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After fatal attack in Toronto, Leafs fans pay tribute singing ‘O, Canada’

Monday afternoon, news of tragedy broke. In Toronto, a van struck pedestrians, killing 10 and injuring many more. This hit exceptionally close to home in the hockey world, as the Maple Leafs played Monday night at the Air Canada Centre in Game Six of their series against the Boston Bruins.

The Leafs paid tribute to the victims of the attack, holding a moment of silence before the national anthems. But what happened during “O, Canada” was an emotional show of strength and togetherness.

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Auston Matthews’ and Mitch Marner’s faces are featured in a Canadian corn maze

Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are a huge part of the future of the Toronto Maple Leafs. And now their faces are captured in corn stalks.

Hunter Brothers Farm, a 40-acre corn farm in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada, is known for their crazy corn mazes. Chip and Tom Hunter, fourth generation farmers, thought there was no better way to honor the Leafs’ centennial season than with a hockey-player themed maze.

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By Cara Bahniuk On September 1, 2017 0 Comment

Mitch Marner throws out first pitch at Blue Jays game, gets chirped for holey jorts

During the offseason, teammates spend their summers chirping each other on social media. The most recent victim is Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner.

After Marner threw the first pitch at the Blue Jays game on Tuesday, he was mercilessly chirped by teammates and fans alike.

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By Cara Bahniuk On June 15, 2017 0 Comment

Braden Holtby’s suicide poke check of Mitch Marner

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby has never been afraid to leave the crease to stop a potential breakaway attempt. And Monday Night at Air Canada Centre, Braden got in a foot race with Mitch Marner… and won.

Holtby skated all the way out to the blue line to poke check the puck away. This is Holtby’s most insane, most audacious, most ridiculous poke check of his career.

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By Ian Oland On April 17, 2017 0 Comment

Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen finds confidence in loss: ‘We showed we could play with these guys’

The Toronto Maple Leafs squeaked into the postseason as the East’s second wildcard team. But Thursday, after taking the first-seeded Capitals to the wall, goaltender Frederik Andersen drew confidence from the Leafs’ 3-2 overtime loss in Game One.

Andersen stopped 41 of 44 shots, robbing the Caps several times in regulation and the extra frame.

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By Ian Oland On April 14, 2017 0 Comment