Gilbert Ngabo

1 week ago | thespec.com | Gilbert Ngabo

Rarely does an item land at an auction house and leave even the seasoned directors in awe. That appears to be the case at Miller & Miller Auctions, a high-value collections seller in New Hamburg where a piece of noteworthy Maple Leafs history is up for online bids that are running through June 22.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Gilbert Ngabo

Some fundamental changes could be coming to the Toronto Maple Leafs front office. Serious teams don’t watch themselves get devoured like the Leafs did in Game 7 against the Panthers. Serious teams don’t watch themselves get devoured like the Leafs did in Game 7 against the Panthers. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment has given permission for the New York Islanders to interview team president Brendan Shanahan, according to Sportsnet.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Gilbert Ngabo

The Toronto Maple Leafs will see a full house when they host the Florida Panthers in Game 5 on Wednesday night, and they can count on half the house to cheer them on when the series returns to Sunrise, Fla. for Game 6 on Friday. For the first time in over a decade, MLSE will open the door at Scotiabank Arena and allow fans to flock inside and fill out the lower bowl during Game 6 for a public viewing party on the big screens.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Gilbert Ngabo

Nikola Jokic, a three-time MVP with the Denver Nuggets, and Draymond Green, a four-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, are surefire future Hall of Famers despite being second-round draft picks. Anthony Bennett and Greg Oden were infamously taken first overall, but lasted just a few years in the NBA. Fourteen teams passed on Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2013 until the Milwaukee Bucks picked him. He’s won two MVPs and a championship since then.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Gilbert Ngabo

The Toronto Maple Leafs have done something no other team in the NHL and the NBA has accomplished in this year’s playoffs: win the first game of the second round series at home. In an unusual stat from the post-season, the road teams from both leagues have won every game so far, with the exception of the Leafs, who beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 on Monday at Scotiabank Arena. Game 2 of the series is tonight. (7 p.m., CBC, Sportsnet).