Braydon Holmyard
Team Editor, Sports at The (Toronto) Star
Sports and Dad jokes @TorontoStar/@StarSports. Reach me here: bholmyard(at)thestar(dot)ca
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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Braydon Holmyard |Kevin McGran
The 74-year-old broadcasting legend shocked the hockey world with his social media post on Friday morning, announcing this upcoming season — his 45th behind the mic — would be his last. “I have been totally blessed to be able to do my dream job for this long, eclipsing the career of my idol, Foster Hewitt,” Bowen wrote. “I will reach over 3,800 games sometime this season. Thanks so very much to all who have made this wonderful career possible.”Bowen declined a request for an interview.
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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Braydon Holmyard
Next season will mark the end of an era for a Maple Leafs broadcasting legend. Joe Bowen, the iconic voice of the Leafs known for his patented “Holy Mackinaw” call, announced his plan to retire following the 2025-26 campaign after 44 years of working behind the microphone. “I have been totally blessed to be able to do ‘My Dream Job’ for this long, eclipsing the career of my idol Foster Hewitt,” Bowen wrote. “I will reach over 3,800 games some time this season.
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3 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Braydon Holmyard
Both are all too familiar with the chase of an elusive title, the pent up emotion from a collapse that always felt inevitable and the demons the pile up as someone else ends up raising the trophy in the end. The major difference, of course, is that McIlroy conquered those demons when he won his first Masters title in April, ending an 11-year major championship drought. Now in Toronto for the RBC Canadian Open, the world’s No. 2 ranked men’s golfer hopes the Leafs can do the same.
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1 month ago |
thespec.com | Braydon Holmyard
Diehard Maple Leafs fan Justin Bieber couldn’t miss Game 7. The Canadian singer was shown on the Sportsnet broadcast sitting right behind the Toronto bench with his wife, Hailey. Justin and Hailey Bieber are on the scene for Game 7 👋 pic.twitter.com/LHpMMe1t78— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 19, 2025Bieber, who grew up in Stratford, has been posting about the Leafs on Instagram throughout the playoffs.
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1 month ago |
thespec.com | Braydon Holmyard
It’s no secret that the Leafs will need Joseph Woll to be sharp to beat the Panthers in Game 7. The Leafs goaltender, who’s coming off a shutout in Game 6, has put up historic numbers when facing elimination in the post-season. According to Sportsnet Stats, Woll’s 1.13 goals-against average in potential elimination games is the second lowest in NHL history among goalies who have played in at least five of those games. Ben Bishop is a touch ahead with a 1.11 GAA.
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