The Toronto Maple Leafs finished a three-game swing through Western Canada with two losses and a win. On Saturday, the Leafs came out on the wrong end of a 4-2 decision to Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks in a rare late afternoon start at GM Place. The Maple Leafs are 2-2 so far in the Championship after losing a 4-3 decision in Calgary on Tuesday and posting a 5-2 victory over Edmonton on Thursday. The next Championship match-up occurs on November 27th when the Flames visit the Canucks. The Ottawa Senators, who have yet to play in the Championship, will have to right their ship - after their second 4-game losing streak of the season - before their December 27th game in Calgary.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Leafs Win First Championship Game
The Toronto Maple Leafs blitzed the Montreal Canadiens to win the first ever NHL Canadian Championships game. The game looked fairly balanced for two periods, but the stronger skating and clean hitting Leafs pulled ahead to stay in the 3rd Period. Mikail Grabovski had a goal and an assist and linemate Niklas Hagman scored twice to lead Toronto to the 6-3 victory. With momentum behind them, the Leafs head out west to take on the Flames, Oilers and Canucks in three consecutive Championship match-ups. Montreal will next see Championship action on December 9th when they host the Flames.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Championship Begins Saturday
The NHL Canadian Championships begin this Saturday when the surprising Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens (CBC, 7pm). When the teams met earlier in the NHL Regular Season, the Habs came away with an easy victory. The Leafs have tightened up on the defensive end, and have defeated some of the top teams in the NHL in the past two weeks. The Canadiens continue to show that they are team to be reckoned with, having only once in regulation time.
In other action next week, the Leafs travel out west to take on the Flames, Oilers and Canucks. With four of their ten games in the first week, the Buds could put themselves in an interesting position for the remainder of the competition.
In other action next week, the Leafs travel out west to take on the Flames, Oilers and Canucks. With four of their ten games in the first week, the Buds could put themselves in an interesting position for the remainder of the competition.
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Each team plays 10 games. One home and one away against each of the other Canadian teams.
Teams in the same conference play each other more than twice during the regular season, however only two of the meetings were selected (home and away). The games selected were Nationally Televised on TSN, CBC-Hockey Night in Canada (particularly on Hockey Day in Canada), or Holidays where possible.
The Canadian Championship will use same point structure as the NHL Regular Season (W - 2 pts, OTL - 1 pt, SOL - 1 pt)
The Champion will be the team with the most points.
2009-2010 Standings
|
Team
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
SOL
|
PTS
|
Calgary Flames |
8
|
8 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
Vancouver Canucks |
6
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
Ottawa Senators |
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
6
|
Edmonton Oilers |
5
|
2 |
3
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Montreal Canadiens |
6
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
Toronto Maple Leafs |
7
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
2
|