The Toronto Maple Leafs split their preseason series with the Montreal Canadiens, falling 4-1 on home ice after defeating them 7-2 on Thursday. Similar to the series between the Maple Leafs and Senators before this one, it was a tale of the B-teams, who came out victorious in both occasions. The Leafs dressed most of … Read more
On Thursday, the Toronto Maple Leafs took on the Montreal Canadiens in their third preseason game. While those playing took to the ice in the evening, the non-playing squad held practice in the afternoon and their was another noticeable absence from the team’s gathering – William Nylander. Nylander joins a list of Maple Leafs’ who’ve … Read more
William Nylander is a textbook zero to hero story in the Toronto market, although you can easily make the argument that he never should have been a zero in the first place. He held out of the first two months of the 2018-19 season before settling on a six-year contract extension worth $6.9 million annually. … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander didn’t see former teammate Mitch Marner have his eyes set on leaving the team last season. The saga surrounding his expiring contract was one of the focal points of last season, culminating in a near trade to the Carolina Hurricanes at the trade deadline that ended up falling through … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs star William Nylander will certainly have some cool travel stories heading into training camp. Nylander is among the 25 players expected in Milan for the NHL/NHLPA European Player Media Tour, and it should be an exciting trip. As part of their content collaboration ahead of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, … Read more
The TLN Maple Leafs prospect rankings were compiled by a panel of seven TLN writers, each ranking our top 20 prospects to form a consensus group ranking. Rather than hard and fast limits on age or NHL games played to determine “prospect” eligibility, our group decided on a more nuanced approach to include any reasonably … Read more
Starting this week, NHL Network is taking a look at the top players across the league by position, compiling lists made by producers and analysts. On Wednesday, they kicked the series off by ranking the top 20 wingers in the NHL heading into this season. Coming in at sixth on the list is Toronto Maple … Read more
On Tuesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that the team has signed defenceman William Villeneuve to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2025-26 season. We’ve signed defenceman William Villeneuve to a one-year, two-way contract extension pic.twitter.com/z2mCHnSdAT — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) August 5, 2025 The terms of the new deal have yet to be disclosed. Villeneuve … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander has been awarded the 2025 Guldpucken, an honour reserved for Sweden’s top ice hockey player of the year. The recipient is named by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and Swedish newspaper “Expressen”. How swede it is 🇸🇪 Congrats to Willy on receiving the GuldPucken, awarded to the best Swedish … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander often makes the game look easy, especially when he’s creating in the offensive zone. Nylander was a constant force for the Maple Leafs throughout the 2024-25 campaign, where he finished second in the NHL with 45 goals. We’re going through the best goals of the Leafs season, where Nylander … Read more