Auston Matthews tried his best to suppress a smile as he climbed on stage at a press conference Wednesday. But when Toronto general manager Brad Treliving announced Matthews as the next captain of the Maple Leafs, he couldn’t hold it in any longer. CBC | Sports News
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Auston Matthews to be handed Maple Leafs’ captaincy Wednesday: reports
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews is expected to be named the 26th captain in franchise history at an 11 a.m. ET news conference Wednesday, according to multiple reports. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Auston Matthews to miss 2nd straight playoff game with Leafs facing elimination
Auston Matthews will miss the Maple Leafs’ must-win Game 6 against the Boston Bruins. Head coach Sheldon Keefe said following today’s morning skate the star sniper would be unavailable with Toronto down 3-2 in its first-round playoff series. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews barrelling toward rarely seen 70-goal season
Auston Matthews is on the verge of entering rarefied air in pursuit of 70 goals this season. Matthews is currently one goal shy of the mark, with his Toronto Maple Leafs having two games remaining on the regular-season schedule. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews reaches 60-goal mark for 2nd time in 3 seasons
Toronto centre Auston Matthews became the NHL’s first two-time 60-goal scorer in 30 years, scoring with 5:37 left in the Maple Leafs’ 3-0 victory over the host Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Auston Matthews on track for 67 goals, the NHL’s most in a season in nearly 30 years
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has an NHL-leading 58 goals this season, and scoring 70 would require a goal-a-game tear down the stretch. He is on pace for 67, which would be the most in the NHL since 1996. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Auston Matthews’ disorderly conduct charge dismissed
Disorderly conduct charges against Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews were dismissed on Wednesday, according to court documents. The charges stemmed from an incident involving Matthews in his hometown of Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 26. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Auston Matthews’ flair for opening night continues in Leafs’ win over Senators
Auston Matthews continued his dominance on opening night. The Maple Leafs centre scored twice as Toronto defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-3 in the curtain-raiser on the 2019-20 NHL season Wednesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »New details emerge in Auston Matthews’ case as woman’s interview with cops released
The woman pressing a charge against Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews says she may not have done so if her description of events was taken more seriously by the NHL player’s family. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Leafs’ Kyle Dubas learned of charge against Auston Matthews on Twitter
Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas learned of the headline-grabbing allegation against Auston Matthews the same way many fans did — on Twitter. CBC | Sports News
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