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Toronto hockey news and musings from @JeffVeillette

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I Watched Some Games: 2026 U17 World Challenge faceoffcircle.ca/2026/11/11/… #WorldU17
I Watched Some Games: 2026 U17 World Challenge - The Faceoff Circle

I Watched Some Games: 2026 U17 World Challenge - The Faceoff Circle

Over the course of this week, I spent a few days hanging out at the 2026 U17 World Hockey Challenge in Oakville, Ontario. While the U20 World Championship (better known as the World Juniors) is […]

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Leafs Postgame: 'Aving A Bad Time (6-3 Colorado) faceoffcircle.ca/2026/11/11/…
Leafs Postgame: 'Aving A Bad Time (6-3 Colorado) - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Postgame: 'Aving A Bad Time (6-3 Colorado) - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs saw their season series against the Colorado Avalanche become perfectly balanced on Tuesday night, losing by the same score as they beat them by a month prior. The Rundown...

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Leafs Gameday (November 10): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Colorado Avalanche Preview faceoffcircle.ca/2026/11/10/…
Leafs Gameday (November 10): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Colorado Avalanche Preview - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Gameday (November 10): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Colorado Avalanche Preview - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a slump, and the schedule isn’t giving them many easy outs. Tonight, they’ll take on the Colorado Avalanche, a heavy favourite that they’ve beaten once this year, but...

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Leafs Postgame: Hell Of Fame (4-0 Devils) faceoffcircle.ca/2026/11/09/…
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Leafs Postgame: Hell Of Fame (4-0 Devils) - The Faceoff Circle

While tonight was a night of celebration for a handful of Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees, it felt like one of disarray for the team hosting them. The Toronto Maple Leafs started the game more […]

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Leafs Gameday (November 8): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils Preview faceoffcircle.ca/2026/11/08/…
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Leafs Gameday (Template): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils Preview - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs are on short rest as they host the New Jersey Devils for the 2026 Hall of Fame Game, where the team honours the annual inductees to the great building of the […]

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Leafs Gameday (November 7): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Preview faceoffcircle.ca/2026/11/07/…
Leafs Gameday (November 7): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Preview - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Gameday (November 7): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Preview - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs are back from a decent mid-week break to take on the Montreal Canadiens on home ice, a reprise of their season opener with an expectation of some lessons learned. Fast Facts...

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Leafs Postgame: A Bus Parked Very Far From Home (4-2 Toronto) faceoffcircle.ca/2026/11/01/… #Leafs
Leafs Postgame: A Bus Parked Very Far From Home (4-2 Toronto) - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Postgame: A Bus Parked Very Far From Home (4-2 Toronto) - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs wrapped up their West Coast road trip on Saturday night, taking home a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks that simultaneously felt like easy work and more of a challenge than...

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Leafs Postgame: Backbreakers (5-4 Seattle) faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/29/… #Leafs
Leafs Postgame: Backbreakers (5-4 Seattle) - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Postgame: Backbreakers (5-4 Seattle) - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs had an incredibly frustrating, high-goal, low-event game against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night. Despite rallying all the way back in the final minutes of the third...

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Leafs Gameday (October 28): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Seattle Kraken faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/28/… #Leafs
Leafs Gameday (October 28): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Seattle Kraken - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Gameday (October 28): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Seattle Kraken - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs are playing one for the nightowls and west-coasters tonight as they take on the Seattle Kraken. Its one of just four 10:00 p.m. games this year, and one that they’d really […]

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Leafs Postgame: Powered By Spite, Leafs Continue Hot Streak (7-2 Toronto) faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/25/… #Leafs
Leafs Postgame: Powered By Spite, Leafs Continue Hot Streak (7-2 Toronto) - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Postgame: Powered By Spite, Leafs Continue Hot Streak (7-2 Toronto) - The Faceoff Circle

If you had an axe to grind or a score to settle and you were wearing a white jersey tonight, you were in the right place. With a ton of hype and focus on a […]

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Leafs Gameday (October 24): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Edmonton Oilers Preview faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/24/… #Leafs
Leafs Gameday (October 24): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Edmonton Oilers Preview - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Gameday (October 24): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Edmonton Oilers Preview - The Faceoff Circle

It’s always an exciting night when 34 and 97 line up across from each other. With Auston Matthews feeling on the way back to megastardom and Connor McDavid off to a generational head start, that […]

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Maple Leafs recall Mermis, McWard from Marlies following IR moves faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/23/… #Leafs
Leafs recall Mermis, McWard from Marlies following IR moves - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs recall Mermis, McWard from Marlies following IR moves - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made two call ups on Friday morning, bringing in defencemen Dakota Mermis and Cole McWard from the Toronto Marlies. This is in response to injuries to both Nick Blanken...

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Leafs Postgame: Depth Finally Breaks Through In Dramatic Win Over Rangers (5-4 Toronto) faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/23/… #Leafs
Leafs Postgame: Depth Finally Breaks Through In Dramatic Win Over Rangers (5-4 Toronto) - The...

Leafs Postgame: Depth Finally Breaks Through In Dramatic Win Over Rangers (5-4 Toronto) - The...

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a flair for the dramatic on Thursday night, winning a thiller against the New York Rangers with just seconds to spare in regulation. It wasn’t always easy, and the goals...

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Leafs Gameday (October 22): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers Preview faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/22/… #Leafs
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Marlies Week 3 Recap / 4 Preview: Back And Forth With Belleville faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/21/… #Leafs
Marlies Week 3 Recap / 4 Preview: Back And Forth With Belleville - The Faceoff Circle

Marlies Week 3 Recap / 4 Preview: Back And Forth With Belleville - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Marlies played a pair of weekend games against the Belleville Senators on Saturday and Sunday, both of which left their home fans unhappy. Sometimes, that’s just how it is in a league...

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Leafs Postgame: Greaves Jettissoned (6-2 Toronto) faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/21/… #Leafs
Leafs Postgame: Greaves Jettissoned (6-2 Toronto) - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Postgame: Greaves Jettissoned (6-2 Toronto) - The Faceoff Circle

You really don’t know what kind of game you’re going to get sometimes. We all expected a barn-burner against the San Jose Sharks on Monday night, and instead they we got a snoozy win. We […]

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Leafs Gameday (October 19): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks Preview faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/19/…
Leafs Gameday (October 19): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks Preview - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Gameday (October 19): Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks Preview - The Faceoff Circle

The vibe around Toronto went from “just happy to be here again” to frothy real quick, eh? With losses in five of their last six but tastes of a decent team in many of them, […]

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Maple Leafs Recall Lettieri, Akhtyamov Ahead Of Back-To-Back faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/19/… #Leafs
Maple Leafs Recall Lettieri, Akhtyamov Ahead Of Back-To-Back - The Faceoff Circle

Maple Leafs Recall Lettieri, Akhtyamov Ahead Of Back-To-Back - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made two roster moves on Monday morning, recalling forward Vinni Letteri and goaltender Arur Akhtyamov from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies. Those who followed the Marlies’...

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What On Earth Happened Here With Jim Hiller And Gavin McKenna? faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/16/… #Leafs #NHL
What On Earth Happened Here With Jim Hiller And Gavin McKenna? - The Faceoff Circle

What On Earth Happened Here With Jim Hiller And Gavin McKenna? - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost in overtime to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. We’ll talk more about all the logistics of that tomorrow – I’d like another more detailed look at the game before […]

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Leafs Acquire Aatu Räty from Canucks for Quillan, Buhr faceoffcircle.ca/2026/10/15/… #Leafs #NHL
Leafs Acquire Aatu Räty from Canucks for Quillan, Buhr - The Faceoff Circle

Leafs Acquire Aatu Räty from Canucks for Quillan, Buhr - The Faceoff Circle

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a trade ahead of their Thursday night game against the Buffalo Sabres, acquiring Aatu Raty from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Brandon Buhr and Jacob Quillan....

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