Joshua Kloke
Staff Writer at The Athletic
Staff writer @TheAthletic (Maple Leafs/Canadian soccer) • The Voyageurs: The Canadian Men's Soccer Team's Quest for the World Cup • Pizzaiolo-in-training
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | Joshua Kloke |Julian McKenzie
Steven Lorentz is itching to be part of history. The Maple Leafs forward grew up a Leafs fan and the Battle of Ontario playoff matchups were pivotal moments in his fandom: Four physical and thrilling series in five seasons between the Leafs and their provincial rivals, the Ottawa Senators. "I was there in my Leafs pyjamas," Lorentz said with a grin.
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6 days ago |
nytimes.com | Joshua Kloke |Julian McKenzie
Up and down the visitors' bench in the Canadian Tire Centre, the Toronto Maple Leafs were incensed. Ridly Greig had just raised his left arm high in the air and, with an exaggerated punctuation, fired a slap shot into an empty net - sealing a victory for the Ottawa Senators and setting in motion a chain of events that would help define both teams' 2023-24 seasons and reignite a rivalry. "I'm not bashing (Greig), he's a good player, but you can't do something like that.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Joshua Kloke
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The party bus was waiting and Mitch Marner wanted to hop on. With just two games remaining and the Maple Leafs star sitting on 99 points, Marner had a feeling he'd hit 100 points against the lowly Sabres in Buffalo. And so he hatched a plan.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Joshua Kloke
BUFFALO - It wasn't what Craig Berube said, but how he said it. The Maple Leafs head coach and his team are on the verge of clinching a division title in a full season for the first time since 2000 - if they land one point against the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday night, or if the Tampa Bay Lightning drop points in their final two games. The playoffs are less than a week away and Berube's team has shown genuine character of late. The mood around the Leafs should be positive.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Joshua Kloke
After the 2016-17 Maple Leafs season - my first covering the team full-time - a vacation to watch soccer in Germany opened my eyes, and my ears, to the importance of fan involvement. On the evening of April 29, 2017, I fell asleep with ringing in my ears: the remnants of a rabid crowd refusing to go quietly into the night. The 81,360 in attendance at Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park earlier weren't treated to a banger; few highlights exist of the 0-0 draw between Borussia Dortmund and FC Koln.
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Jesse Marsch talks to @TheAthleticFC about the drama surrounding Alphonso Davies’ injury and why he believes #CanMNT can win the Gold Cup: https://t.co/Pln0jkri30
Oliver Ekman-Larsson is out for tomorrow’s Maple Leafs game. Expect the team to play with five defencemen.
RT @joshuakloke: Why the Maple Leafs signed OHL free agent Blake Smith: "He's the toughest guy in the league." https://t.co/njDsRQvYXW
