More? Thirty nine NHL defensemen have higher point totals than Rielly this season. Including such household names as Brandt ...

TORONTO (Jan. 30) — He would sleep on a bed of nails before quitting on the Maple Leafs. But, it’s still time.

NICKLAS LIDSTROM IS THE BEST EUROPEAN DEFENSEMAN IN NHL HISTORY. IGNORING HIM IN 1989, THE LEAFS DRAFTED NONDESCRIPTS SCOTT ...

TORONTO (Jan. 15) — Here we go. Groundhog Day. As always at this time of year, fans and media implore the Maple Leafs to add “depth pieces” prior to the National Hockey League trade deadline. Nothing ...

TORONTO (Jan. 18) — Let me begin with a disclaimer: I like Justin Bourne. He has a wonderful TV presence and works especially well with my old pal, Nick Kypreos. Real Kyper & Bourne is good television ...

TORONTO (Jan. 11) — It was a shot in the dark that landed bullseye. An idea so preposterous that it must have resulted from paralyzing fatigue. Even if, unwittingly, it became the genesis of my career ...

Hockey/baseball reporter at THE FAN-590 (now Sportsnet–590) for 23 years (May 1988 to June 2011), and original from September 1992 launch of Canada’s first all-sports radio station. Covered Toronto ...

TORONTO (July 6) — When we covered the Maple Leafs at the same time in the 1990’s and 2000’s — he for the Toronto Star; yours truly for The FAN–590 — Damien Cox and I didn’t often see eye to eye. But, ...

Breaking News And Botching Up TORONTO (Jan. 6) — I once told our radio audience at The FAN–590 that the Maple Leafs were going to sign defenseman Adrian Aucoin as a free agent. I was wrong. Never ...

TORONTO (Dec. 8) — As a quasi–public figure from 23 years reporting for Canada’s first all–sports radio station [The FAN–590], I get ideas presented to me on a fairly regular basis. Most involve ...