Toronto Maple Leafs President and Alternate Governor Brendan Shanahan announced today that Mike Babcock has been relieved of his coaching duties and Sheldon Keefe has been named the Club’s new head coach.
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Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin was transported to hospital following an on-ice collision in the third period tonight. He is alert and able to move all limbs. Further updates will be provided once available.
The
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have agreed to terms with free agent forward John Tavares on a seven-year contract. The annual average value of the contract is $11 million.
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We can confirm Mitch Marner was the unfortunate victim of a carjacking in Etobicoke on Monday evening. He was unharmed in the incident and the Club & Mitch are thankful for Toronto Police Services’ support. Anyone with information is asked to reach out to Toronto Police Services.
The
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have acquired goaltender Jack Campbell and forward Kyle Clifford from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Trevor Moore, Columbus’ third round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and a conditional third round pick in 2021.
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Brendan Shanahan, President and Alternate Governor of the
@MapleLeafs
, announced today that Kyle Dubas has been named the 17th General Manager in the Club’s history.
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Auston Matthews is the first player in
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franchise history to score 30-plus goals in the first three seasons to begin their NHL career (per NHL stats).
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Auston Matthews has played in the All-Star Game in each of his prior two NHL seasons (2017 and 2018) and now will serve as Atlantic Division captain for the first time.
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Kapanen has signed a three-year extension ($3.2 million average annual value) while Johnsson has signed a four-year extension that carries an average annual value of $3.4 million.
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Player Alert: The
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have signed forward Kasperi Kapanen to a three-year extension and forward Andreas Johnsson to a four-year extension.
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The
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announced today that forward Zach Hyman will undergo surgery Monday, April 29 to repair a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) sustained during the team’s first round playoff series against Boston. He is expected to miss a minimum of six months.
Maple Leafs defenceman Mark Giordano has recorded the 2,045th blocked shot of his career, moving him past Kris Russell (2,044) for first place on the NHL’s all-time blocked shot list.
Andreas Johnsson becomes the first
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player to record three goals in one period since Tyler Bozak accomplished the feat on December 21, 2015 at Colorado.
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Auston Matthews (30-23—53 in 45 GP) reached the 30-goal mark for the fourth time in as many NHL seasons.
Only 15 players in NHL history have scored 30 or more goals in each of their first four seasons, with Alex Ovechkin (14) the only active player in that group .
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The Maple Leafs announced today that goaltender Matt Murray is out indefinitely and will be placed on Injured Reserve/Long Term Injury prior to the start of the season.
Frederik Andersen has recorded his 94th win as a Maple Leaf tonight, passing Ed Belfour for sole possession of ninth place on the franchise’s wins by a goaltender list.
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Thornton becomes the 7th player in NHL history to record 1,100 assists, joining Wayne Gretzky (1,963), Ron Francis (1,249), Mark Messier (1,193), Ray Bourque (1,169), Jaromir Jagr (1,155) and Paul Coffey (1,135).
With his third period goal, Mitch Marner has now recorded a point in 18 consecutive games, tying Darryl Sittler (Jan. 26-Mar. 8, 1978) and Eddie Olczyk (Dec. 2, 1989-Jan. 8, 1990) for the longest point streak in
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history.
Auston Matthews collected his 74th point of the season with an assist in the first period of tonight’s win in Tampa Bay, establishing a new single-season career-high (previous: 73 in 2018-19).
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The
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extended qualifying offers today to the following restricted free agents: Michael Carcone, Andreas Johnsson, Kasperi Kapanen and Mitch Marner.
Brendan Shanahan, President and Alternate Governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced today that Lou Lamoriello will not return next season as General Manager of the
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.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has received a salary arbitration decision for goaltender Ilya Samsonov of one year at $3.55 million.
With his 129th win as a Maple Leaf tonight, Frederik Andersen has tied Mike Palmateer for the fifth-most wins by a goaltender in
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history.
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Maple Leafs defenceman Timothy Liljegren has recorded the first NHL point of his career with an assist on Jake Muzzin's second period goal.
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The
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have placed G Matt Murray on long-term injured reserve. He is expected to miss a minimum of four weeks (adductor injury).
G Erik Källgren has been recalled from the
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on an emergency basis.
Per
@PR_NHL
: Auston Matthews is one of only five players in NHL history to record a hat trick in each of their first two games to start the season, joining Alex Ovechkin (2017-18), Cy Denneny (1917-18), Joe Malone (1917-18) and Reg Noble (1917-18).
The
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announced that the hockey club has acquired forwards Tomas Plekanec and Kyle Baun from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Rinat Valiev, Kerby Rychel and Toronto’s second round draft pick in 2018.
Mitch Marner’s first assist of tonight’s game was the 200th point of his NHL career and his 70th point of the season, establishing a new single-season career-high.
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Injury update:
Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will be out of the lineup for a minimum of three weeks due to a knee sprain suffered in Wednesday’s game vs. NYR.
Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews is the fourth player in
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history to score in each of his first four career season openers, joining Dit Clapper (1927-28 – 1930-31), Dave Andreychuk (1982-83 – 1985-86) and Sergei Fedorov (1990-91 –1993-94), per
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.
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Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev suffered a significant laceration to his wrist and is being transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and assessment.
Auston Matthews’ second period goal was the 274th even strength goal of his career – the most by any player in
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history.
1. Auston Matthews 274
2. Mats Sundin 273
T3. Dave Keon 269
T3. Ron Ellis 269
Veterans Jake Muzzin and Zach Hyman will serve as alternate captains tonight in Edmonton.
Muzzin and Hyman will wear an ‘A’ in each of the
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upcoming Reverse Retro and St. Pats games this season.
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Auston Matthews is the first Maple Leaf to record a hat trick in consecutive games since Wendel Clark on February 24 and March 4, 1994.
He is the seventh player in Maple Leafs history to record a hat trick in consecutive games.
Tonight’s win was Sheldon Keefe’s 100th regular season victory with the
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in his 163rd game behind the bench, making him the fastest coach in team history to reach the 100W mark.
Pat Quinn & Dick Irvin previously held the record w/ 100 wins in 184 games. (Per
@PR_NHL
)
Frederik Andersen registered his 103rd win as a Maple Leaf tonight, moving past Lorne Chabot (102) and tying Harry Lumley (103) for 6th place on the franchise’s wins by a goaltender list.
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The
@MapleLeafs
announced today that forward Andreas Johnsson has accepted his qualifying offer, a one-year, two-way contract with an NHL salary of $787,500.
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Group 1
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practice lines and defensive pairings for January 4:
Thornton−Matthews−Marner
Vesey−Tavares−Nylander
Mikheyev−Kerfoot−Hyman
Barabanov−Spezza−Simmonds
Rielly−Brodie
Muzzin−Holl
Lehtonen−Bogosian
Sandin−Dermott
Andersen
Campbell
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The
@MapleLeafs
announced today that centre John Tavares sustained a broken finger late in last night’s game in Washington.
He will be out of the lineup for a minimum of two weeks, at which point he will be reassessed by the team's medical staff.
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forward Auston Matthews will attend the upcoming NHL All-Star Weekend but will not be actively participating in any on-ice events. Matthews is listed as day-to-day as he receives acute treatment for an ongoing wrist condition.
The
@MapleLeafs
announced today that goaltender Matt Murray underwent successful bilateral hip surgery. He is expected to miss a minimum of 6-8 months.