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Toronto Maple Leafs Recall Viktor Stalberg
T.O. Sports —
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by Louis “King of Roncesvalles” Pisano… All the preseason hype over the young Swede fell off after an eight game stint from October first to the 28 th which produced only one assist and a plus minus rating of minus five. While playing 19 games down on the farm with the Toronto Marlies, Stalberg has amassed ...12 hours ago -
Schenn-Shank Redemption: Can Luke Schenn Redeem Himself In Toronto
T.O. Sports —
Authority: 141
by Daniel Sallows… It is said to be the toughest positions in hockey to step into the NHL as a 20-year-old outta the ranks of junior hockey, let alone an 18-year-old. Yet Luke Schenn made the transition into the NHL last season smoother than a Luther Vandross album. While other young defenceman like Drew ...1 day ago -
Cox: Burke soon to become Public Enemy No.1
Toronto Star | TheStar.com —
Authority: 865
Brian Burke, at least from the perspective of Maple Leaf fans, will soon turn into the enemy. And he knows it.4 days ago -
Phil Kessel: Don’t Love Him, Don’t Hate Him, Don’t Boo Him
Sports of Boston —
Authority: 550
Zero goals. No assists. Plus/minus of -3. Those are not the stats any hockey player hopes to have on his game splits, especially when he’s returning to his former team’s rink. Unfortunately for Phil Kessel, that was his exact scoring line when he played against the Boston Bruins for the first time since being ...1 week ago -
Burke third on top GM list
Ducks blog —
Authority: 601
Now that 2009 is winding down the all-decade lists are coming out. Yahoo! put together a list of the top NHL general managers of the decade , with former Ducks GM Brian Burke coming in third. Burke was often controversial, but he never shies from the spotlight. His bold moves got the Ducks the 2007 Stanley Cup, ...1 week ago -
Brian Burke is Righting the Toronto Maple Leafs, Whether You Like Him or Not
T.O. Sports —
Authority: 141
by Daniel Sallows… He is about as complex as a history buff’s take on the Civil War, yet he is as open as Phil Kessel on a two-man advantage. He is as charismatic as a Tony Robbins infomercial, yet he is a down to earth man who believes family comes first. Brian Burke has truly become one of the NHL’s ...1 week ago -
Toronto Maple Leafs-Boston Bruins: Phil Kessel Returns to Bean Town
T.O. Sports —
Authority: 141
by Louis “King of Roncesvalles” Pisano… After a convincing 6-3 win for Toronto in Columbus with third string goalie Joey MacDonald between the pipes, the Leafs are on a roll. They have won four of their last five all on the road and have points in seven of their last eight games. This is certainly what Leafs ...1 week ago -
The Phil Factor: Kessel Proving He’s Worth More Than Leafs Imagined
T.O. Sports —
Authority: 141
by Jon Neely… So many questions, so little time. Much has been said since the Toronto Maple Leafs traded two first-round picks and a second-round pick for American sniper, Phil Kessel. Everyone chimed in with their opinion of whether or not he was worth that much, or if it was just another bad decision by a ...2 weeks ago -
Leafs Trade Jiri Tlusty To Carolina, but Is Burke Finished Dealing?
T.O. Sports —
Authority: 141
By Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter… Thanks for the memories Jiri Tlusty, we (Leaf fans) hardly knew you! TSN is reporting, what I had suspected for some time was going to happen (and just one day after I questioned whether or not the Carolina Hurricanes were about to make a deal)—the Toronto Maple Leafs have ...2 weeks ago -
Tiger Woods and Hockey Jokes
Hockey From the Cheap Seats —
Authority: 494
At the end of yesterday’s San Jose Sharks article , I included a quick Tiger Woods joke. The only problem was that I could only use ONE joke. This story has so many angles that I could make fun of it for days. And I will. It took me 2 seconds to make fun of Tiger Woods and the Sharks in a single sentence. Here ...2 weeks ago -
Monster, Burke shake off heart scare
Toronto Star | TheStar.com —
Authority: 865
While the Maple Leafs have yet to release details of Jonas Gustavssons latest heart exam, assurances that the rookie goalie is "fine" came from all quarters – his agent, his friends, his teammates, himself, and his general manager.2 weeks ago -
Burke gets vote of confidence
Toronto Star | TheStar.com —
Authority: 865
For Brian Burke, having 4 1/2 seasons remaining on his contract as Maple Leafs general manager is probably assurance enough but, if he had any doubts about his future in Toronto, Larry Tanenbaum erased them with a ringing endorsement Tuesday.2 weeks ago -
Its Perfectly Okay to Tear Up While Reading NHL Son Brendan Burkes Coming Out Story
Queerty —
Authority: 698
Its a touching read to hear about how Brendan Burke, son of Toronto Maple Leafs president Brian Burke, came out to his father and hockey colleagues, and how it was no big deal . CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: brendan burke , brian burke , Coming Out , Hockey , ...2 weeks ago -
Father/Son Taking On Homophobia In Hockey
DAVID DUST —
Authority: 488
Brian Burke is the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the U.S. Olympic hockey team. His son, Brendan Burke , is a player/manager for the #1 ranked Miami University (OH) hockey team. Brendon happens to be gay, and recently came out publicly in an ESPN article ( although he was already out to his ...2 weeks ago -
Brendan Burke: Support overwhelmingly positive
Toronto Star | TheStar.com —
Authority: 865
Brendan Burke, the son of Leaf general manager Brian Burke, says hes been overwhelmed by support since telling his father that he is gay.3 weeks ago -
Gay men in professional sports
gay persons of color —
Authority: 420
Following the recent ESPN story by John Buccigross about the coming out of Brendan Burke , the son of Brian Burke, the General Manager of the National Hockey Leagues Toronto Maple Leafs, the CBCs Mark Kelley, on his show, Connect , interviewed one of my heroes, former basketball star John Amaechi , who in his ...3 weeks ago -
Brian Burke and Carl Gunnarsson Have Toronto Maple Leafs Shining Down South
Bleacher Report —
Authority: 775
What a beautiful day, the birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the Toronto Maple Leafs are first in the east. My beautiful wife is modeling for Playboy again. I have a set of six pack abs ... BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP. ... What is that annoying noise? BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEEP! Oh ...3 weeks ago -
Brian and Brendan Burke Busting Homophobia in Pro Hockey
Gayboomers —
Authority: 133
Here’s a great piece at ESPN about Toronto Maple Leafs and U.S. Olympic Team General Manager Brian Burke, and his son Brendan’s coming out:“Your dad thinks through everything. Dad is big, confident and continuously radiates a persona that is rough, gruff, unrelenting and unapologetic. He has a cold, ...3 weeks ago -
Podcast: How Would You Describe the Canucks Season So Far?
Orland Kurtenblog —
Authority: 512
Brian Burkes son. The Narco shuffle. Best-ever NHL goal calls. Those were just a few of the topics we discussed last night on Kurtenblog Radio on TEAM 1040. It was another three hours of sports talk excellence (aside from Halfords repeated brain farts) as we answered questions like: Has the Canucks season been kinda ...3 weeks ago -
Toronto Maple Leafs Attempting to Turn a New Maple Leaf
The Hockey Writers —
Authority: 510
The Toronto Maple Leafs are finally looking like an NHL franchise. The team is doing what it takes to win games–and winning! Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves, they haven’t had a winning streak in a while. In fact, their only winning streak of the season was a two-gamer back in early November. It just ...3 weeks ago
