other Toronto teams suffer… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (May 23) – The 2014 Major League Baseball season is nearly two months old and no team has clobbered the rawhide quite like the Toronto Blue Jays.
Make that the “first place” Toronto Blue Jays.
John… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (May 4) – Understandably, there is trepidation among fans of the Maple Leafs heading into Game 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs tonight in Boston. My scrapbook mood-setters have been rather popular, given reaction, so here’s… Read More
Burnout Is The Only Option
Right Now, The Leafs Are Doomed
Dubas Needs To Unload Salary
What An Absurd Correlation
The Leafs Are Absolute Darlings
First Intermission Will Need Spice
The Easy Way… The Only Way
“I’m Sad” Says Don Cherry
Don’t Look Beyond The Players
Going Behind The Scenes at Rogers
Is Coach’s Corner Really Dead?
The Other Side of Donald S.
The Most Dangerous Game
It’s All Very Confusing
The Leafs After One Month
Jim Gregory: 1935–2019
Seven Games To Go?
Lazy Leafs Are Fooling No One
Mike Rips Mike… Again
Serenity Has Enveloped Leafs Land
Yes, Jack Todd Had A Point
Way Too Early… Except For One
Healy Talks TV, Rogers… and Hockey
Battle Lines Drawn Early
The Leafs Will Tease, But Fall Short
Captain Obvious For The Leafs? Not So
Radio Daze Continues at Rogers
Leafs Have Long Had Their Captain
How Low Can It Go?
Leafs Still Gambling In Goal
Dubas Kept His Word
Blair Has Earned FAN “Drive” Slot
No Change In Marner Saga
Media Bloodletting: A Personal Story