From The Branches

Summer is nearly over, but don’t fear — Leafs hockey is almost back! Yesterday was the first day of training camp, and though it was relatively uneventful, we did get some pictures and video of the new guys in Leafs’ gear.

The season is really starting. Summer is really over.

Potential Leafs backup goalie (I think odds-on favourite), Martin Jones, unveiled his historical Maple Leafs mask yesterday. He included the "easily identifiable iconic looks of Ed Belfour, Curtis Joseph, Felix Potvin, Doug Favell, Mike Palmateer, Wayne Thomas and Michel “Bunny” Laroque, as well as the old school white fiberglass

Chat about the draft from yesterday, the camp for tomorrow, and whatever today is.

Auston is old, Babcock is out, the prospects are done, and the draft is today.

We've had the kids go back to school, now the Leafs are going back to work.

If 12 minutes of hockey from Traverse City wasn't enough for you, there's another game today.

Baby Leafs go to Traverse City.

Something resembling Leafs hockey is better than no hockey, right?

Your spot to chat about hockey, the Maple Leafs, kittens, cargo shorts, and the appropriate temperature for an outdoor swimming pool.

Happy Birthday, Nick!

It's the final hockey-less weekend around here, so enjoy it, hate it, talk about it.

Catching up on the T25, the PWHL, and some Leafs prospects.

Here is your hockey news for Thursday.

We start with the PWHL, where it's being reported that the Toronto team have signed Sarah Nurse, Blayre Turnbull, and Renata Fast to be their first three players. The next question is, who will be the goalie?

Talk to us about why fall is better than summer.

Happy Labour Day, everyone.

Summer is over! Sorry. But that means hockey is back! And we get to kick off this season with hopefully the silliest of Septembers in the PWHL. The six GMs of the league have been announced, and they're allowed to get to work sorting their rosters, starting with

Let's badmouth the Sabres and celebrate the PWHL!

Nothing to shake up the last week of summer holidays like a contract extension.

Yesterday, the PWHL had a press conference in which they announced the details of their inaugural season, with a draft to be held September 18th and games starting in January — and that means more Toronto hockey!!

Your spot to chat about the Maple Leafs, the new women's league, and what your favourite flavour of Kit-Kat Bar is.

It is of course not the actual last Monday of summer, but unofficially this is it.

Brad Treliving and Auston Matthews spoke to the media in a press conference following the announcement of their extension agreement during the week.

Everybody but the Leafs have released their Traverse City prospect tournament roster and the schedule has been out for a while now. C'mon, Leafs, tell us who we're going to see play! There is some speculation goalie prospect Vyacheslav Peksa will stay with the Leafs/Marlies