Congratulations are in order for Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Simon Benoit and longtime girlfriend Alice Desaulniers. On Thursday, the Maple Leafs media relations account on X (formerly Twitter) announced that the Laval, Que. native would be absent from practice following the birth of his first child. No further details were given.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Simon Benoit is missing from the first day of training camp. But it's for a very good reason. The Leafs' PR team

Oh baby” as Bob Cole would have said, what a day for Simon Benoit. The bleary-eyed new father reported for his first day of on-ice practice with the Maple Leafs on Friday, about 36 hours after helping partner Alice with the birth of their first child.

Jake McCabe is hopeful to sign a long-term extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, as he says extension talks have begun. McCabe is entering the final year of his four-year $16 million, and ahead of the season starting, the defenseman is hopeful to stay ...

Jake McCabe and the Toronto Maple Leafs have a mutual interest in reaching a contract extension, the defenceman told reporters Friday at training camp.

Chatter surrounding the uncertain futures of Mitch Marner and John Tavares has dominated contract speculation in Toronto, but the Maple Leafs do have another core player scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

Toronto Maple Leafs superstar forward William Nylander has finally shed light on the mysterious health issues that forced him to miss the first three games of the team’s 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Boston Bruins.

A 1-2-3 of Matthews, Nylander and Tavares down the middle also brings with it the potential for greater offensive depth. The Leafs have been reliant, overly so at times, on two lines to generate offence over the years, another point of detriment in past postseasons.

Leafs head coach Craig Berube and general manager Brad Treliving absolutely want William Nylander playing centre.