The Professional Women’s Hockey League was but a pipe dream in February 2022 when Kendall Coyne Schofield emphatically declared the urgency needed to address a fractured sport with unrealized potential.

The Vancouver Canucks (17-31-5) host the Toronto Maple Leafs (24-20-9) at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

Marner, who spent nine seasons in Toronto, left the Maple Leafs in the off-season in a sign-and-trade deal with the Golden Knights, marking the end of a tumultuous tenure with his hometown team.

It’s been an eventful week in Leafland. Since the last fan therapy, the Toronto Maple Leafs have gone 2–1–1, including an away win against the seemingly unbeatable Colorado Avalanche, a multi-goal collapse against Mitch Marner and the Golden Knights ...

TORONTO -- Mitch Marner, his gut churning with nerves, stepped out of the Vegas Golden Knights dressing room Friday en route for warmups on the same Scotiabank Arena ice surface he’d played on as a Toronto Maple Leaf for nine seasons.

Mitch Marner did not leave Toronto without acknowledging Maple Leafs broadcaster Joe Bowen for what he has meant to the organization.

In the autumn, when the Maple Leafs were mediocre at home and away, there seemed little chance any venue would yield a significant win. Then came Monday’s 4-3 overtime upset in the den of the Colorado Avalanche that capped a 10-game points streak.

During a pregame press conference, Sittler shared a special story about his late wife, Wendy, who died in 2001 after a battle with cancer. The Maple Leafs legend said after his wife’s passing he found her ticket stubs from the 10-point game and had them framed. Recently, he took a closer look at the tickets and discovered something special.