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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3 days 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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2 weeks 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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2 weeks 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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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Braydon Holmyard
You are the owner of this article. You have permission to edit this article. Home Sports Hockey The Leafs have a chance to turn their Game 7 fortunes around against the Panthers tonight. Since the Auston Matthews era began in 2018, the longest-tenured Leafs players — Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander and Morgan Rielly — are 0-5 in Game 7s.
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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Braydon Holmyard
As if Maple Leafs fans didn’t already have enough curses to worry about, Drake may have just added another one. The Toronto rapper is known for placing massive wagers on major sports events and, since he’s often come out on the losing end — just last year he bet half a million dollars on the Edmonton Oilers to win in the Stanley Cup final — some say that if Drake bets on a team, they become cursed. Drake is aware of how sports fans feel about his bets.
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